The king on the Great Wall

Winterfell was full of people at the moment, the originally spacious school yard was full of horses, vehicles, boxes and busy servants.Robert Baratheon brought hundreds of entourages and guards on his northern tour, and the queen and princess brought more luggage and other things... A large number of people cannot be accommodated in Winterfell, and some of them must be diverted to places outside the city. Only in the town can we solve it properly. At the moment, there are so many people coming and going at the gate of the castle. Bunyan took Iger to shuttle through the high and low corridors of the castle familiarly, and soon came to the residence of the Stark family members. The main castle... After saying hello, he entered, but after a while, he found the Duke of Winterfell who was hiding in the study.

"Benyan!" Eddard Stark was instructing his servants to arrange the hospitality. Seeing the unfailing smile on his younger brother's face, he stood up, waved the servant away, walked towards his brother and gave the latter a big Hug: "How is it? Life on the Great Wall... is still so hard?"

"I'm used to it." Bunyan patted his brother's arm and let go of him: "But there have been some things happening north of the Great Wall recently, and I think it's necessary to inform the Guardians of the North."

"Well, about the wildling... I've heard about it from the letter. But you don't know how much effort I have had to deal with Robert's guy today, and that guy is as fat as a pig now." The Duke of Winterfell smiled wryly Complain to my brother, he has dark brown hair and a long face carved out of the same mold as Bunyan, even with a smile on his expression, he has an aura of self-control. He is the first one Iger saw after crossing over. The guy with the demeanor of a ruler: "How about we wait until today's welcome dinner is over?"

"No, just now. What I'm going to talk to you about is more important than the dinner party, the king, the queen, and everything else in the world." Benjen Stark shook his head solemnly, turning back to the Iger waved: "This is my Ranger, he will tell you what happened."

Seeing his younger brother's serious expression, Ed also put away his smile, and turned to look at Iger: "Hello... friend, what's your name?"

A small soldier can be treated so politely by a nobleman who is a duke of a place, and this situation can only happen in the northern border.The traveler knew that the friendliness of the other party was mostly directed at the black clothes he was wearing: "My lord can call me Iger, I am not from Westeros, and I do not have a surname in the usual sense of the Seven Kingdoms."

"Not from Westeros?" Ed also heard of the existence of foreign night watchmen for the first time. He looked at Iger with curious eyes, and then looked at Bunyan with questioning eyes.

"Iger is from an unheard-of continent west of Westeros." Another Stark shrugged and introduced to him: "He encountered a strange ghost while patrolling with Weima Royce, Run back to the Great Wall to warn us."

"White ghosts?"

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Ed's face sank, and he looked at Iger again with suspicion.

He doesn't believe in the existence of the ghosts. In his opinion, the disappearance of Weimar Royce is likely to be ambushed by wildlings.The father of the missing person, Jon Royce, as the most important vassal of his adoptive father and brother-in-law Jon Arryn, once visited Winterfell on the way to send his son north to join the Blackshirts. It means that the Lord of the North can take good care of his son... Although he, the Duke of Winterfell, cannot be blamed for the disappearance of a night watchman ranger, it still brings discomfort to Ed. There is an illusion of "unable to explain to the child's father".

"Wait a minute, if I'm not mistaken, you were one of the three Rangers that Waymar Royce brought out of the Wall, if the White Walkers killed your chief, why did you and the other one Come back?" Ed's attitude quickly changed and became aggressive: "According to the rules and regulations of the Night Watchman, how should deserters be dealt with?"

"It's not that the White Walkers let us back, but that we escaped after going through all kinds of hardships." Iger tried hard to ignore the frightening questioning light in the eyes of the Guardian of the North, knowing that a little timidity at this moment may cause bad consequences, "Besides, in As we approached the Wall, I teamed up with another ranger to kill a White Walker that was chasing us."

"Where's the corpse?"

"The body of the White Walker evaporated after death, leaving no remains." Iger explained, knowing that this seemed like a sophistry, so he quickly added without waiting for the other party to answer: "But I have other evidence."

"Oh?" The supreme lord of the northern region squinted at his brother, exhaled lightly through his nostrils with imperceptible force, turned around and walked towards the table he used to handle government affairs, and sat down on the chair on the other side: "Take it out and give it to me." Let me see."

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Bunyan stood aside and stopped talking, while Iger quickly picked up the bag and put it on the chair opposite Ed Stark as if he had rehearsed a long time ago, and began his performance.

