fluttering~
The dark raven flapped its wings quickly and flew towards Winter City.
Zhila~
Maester Luwin of Winterfell opened the window, fed the raven a mixture of corn kernels and meat pellets, and then took out the letter sent from the Great Wall.
When he saw these letters, his expression changed slightly.
"White Walkers? There is so much bad news these days!"
King Hand died of a sudden illness a few days ago, and Robert I sent a letter to visit his old friend.
When he handed this letter to Duke Stark, the Duchess and the Duke looked very unhappy.
Because Robert needed help, he wanted the Stark brothers to go south to King's Landing and become his Hands of the King.
But the Duchess did not want her husband to go south.
Running wolves traveling south are very likely to die.
Just like ten years ago.
Back then, Prince Rhaegar Targaryen also humiliated Robert Baratheon's fiancée, Liona Stark.
The Mad King Aerys, who served as the King of the Seven Kingdoms and ruled the continent of Westeros for nearly three hundred years, burned to death the previous Duke and the Duke's eldest son.
The angry Robert Baratheon persuaded his adoptive father Jon Arryn to launch the Usurper's War with the Starks of the North and Lord Tully.
After Rhaegar's defeat at the Battle of the Three Forks, the Duke of Casterly Rock in the West tricked King's Landing into opening the city and killed all the descendants of the Targaryen royal family.
The Targaryen dynasty, which had ruled Westeros for nearly three hundred years, fell.
In the end, only two children, Prince Viserys Targaryen and Princess Daenerys Targaryen, whose mother died at birth, managed to escape.
Maester Luwin took the letter to find Lord Stark.
"I don't know if this news will ease the situation between the Duke and the Duchess!"
As he walked, he thought.
Luwin looked for the servants and heard that Lord Eddard Stark was dining with his family in the dining room, so he hurried over.
squeak~
Maester Luwin opened the dining room door and saw the Duke's family.
Eddard Stark and Duchess Tully were sitting in the front seat, and their eldest son Robb Stark was cutting bread for the Duke's youngest daughter, the most mischievous and most loved Arya Stark.
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Sansa Stark, who was full of aristocratic etiquette, was dining and looking at Rickon Stark who had just happened.
Next to him, little Bran Stark was fiddling with the barbecue.
At the far end are Jon Snow, the illegitimate son of the Duke of Winterfell, and Theon Greyjoy, the hostage of the Iron Islands, sitting in the corner eating.
Theon Greyjoy of the Iron Islands had his son captured and made a hostage because of his father's rebellion a few years ago.
But Lord Eddard treated him well.
As for Jon Snow... the illegitimate children in the North cannot be given a surname and can only be known as Jon Snow.
His status is somewhat special, and the Duchess hates this illegitimate son. The keen Maester Luwin can detect the Duchess's dislike for him, although the Duchess hides it well.
However, the old-fashioned Lord Ed is a kind man, and he takes good care of this illegitimate child.
Normally during family dinners, they allow Jon Snow to serve at the table.
Of course, on formal occasions, Jon couldn't serve at the table.
Seeing Luwin hurriedly approaching with the letter, Ed was slightly stunned: "Maester Luwin, is there any special situation?"
Maester Luwin respectfully handed the letter to the Duke: "Commander Jeor Mormont sent important military information. The scout team led by Ranger Ser Waymar Royce discovered White Walkers and wights..."
Opening the letter and reading it, Ed frowned slightly.
The letter carried by the raven should not contain too much content, just a brief summary.
"Dear Lord Stark, a large number of savages were found wandering in the Ghost Forest a few days ago, and they tried to climb over the Great Wall many times. The savages will never cross the Great Wall on a large scale... I sent Ser Waymar Royce to go to the Ghost Forest.
Scouting in the Shadow Forest, Sir Waymar discovered the White Walkers who had disappeared for thousands of years... They controlled the dead to fight and were the common enemy of the living... Chief Ranger Benjen Stark will arrive soon. He will tell
News from the Haunted Forest."
"The White Walker discovered by Sir Waymar?" Ed frowned.
He knows Ser Waymar Royce!
Sir Waymar stayed in Winterfell before joining the Night's Watch a year ago.
His eldest daughter Sansa also favored him.
It's a pity that once a night watchman puts on black clothes, he can't marry for the rest of his life!
Thinking of the message Robert's friend sent him a few days ago, Eddard looked at his wife again and told him about the White Walkers.
After hearing about the White Walkers, Duchess Catelyn Tully laughed: "White Walkers? How can there be White Walkers outside the North? Everyone knows this is just a joke!"
"Oh my god? Is this true?" Sansa asked reservedly and curiously, covering her big mouth.
Robb was dealing with the meal: "Just heard!"
He was taking care of Arya just now and really didn't have time to eat.
The naughty Arya shouted: "I want to go to the Wall to fight the White Walkers, I want the Wall to fight the White Walkers!"
Catherine glared at the other person: "Arya, where are your ladylike manners?"
Arya sat down immediately, then pretended to be quiet.
Jon Snow and Theon Greyjoy look at each other.
Ed said seriously: "Arya, fighting the White Walkers is a matter for men. You cannot go to the battlefield."
"But Uncle Benyan is coming! Uncle Benyan loves me the most. He will definitely take me to the Great Wall to fight the White Walkers."
"Sansa, take Arya back to her room."
"No, father, I want to follow you to fight the White Walkers."
Ed ruffled his little daughter's hair: "Go back and be obedient! The White Walkers are just a legend."
Arya was pulled back by Sans, but before leaving, she shouted: "Winter is coming! Father, you often say this."
Ed was stunned.
