In the early morning, the wind is cold.

The guards at the city gate kept rubbing their hands and stomping their feet to keep warm, but their faces were very excited, and they leaned over from time to time to talk to their companions. It's been a long time since Winterfell has been as lively as it is now, and almost all the nobles of the North have gathered here.

Not long after he finished speaking, another group of cavalry rushed quickly in the distance.

"Guess which family this is?" said one of the guards, who was obviously familiar with the scene in front of him, and was not even nervous.

"They don't have any flags?" shouted the guard at the front after staring at him for a moment.

"How many?"

"The number is small, about fifty. The guard at the front replied.

"Maybe it's a small family, or a freelancer, or a mercenary. Don't worry, who would dare to make trouble in Winterfell at this time?" said the Captain of the Guard, nonchalantly, "Let me ask them. ”

The man who came was led by a heavy cavalryman in full armor, a skinny stranger on the left, a one-eyed young man on the right, and a man who looked like a mountain clan tribe on the right.

Seeing this, the captain of the guard already had a general idea of who these people were.

In the mountains north of Winterfell, a group of tribesmen who, like the other northerners, are descended from their ancestors and believe in the Old Gods, and although they are separated from the politics and culture of the Seven Kingdoms, they still recognize the rule of House Stark and have great respect for Eddard Stark, Duke of Winterfell.

Yesterday, the most famous of the mountain clans, the Flint Clan and the Norri Clan, had already come with a lot of people, and the group of tribesmen in front of them should have been led by this heavy cavalry.

It can be said that the head of the guard has a very good brain replenishment ability.

......

"It's finally here. Jones said excitedly that he had been on the road for the past few days, especially after half-buying and half-"borrowing" a batch of horses to the people of the Burning Man's Department, they had not stopped at all, and slept on the side of the road when they were tired.

"The crotch is swollen, and I'm going to find a woman to soothe it when I go into the city. As he spoke, Qiao Jin swallowed and spat, looking a little impatient, "My lord, do you want to join us?"

"I'm only interested in Miss Aristocracy. Jones replied casually that he didn't have a penchant for finding women with others.

"Then you're missing out on too much fun. Joaquin shouted at Ti Mei again, "Boy, don't be so serious, I'll take you to find a woman to moisturize later." ”

It's a pity that the other party completely ignored him.

To be precise, Times now almost exclusively responds to Jones's words. At other moments, even if he stopped to rest, he was practicing his sword skills, and it was obvious that he was still very concerned about losing the martial arts.

"Dismount!" Jones shouted as he approached the city gate.

"Boy, where are you from?" one of the guards asked him aloud.

"To be called an adult, I am the son of the Amber family, Jones Amber. ”

After hearing this, the guard bowed his head and apologized, "My lord, please, the Lord of Fireplace City is in the city at the end." ”

Jones was silent. He was thinking of his father, Jon Amber, who was over two meters tall and had thick muscles, and was said to be very fierce, but also very righteous.

"It's always going to be faced. Jones muttered quietly.

......

The flags of the various families in Winterfell fluttered, including the Glover family's steel fist flag on a red background, the Great Black Bear banner of House Mormont, the flag of Luce Bolton, Lord of Castle Terror, the moose banner of House Horwood, the tomahawk banner of House Severn, the towering Three Sentinel Tree banners of House Tawha, and the terrifying Raging Giant Banner of House Amber.

The walls of the street are full of shields, spears, spears, and weapons, and the houses are also overcrowded and noisy.

"You wait here for a while, and I'll go to the Inner Fort for a while. Jones instructed Ti Mei and walked straight inside, having lived here for a while, and now it was as familiar as coming back to his own home.

"Stop, who are you?"

Unfortunately, his feelings didn't last long before being interrupted by the guards of the inner fort.

"Damn, if it weren't for the original Uncle Guard being brought to King's Landing by the Duke, I promise to walk in directly. Jones comforted himself, "One day, I want you all to know me." ”

"I'm Jones Amber, and I'm looking for Robb. ”

When the guard heard him, he glared at him fiercely, "Call Lord Robb, stinky boy, do you want to have your finger bitten off like Big Jon?"

"What bite off your finger?" Jones was a little puzzled, but he didn't bother to dig into it now, "it's best to inform Mrs. Caitlyn as well, I've brought important information from King's Landing." ”

The guard didn't bother with him when he heard him say that he had important information, but before leaving, he added dissatisfiedly, "Madame is not in the city, I will help you convey it to Lord Robb." A final word of warning, even if you're a nobleman, you still have to have enough respect for House Stark, especially in Winterfell. ”

Jones bowed down and apologized, he didn't want to argue with such a die-hard guard as he was, he didn't have the habit of calling Lord Robb, after all, he was still the person he had played with as a child.