He brought all the broken swords and obsidian daggers to Winterfell, and the three broken swords were contained in three strong stab-proof leather bags.Iger took them out one by one, put them on the table and put them back together one by one... Weimar Royce's sword was broken so badly that it took the traversers a little time to put it together. Waiting patiently for him to finish everything before asking: "Three broken swords and a black dagger, what's the meaning of this?"

"Three broken swords, from three Rangers who fought head-on with the White Walkers. Among them, Waymar Royce fought valiantly to the death; Gary was seriously injured and is still slowly recovering at Castle Black, only me, by luck, still Can be alive and kicking." Iger spoke steadily and introduced the evidence on the table to the first lord in the north: "And this little black thing is the obsidian dagger that finally killed the White Walker."

"So, the swords of the three people who fought with the 'White Walkers' were all broken?" Ed cupped his fists and propped his chin. He knew his brother, and Bunyan was not easy to fool. If the night watchman in front of him was just a simple A deserter, he would never bring it in front of him, so he decided to listen to the other party's explanation: "But how do I know that you didn't break these swords?"

"My lord, please look at the broken openings of these swords." Iger pointed to Duke Stark to observe: "Can you find that the damage suffered by these three swords is a little different from the normal situation?"

"I've never seen a sword shatter like this. How did you do it?" It took Ed Stark a while to discover the problem. I've seen weapons shatter.Confused, he picked up a small piece of Weimar's Broken Sword from the table, put it in his hand to observe for a while, and knocked it. He finally confirmed that it was real steel.

"Cracked." Iger spit out a word that attracts attention: "More specifically, I think the ice magic on the weapons of the ghosts makes the steel sword shatter. The weapons they use look like frozen ice However, the standard steel swords of the night watchmen are all broken in a single blow."

Afterwards, Iger perfected the set of rhetoric he had used when facing Commander Mormont and Maester Aemon before, and then repeated it.This time, he had enough rest, good food and drink, and his physical strength and spirit have been fully recovered. Whether it is the plainness and comprehension of the narration content, or the moderate speed and persuasiveness of the accent, it is far better than the previous time.

After explaining the reason for the shattering of the steel sword, he briefly modified the process of escaping from the alien brigade and counter-killing the pursuer by chance, and then informed the other party.Ed Stark listened patiently throughout the whole process, until the traverser finished all the speeches he had prepared, then he put down his hand on his chin and looked thoughtfully at his brother standing aside.

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Benyan Stark met Ed's eyes, knowing that his brother still didn't believe in the existence of the ghosts, and he had nothing to do about it. After all, he was only guessing what Iger said was true, and he couldn't say what he saw with his own eyes against his conscience.

"The Shadow Tower also submitted reports of suspected White Walkers, and the rangers at Castle Black and Eastwatch all claimed to have seen a large number of wildlings migrating collectively, and many villages were left empty, as if they were hiding from something... "The chief ranger is making the last effort: "A series of signs show that the defenders of the Great Wall are facing unprecedented challenges, and what the Night Watch Corps looks like now, I don't need to tell you, you know, we need assistance now."

"I will notify the following, and you can go to the prison to pick someone later..."

"What the Night's Watch needs now are supplies and troops, not a few scumbags or new recruits!" Bunyan interrupted his brother bluntly, "Let a bunch of criminals who only receive basic training defend the Seven Kingdoms? It's just a matter of reluctance. Support, not to mention the current critical situation. This time I deliberately brought people here, not just to do the same thing as Lang Ya!"

The room fell silent, and Duke Ed who had been robbed sat quietly, while fiddling with the obsidian dagger handed in by Iger, while lowering his head in thought.

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Chapter 14 Direwolf

In the world Iger came from, the progress of civilization showed a typical spiral upward trend. Although it was accompanied by many twists and turns, stagnation and even regression, the overall trajectory showed an obvious upward trend... But in the world of Westeros, the situation Not so.

Social development requires productivity. Under the condition of underdeveloped science and technology, productivity basically comes from population, and resources are needed to feed people. However, the irregular climate of the world of ice and fire makes resources extremely tense, and the continuous wars caused by competition for resources make the production of resources even more difficult to guarantee... …It’s okay to meet a long summer, but if a winter lasts a little longer, civilization will experience a rather terrifying retrogression.In this vicious cycle of "needing people, but human life is worthless; underdeveloped, but less able to develop", it becomes understandable that the level of social and human development in the ice and fire world is seriously inconsistent with the long history.

