Ned was warden of the north and a friend of the king ' s . I ' m sure he could have carved something out for Benjen . After Bran fell Arya asked if he could still be a knight and Ned said no , but he could still be a lord of a great holdfast . It would seem that Benjen had other options besides the wall . Unless he was sent there for some mysterious reason . Edit a name <| sep |> Probably some pie too . <| sep |> Got to be the intro . It ' s a lot less muddled and sets up the story from the offset . Also how would you feel about a cut without Jared Leto ' s Joker ? I can do a passable Mark Hamill impression and am considering dubbing over some lines you never see his face to add more menace and dark humour . <| sep |> Please dont , spam is annoying