The water of the Divine Eye Lake is turquoise and warm, floating on the endless lake, as if completely away from the world and the hustle and bustle.

Arya lay on the raft, her eyes staring at the sky in a daze.

Feeling the feeling of drifting beneath her body, which was completely different from that on land, her soul seemed to begin to drift with it.

Father, Sansa, Cersei, Joffrey...... Everything in King's Landing was drifting away from her as it had happened in her previous life.

It was the story of Arya, the daughter of Duke Stark, not the orphan of the Night's Watch.

For a moment, Arya had thought so.

But she then came to her senses.

"Look! It's a black swan! ”

There was a cry of surprise from the children in the same boat.

Arya straightened up and looked coldly at the black swan flying in the sky, watching it land on the dense reeds of the Lake of God's Eye.

"It's so beautiful...... Much more beautiful than a raft. ”

Children whispered.

Obviously, Arya's naming of the raft makes them involuntarily compare it to a real black swan.

Isn't this nonsense?

Arya was a little speechless in her heart, she just didn't want to use Yoron's [Child] to name it [Black Swan].

Looking at the reeds that separated her from the inside and outside, Arya couldn't help but lose her mind.

No matter what the war is in the outside world, they all live on this lake without a fight, how comfortable they are!

If only I were a black swan too......

Arya thought to herself.

The adults on the side were not interested in admiring the grace of the swan, they nodded at the size and fat of the black swan, and finally agreed that it must be fat to catch one and taste it.

Hearing the adults' words, Arya came to her senses and shook her head.

Forget it, it's better not to be a black swan.

……

After leaving the town, the march of the team was very smooth.

Whether it's a raft with sails in the water or a galloping horse with no burden on land, the speed of travel is more than twice as fast as before.

During the day, rafts carry supplies in shallow waters, and those who travel on land run along the shore of the lake on horseback.

At night, the raft was swung to the lake, and everyone camped on the shore to rest.

The horses were tied up somewhere, and there was plenty of tender grass and sweet lakes all over the place.

The daily meal is the fatty fish from the lake and a variety of grains brought from the town's farmland.

The adults who walked by the water also tried to get close to the reeds and caught a beautiful black swan with bad intentions.

In this regard, although Arya was indignant in her heart, for the sake of the barbecue was indeed very delicious, she still planned not to bother with them.

Day after day, they traveled until the trees around the lake thinned out and the rolling hills appeared in front of them, and the people realized that they were about to cross the Lake of God's Eye.

Yu Lun and the others propped up the rowing boat and raft to the shore and took all the supplies down.

Without carriages, everyone had to free up a few horses and put supplies on horseback.

"Whew, what should I do with the raft?"

Yu Lun wiped his sweat and looked at Lin Yi.

"Feel free to do it, you shouldn't need it when crossing the Trident River."

Yuren nodded, beckoning everyone to push the raft into the lake, and the sail was removed for cloth.

"Just let him float away."

Looking at the raft floating slowly on the lake, everyone felt a sigh of emotion in their hearts.

To be honest, the journey across God's Eye Lake is probably the easiest journey for everyone to go north.

Back on land, Lin Yi and Youlun rode their horses to the front.

"Why, are you going to Harrenhal as planned?"

Lin Yi asked.

“…… I'm afraid not. ”

Yu Lun bit on the grass stalks he had picked up on the side of the road, and looked at the few manors that could be seen in front of him with a frown.

To be precise, there are a few dilapidated manors where only charred wreckage remains.

"The Lannister's army may have captured Harrenhal."

Yoren sighed.

"Countess Ha'an and our Night's Watch are good friends, but the Lannisters don't care."

"Then let's go straight to the Crossroads Inn, from where it will be safer to cross the Trident River heading north."

Lin Yi proposed.

"Well, that's a good idea." Yulun nodded in agreement.

……

After about two more days of travel, the Crossroads Inn, which was specially marked on the map, appeared in front of them.

Half of the Crossroads Inn was originally built on the water, and even though it has been rebuilt several times over the centuries, the south wing of the inn is still built on wooden stakes in the water.

The water of the Trident River flowed through the back door of the inn, looking at this Trident River, Lin Yi's expression under the mask was a little complicated.

Finally arrived, crossed the river, and completely left the main battlefield of the Battle of the Five Kings.

As long as you're not stupid enough to cross the Moon Mountains and head north along the King's Road, it's safe and fast.

However, some things that Lin Yi had expected still happened.

"Lin Yi, this is wrong."

Yuren frowned.

"It's so quiet! The Crossroads Inn is a very famous place, I have stopped here dozens of times, and each time it is lively. ”

"Of course it's wrong." Lin Yi's face was calm, and he drove his horse forward to the door of the inn, "This place is located on the banks of the Trident River, it is a key point of transportation in all directions, Tywin is familiar with the art of war, how could he miss this place." ”

With that, Lin Yi turned over and got off the horse, pushed open the door and walked in.

The crowd followed him.

Just as he walked in, Romy pointed to the inn hall and called out.

Everyone looked over and saw a pair of gallows in the spacious hall, on which hung the corpse of a woman.

"It's Martha Hyde."

Yoren sighed and walked over to lay down the woman's body.

"Martha is the proprietress of the Crossroads Inn, and I know her well...... Unfortunately, the ale she makes is very mellow. ”

Yuren's tone was full of regret, I don't know if he was sorry for the wine, or for the winemaker.

"Poor Martha, the body has been hung for at least half a month, and she has lost so much weight."

Looking at the bucket-like waist of the corpse, Lin Yi was a little silent.

It's hard to imagine the original figure of this proprietress ......

Lin Yi walked past Yu Lun to the long table in the center of the hall, leaned over and picked up a piece of fragment from the leg of the table, and rubbed the fragment in his hand with two fingers.

The splinters feel smoother and a little denser than glass.

"Glass cup."

Lin Yi casually threw away the debris, stood up, and glanced at the messy hall around him.

"It seems that Tywin was in a hurry when he left, and it seems that the situation is more urgent than I thought."

Yuren carried Martha's body outside, intending to dig a grave for her.

Arya's eyes lit up when she heard Lin Yi's words, and she ran to Lin Yi's side and asked in a low voice.

"So, my brother has won the battle again?"

"It should be ......"

Lin Yi nodded, took out the map from his arms, spread it on the long table in front of him, pointed to the map and said.

"We're currently at the Crossroads Inn, which is here, and we've sneaked through the heart of Tywin's army."

Lin Yi's finger swiped across the eastern shore of God's Eye Lake on the map, grazing the corners of Harrenhal to connect to the Crossroads Inn.

"The Lannister's army must be stationed in Harrenhal, and since Tywin would be so urgent to move his command from the Crossroads Inn to Harrenhal, it means that your brother must be somewhere, making a breakthrough......"

As he spoke, Lin Yi touched his chin through the mask.

"I don't know where he's made his progress, but Tywin won't rest on his laurels, and there's going to be a battle in the West."

"Then we ......"

Arya glanced at Yu Lun with some hesitation, and then turned her head to look at Lin Yi, as if asking.

“…… Well. ”

Lin Yi put away the map, and his tone couldn't hear any ups and downs.

"It's time to separate......