Chapter 459

Chapter 459

2021-01-06

Chapter 459 North Lords Conference (Part 1)

The Winterfell army gathered.

Up and down the wall, inside and outside the castle, dozens of flags of various designs are on display against the cold wind... Soldiers are noisy, going in and out, and sheltering from the winter market outside the city wall The residents of the town exchanged various information and items, and there was a lot of noise, not knowing how many people there were.

Even with the heavy casualties in the final battle to intercept the Others, it was the largest gathering of armies and nobles since North's retreat from Storm's End.

The nobles who fought alongside Robb Stark from start to finish and survived from Long Lake along with it goes without saying, but the other half of the family...was alerted and banned from Wall ten days ago. After Jun's general mobilization order, he hurriedly assembled his soldiers, but because he was far away from Wall, he finally waded through the snow and faced the cold wind to approach Wolfswood along Kingsroad or rushed to Winterfell. information.

But no one ran in vain: although the original reason for calling the lords had expired, the young guardian of the North just happened to hold a lord meeting to discuss the "Lord Commander of the Night's Watch swearing allegiance to Targaryen". As a result, after the reunion, the number of troops reached nearly 10,000, and the various armies that were supposed to rush to the last Hearth to assemble and go north to Wall to fight against Others, so they stayed in and out of Winterfell, waiting for their lords to discuss the final response. Strategy.

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"That damn Igor West!"

The Karstark count's loud voice is audible even through the castle walls, Just as Igor was worried - on the surface, he pretended to be tempted to return to Karhold, but as soon as he left the last Hearth, he turned the direction, crossed the Mojiang, bypassed the Lonely Mountain, passed the direction of the Dread Fort... After a long circle, he arrived at Winterfell, At this moment, he roared angrily at the lord meeting that was almost full of people.

"It's just North's watchdog, how dare he lick the sole of the crazy Queen's boots without making a sound, and turn his head to bite the oneself master!" No one in North would use such bad words to describe Lord Commander of the Night's Watch in public, but right now, the old Karstark, who had just been forced by the former to give up a castle with the dragon, obviously has a rage index of MAX, and his reason is almost non-existent. : "If you don't teach him a lesson this time, let him know the immensity of heaven and earth, the fire in North's backyard will never be extinguished in the future!"

"cough cough!"

"cough cough!"

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Robb is still wearing a sling on one arm because he was injured in the Battle of Long Lake, and he coughs in his chair to hide the embarrassment and interrupt the old man, "Lord Rickard, you also said Well, Igor was the last Hearth that was requisitioned on the grounds of 'finding a place for dragons to heal'. Although the threat was bad, there was a reason for it. He sent a message yesterday with Raven and sent someone, saying--waiting. When the dragon's injury improves, the castle will be handed over to North."

This is an internal discussion between North nobles, and there is no need to stick to whether the words are appropriate or not, and Robb, as the host, should not be the subject of the discussion. The protagonist speaks... However, there are not only North nobles in the room at the moment, but also a black clothed Night's Watch - his illegalimate child brother Jon Snow. If the Karstark count "Lord Commander of the Night's Watch is the North's watchdog" by default without making a sound, what are the other Night's Watches under Igor, son of a bitch?
After the land-grant army occupied the last Hearth, several batches of Night's Watch were sent to various places in the North to receive the previously agreed saltpeter and Dragonglass weapons. I don't know if it was intentional or not, Jon Snow was actually designated by Igor - to bring people to Winterfell and nearby The Castle Cerwyn executes the mission.

As a three- or four-year-old Night's Watch soldier and Commander Castle Black, Jon knows better than anyone else about the Wall and the land grants today, and he's very impressed with the oneself who grew up with oneself. illegitimate child brother, half Stark and true North, and Robb trusts Jon completely. This complicated and chaotic relationship is why Robb sent someone to call Jon, which led to the funny situation in the house that "Night's Watch was present at the meeting to discuss the position on Night's Watch".

