"Aye, it was, Lord Dustin. Though we do not know if the White Walkers could find a way to bypass it. And any wall is only as good as the men protecting it. The Night's Watch has been in decay for a long time and scarcely has half a thousand warriors across three castles. The wildlings that were allowed south of the Wall already guard a few of the abandoned holdfasts of the Watch. Every northern lord will send a third of their men to bolster the Watch. No oaths need to be given to the Watch, but we cannot let the Wall stay undermanned."