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Satin is a recruit of the Night's Watch, who was once a prostitute in Oldtown.[2]
Appearance and Character
Satin claims to be eighteen years old. He is attractive, and has dark eyes, soft skin, and black hair in curly ringlets.[2] Satin has a sweet voice.[3]
Satin is a follower of the Faith of the Seven.[2] He is initially fearful about combat,[2][4] but Jon Snow later cites that Satin is "fearless in battle". According to Jon, Satin is quick to learn, clever, and can partially read and write.[3] His archery skill is judged passable by Donal Noye.[2]
History
Satin received his name while working as a whore at the Oldtown brothel where he had been born and raised.[2]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
The wandering crow Conwy brings Satin and other recruits from a lord's dungeon near Gulltown to Castle Black. Before the great ranging, Jon Snow watches the new recruits being trained by Ser Endrew Tarth.[5]
A Storm of Swords
A scared Satin helps defend the King's Tower at Castle Black from the wildlings, fighting alongside Jon during the attack on Castle Black. He pisses himself when the horns are first blown. Satin proves to be a valuable asset to the defense of the castle, however, firing crossbow quarrels and pouring boiling oil on wildlings. Satin helps Jon set ablaze the stair at Castle Black, which kills a number of Thenns.[2]
Satin is fearful when he sees the great host of Mance Rayder on the north side of the Wall, but he shoots his bow when wildlings attack. Using the Myrish eye of Maester Aemon, Satin observes the wildlings building a turtle. After the siege engine is destroyed, Satin fires his crossbow at fleeing wildings.[4]
Satin trains with Jon after the battle beneath the Wall,[6] and he congratulates Jon after he is named Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.[7]
A Feast for Crows
Satin tears off half a finger nail using a longbow during archery practice led by Ulmer of the Kingswood.[8]
A Dance with Dragons
Satin grows a beard into which he combs perfume. He finishes his training and is appointed to be a steward. He goes with Jon to take his oath in the weirwood grove in the haunted forest,[3] even though Satin had previously admitted to following the Seven.[2]
When Dolorous Edd is sent to assist in the garrison of Long Barrow, Jon selects Satin to be one of his new stewards. This angers several members of the Watch hierarchy such as Bowen Marsh, Septon Cellador, and Othell Yarwyck, who feel that a former whore should not be the personal steward or squire of the commander.[3][9]
When Queen Selyse Florent arrives at Castle Black, Satin is disliked by some of the queen's men, particularly Ser Patrek of King's Mountain. For the wedding of Sigorn and Alys Karstark, Satin finds lace so that Alys can wrap her hair. After the ceremony, Ser Malegorn of Redpool refuses to allow Satin to escort Selyse to the wedding feast. Satin dances gracefully with three serving girls during the feast, but does not displease Patrek by approaching any highborn ladies in Selyse's party.[10]
Satin prepares Jon's horse when the Lord Commander goes north of the Wall to meet Tormund.[11] The squire pours wine for Jon when he meets with his officers.[12]
Quotes by Satin
Satin: There must be a hundred thousand. How can we stop so many?
Jon: The Wall will stop them. The Wall will stop them. The Wall defends itself.[4]—Satin and Jon Snow
Jon: Get your shield up.
Satin: It's too heavy.
Jon: It's as heavy as it needs to be to stop a sword. Now get it up. Good. That was good. But you need to put your body into it. Get your weight behind the steel and you'll do more damage than with arm strength alone. Come, try it again, drive at me, but keep the shield up or I'll ring your head like a bell ...[6]
—Jon Snow and Satin
Satin: It was the priestess we were laughing at. We were only having a jape, my lord.
Jon: You have your gods and she has hers. Leave her be.[13]—Satin and Jon Snow
Quotes about Satin
Satin, they called him, even in the wool and mail and boiled leather of the Night's Watch; the name he'd gotten in the brothel where he'd been born and raised. He was pretty as a girl with his dark eyes, soft skin, and raven's ringlets. Half a year at Castle Black had toughened up his hands, however, and Noye said he was passable with a crossbow. Whether he had the courage to face what was coming, though...[2]
—thoughts of Jon Snow
Cellador: My lord, the boy's a whore... a... dare I say... a painted catamite from the brothels of Oldtown.
Jon: What he was in Oldtown is none of our concern. He's quick to learn and very clever. The other recruits started out despising him, but he won them over and made friends of them all. He's fearless in a fight and can even read and write after a fashion. He should be capable of fetching me my meals and saddling my horse, don't you think?[9]
—Jon Snow to Bowen Marsh
References
- ↑ See the Satin calculation.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 55, Jon VII.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 35, Jon VII.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 64, Jon VIII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 6, Jon I.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 76, Jon XI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 79, Jon XII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 5, Samwell I.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 39, Jon VIII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 49, Jon X.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 58, Jon XII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 69, Jon XIII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 10, Jon III.