However, apart from the fact that he wanted to know the situation from Jon's mouth, Robb had another reason to call the illegal child brother here: With the Others threat all but subsided, North's concern for the Lord Commander of The first requirement of the Night's Watch has changed from "capable" to "faithful and reliable", and for the North guard, it is undoubtedly the best choice for one's own family. Bran is inconvenient and most likely to be incompetent... If the final outcome of the discussion is to replace Igor, then Jon is Robb's choice to be the next Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.

With such a consideration in mind, he couldn't let Karstark say anything.

"Jon, is the Dragonglass and Saltpeter collection ready?" Robb didn't hesitate after speaking out, and began to guide the meeting, "I have ordered the residents of Winterfell and Castle Cerwyn to cooperate with Night's Watch for the meeting. You don't need to worry about the mission not being completed with Dragonglass and tandem. Now let me tell you what you know...about the relationship between Igor and Daenerys · Targaryen."

"en."Jon Nod, "In this regard, the Lord Commander himself has not made public, even most people in Night's Watch Legion have no idea before hearing the news of 'Queen riding a dragon to Queenscrown'. However, there is no clue in advance. ...not hindering guessing what happened afterward by piecing together the rumours circulating among the brothers. The Lord Commander came by boat across the Sunset Sea west of Westeros, but Essos was east - I think they should have We haven't met at all, the only possible starting point for a relationship is Dragonstone." Jon said solemnly, "Lord Commander went south once a few months ago, asked King Stannis for help and brought back some from King's Landing. Saltpeter. According to Eastwatch sailors aboard the Blackbird, the ship was intercepted by the Targaryen battleship under the flag of Three Headed Dragon when entering Blackwater Bay and brought back to Dragonstone Naval Port. The commander also entered the castle to meet the occupier. The Queen there..."

"So, these two guys hooked up at Dragonstone?" concluded one noble.

How did it become a hookup? Jon didn't like the insulting tone of the speaker, but didn't want to argue with a North noble in this room, so he could only pretend not to hear: "The first time the Queen came to the land grant with three dragons, it was when Others came. A few days ago, Eastwatch and Gorge were invaded on the same night she took the dragon out of Queenscrown, which is a coincidence! But wait for the dead to complete a series of lightning surprises along the Wall, and then suddenly turn the attack direction for some reason. Queenscrown but hit a wall, so after going south, Queen returned to Queenscrown with the dragon in the early morning when all the armed forces of the land-grant were assembled to chase, and then participated in the entire march and chase process. From the perspective of time, Queen almost flew back to King's Immediately after Landing, he returned to assist Night's Watch. In the next battle of Long Lake, many adults were involved in person, so I don't need to say more... I'll just tell my oneself speculation: Lord Commander went south to King Stannis to ask for help. However, he informed Queen Daenerys of the crisis Wall was encountering. After riding the dragon north to inspect, the Queen found that the situation was exactly as Lord Commander said, so he made an agreement with him that the Others would attack the dragon to help the battle, and a few days later This agreement was fulfilled."

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Originally thought Robb Stark asked his black clothed illegal child brother to attend the meeting to find an "inner" to overthrow the current Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, how can I hear a few paragraphs... Jon is talking about Igor and the crazy King's Daughter all over?

The North princes in the house briefly looked at each other in blank dismay and fell silent for a while, beginning to whisper among themselves.

"Oh, that's right." Jon probably remembered something, and quickly added: "I vouch for the honor and character that on the day of the Battle of Long Lake, we were at full speed all day except for meals. Hurry up, and immediately joined the battle without stopping for even a second after arriving at the battlefield, there is absolutely no intention of 'waiting for the Others and North both sides to suffer and picking up a bargain'!"

"illegitimate child has a fart! Honor and character!" Rickard Karstark roared angrily, "Then according to you, Igor West is a good commander who thinks about fighting the Others, and Mad King's daughter is a good commander for the North and Seven Kingdoms people. Are you thinking about the Queen? We should not only think about how to deal with them here, but also give them an award and regard them as heroes?"

(They are heroes in the first place, and they need your honor. ?) Jon secretly said in one's heart, was provoked by the offense of the other party, but fortunately finally resisted the urge to contradict with perseverance, and said nothing with a straight face.

