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No rest for the wicked. Jon and his black brothers mount the Wall to defend it from the thousands of wildlings of Mance’s army. It’s a long night. Simon and Mackelly flex their tired bow-fingers.

Chapter Review:
Jon Snow’s dream of walking in the Winterfell crypts is disrupted by two horn blasts. Wildlings are approaching. Jon limps his way to the cage winch and up to the top of the Wall. It’s night so only sounds can be heard from the northern side. Donal Noye has the men fire casks of burning oil into the darkness. With the fire from the casks, the Black Brothers see mammoths and giants charging the Wall. Noye takes a few men with him to protect the gate and leaves Jon in command on top of the Wall.

Jon and his brothers unleash arrows, rocks, and flaming casks on the huge wilding host below. When the wildlings finally retreat, Jon takes the cage winch back down to check on Noye and the gate. He discovers that Noye and the other brothers who accompanied him are dead, along with the giant Mag The Mighty. Mag destroyed the outer gate and killed the men. However, Noye killed the giant before he died.

Jon tells Maester Aemon about several steps that the new interim commander of the Night’s Watch needs to implement immediately. Aemon tells Jon there’s nobody left to fill the role but Jon. He was chosen and groomed for this. Until Bowen Marsh returns, the Wall is Jon’s.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Jon Snow - Bastard son of Ned Stark. Member of the Night’s Watch.
Ygritte - Wildling girl who Jon developed a romantic relationship with.
Mance Rayder - King Beyond The Wall. Leader who has united the wildlings groups. 
Donal Noye - One-armed blacksmith of the Night’s Watch.
Grenn - Large brother of the Night’s Watch. Friends with Jon.
Maester Aemon - Elderly, blind maester of the Night’s Watch.
Castle Black - Headquarters of the Night’s Watch.

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