Sword and Magic and Taxi

Castle Black is divided into two parts, the upper and lower parts, which are located at the foot and top of the Great Wall. They are connected by a lifting system controlled by humans and mules, and a set of wooden stairs climbing on the mountain wall. Because it is close to the mountain wall, the wooden steps are always frozen, and even walking up them with spiked boots is always slippery, which is scary.

So fat Samwell Tarly never dared to walk up the steps.

In fact, he dared not do anything except reading. Although he was born in Horn Hill City in the Reach, and is the eldest son and heir to the title of lord Lord Randyll Tarly, he is not at all as brave as his father, let alone a warlord. I only know how to read, not even as good as a girl! His father said of him and forced him to join the Night Watch.

To become a Night Watchman, you must abide by the Night Watchman's oath, including not inheriting, not marrying, not having children, and guarding the desperate Great Wall until death. So Lord Landau could use this to get rid of his eldest son and choose his successor from other sons who were more in line with his temperament. Sam didn't dare to resist and came to the Wall of Despair obediently. He still couldn't hold a sword or shoot a crossbow, and he couldn't even survive recruit training without Jon Snow's help.

He was given many nicknames, including Miss Piggy, Lord Ham, etc., just like Jon who was called Lord Snow. The same as Stupid Cow Grant, Melancholy Eddie, and Long Whistle Piper. They are new recruits who receive training together, and they are also sworn in to become full members of the Night's Watch. Thank God, Sam thought, that included himself.

If he left the protection and help of these friends and continued the recruit training alone, he would definitely be tortured to death by Ser Alliser Thorne. He knew that he was not a warrior, but it was too miserable to die because of this, and it was also undeserved. Sam tightened his clothes and stood by the elevator at the top of the Great Wall, waiting for the mule to turn the winch and let the swaying cage rise.

Don't be afraid, no one has ever fallen to death in a hanging cage. He comforted himself. But on the other hand, he knew that wasn't the case. According to the records of the night watchmen, forty years ago, seventy-five years ago, one hundred and thirty-seven years ago, and four hundred and fifty-two years ago, some night watchmen fell and died. He hated how he could remember it so clearly, and why did he always think of it at this time? !

The chance is too small, it won't happen to you. Sam smiled bitterly, and then his innate fear helped him calculate another chance: the chance of a fat man like him appearing in the Night Watch. As a result, he found that his incident seemed even less likely to happen, but it still happened...

The cage finally came up, and he stood in tremblingly, grabbing the handrails immediately. If he had ten hands, he would definitely use ten of them to grab the armrest. I will adapt, I will adapt... He comforted himself, and then pulled the bell. The cage trembled suddenly, and then creaked and slowly descended.

The shaking almost made his legs weak and he fell over. He could only focus on the upcoming oath-taking ceremony, reciting the oath silently in his heart, hoping that he would not make a mistake in this kind of thing. But snowflakes kept hitting him in the face, interrupting his train of thought again and again. Maybe not being as cold as others is the only benefit of being fat, right? While Sam was thinking this, he happened to see a carriage approaching the castle from a high place.

Once or twice a week a wagon would arrive with supplies from Moletown to the south, but it wasn't supposed to be today. Moreover, it didn't seem to be a truck, but a four-wheel carriage, the kind used by nobles for traveling. Who would be visiting Castle Black at this time? Sam thought hard. The biggest possibility is that they are from the Stark family. After all, Jon Snow is also considered a member of the Stark family. Although he was an illegitimate child, he lived in Winterfell from shortly after his birth until not long ago, with his half-brothers and sisters.

No truck means no fresh dishes. Sam's biggest complaint about Castle Black is the canteen. The cook there should be competent if he feeds the pigs, but when it comes to cooking for people... he can't think of it this way, Sam said to himself. If anyone knew, he might be the one cooking. . There is even a possibility that he will be cooked.

After taking the oath, positions will be assigned. If he becomes a cook, he will have to do another thing that he does not know how to do. No matter how unpopular he was with his father, he was once the first heir of Horn Hill City, the eldest young master. Everyday life is taken care of by servants, and things like lighting a fire for cooking are absolutely impossible. He also prayed not to be assigned to the rangers, because that would mean patrolling and fighting in the wild, and he couldn't stand it. However, if he can be assigned with a few friends, especially Jon Snow, then the ranger is not absolutely unacceptable.

Anyway, I'm not good at anything, hehe...hehe... Sam wanted to laugh but couldn't: I should go to the city to be a bachelor, what a pity...

With random thoughts running through his mind, he slowly descended into Castle Black. This castle, backed by the Great Wall of Despair, with three stone walls and a wooden gate to control access, would be his home for the rest of his life. After a while, taking an oath in the church will complete the identity change. There will be a new Samwell Tarly in the Night's Watch, Fat Sam.

Hey, Sam, there's not much height left, let's jump down. Piper was on duty at the hanging basket today. He raised his head and joked: A few parts are frozen, you might give it a good shake!

Thank you Piper, I'm not in the mood to smile much today. Sam's face looked better after the basket was stable. By the way, is everyone up? I mean Grant, Eddie and Jon.

No one would stay in bed unless he fell in love with Ser Alliser. Piper was good at imitating other people's voices. At this time, he imitated Alliser's rough voice and said: Get up, you fools! The mud in the ground is worse than the mud in the ground. You are a hundred times stronger!

The corner of Sam's mouth curled up slightly, he reached out and patted the snow off his shoulders, then pointed to the yard and said, What's going on with that car?

Piper shrugged, whistled, and then shook his head: I don't know either. A young man, who looked quite interesting, came to Castle Black alone. I guess he wanted to join us too, right? But, unexpectedly, It’s very strange that you found it yourself! Which of us didn’t ride in a carriage and let the night watchman pick it from cells in various places?”

I'm not, and neither is Jon. Sam quickly added: I mean, we... uh... you...

Aha, I understand. Piper waved his hand and said, But I think the place where you and Jon stayed before was actually similar to a prison. It was surrounded by stone walls, wasn't it? How good we are now, only Three sides are made of stone, haha.”

Look, the successor is here. It's almost time. Let's go to the church and don't miss the oath-taking ceremony. Sam grabbed Piper and dragged him with him.