Two green sphinxes on the side flanked the large oaken gate. Just below the arch stood a man wearing a gold rod and a mask garbed in a silken grey robe. A few sandy strands in his hair were futilely struggling against the onset of grey, and his posture was a bit hunched. By Wolkan's description, this would be Ryam, the Archmaeaster of sums and numbers and the current Senechal. Jon couldn't help but notice that his chain had noticeably fewer links than Maester Aemon's.