Chapter 223
2021-01-06
Chapter 223 HonestlyJames and the Westerlands Volunteers he brought to Wall are fully equipped and trained As a matter of fact, Mormont arranged for them to join the team soon after returning to Castle Black. Unsurprisingly, Jaime became a Ranger Captain, large and small as an officer...at least nominally, he's now also Igor's sworn brother.
At the end of the dinner, the Night's Watch guests were accommodated by old Flint, and as officers, Igor and Jaime were able to enjoy one of the strongest windproof tents in the entire clan. Sitting on the bed, James glanced at Igor: "You gave Legion a thousand mouths like this, and you promised to go out to a fortress. Would Mormont have an opinion?"
Yohe, when Kingslayer, who has been boring bottle gourd for a month, is finally willing to talk?
Igor looked at him unexpectedly: "A thousand mouths, I'm responsible for feeding, I don't need Mormont to worry... As for the so-called fortress? The ruins inhabited by rats are nothing to Night's Watch. If Mormont would rather let them sit idle than house the rescuers I brought in, then Night's Watch really deserves to be finished, Wall is a hopeless hope, and I might have planned a way out sooner."
Along the Wall There are nineteen fortresses in total, and Night's Watch has only enough troops to hold three of them. This means that there are 16 vacancies. Igor originally planned to fill them in after they conquered the wildlings, but after he went to the front line to conduct a field inspection, he discovered that if he did not hurry to find foreign aid to help fight against the wildlings, the oneself originally planned to conquer and use them. The people of beyond the wall are going to dry oneself to death. In desperation, I had to start the land-grant population filling plan in advance... but the target was changed from wildling to clan people.
The friendly army originally living in the North is certainly much better managed than the wildling, but the disadvantage is also obvious: the clan people are not homeless, come and go freely. When the winter passes, the temperature rises and the mountains return to life. Many of them will inevitably leave their fortresses and return to their habitats again. No one can stop them-King in the North has spent thousands of years unable to completely turn the clans and people into ministers. genus, not to mention Igor, who just arrived.
Clan nation and wildling, who is better to cite as a help... The pros and cons of which can only be revealed by time.
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The atmosphere was quite awkward after the silence. Since James took the initiative to open up the conversation, Igor was more than happy to show goodwill to such a powerful thug and important nobleman. The next is almost: "James, several days have passed since arriving at the Wall. What is the difference between the life of Night's Watch and the imagination? If you encounter any problems, just tell me, if you can solve it, you will definitely help."
"Thank you." James removed the armor, lay down on the bed after putting it away, stretched out his hands to rest on the back of his head, and looked at the top of the tent to rest: "But you should take care of yourself first."
Take care of oneself? Igor was at a loss. Oneself was also a superior. I wanted to win over the new Ranger Great Captain. Whoever thought that he would be taught a lesson if he disagreed, he couldn't bear it: "What do you mean?"
"Do you really think everyone else is blind." James snort disdainfully: "The first time we met at Winterfell, the second time we met at King's Landing, I felt that you were quite a person. Who knew there was such a hobby? ."
"What hobby?" Igor became more and more confused as he listened. There are many things that oneself can't see, but none of them seem to provoke James Lannister in front of him: "Can you tell me clearly."
"On the way north, the little boy beside you." James snorted: "The pants are full of blood, do you really think we can't see it? You like what is your oneself thing, but you have to pay attention to it. Do you want to kill him? Now, is the child recovering in Winterfell, or where did you deal with it?"
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Igor Zhang He opened his mouth, and was instantly stunned.
It turns out that James and the Westerlands saw it too. But things seem to have gone a bit off track: they misunderstood Arya as oneself's darling or a **** - can make a little boy full of chrysanthemum wounds, and his pants are bloody, that's really perverted , no wonder even James looked down on it.
Damn, Arya this girl, really caused a lot of trouble for oneself!
Igor's head suddenly swollen, James is currently the number one expert in Night's Watch without any suspense, and has more than 40 elite soldiers in his hands. In Wall, he can be regarded as a force worth fighting for... But this If things are not explained clearly, oneself becomes a pervert who likes boys in James' eyes. In this case, let alone make friends or win over as oneself, I am afraid it is difficult to maintain the normal relationship between colleagues and superiors of Night's Watch...
How to explain this? If you tell James oneself to bring back Winterfell that the little boy is Arya Stark, then there will be a handle in the other party's hands... Although Stannis is currently in the Lord's Pro, if the neutral image is broken, it is not a good thing after all.
After thinking for a while, after weighing the pros and cons, Igor gritted his teeth and gave him a clue: "What do you know, what is the child's last name, is it a man or a woman, how much do you know? Do you think you've seen through my essence and true face?"
