A Game of Thrones-Chapter 60
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Synopsis
Lord Commander Jorah Mormont gives Jon a sword of Valyrian steel named Longclaw, a bastard sword that has been in the Mormont family for years. The Old Bear had the pommel reworked to look like a wolfshead. Mormont tells Jon that he is sending Ser Alliser to King's Landing with Jafer’s hand to warn the new King of the dangers in the north. We learn that Ser Jaremy Rykker was killed by the wights along with four other men. Sam tells Jon that Maester Aemon wants to see him, so he visits the ancient maester.
Aemon explains to Jon why the sworn brothers do not wed, and it is because love is the bane of honor and duty, and the Night's Watch cannot afford men with divided loyalties. He tells Jon that a day comes in every man’s life when he must choose between his vows of duty and his loyalty toward his family. Jon insists that Aemon doesn’t know what it feels like to be forced into this situation, but the Maester tells him that his vows have been tested three times. He reveals to Jon that he is actually Aemon Targaryen, son of King Maekar and grandson to King Daeron the Good. And he has kept his vows, and lived with the choice most of his life.
References and Notes
- The synopsis was copied from Aol member vbkorik27 previously at[1]