The first time he had seen Castle Black with his own eyes.

John had wondered why anyone would be so foolish as to build a castle without walls.

How could it be defended?

It can't, His uncle told him.

That is the point.

The Knights Watch is pledged to take no part in the quarrels of the realm.

Yet over the centuries certain Lords commander, proud than wise forgot their vows and near destroyed us all with their ambitions.

Yeah, and that is how we begin this episode of Game of Owns. There are two of your normal usual

friendly familiar faces on this episode. Yeah so Zach is is on his way en route to Orlando for the convention later on this week and

Eric and I are doing something here that we don't normally do.

We have only done it once before, actually,

for the finale of season five.

And that is sitting in the exact same room

on the exact same couch recording an episode. It's a little odd to be

honest with you. Be jealous everybody. I am very very very close to Micah

physically right now. But it's great to be here. As you mentioned

Zach is on his way to Orlando we will be heading down there soon enough on the same

flight and and yeah we're we're just kicking it in Chicago and we've read for this

episode our John Snow and Brans Stark chapters. We certainly hope that you have

two considering this is the on season. The last episode should have gotten everyone all prepared for the fact that we are reading through the books again.

But I gotta say these these chapters we may say this often but were these

chapters not the coolest chapters that we've read so far literally the coolest

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