<P> Jon sends Sam to Oldtown to become a Maester , accompanied by another brother , Dareon ( who is appointed as a recruiter ) , Maester Aemon ( who Jon fears will be sacrificed by Melisandre for his royal blood ) and Gilly and her baby . During the voyage to Braavos , Gilly grows despondent , and Sam realises that Jon had swapped Gilly 's baby with Mance Rayder 's newborn son lest he be sacrificed as well . Aemon falls ill during the voyage and they are forced to spend their money on a healer and lodging in Braavos . In Braavos , Sam also encounters Arya Stark , though he does not realise her identity . Aemon hears of his great - grandniece Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons , and comes to believe that she fulfills the prophecy of a `` prince that was promised '' , asking them to inform the Citadel . Dareon decides to desert and Sam fights him , before being thrown into a canal . He is rescued by a Summer Islander , Xhondo , who offers Sam and Gilly passage to Oldtown . Aemon ultimately passes away early in the journey , and Sam and Gilly briefly become lovers in their grief . </P>
<P> Jon sends Sam to Oldtown to become a Maester , accompanied by another brother , Dareon ( who is appointed as a recruiter ) , Maester Aemon ( who Jon fears will be sacrificed by Melisandre for his royal blood ) and Gilly and her baby . During the voyage to Braavos , Gilly grows despondent , and Sam realises that Jon had swapped Gilly 's baby with Mance Rayder 's newborn son lest he be sacrificed as well . Aemon falls ill during the voyage and they are forced to spend their money on a healer and lodging in Braavos . In Braavos , Sam also encounters Arya Stark , though he does not realise her identity . Aemon hears of his great - grandniece Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons , and comes to believe that she fulfills the prophecy of a `` prince that was promised '' , asking them to inform the Citadel . Dareon decides to desert and Sam fights him , before being thrown into a canal . He is rescued by a Summer Islander , Xhondo , who offers Sam and Gilly passage to Oldtown . Aemon ultimately passes away early in the journey , and Sam and Gilly briefly become lovers in their grief . </P>
where does samwell tarly go to become a maester
where does samwell tarly go to become a maester
Oldtown
Oldtown