Iger can't guess how much water is in the so-called "tens of thousands of years" of history since the Dawn Era, but he knows that in this world, which is still in the era of feudal lords, and in the most sparsely populated northern border, the army is not It can be pulled out immediately.

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"I will contact the lords and ask each family to send people in proportion, and gather a few hundred to send to the Great Wall for support." Eddard Stark and his brothers knew each other and had a close relationship, knowing that Bunyan did not intend to offend, nor did he Angry, he sighed and shook his head: "Now is the busy season for farming, so don't expect me to provide much, but you can make a list of supplies for me, and I will find a way for you."

"Where is the king, give me a chance to meet him, and I will talk to him."

"When I was talking to Robert in the tomb today, I had conveyed to him the news that the Great Wall needs reinforcements, but unfortunately... he doesn't care about these things at all now, the situation in King's Landing is tense, and he came here this time to ask for my help .”

"If something goes wrong on the Great Wall, the northern border will suffer first. At that time, even if you help Robert make King's Landing a monolith, it won't help." Bunyan said stiffly, and calmed down at the moment: "The advantages and disadvantages , You think about it yourself. By the way, regular supplies are not in urgent need and can be considered in the long run, but there is one uncommon item that I really need you to collect for me as soon as possible—obsidian. You can indeed buy some on the market, but as a decoration Obsidian is expensive and scarce, what the night watchmen need now is a large amount of cheap obsidian."

"I read in a book that Dragonstone Island has a huge reserve of obsidian mines." Iger interjected in a timely manner, "As long as you can find a way to mine it, it will definitely be enough."

"I will write to Stannis to discuss this matter and ask him to provide convenience for you." Ed scoffed at the statement that obsidian could restrain the White Walkers, but he had already rejected a bunch of requests from his brothers, and he couldn't continue to say no.He looked out of the window: "It's getting late, you go take a shower and change clothes, and prepare for the dinner... Robert is an old friend, but he is also a king. If you neglect him because you are familiar with him, it is his If you don't care, you will inevitably fall into the trap of others."

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After the two night watchmen bid farewell to the Duke of Winterfell and left the room, Iger walked towards the residence led by Bunyan.Although the Chief Ranger swears allegiance to the Night's Watch, he is a real Stark after all. The big room he lived in in the castle is naturally reserved for him. To Iger's surprise, the former is also facing him. They fought for a small room in Winterfell.

Logically speaking, when the castle is full of people at the moment, it would be nice for me, an ordinary night watchman soldier and an insignificant character, to get a bed in an inn in a town outside the castle. A bunch of knights and ladies usually enjoy their residences in Winterfell?However, Iger vaguely felt that, rather than preferential treatment, the element of preventing himself from escaping might be more important in this arrangement...

All kinds of thoughts in their minds were constantly churning, and the two met a young man head-on.

"Uncle Bunyan!"

"Jon." The chief ranger smiled a bit on his preoccupied face: "You've grown taller again."

The visitor was thin, with a long face similar to Bunyan's and dark brown hair. Although Iger couldn't recognize this young man who was quite different from the image in the TV series, he could already tell from the content of the two people's greetings. The identity of the person in front of him--known to outsiders as the illegitimate son of Ed Stark, the actual identity is Jon Snow, the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark.

Compared with the special identity of the other party, another thing beside him attracted Iger's attention more: a snow-white little wolf was looking up at him curiously with those red eyes.

(What's going on?! Because of the existence of himself who is familiar with the plot, neither Gary nor Will escaped across the Great Wall, so the scene where a night watchman deserter was executed at the beginning of the original plot would not appear... Then Stark The story of a group of children encountering a dead direwolf on the way back to Winterfell from the execution ground naturally no longer exists, so how did this damn little direwolf end up in the hands of Jon Snow?)

"If I'm not mistaken, the little guy next to you is a direwolf." Benjen Stark also discovered the existence of the little wolf, and asked with some vigilance: "There are no distributions south of the Great Wall, where did it come from? "

"The villagers found its dead mother on a small road outside Winterfell. Jory went to investigate and brought back a litter of wolf pups, exactly six..."

The uncles and nephews of the Stark family were chatting one after another, but Iger's heart was full of huge waves-although the little wolf in front of him was small and cute, he didn't make any threatening actions towards him. But its appearance has brought doubts to the traveler about something: Can he have an impact on the story of Game of Thrones after traveling by himself?

