In this chapter, Jon Snow and Sam go along with Mormont followed by his men on a mission. After a while, they find the corpse from which Ghost received the hand from. After examining the bodies, one of the rangers mentions that the bodies have not been dead for very long; however, Sam mentions that something was wrong with the corpses. He concluded that the bodies weren't bloody or rotten and their eyes turned blue. Mormont agrees with Sam and orders that the bodies be taken back to the wall for examination. Later that night Jon receives a letter explaining Ned's treason. It is clear that Jon wants to go home. Then Thorne calls Jon a traitor's bastard and Jon tries to attack Thorne, but is stopped by his friends. Mormont sends Jon to his cell without weapons. Jon then wakes up to his cell door being open and finds the guards dead outside. John walks up the stairs and notices a person walking into Mormont's room. Jon and Ghost attack the (dead) person and then Jon finishes it by burning the body.
I think the significance of this chapter is that it is foreshadowing that there is going to be several issues occurring later on. For instance, Ned is being held captive for treason, Robb is leading an army to fight the Lannisters, and the knights watch have discovered something from their past has returned. I feel that since all of these issues are happening at once, it will lead to a catastrophe. As for Jon, I feel that he has a very difficult decision to make. Does he stay loyal to his oath and protect the wall or does he rush home to help protect his family?
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