The highborn of the North have traditionally considered it an honor to serve on the Wall, but many of the high-born southerners that serve were sent because they fought on the wrong side of a war or fell afoul of political machinations.
The highborn of the North have traditionally considered it an honor to serve on the Wall. Many of the high-born southerners were sent. These born southerners serve. They fought on the wrong side of a war. They fell afoul of political machinations.