Ep. 224: - Jon XII | A Storm of Swords | "Lord Commander"
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Jon Snow grapples with his identity and responsibilities as he faces the prospect of Janos Slynt becoming Lord Commander.
Jon practices swords in the yard with Iron Emmett , another brother of the Night's Watch. Emmett hits Jon hard and Jon is knocked into thoughts of Winterfell and his boyhood rivalry with Robb. Part of him always wanted to become Lord of Winterfell and resented that it was impossible for him. These feelings come up so strong that he beats Emmett mercilessly and has to be pulled off him. Jon goes to the bathhouse, and overhears Ser Alliser and Bowen Marsh mentioning that Lord Tywin sent a letter backing Janos Slynt ’s rise to Lord Commander. They show it to Othell Yarwyck , seeking to have the First Builder withdraw and back Slynt. Jon is disturbed by the prospect of Slynt becoming Lord Commander, and goes off through the gate beyond the Wall . He is torn between his duties to the Watch, and the chance Stannis has given him to become Jon Stark, Lord of Winterfell. As he is considering that he has always wanted this, his thoughts change to a hunger for food. No, not food but prey - deer or elk. When he looks up, Ghost comes padding over. He is overjoyed to see his old friend. Jon looks at the direwolf’s red eyes. Recalling what Melisandre said about there being no old gods , only…
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