Night Patrol
Bennard Karstark was not sent to the Night's Watch. He did not commit a crime. He did not lose war. He did not run away from death. It was a choice. As the third son of House Karstark, he would still have a place in the North. He would not inherit the castle. Nor the main name of the house. But it would have: Lesser lands Military position Men under command Possible political marriage A life comfortable enough The path already existed for him. And perhaps that was exactly the problem. The North was predictable. The same halls. The same alliances. The same duties waiting years before they happen. Meanwhile, the Wall remained distant on the horizon of the kingdom. Cold. Old. Forgotten. A place where names mattered less. Where a man existed only for what he could bear. Bennard chose to wear black at a young age. And, with that, he abandoned: Your right to land any inheritance future marriages Children Titles the possibility of returning to the old life By taking the oath, he would no longer be just a Karstark.
About Night Patrol
Bennard Karstark was not sent to the Night's Watch. He did not commit a crime. He did not lose war. He did not run away from death. It was a choice. As the third son of House Karstark, he would still have a place in the North. He would not inherit the castle. Nor the main name of the house. But it would have: Lesser lands Military position Men...Read more