Outside Winterfell, the Bolton Army and the Land-Giving Army were armoured and armoured, and they were in a confrontation with the Northern Army led by Robb stationed a few miles away, and the atmosphere was solemn.

Inside the castle, which is separated by a wall, the situation is even more tense and chaotic.

After the poisoning incident, the trained Unsullied arrived and took over the scene, bringing back the bodies of the Prime Minister and the Intelligence Director, but the unknown fate of the Night's Watch Commander-in-Chief was carried back to the barracks by his guards. Shortly afterward, Landgrant soldiers sealed off the gates of Winterfell, containing all personnel in and out of the kitchen who had access to food, alcohol, and even seasonings and ingredients, while the Queen's Guard began to count the Stark family members and the Iron Vault Emissaries who had traveled from afar, removing all suspects from their rooms except for the Unsullied soldiers, and searching their quarters and luggage......

While the investigation of the scene and the search for the murderer were carried out in an orderly manner, another worrying situation loomed: after the news of the commander-in-chief's poisoning spread rapidly through human-to-human transmission, the originally well-disciplined land-giving army began to show signs of getting out of control.

Most of the soldiers of the Land-Giving Army were unruly Cypriots, and even after the brutal slaughter of the aliens and the strict training of the Night's Watch, the officers were still very difficult to manage, and the officers used to rely on Egger's prestige and deterrence, with the help of a cult of personality to calm the field. This is not a problem in normal times, but now as soon as he has an accident, his weak points are immediately exposed: he has not seen the commander-in-chief for half a day, and the city is already full of storms and rains within the walls, and various versions of rumors are rampant - while "everyone who hears everything" naturally "everyone thinks and says something"...... Seeing that the situation was about to deteriorate further into "anyone can do anything", Daenerys immediately ordered the Unsullied to intervene to help the Night's Watch officers maintain order, and at the same time controlled two dragons to fly around the castle, relying on a two-pronged deterrence, barely letting the situation get out of control.

The Queen's Guard, who sailed north to join Daenerys, was the best of the best, and naturally there were not only soldiers, but also a variety of indispensable professionals - such as maids, cooks, and military doctors, along with a few important ministers. These non-combatants come in handy when confronted with unexpected situations that cannot be resolved by swords and spears.

The royal chef takes over the kitchen and prepares another meal for Daenerys and the Unsullied, but the healer is unable to save the man and has to lead the investigation into the poisoning.

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As the night wore on, the Queen sat upright in the second-floor room building, under the guard of the Unsullied, in the guest room building, which had been quieted by the curfew.

"After investigation and testing, it can be determined that the source of the poison is the wine drunk by three adults. The healer pointed to the pile of evidence piled on the table, "Poison was detected in the flask and three cups. ”

After a slight pause to confirm that the Queen was listening, the physician continued: "I then examined and dissected the bodies of the Prime Minister and the Chief Intelligence Officer, and found no signs of trauma or violence, and the cause of death was undoubtedly poisoning. Of course, the disembowelment corpse could not be dragged to the queen's room, so he could only elaborate on the results of the autopsy with his bare hands: "The poison caused a significant change in the blood of the two adults, which can be vaguely seen from the color of the body surface, and the comparison of the bloodlet confirms the suspicion." The following research on poisons is not deep, and it can only be roughly inferred: this poison has a similar effect of seeing blood and sealing the throat, which can quickly deteriorate the blood of the poisoned person after entering the human body, so that it can no longer be offered to the human body, so as to achieve the effect of 'killing people invisibly'. The whole process is silent and painless, and often the poisoned person is at the end of his life by the time he notices the abnormality...... This is also the reason why the guards outside the door were unable to quickly detect the anomaly and rescue it. ”

The queen nodded indifferently: "What is this poison called, does it have a provenance?"

"This ......," the healer shook his head in embarrassment, "there were several suspicions at first, but none of them could be completely matched, so they could only be ruled out. Forgive me for my short-sightedness, I'm afraid this question will have to send the poisonous wine to the school city, and ask the more professional bachelors over there to judge and answer. ”

"Then keep the things and talk about them later when we have a chance. The queen did not dwell on the matter, after all, what the poison was called was not the most pressing question at the moment. "What about the other thing I confessed?"

