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Chapter Thirty-Four - Jon 4 - A Clash of Kings | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)

Published: Sept. 13, 2021, 4 a.m.

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The Night\\u2019s Watch arrive at the Fist of the First Men, an ancient fort. Mormont decides to wait there as it is a good spot for friends to find them, and equally a fine place to keep an eye on their enemies. Ghost acts weird and leads Jon to a cache of dragonglass weapons. Mackelly and Simon feel the keenness of the edges.

Chapter Review:
The Night\\u2019s Watch reach the Fist of the First Men. A rocky outcropping that pierces the canopy of the Haunted Forest. It was used as a fort in ancient times, and it is very defensible. Ghost is very unhappy as they climb towards the summit, and Mormont tells Jon to let the direwolf run free. Ghost does not need a second invitation.

The position is advantageous, with steep slopes and basic walls, but Jon is concerned that without a water source they could not survive a siege. Mormont orders cisterns to be dug and water brought up from a nearby stream. That will keep the men busy.

Mormont wants the rangers to stay close, not crossing the Milkwater River to the west, beyond which are the Frostfang Mountains, which according to Craster are where the Wildlings have gathered under the banner of Mance Rayder. Jon is worried that this limits their ability to find his uncle Benjen, but Mormont points out that it's easier for one man to find three hundred than the reverse. Plus, they need to wait somewhere conspicuous so that Qhorin Halfhand and his men from the Shadow Tower will find them.

Ghost continues to freak out and Jon eventually follows him down the hill where they discover a significant cache of dragonglass weapons wrapped in a Night\\u2019s Watch cloak that doesn\\u2019t seem very old.\\xa0

Characters/Places/Names/Events:\\xa0
Night's Watch - The men who guard the Seven Kingdoms against threats from beyond the Wall.
Jon Snow - Bastard son of Ned Stark. Recently sworn brother of the Night\\u2019s Watch.
Samwell Tarly - Brother of the Night\\u2019s Watch. Heavy-set and cowardly. Attendant to Maester Aemon. Friend to Jon Snow.
Ser Jeor Mormont - Lord Commander of the Night\\u2019s Watch.
Maester Aemon - One hundred-year-old maester of the Night\\u2019s Watch.
Ghost - Jon Snow\\u2019s direwolf.
Mance Rayder - Leader of the Wildlings, self-styled King-Beyond-The-Wall.
Thoren Smallwood - Acting first ranger of the Night\\u2019s Watch.
Eddison Tollett (Dolorous Edd) - Unhappy member of the Night\\u2019

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