Mudanças

After claiming Ser Alliser’s meal as his spoils of victory, Tyrion comments that a man like Ser Alliser should be mucking out the stable, not drilling the recruits. Mormont takes the opportunity to complain about the quality of his men; Ser Alliser is one of the few living knights to have taken the black. Ser [[Jaremy Rykker]] goes on to explain that both he and Thorne fought for King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] during the [[Saque de Porto Real]] and were forced to take the black or be executed by Tyrion’s father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]. Tyrion’s only comment is that his father is indeed very fond of heads on spikes.

When they retire to the fire, Mormont informs Tyrion that he will receive an escort as far as [[Winterfell]]. Tyrion soon realizes that the Lord Commander is working his way up to asking a favor and so cuts right to it by asking if there is any way he can repay the Watch’s kindness. Mormont beseeches Tyrion to speak to King [[Robert Baratheon|Robert]] about the condition of the Night’s Watch and its need for men. Mormont goes on to elaborate on the high rate of disappearance among their ranging parties, including Ser [[Waymar Royce]] and [[Benjen Stark]]. The Watch’s strength is now under a thousand men, leaving only three men to guard each mile of the Wall. Then Mormont laments that he is old and there is no one qualified to take over command because the Watch has become an army of sullen boys and old men. He has maybe 20 men that can read, and fewer who can think or lead. Tyrion promises that he will tell the King, his father, and his brother but he knows that it will do no good.