"Oh!" the healer replied, "Poison was also detected in the vomit of the Commander-in-Chief at the scene, and why he was able to rush out of the house and vomit out the poisoned wine...... I suspect that it may be because he has been exercising for many years to be more physically fit, and the other two adults have been poisoned earlier, so that he has the opportunity to quickly judge that he has been poisoned after discovering the clues, and decisively take self-rescue measures. Very smart and decisive, but not enough, even if you vomit out all the vomit in the stomach, there will still be residual poison on the stomach wall, and you have to carry out a thorough gastric lavage at the first time to expel the poisoned wine as much as possible...... Unfortunately, for some reason, the Commander-in-Chief trusted witches over medicine, and his guards refused to be rescued by me, alas......"

The speaker shook his head and sighed regretfully.

It's a pity, but the defensive actions of the Night's Watch soldiers are understandable - everyone in the castle, including themselves, is suspected of poisoning at the moment, and the rescue and treatment of the commander-in-chief must of course be carried out by people they trust.

In addition, everyone can say big things, but in fact, he is a military doctor, he is good at dealing with sword wounds, and he is barely competent to poison and kill, but where does he have the experience of detoxification? Frankly speaking, in addition to vomiting and gastric lavage, he may not be able to do more than the witch next.

After all, the high-ranking priests of the Red God Sect are really good at magic.

"Alright, let's go down. Daenerys still had a stiff face, frowned, and waved her hand at the healer who seemed to want to talk nonsense: "Continue the investigation, report immediately if there is a new discovery." ”

The healer bowed and bowed out of the room.

As soon as the door closed, Daenerys slumped back in her chair - completely letting go of her strong disguise.

Without losing a single soldier, her power has suffered an unprecedented blow...... It was one of Daenerys' most shocked, furious, and bewildered moments since she could remember, and only Drogo Kao's death could match it.

But the time when King Ma died, at least the murderer was clear and clear, and she knew who to take revenge on. And this time...... A jumble of thoughts crumpled into a mess in her head, and she didn't even know where to start in order to straighten out her thoughts.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" asked Missandei, who walked up to her worriedly, and asked softly.

"I'm fine—" Daenerys replied subconsciously, only to shake her head before she could say a word, "—that's weird." In front of Missandei, who was actually more like a sister than the master and servant, she didn't need to pretend, "I'm in a mess right now, I don't know what to do, what to do?"

Missandei walked around behind her and gently pressed the top of Daenerys' head as usual, "Your Majesty, I don't know what poisoning and detoxification is, and I don't dare to guess who the murderer is, but I know that the most urgent thing at the moment is - you need to leave Winterfell as soon as possible." ”

"Why?"

"Zhuo Geng and Lei Ge are the biggest guarantee of order in the city at the moment, they are the most oppressive when they fly overhead, but the dragon can't stay on the ground all the time. Xiao Wen analyzed with a serious expression, "And once they land, their deterrent power will be greatly reduced." It's dark today, and this day can be regarded as surviving, but if the Commander-in-Chief still doesn't show up or is confirmed dead at dawn tomorrow morning, that group of savages will definitely make a big mess!

After taking a breath, the little maid continued with some hesitation, "Besides, although it is understandable that the Night's Watch soldiers refused to allow you to send someone to help Lord Egger, this matter is after all wary and disrespectful to you, so there is a possibility that you have to be guarded against. That is-Master Iger was not poisoned, everything was just a scene he directed and acted in, and he wanted to clear his suspicion of poisoning through 'poisoning distress'. If this is the case, then you are even more dangerous, the threat of the land-giving army commanded by someone is a hundred times that of a group of chaotic soldiers, and since he dares to cut off your right-hand man, then the next step must be to try to control Your Majesty!"

Everyone almost died, how can they still suspect him as a murderer?

This kind of vicious speculation is really difficult to say if it is someone else, but Missandei has no such concerns—she is only Daenerys's personal maid, and like the Unsullied, she has no other ambitions and no way out than to be loyal to the Queen. The so-called desirelessness is rigid, she has no political status, and she can't be anyone's ally or enemy, so naturally she has no motive to frame and attack anyone, so she can say whatever she wants. No one will suspect or accuse her of having bad motives!

