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  ====Season 1====
  Sam is quickly identified as being soft and weak by Castle Black's master-at-arms Ser Alliser Thorne, and suffers in sword-training until Jon Snow convinces the other new recruits to go easy on him. Sam is assigned to the order of stewards, to serve Maester Aemon. When Jon tries to abandon the Night's Watch, Sam follows with Pyp and Grenn, and convinces Jon to remain loyal to the Night's Watch. Tarly knows that if Jon Snow leaves, people will continue to pick on him. He didn't want Jon to leave after they became close friends.