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In the library, Maester Avamys was waiting for all of you, sitted in a wooden chair. He gets up as soon as Bowden enter.

Maester Avamys is a nice little man. He has a few wisps of white hair over his bald head that look more like a nest where birds fought. Judging by his appearance, you would say he is about 60 or 70 years old. He can still move, but you doubt he could swing a sword or climb a ladder without back pain.

“Lord Commander. Brothers. ”, he greets everyone.

"Maester", Bowden replies, while you brothers just shake your heads.

“I brought the map you asked for, sir”, he pulls a parchment off the sleeves of his cloak and stretches the parchment on the table, revealing it to be a map of the region. Bowden, you and the others come closer to analyze. The map shows the Wall and beyond, detailing specific places like the Fist, Craster's Fortress, the Haunted Forest, and more other places in the entire North.

"Good... good. Thanks, Maester, ”says Bowden, running a finger over the map. He takes a deep breath. "Boys, come here." Bowden took a candle from one of the tables and lit the map. "See, right here," he pointed out on the map to a small village in the Haunted Forest. “Two weeks ago I sent some of our brothers there, and so far they haven't returned. I told them to send a crow and report the situation of the village as soon as they got there, and another as they investigated everything. The mission was to last three days or less, I decided to wait and see if any of them showed up but ... so far nothing, unfortunately. ”

"Sorry to ask, but why did you send them there in the first place?" Brent asked.

"Good question. I sent them to investigate this abandoned village because three lookouts reported on the same night the sight of fire and smoke coming from this place, ”poked the map. “They may be wildlings studying the forest, or the Wall, but… whatever. We can't have wildlings around. It hurts our safety. We cannot let them analyze our defenses. I chose you four to pick up the other two patrollers who didn't come back, understand?"

"Yes, sir", you and the other three answered in unison.

“Donquio will be the leader in this mission. You all must obey him.”

"I appreciate your trust, Lord Commander", Don replied in awe.

“Get up, and go soon. Bring food for two days and some bandages in your saddlebags. I fear something or someone has caught your brothers. After all, if you can, try to find the source of the fire, even if the priority is to rescue your brothers...”

You retire with a brief bow, leaving Lord Bowden and Maester Avamys inside the library. You four are divided into tasks. Donquio and Randall went to the stables to prepare the horses, you and Brent went to different doors inside the storeroom, you went to the food and Brent went to get the bandages.