"Your Majesty, I am truly sorry. We have done our best, but the beds here are terribly hard, the hall is bare and cold, and the food..."
Kasso Blackber, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, apologetically explained Castle Black's crude food and lodgings to Daemon.
"No, Lord Commander, you have already welcomed us with mammoth meat, mead, and strong ale! That is more than enough. We are happy to share your fare."
"I have also brought you fine food and wine from Holy Flame Island. I know that only the cold winds of the Wall and these harsh conditions could forge the Night's Watch into men as steadfast as the Wall itself."
"But I still hope the food and wine I brought will remind you that behind you stand the support and respect of the Seven Kingdoms."
"Praise the Seven! Praise Your Majesty!"
"In truth, Holy Flame Island already sends our Night's Watch a great deal of support every year."
Kasso's gratitude was truly heartfelt.
"Over the years, Holy Flame Island has not only sent us high-quality grain and pasture seeds, but also regularly supplied young livestock and everyday necessities. These things have greatly improved life in the Night's Watch."
"Moreover, over the past ten years, Holy Flame Island has sent the Night's Watch more than three thousand new recruits. Not only has that allowed us to train four or five hundred excellent sworn brothers, it has also brought the abandoned lands of the New Gift back under cultivation."
"House Hightower in Queenscrown, in particular, has managed the area remarkably well these past few years. We no longer have to go hungry. Hahaha!"
As soon as Kasso mentioned House Hightower, the expressions of Danyla's children grew somewhat awkward.
Aurelion and Otheryon quickly regained their composure, but Isilia not only shot