"If I die, Jon,"

Lying in front of the campfire, the gray-haired Eddie said weakly, "Remember to put two bouquets of pomegranate flowers in front of my grave, this is our family tradition." ”

His tone was very low, and his body still trembled uncontrollably as he spoke.

He seemed to be cold, so cold that even the bearskin cloak that covered his emaciated body could not give him the slightest warmth, and the campfire that shook and burned in front of him seemed to be more of a decoration.

"You're not going to die, Add." Jon replied with a serious face. But looking at his good friend lying in front of the fire, his eyes couldn't help but feel a little sad.

The other party seems to be in good shape, but Jon clearly remembers that this good friend had a high fever before, and now he is suddenly getting better, is it really a good thing?

Jon, who had been besieged here for more than a month, didn't dare to think deeply.

His words fell, and Piper, who was wrapped in a brown fur cloak and only showed one head, couldn't help but say, "If you die, there will probably not be a grave." We're just going to bury you in a hurry or throw you into the surrounding ice canyons. ”

As he spoke, his ears trembled so much that the shadow reflected in the firelight on the walls of the tent also trembled, and the man who had wrapped himself so thickly that he looked at it as if he were a bear napping in front of a campfire.

Hearing this snarky words, Eddie, who was lying down, did not have any obvious reaction, but looked at the top of the tent with empty eyes: "Why can't you burn me?" It's going to be warm......."

"Because we don't have any extra firewood, Add." Piper replied, looking at his frail companion and couldn't help but add, "So you'd better not die." ”

"If I could be cremated, I would still prefer to die myself."

As he spoke, Eddie's spirits lifted slightly, and after lying on the ground and taking a deep breath, he muttered, "That's heaven." But if you bury me casually, then unless my brain is as stupid as Gülen. You see, the neighbors are all freezing to death, so I don't want to sit with them and discuss the boring question of who is colder when they die. ”

"Or like Martin, the fisherman of Dragonstone, who was thrown into the surrounding ice canyons, and it would be even more miserable, without even a neighbor. Maybe there is still a strange ghost hidden in the canyon, and then he will be resurrected and ridden as a horse...... There must be no real horses down there, and I think the strangers can only ride people alive. ”

"The strange spirits have been destroyed by the adults." Hearing this, Jon couldn't help but say, "Everyone knows this. ”

"Maybe a little ghost cub." Eddie blinked, "That old guy from Custer didn't have any babies, you know." ”

"But if there are no adult ghosts, is it possible for the doll ghosts to survive?" Piper, wrapped in rice dumplings, asked questioningly.

"How is it possible, otherwise why is the snow so heavy outside? I'm probably not going to freeze to death. ”

The words fell, and the surroundings fell silent.

Because of the heavy snow outside, they didn't have a lot of dead people during this time, including their good friend Glenn.

Under the endless cold, the original beautiful thing has become the same as the flood beast.

After a while, as if he couldn't stand the silence, Eddie, lying on the side of the campfire, his face red from the flames, spoke again.

"Did I tell you that I had a nickname called Addon the Lark when I was in the Vale family?"

His voice was a little weaker than before, but his expression seemed to be more uplifted, as if it had returned to the light.

Without waiting for his companions to respond, Eddie's eyes moved slightly, and he began to sing as he looked at Piper, who was wrapped in a bearskin cloak.

"This bear, bear, bear, black and brown all over, covered in plush."

"Oh, people are saying, go to the bazaar together, bazaar? He understands, but I'm a bear, black and brown, covered in plush! ”

"Follow the road from one end to the other. This one, that one, three boys, a goat, and a dancing bear......"

……

At first, Piper, who was targeted by him, didn't think anything about it, but the more he listened, the more wrong it became, and finally he couldn't help but scold.

"Damn Eddie, you're singing so badly!"

"It just so happens that you're ugly too," Eddie, humming a ballad, couldn't help but heav, "I think you'll never be able to get a daughter-in-law like this, Piper, I'm sorry for you." ”

"The night watchman is not allowed to marry and have children!" Big-eared Piper retorted.

"I forgot." Add sighed, "But even if we can get married, we won't have a chance." ”

"Yesterday the stupid big Logan froze to death. And Odin and Gülen ......"

"I believe that the gods of heaven will bring them to heaven." Jon spoke again, "And there will be a messenger there to watch over them." ”

"Yes, I do." Add smiled, "Until I freeze to death too." ”

The words fell, and the surroundings fell silent again.

It was a sad topic, and even though they had been through it many times during this time, they didn't want to mention it too much.

It's just that it's not something that can be avoided without mentioning it.

Half an hour later.

Eddie, who was lying in front of the campfire panting a little, began to sing again, but not the previous bear song, but a different one.

