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No sooner had he dealt with these things, and within a few minutes of lying down, Kirk heard the deafening sound of an alarm from the clock tower in Winterfell. In such a dark and snowy night, the dull sound of the bell wears very far away, and it seems more rapid and melodious.

According to the rules of the Honorary Iron Guard, when you hear the warning bell, you must immediately take up your arms and report to the school grounds. Kirk leapt to his feet, struck himself a few times, and rushed down the stairs of the guard tower.

Sir Roderick yelled in the school yard and ordered all the Glory Guards to assemble quickly, and to send 100,000 troops in a hurry.

In the stables, the horsemen quickly pulled out one by one for the knights to set off.

In just 10 minutes, three-quarters of the knights and soldiers of the entire Winterfell City, led by Duke Stark, walked out of Winterfell, and the torrent of steel quickly walked down the hill and galloped up the King's Road in the darkness and snow.

Ed. Stark rode a tall warhorse and held an "ice" sword, and rushed ahead first. Judging by his haggard expression and deep-knit brow, he had received the bad news of the King's assassination in Icewind Dale, less than half a day from Winterfell.

That's bad news!

If he can't go to King Qin as soon as possible and give a reasonable explanation, with the fiery temper of His Majesty Robert, Ed doesn't dare to think about it.

Although Robert and he grew up together, fought the world together, and played with women, they have been separated for 15 years, and now Robert. Enwei was getting worse, and I heard that his temper had become more irritable, and Catherine had warned him many times.

You must not regard His Majesty the King of the Seven Kingdoms as his childhood playmate and comrade on the battlefield.

Why is there such a big mistake at this juncture?

Ed complained about the arrangement of the Seven Gods while struggling to find a solution.

The warriors of the Northlands were all on horseback, so the team traveled extremely fast, and the torches formed a fiery dragon on the snowy King's Road.

As the day dawned, Eddard walked to Icewind Dale. I can't believe my eyes!

King's Road comes to an abrupt end in the Icewind Valley. Buried by thousands of boulders.

The Icewind Valley, which he had walked countless times, had become a hill 100 meters high!

The King's Road is completely blocked, and the connection between the North and the exterior is interrupted!

This time. Ed was really in a hurry.

It's not that he hasn't thought about his current embarrassing situation. But he has always had faith in Robert's friendship. It wasn't until he saw the King's Road being interrupted that he really realized the seriousness of the problem.

Last night, he suddenly received a report from a scout. It is said that there were fierce battles and landslides in Icewind Dale. Since the scout was not sure that one of the parties was the king's convoy, he deduced that this was most likely the result, because of the icy night, the caravan would discredit the journey?

For such a large-scale assassination, he, as the Lord of the North and the Duke of Winterfell, is absolutely to blame!

The best outcome is lax management, negligence, lowering the title, stripping the territory, and severely reprimanding, all of which can't run.

The worst result is that he plots against him, assassinates the king, rebels against the thieves, the princes requisition, and the rebellion of his relatives, and Ed does not dare to think about it.

But, after all, he is the head of the proud Stark family!

He called Sir Rogst and his eldest son, Robb. Although Catherine insisted that Robb was only a 14-year-old, Ed involved him in the operation to exercise his abilities.

First of all, Duke Stark's order was to find a way through the mountains at once, to contact the king's convoy as soon as possible, and he was to go there to explain the situation himself.

Second, he ordered the North to begin a nationwide search for suspicious persons, while actively searching the scene for clues left by the Assassins.

After two hours of searching, Sir Rogest reported that there was a centuries-old path on the Eastern Front that led to the south, the road before the Targaryen ruled the continent and the King's Road was built, but it was very rugged and long, and it took a lot of time.

Ed then received a pigeon message from his wife, Catherine, reporting his latest news.

According to his sister Lady Sasha, King Robert was assassinated in Icewind Dale, and finally escaped with the protection of the Seven Gods and the support of Master Axia Cloud. At present, it is temporarily stationed in the southern part of the snake neck swamp and camped.

According to the grapevine, the king was seriously injured, and in the early hours of last night, he summoned Queen Cersei and Prince Joffrey several times, as well as Jaime. Sir Lannister, take matters of business.

Kirk laughed in his heart, this fool × the king, and summoned the adulterers and adulteresses of the Lannisters. If it weren't for the protection of Yaxia's Cloud Mage, it is estimated that the man and woman would have taken advantage of the situation and put the blame on the Assassin and Duke Stark.

However, King Robert does have a lot of good things on him, maybe because he has a lot of hole cards, so Cersei has been hesitant to make a move.

