[ tease him all you want, martin. sam ends up breaking into a little bit of a smile after all that. ]

Okay, okay, fair. Guess I just didn't take Jon as someone who'd be down for that. [ sam does blink a little when martin mentions the old gods. he's heard about them in passing, maybe, but knows very little. ]

Are the Old Gods really a thing? I mean- beyond just their faith, are they like. Walking around?