Chapter 523
2021-01-06
Chapter 523 motherThe Starks were obviously suspicious for a moment that Igor was going to break up their arrangement, but Catelyn reassured her family in a few words, followed Night's Watch without the slightest hesitation, and walked through a door into the next room.
This is the restroom of the arsenal guards. There are several single beds, and the unconscious Supreme Ruler of North lies on one of them, being looked after by a combination of a healer and a soldier. Catelyn nervously ran to the bed and bent over to caress his son's face, confirming that his skin was still warm and soft, and his heartbeat was steady and strong, before he was greatly relieved, and he touched the small wounds on his face and the wounds on his body. Bandage, then straighten up.
"When will he wake up?"
"Maybe before dark, maybe a week later, I can't say for sure." The woman asked the healer, but Igor grabbed the answer , "But there are many important matters related to the safety of House Stark, North and the land grant, and even the rise and fall, but I can't wait for him to wake up. I hope to discuss with Lady immediately, and be prepared."
This is already done. The mental preparation for losing a son, who would have thought that Robb would survive the disaster in the end, the joy of losing and regaining filled his chest and abdomen, Catelyn turned around and looked towards Igor again - not only was his face angry, but his cold eyes were also obvious. Much softer, she did not reply, but quietly waited for the following.
"Because of the high cost of fighting the Others and the rush to prepare, the Land Granters are in short supply of food, grass and weapons. I hope Winterfell can open the storage warehouse and alleviate this problem for us."
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Although he said "hope", Igor used a declarative tone rather than an inquiry. This first sentence was just a ceremony greeting because of his "friend" status...not with House Stark discuss.
And Catelyn clearly knows that too.
"I hope that after you leave, the rest will be enough for us to survive this winter."
Igor nods, ending the foreshadowing and entering the main topic.
"Maester Luwin sent Raven to Castle Cerwyn last night, and the North army assembled here will come as soon as they get the news, it's only a day's journey from winter... whether it's three thousand, Five thousand or ten thousand, whether it is field battle or defending the city, the land-grant army can easily defeat the attackers." He tried to keep oneself's tone plain and not arrogant, "However, what I promised the Queen was to retrieve it for her. Iron Throne, instead of occupying or ruling the lands of House Stark, I have no intention of fighting your people and armies any more with bloodshed and casualties."
The triumphant declaration is arrogant, but the "one night" Winning "Winterfell" and other achievements to increase the persuasiveness, just look at his bizarre means of breaking the gate of Winterfell last night and the main castle of strikes today, Catelyn has no doubts: even if the entire North's army rushed out of the city immediately, it would be striking a stone with an egg.
She nodded: "I can personally go out of town to negotiate when they arrive, and tell the princes not to act rashly."
This is exactly what Igor wanted, and he was a little worried that House Stark would not If so, in order to avoid being considered by his subordinates to be merciful and soft-hearted and destroy the ruthless character that Oneself had built up with great difficulty in granting land, he must use some bad means to intimidate and intimidate... so that he will become more and more evil on the road. go further. But now, after Lady Stark behaved better than expected, he suddenly felt that the woman in front of him might actually be a better negotiator. Robb was in a coma and couldn't handle it, but instead made oneself a blessing in disguise.
Young Wolf is young and energetic, and may be stubborn and difficult to communicate because of anger and unwillingness; but as a mature and experienced woman, the latter should be able to calm down and negotiate .
relaxed, Igor continued to enjoy his victorious powers: "Furthermore, I would also like you to warn the lords that 'Roose Bolton has changed his flag', lest the Dreadfort troops arrive outside the city and take advantage of their absence. Prepare to launch a sneak attack that will weaken North's loyalty to House Stark."
Catelyn is still nodded without the slightest hesitation: "No problem, I'll convey it word for word."
Igor is not an indigenous inhabitant of this world, and his cultural background and status as a transmigrator doom him to be unable to experience the feelings of the Stark at this moment: Winterfell has fallen into the hands of the Land Granters, and the last Stark Bran who is not in the castle has also been Added Night's Watch. Judging by any standard, the current situation is really "the whole family is in his hands", and for any feudal aristocracy since ancient times, this is the worst situation next to the complete destruction of the family.
Igor wouldn't hurt Arya and her family in any way, but the latter didn't know it, and backbone was something that never came out in this situation.
