What about Deborah? Stannis suddenly thought of the girl who had snuggled up on his shoulder yesterday, and quickly looked there, only to find that his side was already empty.

Robert on the other side obviously knew what he was looking for, "Don't look for it, boss! The girl who spent the night with you last night left as soon as the snow stopped." ”

Stannis looked at him in surprise, "Why are you ......?"

Robert shrugged his shoulders without paying attention, "I'm a very light sleeper, and I found out as soon as she came in." ”

Stannis found that the people he knew were very talented actors, and it was a little difficult for him to secure the best actor position. And what does it mean to spend the night with himself? He didn't even touch his hands!

But at this time, Robert put away his usual hippie smile, and said earnestly: "Boss, am I here as your attendant to advise you not to get entangled with that kind of woman, an innocent guy like you can't fight that kind of amorous woman, she just needs to make up a little story to play you around, I think last night she must have made up a lot of her tragic past, which made you accept her for a while, right?"

Stannis shook his head stubbornly, "Don't talk nonsense! But he knew that what his younger brother said was true.

"Anyway, the reason why she approached you is not to make you responsible for her or to be your lover, in short, it's better to be careful and stay away from her. Robert walked away with that, and some of the words were enough.

But the touch in the lord's heart could not be calmed, and he looked down at the futon that Deborah had brought with him the night before, and fell into deep thought.

What she said...... Are they all made up?

Suddenly it occurred to him that he had important things to do.

Stannis hurriedly put on his coat and left the warehouse without even having time to eat, and it was amazing that the blizzard that had been accompanied by the cold north wind last night had all stopped at this time, and the cloudless sky was blooming with a deep blue, and the sun reflected on the snow with a dazzling light.

The white, snow-covered plains were dotted with a few dead trees, but now was not the time for poetry, and Stannis hurried towards the village chief's house, where the meeting would take place.

When he pushed open the door, he found that all the lords had arrived, and someone had already begun to speak. The small room was filled with people, and the lords were wearing full armor on such occasions.

Stannis didn't find Deborah in the crowd, the girl wouldn't have left him in the morning and not come back, would he?

"Where's that?" asked Stannis in a curious whisper.

Barrow IV, like his older brother, was very honest in answering questions, "They were debating whether to move on or stay here and wait for the snow to pass, and they expected an even bigger blizzard to fall in the coming days." ”

Stannis looked up at the crowd and saw Marquis Enrique Jr. arguing with a lord, and he was shocked to find that it was Vane Frank, who had always called himself his nemesis!

"This guy is here too, I haven't noticed him before!" Stannis muttered to himself, feeling that things were getting more and more interesting.

Vane, the Earl didn't seem to want to give the Commander of the operation any more face, but instead argued loudly with him.

"Don't you see out the window! There is knee-deep snow everywhere, and it is very difficult to march in such a situation, let alone how we can resist in the event of a surprise attack by the enemy!"

Although he didn't like this guy who likes to make fun of himself, Stannis still thinks he is right.

But the marquis on the other side shook his head stubbornly, "It's absolutely impossible for us to stay here! His Royal Highness the Duke asked me to lead you to investigate, and it must be completed before the specified time, no matter what difficulties we encounter, we must overcome them!"

Stannis now thinks that this duke's methods are really powerful, but this little sweetness makes this young man die for himself, and he seems to have to learn more in terms of power schemes.

And the lords were also divided into two factions quarreling with each other, looking at the lords who were fighting over such a trivial matter, Stannis not only sighed why he wanted to mix with these people in such a place.

"These guys are really stupid, why don't you send a small team of people over to investigate first?"

Stannis said helplessly to Barrow, but as soon as he finished speaking, the hall that was still noisy instantly fell silent, and everyone looked at him instead of speaking.

Stannis swallowed, he feared the sudden silence the most.

Finally, the village chief, who was watching from the sidelines, spoke, "I think it's a good idea, this is less than a day's journey from Lord Claude's domain, and if you send a lightly armed team to hurry, you should be there tomorrow at noon." ”

Just as Stennis was about to say, 'Since it's so close, why didn't you send someone to see the situation before, how can it be repaired!', he found that everyone agreed with the suggestion.

Soon, after a unanimous selection, Stannis was chosen as the best person to do the job.

But this man who has received such a heavy task does not feel the slightest honor, and Stannis is eager to give himself a few ear scrapers on the spot, why can't he control his mouth!

After half a day of preparation, a reluctant Stannis walked in the snow, but he was still given the right to choose his companions, so he chose his little brother Robert, his old enemy, the Earl of Venne, and the Marquis Enrique, who was very reluctant to go in the ghost crying wolf, but in the end his last proposal was of course rejected outright, so he turned to his chief staff Syworth to follow him. Although Barrow IV insisted on taking him with him, Stannis still left him to command the armies of the Long and Niu families.

Under the reverent gaze of many lords, the group of four embarked on this adventure, and Stannis saw Deborah's face in the farewell crowd, and the butterflies fluttering around her chest.

After the afternoon, the snow and wind began to blow mercilessly again, and the four men held a rope and tied it to each other so as not to get lost in it.

Stannis has begun to imagine himself being frozen to death, and when the snow melts at the beginning of spring next year, his intact corpse will melt into the earth, or be found and eaten by scavengers and excreted in feces......

But the gods did not intend to take him in, and before nightfall, the group was lucky enough to find an abandoned mill, and at the same time Robert had brought a small jar of pupil oil with him in advance, and blue flames soon rose among the four of them, illuminating their faces frozen like dead men.