Chapter 268
2021-01-06
Chapter 268 Study Talk (Part 1)Winterfell is Arya's home, Igor is not good at House Stark She told Miss Stark where she could go and where she could not go, so she could only let the girl follow oneself to the City Lord's study.
As soon as he entered the room, he realized that Robb was not alone, his mother Lady Catelyn was also there.
Eddard Stark's widow looked at her daughter with a reproachful look: "Arya, why are you here?"
"Robb is busy as soon as he gets back, I want to tell him Talk." Seeing that something was wrong, Arya hurriedly dropped Igor and ran to her brother's side, making the new Duke Stark's expression softened quickly - just like the father, he spoiled the younger sister so much that it was hard to stand up Face to face, naturally there is no way to take her.
"Sit down, Igor." Catelyn said softly, but there was an unconcealed worry between her brows, and she continued to speak after Night's Watch sat down in the chair she pointed to: "First of all, thank you Efforts made for the stability and peace of North, but please forgive me - as a mother, I just want to find out where my son Bran Stark is as soon as possible. Not long ago, Night's Watch wrote to him that he had been found, and Winterfell immediately heard the news. I arranged for someone to pick it up, but when the people sent out came back, they said that the child had disappeared again, and there seemed to be a situation inside the Night's Watch Legion, so no one could tell the specific situation... The army was in chaos, and I couldn't go north to investigate in person. , you are the chief logistics officer, you must know the real situation of Wall's defenders better than most Night's Watch, can you explain, what is going on?"
"No problem, Lady." Igor nod, after detailing what he had explained to Arya before, he recounted it completely.
In the event of Bran's runaway, if we had to say that Night's Watch had any responsibility, it would be nothing more than "not looking good after stopping the child". Fortunately, Igor had already kept an eye on it. During this period, he had never been to Nightfort, nor had he seen Bran even once. It can be said that it has little to do with this matter.
It doesn't have anything to do with it. Naturally, it's not a guilty conscience, let alone cover up for anyone or shirk responsibility. Say what you know. Questions were answered, and the conversation was fairly smooth.
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"So what happened to Commander Mormont when he was picking up Bran?" Maester Aemon's report to Winterfell after Mormont's accident did not mention these minors Catelyn also knew the details: "I'm sorry for causing trouble to the black clothed brothers, and when Wall is facing a crisis, I can't shirk the responsibility for making such a thing. But out of selfishness, I still want to ask , does anyone at Wall know where my son is going? If circumstances permit, can you free up your hands to search for Bran again in the land grant?"
"After the unfortunate death of Commander Mormont, the interior of Night's Watch and the land grant Falling into command chaos, followed by a food crisis to feed the mountain clan reinforcements and new land grantors... In this mess, no one has the heart to pursue this. I apologize to Lady for that, etc. After the situation has eased, I will personally preside over the investigation."
"Mother, the North army has all returned, and we are now fully staffed. After a few days, I will personally lead people north to investigate Bran's Wherever he goes, he must be brought back."
Robb is going north in person! ? Igor was a little stunned by this unexpected joy. He dug a big hole and planned to use Stark's "Force" for his own use. The most critical part was to convince him to go north with oneself. In the end, he entered the house and found Lady Catelyn was present, and was chased and asked about Bran first, which made him almost forget his words...
The funny thing is: Robb took the initiative to enter the pit before oneself was mentioned.
Imagine this: oneself led an army south to expel the Ironmen, and came back victorious 1 month later, with the new North guard behind him. In the face of this fact, no matter what Robb says, he will be understood as North, who supports oneself's policy. On this basis, join the operation, and the turnaround is just around the corner!
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"I'm going too!" Arya interjected. God knows whether she cares more about the younger brother or wants to go out and breathe more, of course, there is no need to speculate maliciously - these two points are not in conflict after all.
"I'm not going to play, what can you do?" Robb gave the younger sister a serious look, then looked up at Catelyn: "Mother, leave the matter of retrieving Bran to me, you can relax for now. Heart, trust my son for once. Next, I have to talk to Igor about something else, why don't you take Arya back first...more things, we'll talk about it at dinner?"
This is what my son said to his mother The request, but it is also a euphemistic order from the North guardian to the family members. Although he is full of worries and unease, he still wants to pursue Igor and continue to ask, but in front of outsiders, Catelyn still understands the principle of putting the overall situation first, and gave it to the one who is already a monarch. eldest son face.
She stood up and beckoned to Arya: "Come, come back with me."
To mother, especially the depressed mother, Arya did not dare to be like Mordan Septa was acting like that, she obediently stood up from Robb's side, stuck out her tongue at him quietly as she passed by Igor, and left the study.
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There were only two men left in the room. Obviously, the previous conversation was just an episode. Next...the North Guardian and the Chief Logistics Officer of Night's Watch officially when talking.
"Night's Watch put tens of thousands of wildlings into the Wall." Robb watched the mother and younger sister leave the study and closed the door, put away the expressions of his submissive son and kind brother, until the room returned to silence, Then he looked towards Igor with a serious expression: "I know that Commander Jeor Mormont ordered the implementation of this plan, but a source said: All this is actually planned and promoted by you, and after the death of Old Bear, it is also you who are still continuing Trying to keep the land-grant resettlement program going...is what I'm saying true?"
(Robb wasn't as ignorant as Igor had thought, or even the extent of what was going on in the land-grant Still more than expected, where did he come from?)
Igor was a little surprised, but not panicked: "Yes, it's completely true."
When granting land, he can use his ex Commander Mormont's order served as a shield to prevent the conservative candidates from terminating the resettlement plan early. But in front of Robb, he couldn't use the same trick to fool the other side, but he had to show his stance and take things up--nothing else, just because he went south to win support for the youngster in front of him.
"Commander Mormont and I worked together during his lifetime to develop a comprehensive and detailed new set of land grant laws to govern the wildlings that were placed in the Wall, and took a series of targeted measures to ensure that they could not Threats to the safety of Night's Watch or North. Supplemented by the financial resources of the Night's Watch industry and a complete social management system..."
"But all this did not prevent Old Bear from being stoned by several wildlings. Smashed to death."
Facts are always the most powerful weapon, Igor never thought that Robb would have such a mean and sharp side, the rhythm of the fool was suddenly interrupted: "This... is an accident , the perpetrators and the people who shield and protect him have been severely punished."
"I have heard that House Mormont is quite satisfied with the handling after the incident." Robb shook his head: "As for saying Accident...if Old Bear doesn't introduce wildling into the Wall, the original land-genderers and mountain clans will throw stones at him as the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch? That's a quibble."
This is a quibble indeed, Igor picks up his emotions quickly, stabilizing his previous confusion due to Arya and Catelyn's insertion: "But—"
Robb interrupts Igor with a raised hand: "I appreciate you and your People come from land grants and go to war to expel the Ironmen, but it is impossible to support everything you do. North is not my North after all, I am responsible to everyone, first of all my bannermen. And the truth That is - almost all the nobles held firm opposition after hearing this news, I used 'North not interfere with the internal decision of Night's Watch' to calm them down temporarily... This is just a stopgap measure, in the end it is Night's Watch or you give me an explanation, and I will give the North people a guarantee, so that they will not go to Night's Watch trouble."
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(end of this chapter)