[ WP ] Since childhood you 've been told that only death awaits you outside the wall . For years you have been curious . Today is your chance .

Since I was a child, my father has told me of what waits beyond the wall. Death, and a harsh one. At the hands of the wild men, the cannibals. Or worse. 
 
 But always, I was filled with curiosity. 
 
 So I joined those who maintained the wall, who kept our whole world protected from what was on the other side. I joined them, and I worked with them for half a year. 
 
 And when I was atop the wall, I looked out and wondered. 
 
 Sometimes we would go out. Just a little bit, not too far. I always hoped, in secret, that I would be chosen. 
 
 Today, I am on another mission. A skirmish with the wild ones. The battle is over and the day is won. 
 
 We have slain the savage men who would invade our homes. And yet... I wish to go further. 
 
 I am afraid my companions will not share this wish. When one of them speaks, my suspicions are confirmed. 
 
 `` We should go back,'' Gared urged as the woods began to grow dark around them. `` The wildlings are dead.''