In this regard, it is still easy when he is with Jon Snow and Arya Stark, Jon Snow is an illegitimate child, so naturally there is no nobleness, and Arya seems to have no awareness of this aspect, and rarely cares about the identity of others.

......

The reception hall was quite large, with a grey stone façade covered with the Stark family's Icewolf banner, a gate made of oak and steel facing the castle courtyard, and a side door leading to a dark corridor.

When Jones entered the hall, eight long tables were filled with people, at least hundreds, mostly nobles from the North, arguing excitedly about something.

With a casual glance, he also saw his father, Jon, the great, and his brother, Jon, the expressions on their faces indicating that they were also surprised by Jones's arrival.

However, Jones did not immediately come forward to salute, but walked directly to the high platform and walked next to Robb Stark.

Robb Stark is the eldest son of Duke Stark, with blue eyes and reddish-brown hair, and although he is only fifteen years old, he is also relatively large.

"Jones, I heard you have news for me?" Robb was the first to speak.

"Yes, Arya was not caught by them, but hid in King's Landing. Jones whispered, when he said the words King's Landing, he almost leaned into the other party's ear, this kind of news is dangerous when more people know about it.

Robb was overjoyed to hear this, and the day before yesterday he had received a handwritten letter from his sister Sansa, brought by Raven, saying that his father and the king's two younger brothers had plotted to usurp the throne. Moreover, King Robert is dead, and his mother and he should hurry to the Red Keep to swear allegiance to Joffrey. She also said that they had to pledge their loyalty, and that when she married Joffrey herself, she would ask Joffrey to spare her father's life.

When he received this handwritten letter, Robb was so angry with his sister that she didn't say a word about Arya's situation, not a word!

So Jones was very happy to have the exact news.

"Did you meet Arya?", he immediately thought of the crucial question.

"Yes. ”

"Then why don't you bring her back. The more Robb spoke, the more excited he became, staring at him with questioning eyes.

"I can't guarantee her safety. Jones said helplessly, "If she follows me, there is a greater chance of exposure." ”

Robb thought for a moment, and sat down a little dejectedly, his father and two younger sisters were in the hands of the enemies of King's Landing, and he was now almost the only hope left for the whole family, and the heavy burden on his shoulders could be imagined.

"Thank you for coming back and helping me. In the end, Robb desperately squeezed out a smile and said.

Jones nodded, and walked back to his family's long table.

I saw Big Jon gritting his teeth and asking, "You don't stay in the school city, what are you doing here?"

If it was the original Jones, it was suspected that both legs were starting to tremble at this time.

Under the education of such a fierce father, he either became completely weak or became more fierce, and the original Jones was the former, and his older brother Jon Jon Jr. was the latter.

"I want to go to war. Jones said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Hahaha!" it was his brother who laughed first, "Little Jones, when did you become a kind?"

Jones stared at his brother in front of him for a moment. Jon Jon was stronger than he was, probably more than two meters tall, and his bright light armor held him like a statue.

"On my way back, I defeated a tribal leader, and now more than forty people have followed me. ”

Jones ignored his brother's ridicule, but said to the big Jon, who could explode at any moment, "A few years have passed, and I am no longer the same person, not only has my mind become more flexible, but my body has also become stronger. If my father doesn't believe me, he can test me, and I will prove that I am absolutely worthy of the honor of the Amber family. ”

Saying this, Da Jon's face immediately eased a lot, and for those who advocate force, they can only be so convincing.

"Don't talk nonsense, go to the school now, and let my brother test you. Jon Jon was annoyed to see him ignore him.

In fact, Jones and Robb had just caught the attention of everyone in the hall when they spoke, and now their conversation naturally attracted a large number of people's attention, hearing that they were going to fight, Ed Karstark, Dalynn Horwood, Wendell Mandalay, Daisy Mormont, these young nobles immediately banged on the table and urged.

Jones looked at the similar scene and suddenly remembered the saying, "If there is no reward for the competition, it is meaningless."

Thinking about it again, now that he has no golden dragon on his body, the equipment of the Scorching Department has not yet been found.

So he loudly proposed, "Why don't we have a jousting party? ”

"I'm going to participate!" Eddard Karstark shouted.

"I want it too. Daisy, the warrior of Mormont, also exclaimed loudly, and was annoyed that someone had asked her what a woman was doing yesterday.

"It's a good idea. Robb affirmed.

"The reward will be paid by me, the first place can get a thousand gold dragons, the second place five hundred gold dragons, and the third place one hundred gold dragons, the time is set for this afternoon. Robb announced loudly.

The contest is indeed a good means of cohesion, which can be divided into high and low, so as to reduce the conflict between nobles in the next job arrangement.