Because of his own interference, Gary, who would have been beheaded as a deserter, was chased by the White Walkers and injured in the battle. Will, who was hiding in a tree, escaped unharmed and was not killed by the dead Weymar Royce. Let the traverser come to a judgment that he can affect the progress of the plot.

Therefore, even though Benyan Stark appointed him as the guide for the next investigation outside the wall, Iger still had a little bit of luck in his heart: the Night King's army of dead men has not yet formed, but the Night Watch has accepted Maester Aemon. The suggestion to start collecting obsidian through various channels.If you can bring enough dragon crystal daggers, dragon crystal arrows, and even Valyrian steel weapons before the next patrol outside the wall... Maybe you can change the initial battle situation of the war between humans and ghosts, and have an advantage from the beginning of the war. Greatly weaken the threat of the White Walkers?

Under the influence of this kind of psychology, although Iger's willingness to escape is firm, it is not so strong that he must run away-his plan is that it is best to slip away during this trip to Winterfell, and it is impossible to escape if there is no good opportunity. Never take the risk of beheading.

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However, the appearance of the little direwolf made Iger nervous: In this world where magic does exist, if there is some mysterious power in the dark that prevents the plot from making much change, it seems impossible... What I did Although their actions have changed the plot, to put it bluntly, both Gary and Will are insignificant characters: they come from a humble background and have no amazing skills, and they are still limited by the constraints of being a night watchman. Leaving the Great Wall is life or death, and has little impact on the overall plot of Quanyou.

But Benjen Stark is without a doubt one of the most important characters.In the unlikely event that the supposed power actually exists, is he doomed to disappear and be transformed into the living dead on his next out-of-the-wall patrol?If this is the case, how confident can I, who followed him into the front line of the battle between humans and ghosts, survive and escape?

Thinking about it worse, according to the setting of some web articles I have read - the self who has changed the plot has been "exposed", and the unknown existence who is in charge of the fate of human beings in this world may have planned to deliberately kill himself.

Finding a way to escape needs more attention.

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"What are you thinking, let's go." Benyan Stark had finished the reunion conversation with Jon, and patted Iger to pull him back to the real world from his thoughts: "Go take a shower and change clothes , you also want to attend the dinner party."

"I will also participate?"

"Of course, let alone the two of us night watchmen in Winterfell at this moment, even if the entire legion comes here, they will enjoy the treatment of guests." Bunyan said goodbye to his nephew just now, and there was still a bit of kindness on his face. With a smile, the mood is obviously a little more relaxed: "Enjoy it, and only in the north can the night watchman get some respect."

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Chapter 15 The King's Dinner

After drying off the drops of water on his body, Iger picked up the clothes sent by his servants: the all-black long gown of the night watchman, but the material is velvet, which is obviously not a uniform—whether it is texture or workmanship, it is very different from what the night watchman soldiers wear Don't, put it on the body and rub against the skin, the touch is so comfortable that the traverser almost groans.In Westeros, only the night watchman wears all black clothes, but the size does not seem to be made for himself, it is the clothes provided by Benyan Stark himself.

(Following the leader on a business trip, the treatment is much better than staying on the Great Wall.) Iger thought with a wry smile.

Of course, it's not that he didn't wear better clothes. Before he came to this world, although his family wasn't rich, at least they had a house and a car. His mother was a tailor and a clothing store owner, so she was a real connoisseur.I dare not say anything else, just pick out any item in my closet, it is definitely affordable and decent... From childhood to adulthood, wearing "good clothes" is simply a matter of course.But that kind of life seems to have been a long time ago in the past.Once upon a time, he was still working hard for a higher standard of living, but now he is reduced to the point where he is satisfied even in wearing more comfortable clothes. Among the traversers, he is probably the worst first-rate.

Winterfell sits on top of a hot spring, hot water is sent through the walls through pipes, and even the worst room without a fireplace is at least twenty degrees hotter than outside.After taking a shower and sitting in the chair, the traveler was so comfortable that he almost didn't want to move a finger... But after all, there was still something to do tonight, so he cheered himself up, tidied his clothes, and left the room.

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The Night Watchman is a "welcome guest" in Winterfell. After all, this is just a good way of saying it. When the king is here, no one cares about him as a soldier.Under the impatient guidance of the servant, he went to the banquet venue and found his own seat in the corner. He and a large group of banquet participants who arrived early began to wait.