By midday, the bad news came again. Queen Cersei, in the name of the King and Queen, ordered the second powerful force in the Northlands, the Bolton family of the Castle of Terror, to lead the army of King Qin.

According to the reply of the spies who monitored the Bolton family of the Forts of Terror, the Bolton family acted quickly, and after receiving orders from the king, Luce? The Duke of Bolton had already led his son, about 2,000 knights, south from the eastern coastline, into the king's camp and guarded the king.

At the same time, the same order was sent to the vassals of the Tully family, the Freys. Lord of River Crossing, Marquis of Twin Rivers? Frey did not hesitate to lead 2000 knights across the river and was crossing the Serpentine Neck Swamp to the north.

Ed. Stark's brow furrowed even more. The Bolton family is the only force in the north that dares to stand up to them, and the Frey family is also a powerful faction that the Lord Tully family never cares about. Cersei's two orders were given in the name of the king and queen, and if she really meant Robert, then it means that Robert no longer trusts the neighboring Starks and Tully.

This was the last thing he wanted to see, and that was that the king did not give himself a chance to explain at all. He disguised himself as the second most powerful force in the two states, thus dismantling and shaking the foundations of the Stark and Tully families.

In the evening, Sir Rogest, who had gone to explore the way, finally returned, believing that the rough path was passable, but not a small risk.

Ed had already given the order to cross the path overnight to the king's camp to meet Robert I.

His orders were quickly carried out.

Kirk shook his head, this Stark was really loyal and brainless.

According to his guess, under the slanderous words of Queen Cersei and the adulterer Jaime Lannister, King Robert would have to retreat at dawn.

However, it turns out that Kirk is not a material to be a military advisor. His predictions were not accurate at all.

After dawn, the Winterfell army, after a night of trekking through the mountains, finally saw King Robert's Black Crown Stag Banner!

The king's camp arrived.

Passing through the outer fortifications of Duke Bolton at the Castle of Terror, Winterfell's army was blocked.

Duke Bolton rode in front of the barracks, rows of crossbowmen aimed at Eddard, Lord of Winterfell, King of the North. Stark.

Stark's retainers couldn't stand it anymore, in terms of the relationship between the top and bottom, although Bolton was a duke, he was first and foremost a subordinate of the king of the north, and when he saw the arrival of the head of the family, he should have dismounted to welcome him, and he dared to point his weapon at his master, and the rebellion failed?

When Bolton saw Eddard, he smiled and said, "Duke Stark, I can't dismount this time, because I have a royal mandate, and my obligations to the lord have to be placed after my loyalty to the royal family." ”

Ed stopped Robb's impulse, and he smiled slightly, "Duke Bolton, why are you stopping in front of my horse?" ”

Bolton gestured with his hand, "Duke Stark, according to the orders of my king and queen, the army of Winterfell is not allowed to enter the king's camp, but is to be stationed outside. You can only bring 2 slaves in. ”

Robb shouted, "My father is from King Qin!" Is this an order from the king or does Queen Cersei mean it? ”

Burton's face turned pale: "Could it be that the future master of Winterfell is such a hairy boy with no sense of honor?" Neither the king's orders nor the queen's will are something you can question! Get out of here! ”

Ed stopped everyone from shouting, and he took a deep look at Bolton. Duke Bolton only felt as if he was being stared at by the fierce and savage pupils of an ice wolf, and took two steps back. The wolfskin coat on his body didn't seem warm enough, and he couldn't help but grab the cloak to cover his body tightly.

He immediately felt annoyed, this plain and stern Eddard . . . Stark, who was not angry, forced himself back with his eyes.

Before he could try to fight back again, Ed had dismounted and walked over: "Take me to the king." ”

Kirk and the other Honorary Guards were ready to stay outside, just as he wanted. Last night's death fight with the king's guards in the dark, many people have seen them up close, and although they may not be recognized, it is best not to see them.

But things don't always come to fruition.

Ed chose Sir Rodrigo as a servant, and then asked him to choose one of the Honorary Guards. Robb was scrambling to go, but Eddard grabbed him and whispered, "The Stark patriarch and the next patriarch can't go to danger at the same time!" If I can't come back, you're going to fight your way out of the city and return to Winterfell, where you take on the responsibilities of Lord of Winterfell and House Stark. You have to take care of your mother and younger siblings! ”

Robb fell silent for a moment, and he suddenly realized the great responsibility on him. Previously, these responsibilities were Ed's.

He nodded: "Father, you have to be more careful. The king's actions seem to be very bad for us. I've heard that Cersei and the other Lannisters have been very hostile to us. ”

Ed rubbed his hair: "Looks like my son has grown up quite a bit. Don't worry, I'll do it when the opportunity comes. (To be continued......)