Chapter 23: Is the plot difficult to reverse?

"It's a watchtower in Winterfell, but it was abandoned after being struck by lightning more than a hundred years ago and caught fire. With a jump in his heart, Egg quickly suppressed his emotions and answered truthfully, this kind of thing in Winterfell that can be answered by asking anyone, he didn't dare to let go of himself and make up casually: "I went in and saw it, it was dirty and messy, and the stairs up could no longer be walked." ”

"It's right to be abandoned, Winterfell doesn't need a watchtower. Cersei followed her brother's gaze and looked at the remnant tower, a contemptuous arc on the corner of her mouth: "With such a cold and eerie castle, who would have the brains to lead an army to attack and capture it?"

"Don't say that, for some wolves, the golden nest and silver nest are not as good as their own kennels. Jaime shrugged his shoulders and snorted, "What's the name of that fortress?"

Iger could only pretend not to understand the two of them's taunt of the Starks, and reluctantly introduced the castle to the Kingkiller, Jaime nodded noncommittally after listening, and asked seemingly casually, "Brother Night's Watch, why are you training here?" ”

"I ...... I like to be alone," this is because he thinks he is in the way, Iger secretly screamed in his heart, and quickly explained, "Too noisy will seriously affect my performance." ”

"Well, then, I wish that the savages you will meet in the future will be gentlemen and ladies who like to be quiet. The corners of Jaime's mouth turned up, obviously disapproving of Egger's words, "Good sister, shall we go in and have a look?"

"Here?" said the queen, frowning, and looked up at the old castle again.

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What's going on?

Can't you stop the plot from happening here?

This pair of daring wild mandarin ducks, do they dare to ignore their existence and enter the first castle to mess around?

Egger felt an invisible hand choke his throat, and his breath became short: "My lord...... It was dirty and messy, with nothing but rats and spiders. ”

"I don't expect anything in there, it's just curiosity......" Jaime smiled confidently, turning his head to look at Cersei again, "Good sister, if you're not afraid of rats and spiders, how about we go up and find some danger, maybe we can find the Stark family's ancestral treasure in the corner or something." ”

Cersei and her brother looked at each other, and although they felt that this was too risky, deep down they were eager to try: to ...... with their dearest brother in an ancient and ruined castle

"How old are you still exploring?" she said with a frown, "whatever you want, just be careful." ”

"This is called being young in mind, the mother of a country frowns all day long, people will grow old quickly, come on. Jaime walked towards the castle and patted Iger on the shoulder before leaving, "Brother Night's Watch, you can train well here, and Her Majesty and I will go in and take a look, and try not to disturb you." ”

What else could Egger say? Jaime wasn't talking to himself, just informing him. And the Lannister siblings grew up together as a mother, and their relationship is so close that it is not their turn to be the night watchman to point fingers. And if it weren't for the clear plot, just looking at the appearance of the two of them at the moment and the previous uneventful conversation, who could have guessed what they would do after entering the first fort?

He could only nod his head in agreement, and stood there and watched the two of them walk towards the castle and enter it.

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What to do?

Iger was at a loss, he hadn't experienced the feeling of being ignored in a long time.

The plan to catch the traitor has long been ruled out of the options, and going in as a light bulb makes it impossible for the two of them to do anything?Jaime has already said that he will "train well" here, and it would be hilarious if he forcibly followed up under some excuse, and in the end, he would be thrown off the tower instead of Bran.

He relied on Tyrion to leave the Great Wall, and he first offended the two powerful brothers and sisters of the dwarf, and he didn't know how to die in the future.

In this moment, countless thoughts rushed through his mind, but one by one he gave up, and after some thought, he decided to do what the monarch killer said - continue training here.

Not only for the dog man and woman, but also for the possible bear children.

It was impossible to stop the queen and a royal guard from "visiting" the first fort, but it was impossible to stop a child who was no more than ten years old from climbing the wall...... Even if Eddard Stark and his wife knew, they wouldn't be able to punish themselves for it!

The plan had not yet failed, and with a belly full of fire, Iger walked to the target, pulled out the arrow that had been shot and put it into the quiver, and walked back to the place where he was to continue practicing.

......

One arrow, one arrow, Iger vented his anger on the target, and interestingly, in this case, his hit rate was much higher than usual, and more than half of the arrows shot were in the white cloth of the target that symbolized the vital point.

Before I knew it, an arrow was missing. Drawing the bow was a lot of work, and Egger's arm was sore, so he shook his arm and walked to his chair, ready to pack up and sit down to read.

"You're shooting so well. A childish voice came from overhead, startling Egger to the point of almost jumping. He turned his head to look for it, and was surprised to find the person he was waiting for.

Bran Stark, the second son of the Duke of Winterfell, is a young man with red lips and white teeth, chestnut hair and blue eyes like his mother, and an outgoing and cute face.

At this moment, the boy who was loved by thousands of people was sitting on the wall of the old inner courtyard, dangling his legs and looking down at the night watchman: "I can't practice well, even Arya shoots better than me." ”

When did this dead boy sneak up to that place?