……

"The Father's countenance is strong and strong, he adjudicates falsehood, presides over righteousness, judges the length of good life, and loves children with kindness. Our Lady brings the blessing of life, guards and cares for every woman, her smile never stops, and she cares for the little ones gently. Warriors stand ......"

His voice was low and hoarse, singing and singing, his eyes turned away from his two good friends, and he looked at the top of the tent instead, his eyes gradually hollowed, and his voice lost the vitality it had just had, but became weaker and weaker.

"The seven gods created us, always listen to our prayers, close your eyes, and no longer be troubled, and the gods take care of you, little child. Close your eyes, no more worries, the gods take care of you, little child. ”

Humming, his eyes seemed to be unable to help but fight a little because of this, hazy, and the song in his mouth quietly changed into another song.

"Oh, have you seen my son, good sir? His hair is autumn brownish. He promised me that one day he would come back to our home on the street in Wyndertown. Oh, have you heard of my son, I think...... I want to ......"

The dry, rough voice was low, and then low, and finally it evolved into a subtle murmur, and the lips trembled until it was inaudible.

The camp was finally completely silent under the flickering of the fire, except for the crackling of burning firewood.

"Is he asleep?" Watching his best friend lie there with his eyes closed, with a peaceful expression, Piper muttered.

"That's right, he's asleep."

Jon replied, taking a deep breath, and crawled over to tuck the corners of the quilt for Add, and straightened his somewhat messy hair.

After staring at his face for a long time, Jon said with a serious face, "I'm going to take him back to the Wall." ”

"If you survive."

Hearing this, Piper, who had encouraged Eddie before, had become very negative at the moment.

"Those sons of the forest don't have much to eat, and we're either going to freeze to death or starve to death......"

"The pathfinding team three days ago has all been frozen to death now, and there is no way to rush in this weather."

"Death to stay here, death to risk traveling."

"Where the hell have you gone?" Piper asked desperately.

Jon couldn't answer that question.

Ever since they had returned a month earlier to see the dragon, they had not found the man they were following.

The children of the forest here don't know exactly where he went, except that he suddenly disappeared during a fight with the dragon.

And the same disappears as well, the otherwise normal climate here.

At first, it became very hot, so hot that the vast snow-capped plains around the mountain melted widely.

The night vanished, the day remained, and the sun covered the land twenty-four hours a day, turning the land that was once called the Land of Eternal Winter into a muddy river and a great river.

The roads were muddy, and horses and even the army could not get on foot at all. So they had no choice but to temporarily stay in this place, called Tree Horn Mountain, and wait for the hot weather to depart under the care of the children of the forest.

In half a month, the intense heat really left, but then a long night came, a blizzard came as scheduled, and extreme cold followed.

The first half of the month was really hot to death, and the second half of the month was really cold......

"What's next time? Is it possible to get back to normal? ”

Jon muttered, and suddenly heard a word from his companion Piper.

"Do you feel that it's suddenly bright outside?"

His voice was full of doubt.

Because of the animal skin tent, it was difficult for the two people staying in the tent to see the specific situation outside.

But at the top left, the original dark and black color of the tent wall in the upper left seems to be glowing.

Very bright?

Jon was stunned, then glanced at his companion before getting up and leaving the campfire and lifting the tent curtains.

The light blocked by the tent suddenly came into view.

It wasn't a barracks standing quietly around, it was overhead!

Looking up, the sky covered by dark clouds, the goose feathers and heavy snow flying in the sky are still there, the sky is dark and cold, and the surrounding earth is silted with snow, and it is white.

But unlike before, a light broke through the snowy mid-air and shone faintly!

Upon closer inspection, they found that the source of the light was at the top of the hill above their heads, where there seemed to be a faint person standing.

"That's ......" Jon muttered subconsciously, as if thinking of something, his face growing excited, as did Piper beside him.

But when Piper suddenly noticed a figure passing by in front of him, the excitement suddenly turned to consternation.

"Add!?"

Under the snow, Piper, a short man standing in front of the tent, seemed to be afraid that he had seen it wrong, so he couldn't help but rub his eyes, and then look again.

The familiar figure is still the same, isn't it the companion Eddie who has passed away before!

But why is he so hazy?

Ignoring the two stunned friends standing in the doorway, Add walked out of the tent, as if attracted by the light, and looked up at the cliff overhead.

Then, under the stunned gaze of Jon and the others, his illusory body suddenly floated up, and slowly drifted towards the source of the light hidden by the goose feather snow.

At this moment, not only where they were, but as far as the eye could see, in this barracks, countless illusory figures emerged from the snow, and under the shocking gaze of the surviving soldiers, they floated like milk swallows returning to their nests, and threw themselves in the direction of light!