Game of Thrones Post 4 Jon

In this chapter Ser Allister Thorne promotes Jon and the other boys to become men of the night watch but he doesn't think they will last long. The boys are all excited they finally have made it and drinks wine and have a special meal to celebrate. They are all talking about what each of the might become like a rider or a builder but Jon has his mind on something else. He notices that Sam, the fat boy, isn't at the feast which is unusual because he loves to eat and tell the other boys that it must be because he wasn't promoted like the rest of them and is now frightened that his friends are leaving him behind. Later Jon takes a horse and goes on a ride through the night with his direwolf Ghost. He thinks about how he have not sworn to becoming a night watch member yet and that he can still leave if he wants but then realize that Winterfell isn't his home anymore. So instead he rides back with another plan on his mind. Jon visit Maester Aemon's house in the middle of the night to convince the old man that Sam should be promoted to becoming a member of the night watch too. He tells Maester Aemon that just because Sam can't fight it doesn't means he is useless. Jon tells the Maester that Sam knows how to read, write, and do math which is someone that the night watches needs on their team. Maester Aemon tells Jon that he will think about it but seems to like Jon's idea.

What made me like this chapter is how Jon is finally becoming known as someone other than Eddard Stark's bastard, but as a member of the Night Watch in which he worked hard to achieve. Even though he was finally becoming a member, he wasn't all the way happy because he knew one person from his crew didn't make it. Jon knew that with the new recruits coming his friend Sam would eventually be killed which would sadden him so he found a way so that he wouldn't be left behind. This shows that Jon is very caring and the way he went to the Maester to convince him to promote sam with the rest of the boys show that he will make a great leader also. Jon shows how much of a good person and friend he is in this chapter. I also like how Jon is keeping hope that his Uncle Ben is still alive and is not believing what everyone else is assuming had happened to him. I hope one day his Uncle comes back and so that he can prove everyone wrong.