The only remaining horse collapsed, and although it was still breathing, it could not get up again anyway.

Iger glanced south, then behind him, and sat down on the ground.

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Ten days have passed since the night of the strange ghost, and the two of them have escaped for ten days and ten nights, and in these ten days, the time they have closed their eyes is less than a day, and they are physically and mentally exhausted at this moment, and they really want to fall to the ground and never get up again.

Fortunately, there are only a few leagues left from the finish line at this moment, and no matter how much you grind, you will definitely be able to sleep peacefully south of the safe wall tonight.

The escape was not smooth, and although they escaped from the Stranger, they soon ran into trouble: the supplies carried by the patrol outside the Cypriot were sorted and carried by the four people on the mission. Weimar Royce rode another war horse as a commander, carrying the lightest but most precious dried meat floss, while Egger's horse carried blankets and spare clothes, Gary carried bread, and Will kept the oatmeal for feeding the horses...... If you were asked to leave two of these four things behind and only take the other two to escape, what would you choose?

The answer didn't matter, because Egger and Gary didn't have a choice. Will's horse was killed by the Wraith, and Weimar's was scared away, leaving only half of the surviving Night's Watch with only half of their food and warmth...... The problem soon came to the door: grain and grass must have grain and grass. Of course, horses in the wild state can survive by eating grass, but the horses of the night watchmen are weight-bearing after all, and oats contain fat and protein that are indispensable for physical strength, and now that the grain is lost, it is impossible for the two of them to give the animals little bread to eat, Gary's horse is exhausted after two or three days of grass, and the condition of Egger's mount is only slightly better - as for the reason for the neatness, the traverser suspects that it is purely because of his own lighter weight.

The two made a brief stop after the first horse fell, and soon made the decision to break the wrist of the strong man. They killed the first horse and took the meat, and distributed all the remaining bread to the only remaining horses for rations. He put weapons, food, and blankets on the back of a horse, and walked lightly...... The three immortal fellows, like this, ate horse meat and bread, escaped for a few more days, and after feeding the last loaf of bread, they finally approached the Great Wall of Despair.

Gary sighed, took the horse's stuff off and tossed it aside, drawing his steel sword.

Egg, who was leaning against the tree for a short breather, looked at him suspiciously, "What are you going to do?"

"Kill the horse. ”

"Kill the horses?" Iger felt inexplicable, "accompanied us all the way away, there is no merit and hard work, and when you are almost home, you will kill the killer?" There is still half a day away from the Great Wall, and I am hungry and crawl back, not to mention that the horse meat has not been eaten yet." ”

"Hmph. The veteran snorted disdainfully, "Are you going back to Castle Black?"

"What do you mean. Thinking also consumes energy, and Iger really doesn't have the heart to play dumb riddles with veterans now: "Where else can I go if I don't go back to Castle Black." ”

"I'm going to cross the Great Wall to the south and find a place to hide. Gary stared at the traverser, "At the westernmost end of the Great Wall, there is a great canyon that runs east-west and cuts off the Frost and Snow Fang Mountains. Because of its existence, the original builders of the Great Wall did not need to build fortifications on this section, but only built a strong tower on the south side of the canyon, and led a chain bridge to the opposite side. This tower is called Xiqiao Wang, and we all know that the Night's Watch built nineteen fortresses along the Great Wall, and this one is the only one that does not rely on the Great Wall......"

Escape?Ig's heart was shocked, he had been thinking about it for a long time, "So, we can bypass the Great Wall from that bridge to the south?" Commander Mormont wouldn't let such a huge hole exist. ”

"Of course not, the Skull Bridge has been sealed, and the Shadow Tower will send someone to guard the West Bridge to prevent the Wildlings from climbing over the Grand Canyon through the ferrata. We had to cross the Grand Canyon, descending to the bottom of the canyon and then climbing up to the south side of the canyon...... There were almost no roads, dangerous and difficult to walk, and it was impossible for a large army with baggage to pass, but if the two of us were lightly armed, there was still great hope of crossing. ”

"After bypassing the Great Wall, do you have any follow-up plans? ”

"Nope. The veteran shook his head: "Let's take one step at a time." ”

"Then run a fart, you don't know what happened to the deserter. Egger shook his head: "Although the strange ghosts are terrifying, after all, there is a way to deal with them, as long as the turtle retreats in the Great Wall and relies on the ......."