Lady Stark didn't realize that cooperation is the only way out because of her clear mind, but as a mother, she temporarily adhered to this principle: no matter what the other party put forward, she would agree without any bargaining—— Don't say it's just a normal request that every winner will inevitably ask, even if she sees oneself, a half-old milf, she will take off her clothes without saying a word, just ask men to let go of oneself's daughters, don't be a beast To think about what to play with double flight, triple flight or even quadruple flight.
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The negotiation went smoothly beyond imagination, but Igor couldn't keep up with the rhythm. He paused for two seconds before entering the next agenda. In order to avoid Catelyn just blindly nodded actually not thinking at all, this time using the question form.
"Thank you for your reasonableness, but I don't know Lady, what are your plans for the next follow-up?"
Follow-up arrangements? No time to think about this now!
Catelyn would prefer Igor to directly issue an order and ask for it, but the whole family's life is in the hands of the person in front of him and dare not perfunctory, so he can only use his brain and give the most appropriate answer: "Lord Commander I asked Robb to neutralize North. My son refused your kindness because of his ignorance. I apologize to the adults on his behalf. House Stark will bear all the consequences of this stupid decision, pay for the military expenses of the Land Grant Army on this trip south, and compensate you The compensation and treatment costs of all casualties under your command, and the loss of any person or property in Winterfell will never be recorded as a grudge. What do you think?"
"I feel your sincerity, Lady." It's true," but that's not the right answer - do you think that Bolton count bowed its knees to Queen Daenerys and swore allegiance because, like Night's Watch, she was grateful to her for riding the dragon north to help, and in her heart it was the Seven Kingdoms A real monarch? A joke!" Igor ruthless breathed out his nostrils and expressed disdain, "House Bolton was also a region's Overlord, and after several disputes, he finally surrendered to Stark, then Roose Bolton seized this opportunity to lean on the Queen's thigh but turned to In the winter, the false claim has raised the army to fight to protect Stark. The idea is to completely overthrow and destroy your family, be the overlord of the North, and restore the glory of the ancestor's 'Red King'! Lady, you still have nothing at this time. Feeling a sense of crisis, still thinking of quickly breaking the bank and eliminating disasters and throwing a little price to fool me away, and then continue to be the Lord of your North, the real king of the North of The Neck?"
Can betrayal betrayed Friends, attacked the castle that had accepted him as a guest in the past and beautified it as "the owner of the castle to protect the castle". Your Excellency is so thick-skinned that the city wall that can really be called Winterfell is ashamed... Catelyn took a lot of effort to suppress the The impulse to say the last sentence. She didn't believe Igor's statement that Bolton had turned against the tide at all... But who would have thought that the other party would repeatedly emphasize it, as if it was true, it made her a little shaken.
However, her inner pondering is one thing. On the face, she still followed the other party's words and said, "So, what advice does Lord Commander have?"
"I I will definitely be able to recapture the Iron Throne for the Queen." Igor said in an unquestionable tone, "In the future, Roose Bolton will be able to replace Robb as the new guardian of the North. However, House Stark has ruled the North for a long time and is very popular. Steady, even if you are willing to live under the peeling family, the latter will be more jealous of you, and always think about eradicating you completely to avoid future troubles... As a ruling family, you are in a position where you can advance and never retreat, or the country is stable. , or die without a burial site!"
Is this a threat? Catelyn didn't know how to answer for a while, so she could only pretend to be stupid: "Politics is not something that a woman like me should consider, the adults still clearly say, how should House Stark protect herself in this wave!"
" Quite simply, we pretended that this battle never happened last night, and when the Queen set off south, House Stark also swore allegiance to her, and ruled the bannermen unreservedly supporting Your Majesty's battle for the unification of the Seven Kingdoms. On the day of victory, with the advantage of Innate with a high starting point, no matter how hard Bolton fights, he will be making contributions as a House Stark bannermen, and there is no reason to replace the emperor!"
Good good, you If you win, whatever you say makes sense. I promise, can't you?
The words of agreement were almost blurted out, but in the end Catelyn kept an eye on it - nodded like a doll, and the promise seemed to have no sincerity, even if it was just for acting, it should be delayed a little. Just in time.
"It's...a big deal, and I'm afraid I can't make a decision. I'll have to wait for Robb to wake up and discuss it with him before making a decision."
"That's natural. The patrolmen and messengers have already spread out to the north, no matter how urgent it is, at least the Queen and her Unsullied will not arrive today, the first half of the communication has been so smooth, Igor does not want to push too hard: "If Robb can be in the Queen Wake up before heading south, you'd better convince him... If not, please remember, Lady, that the future and destiny of House Stark is in your hands."
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(end of chapter)