After listening to the little paperwork, Daenerys fell into a brief silence.

It wasn't because I was shocked to wake up by Missandei's words, but because I ...... She suddenly realized: in fact, deep down, she also had this doubt. What the girl did was just to help her express the doubts in her heart through her own mouth.

Her Queen's Hand and the Chief of Intelligence were invited to the meeting in good manner, but walked in and came out lying down...... The organizer of the banquet is, of course, the first suspect who is natural and without suspense!

Although all the human and physical evidence so far has shown that Egger is also poisoned and his life is in danger, after all, hearing is false, seeing is believing, and in the case of not seeing each other, the more evidence is sufficient and everything seems reasonable, and while she can't doubt it on the surface, it will be more and more difficult to restrain the association in her heart!

Iger was the only one who survived, not only was it not a consolation, but it was precisely the biggest reason why her mind was in a mess at the moment: if he had died just as simply, Daenerys, who had lost three important ministers, would of course be more heartbroken, angry, and more determined to find out the culprits than to lose them...... But now, although it means that he is actively maintaining order, organizing investigations, and chasing down the murderer, in fact, a subtle voice in the depths of his mind is constantly chanting: All this is useless, and the real murderer is actually the third person who survived!

Reason told Daenerys that only if Iger survived the crusade with the loss of two arms, but subconsciously she secretly hoped that he would not survive the battle, at least that the hero she once admired against the strangers, the close comrade-in-arms and the only confidant she once relied on and trusted, would live forever in her heart, instead of becoming her mortal enemy and enemy, or continuing the grand war of unification with suspicion and mustard.

Two diametrically opposed thoughts swirled in her mind, and for a moment, she didn't know whether she would prefer Egger to die or live, and she was a little afraid of the next news from the land-giving army.

......

"Why?Missandei, why?" Daenerys was confused and dazed, "Did I do anything wrong yesterday in dealing with Miss Stark?

"Your Majesty, you handled the incident yesterday very well! Even if Duke Eddard Stark comes back from the dead and comes to the scene, he will no longer be able to hold any more grudges against you for comforting his daughter!" The Commander-in-Chief is the poisoner' This matter is just a conjecture for the time being, before confirming his life and death, there is no point in thinking about this matter, organizing the Unsullied Guard as soon as possible, and protecting the members of the Stark family from Winterfell overnight, is the most important thing at the moment! You can choose to ride the dragon back to the south, or you can choose to be stationed on the side of the army of the Fortress of Terror, relying on the hostages and the confrontation between the factions in the northern interior to balance the situation and try to get out of danger...... Whatever you do, it's better than sitting here and thinking about it!"

Missandei rarely spoke in such a strong and eager tone, but this contrast brought Daenerys to her senses in time, and she put away her scattered thoughts, and her eyes became clear and firm again: "Okay, let's do it first, you go and give the order to the guards, and we will simply pack our luggage and move out of the city immediately." ”

The little clerk breathed a sigh of relief, nodded vigorously, and rushed out of the room with eager little steps.

Outside the door, the wind was biting, and Missandei relayed the queen's decision to the guards on duty, guiding them in preparing for the transfer...... In the past, this should have been Lord Petyr's task, but now, the queen is the only one she can rely on for the time being, and even if she is hard-headed, she will have to carry this burden. However, a large number of details could not be explained when a familiar visitor was escorted by two Unsullied Men to the Queen's chamber and interrupted what she was doing.

"Lady Melisandre!" Missandei closed her mouth in time to prevent leaks, and turned her head to look at the red-robed woman who was a head taller than herself, "Your Majesty has rested, if you have something to see her, please come back tomorrow." ”

"Don't try to fool a high priest, little girl. Melisandre's voice sounded a little tired, but her tone remained calm and unquestionable, "Now, you have two choices—either go into the house and tell the queen that I have something to see, or try to stop me and force me to 'find a way' to go in and see her myself." I'm short on time, so you'd better make a decision right away. ”

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