Eddard Stark was momentarily stunned.

He was shocked by the information that Count Gavin revealed.

Arya Stark and Janine Westerling, who hadn't heard from her for years, were in King's Landing at the Red Keep, and she was also in a discussion with the Magic Mountain about shipping out the Lannisters' gold, either way, Eddard found it incredulous.

Of the children, Ed liked Arya the most. Arya has the beauty and character of Ed's sister Lyanna, she is simply a copy of Lyanna, a tomboy who has been in a hurry since she could walk, and she dares to do anything that boys dare not do.

She is lively and active, and since she is sensible, she does not like the etiquette of female celebrities but likes to dance with swords, and Ed believes that Arya is the only one of his children who has the "blood of a wolf". Compared to several other red-haired and blue-eyed siblings, Arya is also the closest to her father Ed.

The other siblings all had the physical characteristics of their mother, Catelyn Tully, but Arya inherited her father's features.

Count Gavin looked at Eddard and smiled, "Your Majesty, Arya has now become a very great assassin, in the year 299 of the Aegon calendar, in Harrenhal in the Riverlands, she went to the Isle of the Gods in Braavos under the persuasion of Lord Magic Mountain, and became an apprentice in the Black and White Academy. - Mortal Death Once!"

"Everyone must serve!" Ed replied in surprise.

The mottos and names of the Faceless are spread all over the world, like the Iron Vault of Braavos, which has spread far and wide on the continents of Essos, Westeros, and Thross......

"She's a faceless?" muttered Eddard. Ed was shocked and worried. The Facelings are an extremely mysterious organization, and no one around them will know their true face, but Count Gavin knows Arya's true face, and this will not bring bad results to Arya.

The more mysterious the organization, the more mysterious and strange the regulations.

Ed's memory is that during his time as Prime Minister in the Red Keep, he hired a swordsman from Braavos, Celio Friel, to be Arya's dance teacher. The dance teacher teaches Arya a dance every day: the Water Dance. A sword technique suitable for girls to practice, and the sword used is completely different from the swords of the knights of Westeros, it is the favorite sword used by the assassins: the narrow sword!

The weight of the narrow sword is very light, the reason why the sword body is too narrow, there is no chopping trick in swordsmanship, and it is known for its thorns and agility, which is suitable for the small physique and strength of girls.

Ed couldn't believe that his daughter had become a faceless being, and that she was just a teenager.

"Your Majesty, there is a letter from the Magic Mountain that I want to pass on to you. Count Gavin said solemnly.

Count Gavin took out a wax-sealed letter from his bosom.

Ed took it, crushed the wax seal, opened the letter, read it, his face was calm, and his eyes looked at Count Gavin: "Does Count know the contents of the letter?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know. ”

"The Magic Mountain wants me to make good on my promise to marry Sansa Stark to Sir Renard Westerling. ”

Sir Renard Westerling, the eldest son of the Earl of Gavin.

"Oh!" said Count Gavin, surprised and delighted, "does the letter from the Magic Mountain say about it?"

"Yes, Count. ”

"Your Majesty, the Westerlings have climbed high!" Count Gavin placed his right fist in the heart of his left chest and bowed respectfully to Eddard Stark.

"Count, this is also an honor for the Starks. Eddard Stark said with a slight bow.

This remark pleased Count Gavin, who knew that Eddard Stark had agreed to the affair. Ecstasy almost flooded from the depths of Count Gavin's heart, and the corners of his eyebrows, eyes, and mouth were filled with joy.

His eldest daughter, Jane, is married to Lord Edmund Tully, Duke of Dragonstone, Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Expedition, Warden of the West, East, and North, King of the Crab Claw Peninsula, and Lord of the West, his second daughter, Elenia Westerling, is married to Lord Edmure Tully, Duke of the Riverlands, and is the wife of Lord Riverlands of the Thousand Thousand Miles of Fertile Lands......

The Westerling family, which was in decline every day, has quickly become a well-deserved nobleman in just a few years since Jenny married the Magic Mountain. With the marriage of these powerful families, the Earl is convinced that the House of Westerling will soon return to the true glory of a thousand years ago.