Seeing her daughters leaving, Catherine's expression suddenly turned from gloomy to clear.
She looked at her husband: "Ed, I think you need to go to the Wall. Benyan and the Night's Watch need help from Winterfell!"
Ed looked at Madam in surprise: "Madam, the news is not confirmed yet! Benyan is also on his way. And King Robert is coming in half a month!"
Catherine smiled slyly: "I know! But the military situation is urgent, and the Great Wall cannot be lost. Even if there are no White Walkers, the savages who cross the Great Wall will endanger the safety of the people in the north. As for entertaining King Robert, I will take Robert
Bai arranged it properly!”
Ed hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded: "I also think we should quickly go to the Great Wall to take a look. Maester Luwin, summon 500 cavalry soldiers and go to the Great Wall. Also notify the nearby castle and ask them to send a total of 500 soldiers there.
Great Wall support!”
Maester Luwin nodded: "Yes! I will make arrangements right away. Do you need to send a raven to inform King Robert?"
Ed thought for a moment: "Just write a letter to inform everyone in the north and give it a reminder."
Although they did not find definite evidence of the White Walkers who had disappeared for thousands of years, he had to do this in order not to go to King's Landing.
Anyway, it’s not that the White Walkers appear or that they fight against them.
After Luwin took his leave, Catherine and Eddard smiled tacitly at each other.
They may be satisfied with their intelligence.
In fact, neither of them are stupid.
Although their political level is very low, it does not mean that they are stupid.
Catherine Tully is the eldest daughter of the Tully family. She is proficient in handling relations with the Westeros family and also knows some politics.
Although many cerebral hemorrhage operations were performed in the later stage, his wisdom in the early stage was basically up to standard.
Of course, as long as no one threatens her child.
Robert wrote a letter a few days ago, saying that their adoptive father Jon Arryn died, and Robert wanted to invite him to King's Landing!
After Ed told Catherine, he declined the position of prime minister at that time.
But Robert suddenly went north, which caught Eddard and Catherine off guard.
Everyone knows that this is a personal invitation to them.
If Ed doesn't agree, the Duke of the North will undermine the king's majesty, but something big will happen!
At this moment, the White Walkers are invading the Great Wall, which is a good opportunity.
If Robert is in the north, he can naturally stop Eddard from going north and let him continue to go to the south to become prime minister.
But Robert is not here at the moment!
Ed just needs to avoid Robert by going to the Wall to stop the wildling invasion and kill the White Walkers.
Robert is definitely not unreasonable. Maybe after seeing him going to the Wall, he might return to King's Landing halfway.
But be prepared for Robert to go to the Wall himself!
Maester Luwin wrote the letter, and Eddard Stark and Catherine Tully began preparations.
It was getting late tonight, so he only asked Weyon Poole, the steward of Winterfell, to inform Ser Roderick to summon the cavalry to assemble tomorrow. He also asked Robb to stay at home to entertain the king who was about to arrive.
Seeing that Ed had settled everything, Jon Snow walked out.
"Your Excellency, I also want to go to the Great Wall of Despair!"
Looking deeply at Jon Snow, Ed opened his mouth: "Have you really thought about it?"
Jon nodded.
He had suffered enough cold looks and ridicule since he was a child. Although his brothers and sisters had a good relationship with him, as he grew older, he was keenly aware of the hostility of the Duchess towards him.
After acquiring the direwolf Ghost yesterday, he made up his mind to join the Night's Watch.
"Okay, pack your bags and leave with me tomorrow."
"Thank you, Lord Duke!"
Seeing Snow's back disappear, Ed sighed silently, and then returned to the bedroom!
Early the next morning, Ed led 200 cavalry and 300 infantry to leave here.
…
Chen Mu marched for three days. After passing through the Fengsheng Gorge of Frost and Snow Fang, he crossed the Ru River and arrived.
They deliberately avoided the gathering area of savage tribes. Although Chen Mu detected what these people were doing, he was not worried.
Strength is everything. Even if a hundred thousand savages surround them, Chen Mu can leave safely.
They didn't worry about Ygritte and the others' little thoughts at all.
In the past few days, the most important thing for the people of the Spring Breeze Team is to learn ancient proverbs.
Learning ancient proverbs is not difficult, and everyone learns at a reasonable speed. In three days, everyone can complete basic communication. There is no need to jump around and play with body language.
After marching for another half day, the Chunfeng team arrived at the Fist of the Ancients.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Chen Aiguo signaled everyone to set up camp and rest.
The team asked Ygritte and others to be stuffed into the tent, and then they were separated.
The drone quickly took off and began to conduct reconnaissance of the surrounding dense forest.
More than ten kilometers away...
Jeor Mormont and more than 200 Night Watchmen were walking in the cypress forest.
I looked up at the sky and saw that it was getting dark.
Look again at the strange black dots on the top of my head.
"Strange, how come there is such a black bird?"
Carter Pike asked: "Commander, there are still no corpses around, and the nearby savage villages are also empty!"
Old Xiong nodded: "Well, let's camp in this camp first. Custer said that we can reach the inhabited tribe in another day's journey."
"OK!"
They marched for several days and obtained some intelligence after arriving at Custer's Fort two days ago.
Custer has never heard any news about the White Walkers. However, the wildlings have been very active recently!
But he also informed Mr. Xiong about the gathering of savages nearby.
Hundreds of night watchmen received the commander's order and began to set up camp and prepare to rest.
But little did they know that the black bird in the sky saw all their movements...
While resting late at night, Mr. Xiong and others were suddenly awakened by a piercing scream!
"White ghost, it's white ghost!!!"
This chapter has been completed!