"en?" James stared at Igor for a while unexpectedly, seeing his righteous look, and realizing that oneself might have misunderstood something , his tone suddenly eased a lot: "Who is that child... is it a man or a woman... Is that a girl?" James, a big man in his thirties, of course, even his aunt didn't know, he immediately reacted: "Then Blood is—"
"It's good to know, I can't tell you who the child is, I just hope you can understand that I'm not the kind of person you thought before."
"Okay, I misunderstood." Igor started from King's Landing, and the child beside him disappeared in Winterfell. James, as a member of House Lannister, is certainly well-informed. Combining many clues, it was easy to guess Arya's identity: "However, you seem to violate the principle of Night's Watch neutrality by doing so."
"Yes, but I helped Tyrion escape the day you got into trouble. Leaving King's Landing also violates the principle of Neutrality of Night's Watch." Igor replied without hesitation: "I think you should understand very well - in this world, there are some rules that we don't fully obey, don't we."
The room was silent for a few more seconds. James felt a little embarrassed. He stopped lying down and sat up halfway: "Okay, I made a mistake. I apologize." After a big circle, he finally began to answer the question Igor asked at first: "But since you have explained some misunderstandings to me, and some things about me, I might as well clarify with you in advance - whether my father is in Golden Tooth and Don't bother about what you say... don't think about taking special care of me, or trying to take off my black clothed for me, just let me be an ordinary Night's Watch."
Igor looked at James suspiciously, nodded, waiting for his next words.
"It's not about you personally, I appreciate your kindness..." James paused and let out a long breath: "But I've made too many mistakes in my life. Put on black clothed , running to the northern border of the kingdom to join the Night's Watch is probably the best thing I've ever done. This time, let me finish my oath. Against wildlings or what you call the Others Death may be the best ending for me, if you really want to help me, when the time comes please send my bones back to Casterly Rock.”
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This time, Igor was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, James's thoughts were unexpected and reasonable... People are in different situations, and their thoughts may be completely different: oneself is racking his brains. Make great contributions, snatch the right to speak and gain influence, so as to lay the foundation for deciding the fate of oneself in the future - taking off black clothed, and even engaging in a major event, but for others, joining Night's Watch is very likely Already the best place to stay.
James is an adult man in his early thirties. Maybe compared to many peers, he seems a bit willful, naive and reckless... But he is not a child anymore, he has the idea of oneself and can Take care of oneself, you don't need others to point and remind or even provide care.
Kingslayer has oneself's plan, the so-called "redemption", "confession" and other things, probably just oneself's self-indulgent.
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Although both sides have some misunderstandings about each other, it is a good thing to make it clear in time. Although this conversation is not pleasant, it does bring the distance between the two sides closer. , is a good start.
"I understand, thank you for telling me your thoughts." Igor nods to protect the human kingdom, "But since the open and honest dialogue has begun, let me make it clear: Wall is the front line of the human kingdom. , is not a place for oneself to atone for sin, let go of self, or liberate life. You want to be an ordinary Night's Watch, which is good, but your oath requires you to protect oneself's life well to continue watching, and don't take the initiative to seek death. What looks great and heroic is actually worthless."
"Also, one thing you've probably forgotten is that you were the first buyer of the Night's Watch bond, and the Night's Watch industry can To this day, your first sponsorship that was never redeemed can not be attributed to you... You are my creditor and entrepreneurial investor, even one of my benefactors. Even if you lose that bond, you will not Change the fact that you and I are not simply 'knowing' and 'brother' relationship - I will try to treat you as a normal Night's Watch. But remember one thing: in case I can't help treating you favorably Or take care of it a little bit, never do it out of sympathy, pity or in the face of your father and younger brother, but it really owes you, please enjoy it calmly, don't think about it, or even feel that I am insulting you."
James looked thoughtful at Igor, then smiled, although it was only a slight movement at the corner of his mouth, but it was indeed a smile. I don't know if it's the bond he doesn't know where he left it, or the weird conversation he had when he was dragged by Tyrion to the Night's Watch industry, and even the weird connection between the two in Bran's fall...but Attitude has changed a lot from before.
"I understand, and I thank the chief logistics officer for explaining this to me. I will keep it in mind in the future."
James replied in the tone of his subordinates, although he was still the same decadent, It looks like he doesn't care about anything, but Igor understands that although the game started a little off, the results were quite good.
Then the heavy curtain of the tent was lifted, and two young girls got in, with expressions of shyness and hilarity on their faces: "Good evening, two adults, patriarch ordered us to... come. Warm the bed for the two distinguished guests."
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(end of this chapter)