Egger has no enemies in this world, and there are no strange ghosts suddenly appearing in Winterfell, and when he trains in this courtyard, he only cares about keeping an eye on the entrance, and he is naturally defenseless against the top of his head. Under the cover of the wind circulating between the towers of the houses, he didn't even notice when the boy arrived.

Egger's heart tightened, and he opened his mouth, suddenly realizing that he had made a serious mistake.

He occupied the place used for the drill at the only passage from the old inner courtyard to the Divine Wood Forest, so he took it for granted that as long as he blocked this place, Bran would inevitably have to pass by him, whether he wanted to climb the remnant tower or the first fort. At that point, he will be able to find a way to prevent him from meeting the Lannister siblings...... Whether it is forcibly stopped by virtue of the strength of an adult, or talking loudly to him to remind the men and women in the tower, everything is under control.

But he missed one thing, Winterfell is like a giant stone tree that grows continuously, grandpa planted a tree, dad added a tower, son built a wall, and grandson added a small building...... After dozens or hundreds of generations of Stark's transformation, it has long since "grown" with twisted branches and intertwined roots. The dense crowding of buildings, courtyards and corridors makes it look like a vast labyrinth of gray stone. It's the perfect place for a tall kid, with all the roofs and connecting walls being a playground for little climbers – if necessary, without touching the ground, Bran is a wall from elsewhere instead of a remnant tower climbed through the old inner courtyard!

A strong sense of foreboding swept through the traverser's body, and Egger's eyes widened, trying to calm his tone: "Oh...... When you get older and your arms are stronger, you'll be able to shoot accurately, but what are you doing on it?"

"Play, I haven't climbed a wall in a long time, and I'm going to King's Landing with my father tomorrow, and maybe I won't be back for a few years...... This may be the last time I climb the wall. ”

Iger looked up at the boy and measured the height of the wall, more than three metersβ€”he couldn't catch the kid if he jumped up, so he had to be persuaded to do so.

"It's too dangerous up there, you come down first, I can teach you archery." ”

"No, when it comes to King's Landing, I have time to learn...... I've heard others say that the targets on King's Landing are more than ten times the size of Winterfell!" Bran shook his legs happily, "Such a big target, no matter how you shoot it, you won't miss the target!"

", what kind of marksman can be trained with such a big arrow target!" Egg swallowed, and found an even more startling detail: "Why are you barefoot?"

"It's easy to climb walls barefoot, and you won't be heard walking on the roof of the guardhouse without shoes. The boy showed a smug expression that was about to praise me for my cleverness, and stood up with his legs on the top of the wall, shook his arms from side to side to keep his balance, frightened the night watchman on the ground into reaching out to him, and then began to walk along the top of the wall towards the guardhouse: "I'll go to the top of the remnant tower to feed the crows, you can continue." ”

Hey your mother's crow!!

"I've never fallen. Bran continued to walk along the wall without looking back, "Besides, my father allowed me to climb the wall. You never know how beautiful the scenery from above will be. Robb will be the master of Winterfell in the future, but I'm the only one who has seen the rolling hills and streams outside Winterfell, and all the rooftops within the walls!"

"Risking your life to see the scenery, what's there to be proud of!"

"Cut, you're so boring in black clothes, I can't tell you clearly, let's go. ”

The boy snorted, ignored Egger's shouts, and walked straight down the top of the wall to the guardhouse, where someone seemed to excite him even more, and the last little section actually used a trot.

Reassured, the traverser threw away his bow and arrows and walked out of the passageway, and went around to the guard room to continue staring at him.

Two heavily armed guards came out of the door of the guard room, and Iger greeted him like a life-saving straw: "Where is your young master on the roof, don't you care!"

"What?" the two guards were stunned for a moment, looked towards the roof, and saw that their second son was running barefoot towards the first fort.

......

"Hey, leave him alone. The guard shook his head.

"We had been privately ordered by Mrs. Stark, and when we saw Bran climbing the wall, we wanted to drive him down. Guard B sighed, "The more we shouted and chased, the faster he ran, and he almost thought we were big kids playing cat and mouse with him." ”

"Just play, he wins every time. The guard shrugged: "On the contrary, we were terrified below, and after a few times, Jory ordered us to leave him alone, probably because the Duke meant." ”

"So, Brother Night's Watch, the Great Wall is so bitter, you can enjoy your rare visit to Winterfell, don't worry about our son-in-law. ”

The two guards smiled and walked away, leaving only the ant-like traverser on the hot pot in a hurry, and watched as the bear child on the roof ran briskly across the ridge and climbed the first fort next to the remnant tower, and his figure was quickly blocked by the body of the guardhouse.

Iger stood for a moment, gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, walking towards the passage back to the old inner courtyard. The plan has been a mess so far, but as long as you can think of a timely reminder to the siblings who entered the remnant tower to "explore", everything will still have a turnaround.

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