The hall was steaming, filled with the smell of roast meat and freshly baked bread.The gray stone walls on the four walls of the hall are covered with banners of various families. The gray and white is the ice wolf of the Stark family, the golden is the crowned stag of the Baratheon family, and the crimson is the roaring lion of the Lannister family.A singer was plucking the harp and singing ballads. Iger was not familiar with the language of Westeros, and he was at the end of the long hall, so he couldn't understand the content of the song at all.

Jon Snow is at the same table with him, at this king's dinner, no matter whether his father is Rhaegar Targaryen or Ed Stark, as long as he is not a legally recognized heir, the status of an illegitimate child Just like a night watchman: "popular", that is, the lowest-level participants who are eligible to enter the venue.This is the cold hierarchy of the world of ice and fire, but the young man does not seem to be troubled, but seems very comfortable - sometimes feeding the little direwolf hiding under the table, and sometimes eagerly asking Iger beside him about the night watchmen Details, a heartless optimistic look.

Besides the Bastards and the Night's Watch, there were many young servants at the same table, some serving the Starks, some loyal to the Crown, and some from Casterly Rock or Lannisport.The bottom-level participants of these banquets have no old feuds between families, nor old grudges of the older generation. Although they come from all over the world, they sit shoulder to shoulder, sipping wine from glasses and chatting in the same language. Everyone's knowledge - Jon was very interested in asking him about the Great Wall, and he answered one by one. As he narrated, more and more people put down their knives, forks and wine glasses and joined the conversation.

"Do giants exist?"

"People north of the Great Wall really dry goats?"

"I've heard wildlings eat their own babies when they're hungry!"

Iger understands that talking about the Other Ghost will only be considered bragging, so he simply doesn't mention it, but picks some interesting topics that can be used as talking points.

He is in his late twenties this year, and the youthful characteristics of the Orientals allow him to blend in with this group of teenagers, but the accumulation of age and experience makes him at least the most mature and stable person at this table.Some psychology science books he read before time travel let him know how to cater to others... In the original world, he was not considered smooth, but in this world where the theme is generally fighting and killing, he is easy to deal with a few children .In a short while, the night watchman ranger in brand new black clothes became the protagonist of the table. The teenagers surrounded him, toasting and asking him questions constantly. The atmosphere was so enthusiastic that even the people at the next table moved the benches, Lean in and listen to Iger's story.

"However, the Great Wall is not very peaceful this time." The interesting content is almost finished, Iger began to turn the topic to serious things, "The weather is getting colder every day, and a hundred thousand savages, led by the king beyond the wall, began to gather and prepare to break through The Great Wall came to the south—for them, the south of the Great Wall is the south—for the winter, the rangers began to witness humanoid figures suspected of being different ghosts in the ghost forest...Since this year, several brothers have been patrolling north disappeared."

This kind of thing is of course meaningless to the group of bastards and young servants in front of me, but the news will spread. Behind the bastard is the head and future heir of the Stark family, and the servants are serving knights from all over the world. , nobles and other people in Westeros who actually control the resources.Spreading the plight of the night watchmen through various channels will definitely benefit the defenders of the Great Wall in the long run.

The top executives of the Night Watch Corps are all men of indomitable spirit, but they were born and raised in the environment of the era, doomed to have limited knowledge of the role of "public opinion"... Iger has a vision and insight far beyond theirs, after all, he wants to use what he knows to be Make a small contribution to the Legion—in this cruel world, you have to be prepared for everything. If you don't find a way to escape from the Night Watch Legion, you have to rely on your comrades to survive.What is good for the legion is what is good for oneself.

"One hundred thousand savages?" Some of the listeners didn't believe it at all, while others showed nervous expressions of surprise: "Can the night watchmen stop the attack?"

"This is just a rough estimate. Among the 10 people, there are old and young, and they drag their families and drive livestock. If there are [-] troops capable of fighting, it will be the sky." Iger raised his glass and drank it: "If you attack head-on, ten thousand Thousands of elite soldiers can't climb the Great Wall. The problem that the night watchmen are facing now is that the Great Wall is too long and the number of troops is too small, so it is impossible to defend every place. Vulnerable."

"Then what to do."

Iger smiled wryly: "Good question, the Chief Ranger came to Winterfell this trip to discuss this issue with the Guardians of the North."

A group of young people wanted to ask again, and the protagonists of the banquet arrived at the scene.

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Chapter 16 The King's Dinner

The noise in the hall quickly subsided, and in everyone's eyes, the Duke of Winterfell escorted the queen into the hall first.

