The Castle Black entry states "After the Nightfort is abandoned, Castle Black becomes the seat of the Lord Commander of the Watch and the Chief fortification of the Watch." In ASOS Jon VII, Jon recalls Benjen telling him, "The Night's Watch is pledged to take no part in the quarrels of the realm. Yet over the centuries certain Lords Commander, more proud than wise, forgot their vows and near destroyed us all with their ambitions. Lord Commander Runcel Hightower tried to bequeathe the Watch