If anyone else had confirmed this, Benjen might have been suspicious of whether the other party had received benefits from certain people, but the person who confirmed this was Linde Terra, so he could not harbor any suspicion.
Benjen looked down at the communiqué in his hand again and asked, "My brother is in trouble, what about my two nieces who went to King's Landing with him? How are they?"
Jeor Mormont replied, "Lady Arya Stark disappeared the day Lord Eddard was arrested, and Lady Sansa Stark is with Prince Linde.
It is said that Lord Eddard entrusted her to the Prince's care."
A hint of worry appeared in Benjen's eyes, but he still suppressed the impulse in his heart.
Then he looked at the Old Bear and Maester Aemon, and said, "Please rest assured, both of you; I will not act rashly.
Since I am already a Ranger of the Nights Watch, I will not do anything that harms the Nights Watch."
Jeor Mormont said, "We are very confident in you, but for Jon, we are a bit worried."
"Jon doesn't know about this yet?" Benjen paused, asking.
"He doesn't!" The Old Bear shook his head and said, "We deliberately kept it from him, and instructed others not to reveal any news.
We wanted to wait for you to come back and tell him yourself.
As his uncle, you should be able to persuade him more easily."
Benjen looked at the communiqué in his hand, nodded, and turned to leave the room.
In the courtyard, he casually stopped someone and asked where Jon was, then headed to the library, which had been converted from the Silent Tower.
This library was originally in the underground warehouse, stored with other provisions, but because of Lynd years ago, the Old Bear realized the value of these ancient books, so he specifically renovated the Silent Tower, converting the top into a library and placing all the books there.
The lower part of the Silent Tower became the Maester's residence and office, and Maester Aemon's residence was also moved here from below Raven's Nest.
Jon was currently in the library, flipping through an ancient book.
Every day at this time, the Old Bear gave him special permission to read here for a while.
The book he was reading today was one Samwell Tarly had specifically found for him, concerning Valyria dragons.
Lately, he always felt that the people around him were looking at him strangely, but he didn't know why, so whenever he had time, he would stay in the library, avoiding those with odd gazes.
"Uncle Benjen, you're back!" Upon seeing Benjen push open the door and enter, Jon immediately put down the book in his hand, stood up, and went to greet Benjen.
Benjen also opened his arms and embraced Jon, then stroked his hair, smiling and saying, "You've grown quite a bit taller in just a few months, and your body is much stronger."
"Can I become a Ranger?" Jon asked expectantly.
Benjen said with a serious expression, "Jon, whether you can become a Ranger is not something I can arrange; it is assigned by the Commander.
Since you have already become an Steward, then be a good Steward and don't think about other things."
Jon said discontentedly, "Why can't I become a Ranger? My swordsmanship is unmatched in all of Black Castle; even Instructor Allister is not as good as me.
Why can't I…"
Benjen interrupted Jon, saying sternly, "Jon, do you remember what I told you?"
"Obey, the Nights Watch must obey," Jon said, deflated, looking down dispiritedly.
"Yes, obey! You must obey the rules of the Nights Watch; that is a tradition of thousands of years.
I told you that on your very first day as a Night's Watchman," Benjen said sternly to Jon.
"I know, Uncle Benjen," Jon said, looking down.
"Knowing isn't enough; you must also do it.
Before doing anything, you must first think that you are a Night's Watchman, and only then other things," Benjen continued.
Jon sensitively detected a hint of something unusual and looked at Benjen.
Benjen, in a tone of seriousness he had never used before, said to Jon, "What I am about to tell you, you must listen carefully and think deeply about what you should and should not do."
Then, Benjen told Jon about Lord Eddard.
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