Iger heard a saying before time travel: Game of Thrones' crew has limited funds and cannot afford to hire actors with good looks, age, and acting skills, so they can only settle for the second best and put acting skills first.The result of this is: many characters in the TV series are ugly or much older than they should be, but some supporting characters are surprisingly gorgeous... The queen in front of me confirmed this statement, she is much younger and more beautiful than in the TV series, and He doesn't have that gloomy and vicious look that makes him look like a villain.Her long golden hair glistened against the jewel-encrusted tiara, which was set with emeralds that matched her brilliant blue eyes perfectly.With an innocent smile on her face, she just walked in the door without looking sideways, not even looking at the guardian of the north beside her.If one hadn't known him as a human being, who would have imagined the vicious heart behind this pretty face?

Followed by the king, he walked into the banquet hall with Mrs. Stark, who was also much younger than the screen.He was indeed red-faced and long-bearded, but he was much taller than the traveler imagined, a fat and strong man.

Then there are a bunch of children from Stark and Baratheon's family... They are somewhat different from the original drama, and Iger is powerless and does not intend to distinguish them one by one.While everyone was looking at the entrants, he finally opened his mouth and gorged himself on the fish on the table. For the obsidian dagger that saved his life, he hadn't eaten anything other than the vigil for a long time. There is no meat food outside the cafeteria.

The two Lannister brothers followed the children in, and Jaime Lannister was really tall and handsome, and he looked more like a man than anyone else in his scarlet silk gown, high black boots and long black satin cape. The king, and the dwarf beside him... If there is anyone in this world who can be recognized by travelers without any scenes or costumes or coat of arms, it is Tyrion Lannister.Not because of how conspicuous his appearance is, but because - he is a dwarf.

This is probably the most worthwhile person to make friends with in the entire Game of Thrones story. If you get in touch with him, maybe you can use... No, use his relationship and power to leave the Night Watch Corps in a non-escaping way?

A flash of inspiration suddenly came to Iger's mind, but as a soldier of the night watchman, how should he talk to a Lannister?He was lost in thought as he watched the Lannister brothers pass by on their way to the high platform in the VIP area.

Among the great nobles, Benyan Stark and Theon Greyjoy, the "adopted son" of the Duke of Winterfell, entered the scene last.After the two people took their seats under the watchful eyes of everyone, everyone toasted each other and exchanged congratulatory messages, and then the dinner officially began.

Jon and the young attendants still want to hear Iger's story about encountering wildlings while patrolling, but the traverser has lost his mind: "My story is almost the same, and you, tell your story. I will maintain I haven't been to the south of the Neck since Stroll, who will introduce me to the life of the southerners?"

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It's good to stay with these unscrupulous young people-after a few drinks, they become acquaintances.Under the influence of alcohol, one of the servants belonging to the Lannister family soon began to brag about the adventure stories of himself and the knights he served... Under the table, the illegitimate direwolf gnawed happily on the table. Give it a meaty bone; on the stage, Jon Snow listened with relish to the stories of war, hunting and adultery from the mouths of the other boys.Only Iger, who was dressed in black, had already drifted to other places.

"Jon, how are you doing tonight?" A familiar voice sounded beside him, and Benyan Stark left his seat and came here to find his neglected illegitimate nephew.

"Very good." Jon replied happily, "Uncle, I heard from Igger that the Night Watch Corps is short of manpower right now? Take me with you when you leave."

The attendant who was talking about his passionate story with a widow outside King's Landing stopped and made room for the visitor.Benjen Stark straddled the bench and took the glass from Jon. "Summer Red," he said slowly, taking a sip, "is nothing sweeter than this wine. Jon, you How many drinks did you have tonight?"

"I'm not drunk."

"I didn't say you were drunk." Bunyan put down his glass, looked at where his brother was, and then looked back at Jon carefully, "To be honest, the Great Wall really needs young people like you right now."

Jon raised his chin proudly: "I'm a better swordsman than anyone I've been training with, and Hullen said my riding skills are also the best in the city."

"good."

"Then you agreed?" Jon suddenly became excited, "As long as you go and tell your father, he will definitely agree, and I know he will."

Bunyan turned to look at Iger, who shrugged his shoulders—it wasn't because of him to tease the boy.So the chief ranger looked back at his nephew's face again: "Jon, the Wall is a tough place for a boy."

"I'm almost of age," Jon argued. "I'll be fifteen next name day, and Maester Luwin says bastards grow faster than other children."