If Gared befriends his peer, Jon will say he handled it well, then watches as the three of them take their vows. On the way to the tree, Jon is glad to see that Gared will become a ranger, but suggests he make up with whichever brother he scorned during the debacle with Finn's knife - if he covered for Cotter, he will have to make up with Finn.
He tells the northerners to follow his lead to a weirwood tree beyond the Wall to take their vows. Frostfinger tells the recruits that Finn and Gared are to be Rangers, while Cotter becomes a Builder. If Gared snitched on Cotter, Finn will be pleased with him while Cotter will be annoyed. Gared and Finn get into a fight and Finn isn't seen after that scene.Īt the wall, Frostfinger assigns the new recruits positions in the Watch. Cotter lets Gared know that he stole Finn's knife and Finn later realizes its gone and confronts Cotter. Later on, Finn messes with Gared while he's testing his strength. If Gared quips that Cotter "fucks potatoes", Finn will quip his name as "potato-fucker". He threatens Gared saying, "Next time I say move, you'd best fucking move."Ĭotter stands next to them and asks them to be quiet and tells them he was sent to the wall for stealing potatoes. He tells Gared that he's in his spot and then he tells him that he was sent to the Wall because he killed a lordling of a house because he was married to a girl he used to have sexual intercourse with. However, he never really learned from his mistakes, as he will brashly attack a Wight and end up paying the price with his life, only if he is brought along with Cotter, however.įinn is first seen once Frostfinger says a few words.
As such, he is shown to think that no one cares about him, but Gared can say he'd help if Finn stopped being so aggressive and self-absorbed. This is specifically proven when he will not attempt to defy Gared's wishes and escape with them if told to stay behind, probably because his wounded pride and insecurities make him too unwilling to leave with the people he thought were his friends. Later on, however, it appears that this is a front to hide his fear of the lands beyond the Wall, displaying either an inferiority complex or massive insecurities. He pushes other recruits around, thinking that he is the best of the best and feels like he can get away with whatever he wants. 2.5 Finn meets Gared and Cotter at Castle Black and is told to stay behindįinn is an egocentric, narcissistic, and violent bully with a huge sense of entitlement.2.4 Finn doesn't meet Gared and Cotter at Castle Black.