And cold, Robert grumbled, pulling his cloak more tightly around himself. Lacking walls, it could not be defended, not from the south, or east, or west; but it was only the north that concerned the Night's Watch, and to the north loomed the Wall. Damn them all. These women are our slaves now, to do with as we please.
And as it happens, he is of age, Ned reflected, but he did not give voice to the thought. This is my place. His maester's collar was no simple metal choker such as Luwin wore, but two dozen heavy chains wound together into a ponderous metal necklace that covered him from throat to breast. He was past any help, but when Tyrion saw one of the northerners run up and make a grab for his reins, he charged.
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