"Rickard, it's too much." Glover count reminded unpleasantly that unwelcome illegal child is such is human nature, but Robb's closeness and trust to Jon can be seen by anyone with eyes, Karstark Why is this old fogey so open-mouthed? "Right now the Night's Watch and the crazy King's Daughter are the last Hearth, not your Karhold, why are you looking like you've swallowed Wildfire!"

Rickard also realized what oneself said. It's not right, but he is the patriarch of one of the Greatest Family in North. He is very old and naturally impossible to apologize to an illegal child, but he can only change the subject bluntly: "I just speak frankly! Yes, Igor and Crazy King's Daughter It's a good thing for my son's dragon to defeat Others together. But firstly, it is the duty of Night's Watch to deal with Others, and secondly... Then the motherfucking Queen is not the one who asked her to help, thinking that with a credit and grace, it can be accounted for We North people have land? Without her dragon, we North people can destroy those ghosts by themselves!"

This is a majestic saying that no one will object to, but it's a pity Rickard forgot a few points: First, the Karstark family didn't make it to the Battle of Long Lake; second, the North's army suffered heavy losses in this battle; third, the people here are different from Igor, who came from aristocratic backgrounds and learned to speak long ago And before walking, they have been taught by father and Maester to fight for and defend every inch of land and every profit - they can understand that Rickard was forced to give up the last Hearth's anger by the dragon, but most of them will only sneer or take pleasure in other people's misfortune, not the same enemy.

After all, it is unlikely that most of the North nobles would benefit much from the fall of the Umber family.

"You speak lightly." The new Lord Castle Cerwyn, who lost his father and several relatives in the bloody battle that night, said in a sarcastic tone, "Then ask the Karstark family to send troops north to escort the escapees. Kill the last few Others!"

Clay Seven did yell at Igor on the night of the bloodbath at Long Lake because he suspected that the Night's Watch was deliberately releasing water, but North and the land grant There was no information barrier preventing everyone from understanding the situation. It was more than a week after the end of the war, and everyone had basically understood everything they should and could understand. They knew that Night's Watch lost far more than North in the battle against Others. At this moment, the anger has subsided by eight points... Although I can't talk about being inclined towards Igor, I can barely achieve objective neutrality.

"You!" Rickard blushed at the sarcasm. He tried to fight back based on his seniority. Robbed to improve, "Send troops, send troops, whenever Lord Robb orders to lead the army north to quell the Night's Watch rebellion, my Karstark family will be the leading figure, press forward!"

"To quell the Night's Watch rebellion?" Wyman Manderly caressed his big belly and said, "Isn't it determined yet? I heard that Lady Catelyn Stark and the adult's little sister are both guests at the Wall. I wonder if these two are safe at the moment and will they be able to return to Winterfell smoothly? "

"Lord Commander has sent someone to inform Arya and Lady Stark to return to Winterfell as soon as possible." Jon replied without the slightest hesitation, he didn't think Igor would detain oneself's little sister at all...if that's the case It really happened, no need for these North guys here, he oneself will go to the Lord Commander first. "They'll be home soon."

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Robb scratched his face with his uninjured hand, confused and confused.

(No wonder that guy Igor dares to send Jon to Winterfell to collect Dragonglass and Saltpeter!)

oneself is considering to know the internal situation of Night's Watch from the mouth of different mother brother of Night's Watch Well know yourself and know your enemy, by the way, he was called to the meeting as the next Lord Commander's appointed candidate. Why does he look loyal to Igor instead? is it possible that Night's Watch has such a high loyalty to Igor, and generally agrees with his behavior of "kneeling to the Queen"... is it oneself ungrateful?
"Okay, Jon, I believe what you said, Night's Watch probably has nothing to blame in this war against Others." Robb frowned, hesitated for a while and asked in a different way, "However, Night's Watch swore to be neutral and not involved in the internal affairs of the Seven Kingdoms after all. Now Igor has broken this oath and swore allegiance to Mad King's daughter on his own initiative. What do you think about this matter?"

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A close elder passed away. Although it took seven days, it was busier than going to work. I’m really sorry.