In Crag Rock, Count Gavin also has a youngest son, Loram Westerling, and Count Gavin is no longer worried about the marriage of his younger son. Once, in the continuous decay of the family, concentrated all the last wealth and energy of the family, and spent countless efforts to carefully cultivate a talented girl Jane, who was originally going to marry a big nobleman to get the help of her in-laws to revive the glory of the family. God has eyes, his and his wife, Hippel Spaser, have made their dreams come true!

Earl Gavin shook Eddard's hand: "Your Majesty, it is a great honor for the Westerlings to marry the Starks. ”

"We are also deeply honoured, Earl Gavin. Ed said politely. Although he is the king of the north, he does not have the arrogance of a royal nobleman, he is easy and fair, and what he says comes from the bottom of his heart.

The war between the North and the Wraiths, Winterfell has become a pile of ruins, the Northern Legions are gone, and the people have suffered heavy casualties.

And the Magic Mountain family is tantamount to the most powerful ally.

In the entire continent, there is no nobleman who can be more powerful than the Demon Mountain lineage. The magic mountain is also the life-saving benefactor of him and the north, and this kindness can no longer be expressed with gratitude, it is the luck of the rise and fall of the family and the rise and fall of the north.

It was also because of the Magic Mountain, the Northern Border, and the Great Wall of Desperation that they received real legion assistance, which finally defeated the Wraiths and saved the territory of the Stark family and the lives of the people of the North.

"Your Majesty, the Westerling House of the Westlands will fully support Your Majesty in rebuilding Winterfell. Earl Gavin said with a sigh.

"Lord Earl, the Stark family appreciates Lord Earl's generosity. ”

The two sides became in-laws, that is, a family. When it comes to glory, the Starks are older and nobler than the Westerlings, and when it comes to strength, the Westerlings are naturally even more incomparable to the Starks.

Gavin was very satisfied with the marriage of his eldest son, and Eddard Stark, who had been worried about the safety of his two daughters, was completely relieved. The eldest daughter has the safest place to land, and the second daughter has become a faceless one, and with Jenny Westerling, she already has enough power to protect herself.

"Earl, get on your horse quickly, I have a lot to discuss with you. Ed said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" said Count Gavin respectfully. Etiquette is the most famous point of the Westerling family, and Earl Gavin has always been very respectful to Eddard Stark, even when the two sides are married.

After the Great War in the North, many places needed to be rebuilt, and now with dozens of truckloads of gold, funding is not a problem. And the coming of winter is still more than a month away. For the people of the North, even at the beginning of winter, they can continue to work for a while.

Both of them were very satisfied with this marriage, and the intimacy suddenly increased. The two of them, who were polite at the beginning, suddenly became close and familiar.

The gold of the Lannister family in the western realm was privately divided into two parts by the Magic Mountain and Arya, the larger one went to the Magic Mountain, and the smaller one went to the North. Even this small portion would take dozens of trucks to fit. The gold of the Lannister family in the West, rich and rivaling the country, is not boasting. During Robert's reign, the royal family owed the Lannisters 1.6 million gold dragons.

Under the three 10,000-year-old fish beams in Winterfell, the green prophet Bran Stark rolled his eyes and looked at the misty sky, his three-eyed crow, Eddard Stark and Gavin Westerling's conversation scenes, his three-eyed crow also saw from a distance that the dragon of the magic mountain was not dead, and the prophet who knew the past of this world well, his understanding of the magic mountain was still very superficial.

Sitting in a wheelchair, he is actually a very weak and crippled child, and any ordinary person can kill him. His ability to protect himself is very poor, but the things in his mind are the best in the world.

Footsteps sounded, and Jon Snow walked up dressed in black.

He came to Bran, stood still, and looked at Bran's vision without words. After a while, Bran's rolling eyes returned to normal.

"Bran, you call me. Jon said.

"Jon Targaryen. Bran said. His face was like the ice and snow in the north, frozen naturally, without a trace of human warmth.

Jon Snow was slightly stunned, and then relieved: "Bran, you know my true background. ”

Bran Stark replied, "Jon, are you still planning to return to the Wall of Desperation to be a night watchman?"

