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Game Of Thrones: The Battle Of Castle Black, Explained
In Game of Thrones season 3, episode 10, “Mhysa,” Jon Snow makes it to Castle Black, badly injured by the Free Folk spearwife – Ygritte’s arrows. He’s covertly gathered a great deal of useful intelligence from the King-Beyond-the-Wall, Mance Rayder, and the Free Folk. Jon betrays Ygritte’s trust by pretending to be a Night’s Watch defector to get inside Mance’s camp but chooses duty over love and leaves her to ride back to Castle Black. In the opening of Game of Thrones season 4, episode 1, “Two Swords,” Ygritte grows impatient to march on Castle Black but Tormund Giantsbane says they must wait for Mance’s signal. He knows she’s spared Jon’s life and let him go, and as they bicker, people of the Free Folk clan named – Thenns arrive at their camp.