Chapter 45: Riverrun
"In ...... After that incident, I escaped from the castle and met the black-clad brother who had come to King's Landing to recruit troops, and he cut off my hair, changed my clothes, and stuffed me into the ranks of the Night's Watch, Mother, do you know......"
“…… Sky! The Night's Watch is actually made up like this, why didn't you tell me earlier, and still hide from Jon and send Jon to the Night's Watch as well! ”
“…… Most people are actually not bad by nature, they just have a bad background and have no opportunity to get an education...... Of course, not all of them are good, and there are a few people I hate very much......"
"Teacher Yi suddenly appeared in the team later, Uncle Youlun said that he forcibly cut the queue and wanted to go to the Great Wall with him, Uncle Youlun was reluctant at first, but there was no way, because he couldn't get rid of the teacher's ......"
As Arya spoke not very clearly, Catelyn smiled, looking at Arya tenderly, laughing, annoyed, expectant, and muttering.
Brienne, who was on the side, saw this scene, and her heart was also full of comfort.
She'd never seen Caitlin smile so movingly these days.
But the knight is always in peace.
Brienne turned her head to look at Lin Yi on the side.
The "magic resurgence" that he heard from him was Brienne's biggest concern.
If it were someone else, they might not care, but Catelyn and Brienne were not the same, they had seen a shadow-like monster kill Ranley Baratheon.
That is not the proper means of war.
Brienne clenched the reins in her hand.
Arya was still telling her stories, and compared to the monotonous life of Winterfell in the past, the experience of these few months was incomparably rich, and there seemed to be an endless story to tell.
Of course, Arya was reluctant to ride a horse with her mother, and she was eager to show her mother the riding skills she had learned these days.
But Caitlyn said she wanted to hear her tell her stories about these days, and Arya instantly put her thoughts behind her.
In this regard, Lin Yi said that there is nothing to say, your mother is still your mother.
It was about early afternoon, and everyone came to the outside of Rushing City.
On the road outside the city, there were groups of civilians who had taken refuge in Riverrun, some with cattle and some with goods, but when Caitlin and the others passed by, they all got out of the way.
"Long live Stark!"
"Long live Tully!"
The civilians cheered, which made Arya very happy and looked at Lin Yi proudly.
But Caitlyn couldn't be happy, and she looked out of the Rushing City, her heart full of worry.
Outside the city, along the banks of the Red Fork and Vinestone rivers, there were camps and tents, all kinds of family crest banners fluttering in the wind, all of them were vassals of Stark or Tully.
This represents an important event - Duke Tully may be about to fight the Lannisters.
Entering Riverrun, Catelyn takes Arya to meet her grandfather and uncle, and Brienne takes Lin Yi to the castle's guest rooms.
"Thank you very much, Ms. Brienne."
Lin Yi sat down in the room and smiled at Brienne.
"If you don't have problems with your eyes, you should be able to see that I'm not a lady."
Brienne frowned.
"I don't have a problem with my eyes, I can naturally see that you are a woman."
Lin Yi said with a smile.
Hearing Lin Yi's words, Brienne seemed to understand the meaning of Lin Yi's words, and she shook her head.
"I don't know about the Far East, but in Westeros, a woman is not equal to a lady."
"Is that so?"
Lin Yi showed a thoughtful expression, of course, this is pretending, Lin Yi will not even know this bit of common sense.
Looking at the handsome and exotic face, Brienne hesitated for a moment or two, and spoke.
"About what you said......"
"That's not what to discuss here, the walls have ears, Brienne...... Knight. ”
"I'm not a knight."
Brienne first defended, and then repeated Lin Yi's words in her mouth.
"The partition wall has ears...... It makes sense, I understand, and I'll see you again when Madame greets the Duke. ”
Lin Yi smiled slightly.
……
That night, I don't know what Caitlyn said, when Lin Yi came to the hall of the castle, in addition to Caitlyn and Brienne, there was a man Lin Yi had never seen.
"This is my younger brother, Edmure Tully, the first heir to the Duke of Riverrun."
After Caitlin finished the introduction, she quietly waited for Lin Yi's salute.
But what she didn't expect was that Lin Yi, who had always behaved very politely before, just sighed softly at this moment.
"Madame Stark, I will tell you about such a secret because you smell of shadows, so I know you will believe it, but your brother, with all due respect, I don't think he will believe what I say."
Although Lin Yi used honorifics, his tone was very unpolite.
Caitlyn frowned slightly, then spoke.
"I understand Mr. Yi's dissatisfaction, but you also have to understand that we are only women after all, and we can't ......"
"Wait."
Edmure Tully suddenly interrupted his sister Caitlyn's words, and he frowned slightly as he looked at Lin Yi.
"You're Arya's teacher and savior, I won't be rude to you, but you'd better be clear, what does the smell of shadows mean?"
Lin Yi chuckled and spoke.
"You should probably ask your sister this question."
Edmure Tully frowned and turned to look at Catelyn.
Caitlyn and Brienne looked at each other, sighed, and told him about Lan Li's killing by a shadow.
"What? So all those bizarre rumors out there are fake? Lan Li is not a sister...... Or was it killed by some southern woman? ”
Catelyn nodded.
A certain mapped southern woman said with a blank face.
"What Lady Caitlyn says is true, and I swear by my sword, and ask the gods, old and new, to bear witness."
Catelyn shook Brienne's hand apologetically.
She didn't tell her brother before because this incident was indeed a bit outrageous, and it was hard for normal people to believe it.
But now it's different, it was Lin Yi who picked out this problem first without knowing it, and then she told the facts, and this matter became very convincing.
Edmure Tully frowned and thought for a while, then looked at Lin Yi.
"I believe what my sister said...... So, is the so-called 'magic resurgence' also true? ”
"Of course."
Lin Yi nodded without any psychological burden, because this was originally true.
At this point in time, the three little dragons of the dragon mother should have hatched, and according to the setting of this world, the revival of magic is closely related to dragons.
"Then why did you head north of the Great Wall? Is something similar going on there? ”
"Of course." Lin Yi said with a smile, "The revival of magic does not distinguish between the south and the north. ”
Edmure didn't care about Lin Yi's teasing at all, he thought for a few seconds before speaking.
"I can't fully believe what you're saying, but I'm willing to help you, you're Arya's sword teacher and savior, and you're a guest of honor in Riverrun and Winterfell, so I'll do my best to help you, whether what you're saying is true or not."
"That's great."
Things went more smoothly than Lin Yi imagined.
"Riverrun will send a team to take you to the Great Wall."
Edmure continued.
"I don't have to, I just need a guide."
Lin Yi rejected Edmure's kindness.
"And without further ado, it's best to get on your way now."
Hearing Lin Yi's words, Edmu, who was refreshing just now, suddenly looked embarrassed.
Lin Yi frowned when he saw this.
Edmure and Caitlyn looked at each other, sighed, and spoke.
"Our Majesty has sent a message to you, and he wants to see you and thank you personally."