"The Night's Watch, the Night's Watch may not be needed anymore, we just need a few scouts and a barracks on the Wall. ”

"The Wraiths have been destroyed, and the Freedfolk warriors, led by Mance Red, have returned to the Thern Mountains, and they will not invade us again for a hundred years. ”

"Mance Red?" Jon said in surprise.

Mance Rader was burned at the stake by Melisandre with an arrow of his own hand.

"Clankler's is Mance Red. Bran said. The tone was neither light nor heavy, not hurried, without the slightest hint of inhibition or frustration, nor any emotion.

"How is that possible?" Jon said in a shocked tone.

"Melisandre used the ruby in her throat to turn the Clank Shirt into Mance Red, and you shot the Clank Shirt. After the Battle of the Wraiths, Melisandre retrieved the ruby she had given to Mance Red, who led his legions and people back into herself before they could leave the North. That ruby has a powerful magical power. ”

Jon was completely stunned!

"After the execution of Mance Rader by the Night's Watch, Melisandre's throat ruby is gone, and you've never seen her wear it again. Bran said.

Jon nodded mechanically.

"After the Great War, Clankshirt was anxious to lead the Legion and his people back to the Sean Mountains because Melisandre had already retrieved the ruby. He soon could no longer maintain his disguise. ”

Jon looked at Bran, the strangeness growing, and the curiosity and wonder growing.

"Jon, the dragons of the Demon Mountain are not dead at all. Lady Dorty Quintina is a blood witch, and her magical powers to heal injuries are remarkable, and we have all been deceived by the Magic Mountain and her. ”

Jon's eyes widened and his mouth widened.

"I thought that the Demon Mountain was hiding the dragon's injuries in order to take the Iron Throne by surprise, but it wasn't. ”

Jon Targaryen found himself unable to answer. Bran seemed to know everything, and he just told the shocking facts one by one, and his mind jumped, and Jon was not sure what Bran really meant when he said this. For the Magic Mountain, Jon is convinced and grateful, there is no doubt about this.

"The Magic Mountain wants you to sit on the Iron Throne, thus ending the strife in Westeros and providing a real guarantee for the independence of the North. ”

"Me?" Jon said.

"Yes, you are the prince of Rhaegar Targaryen, the rightful heir to the throne. Daenerys Targaryen is your aunt, she has legions and dragons, but she is not a line of succession. ”

"Bran, I have no soldiers, no territory, no prestige, no supplies, no money, I have nothing. ”

"You have the blood of House Targaryen, Jon, and you have the blood of House Stark. You are a combination of fire and ice. The Battle of Winterfell has also been sung as a song of ice and fire by wandering singers and troubadours. The stranger is ice, and we are alive. And you, who should have been the main theme of this song of ice and fire. Once you're on the Iron Throne, you'll be greeted by court scholars who have compiled a tome of a song of ice and fire, chronicling the legends of the great battle between man and ghost and the resurgence of dragons. You are the combination of the meaning of a song of ice and fire, Jon. ”

"I have never had any extravagant hopes for the Iron Throne, and I will not be able to sit on the Iron Throne, neither the Magic Mountain nor Daenerys will agree. ”

"If you don't want the Mountain to kill Daenerys Targaryen, you should come forward, Jon. The Magic Mountain supports you on the Iron Throne, and Daenerys is your aunt, the only surviving Targaryen bloodline in this world, and according to the Targaryen tradition, you need to marry her to continue the family's lineage. We need to convince Daenerys to make you king. ”

"............" Jon's eyes widened, his mouth wide open, and he had a lot of words in his heart, but he couldn't say a word.

"The Magic Mountain Dragon is not dead, and Daenerys will not be his opponent. If you don't stand up and stop the Magic Mountain and promise him to serve you as king, the Magic Mountain will break out into a big war with Daenerys, who will die in battle, he is your father's own sister, your only family member in this world. ”

"I have many relatives in this world, and you are one of my relatives. ”

"Don't forget, Jon, that you are a true Targaryen, and if the Mountain and Daenerys go to war, hundreds of thousands of people will die and the King's Landing will be flooded with refugees. Take up your responsibilities, Jon!"

Bran saw Jon's weaknesses very clearly.

Among those he couldn't see, he knew that the Magic Mountain was second to none!, but for this, Bran naturally wouldn't say, he needed to motivate Jon.