Hello! It is nice to meet you, Ser Prouvaire. [ A smile. ] My name is Sam Tarly and I come from a place called Westeros.

I also like to write, but not poetry. I mostly compose letters and take notes on research that I have come across from books. I'm studying to become a Maester, you see. [A pause.] You probably don't know what that is, sorry.

A Maester helps people with ailments and teaching mostly. There is a lot of learning involved in becoming one.