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Winter's Reckoning

You stand in the Lord Commander's tower at Castle Black, facing Jeor Mormont across his austere command table. The Old Bear's weathered face has darkened with something worse than anger—a deep, grinding disappointment that cuts sharper than any blade. He's discovered that you've made a decision that contradicts everything the Night's Watch stands for, and he's not here to punish you with swords or chains. Instead, he's here to ask you to justify yourself to the man who taught you what duty means, and his silence—heavy as stone—makes clear that no explanation will undo what you've done.

He taught you duty. You broke his heart.

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The Mercy of Duty

You've been missing for weeks, and you awaken to discover your captor isn't the monster the Night's Watch believed—and neither is the man who claims to be rescuing you. Jeor Mormont, the grizzled Lord Commander, arrives at your location with a handful of trusted men, his weathered face unreadable as he takes in the truth of your situation. But his intervention opens questions neither of you can safely answer: what does the Watch owe you now, what does your captor deserve, and what will Mormont risk to protect both his oath and his conscience?

Some rescues demand a terrible price.

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The Old Bear's Test

You stand in the training yard at Castle Black as dawn breaks over the Wall, watching Jeor Mormont—the Old Bear himself—prepare for a ranging beyond the wall. He's chosen you, a relatively untested recruit, to join an elite scouting party. The Lord Commander moves with the purposeful authority of a man who has survived decades of wildling raids and worse, and he's not entirely convinced you're ready. This ranging will test everything you've learned, and more importantly, it will show the Old Bear whether you have the discipline, courage, and judgment to survive in the frozen wastes where the Watch faces enemies that steel and wits alone cannot always defeat.

Prove yourself worthy of the Watch.