"You know the egg," interrupted the veteran, "Weima Royce is dead, he's a nobleman!"

"We didn't kill it. ”

"We didn't kill it, but in the eyes of some people, it's no different from what we killed!" the veteran said hatefully, "The subordinates must protect the chief, and now that the commander is dead, the two of us will run back in a gloomy manner, and the credibility of anything will be discounted, the strange ghost? the strange ghost, if Weimar's kid is alive, it's okay to say, now only the two of us are left to go back, those guys will believe it!"

"What will happen to us?" said Egg, frowning, not thinking about the stubble as he fled all the way.

"What will happen?" Gary sneered, "Although we brought the information of the appearance of the stranger back to Castle Black, whether or not they will be treated as deserters is a matter of the above sentence." If you might be treated as a deserter, why don't you just run away?"

Egger was silent for a moment, then said uncertainly, "The Night's Watch Legion is so tight now, the two of us are Rangers after all...... Commander Mormont couldn't just say cut it. ”

"Of course Commander Mormont doesn't want to cut us, but Weimar Royce's kid's family will want an explanation!" Gary said bitterly, "The Royce family used to be the supreme king of the Vale, and it was also an ancient ancestor family, with a history of thousands of years, and after being subdued, it has always been the most powerful vassal of the Arryn family in the Vale, and even the Stark family has to be polite when they see them." And the boy's father sent his son over and generously provided a large amount of supplies to the night watch, such a great nobleman, if he wants to ask for an explanation for his son's death, do you think Commander Mormont will protect us?"

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Since the ruler of the Vale did not participate in the War of the Five Kings in the original plot, most people may not have much of an impression of the Royce family, but if you tell you: Sansa brought to Winterfell in the Battle of the Bastards to help Jon Snow defeat Rams Burton's Valley cavalry, all of which are under the orders of Whalma Royce's father, Jon Royce, and half of them are even directly from the Royce family, you will understand what kind of big family this is.

Iger didn't know if Gary was alarmist, although it had been nearly a year since he crossed over, he was born in a world that called for equality for everyone, and honestly he didn't know how much influence and voice the great nobles of this world had. But he knew very well that he would not see those big families being played around under the conspiracy of Littlefinger and the Great Eunuch, but he had to deal with a night watchman minion...... It's still easy.

No wonder the survivors of the patrol trio in the original plot want to run.

Now here's the problem: the patrol survivors who crossed the Wall ended up dying at the hands of Eddard Stark's sword, and Egger didn't think that joining the escape party would change that fate...... Should I go back to Castle Black or take the Grand Canyon of the Tooth of Frost and Snow to escape south around the Great Wall, or, more abstractly, leave the decision of fate in the hands of the Night's Watch, or do I decide it myself?

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"Even if the Commander-in-Chief doesn't end up cutting off our heads, we'll be on the blacklist. If there is any dangerous and deadly mission next time, we will be the first choice. Gary continued, adding another convincing reason to escape: "If nothing else, Bunyan Stark will definitely personally lead people north to find out if the strange ghost really exists, and if the two of us are not beheaded, we will be the guide and cannon fodder without any suspense." I've been at the Great Wall for forty years, and I know the temperament of these chiefs so well that they don't even have to pout their butts, and I can guess what shit is going to pull out. ”

Iger had nothing to say and sighed, at least Gary was right, Bunyan Stark did lead people north to find Weimar Royce in the original plot, and also disappeared in this search. Even if he survives another patrol, there will be a Ranger expedition by Commander-in-Chief Mormont to find Bunyan Stark, and then there will be a wildling invasion and a monstril siege...... He is just an ordinary person who has learned to use the sword and ride a horse, and who can guarantee that he can survive round after round of crises again and again?

I'm afraid it's too late to think about it in the long run, and I must get out of the night watch as soon as possible. It's better to hit the day than to hit the day, or run with Gary!

It's a pity that this horse, which he is used to riding, escaped from the sword of the strange ghost with his life and death, but in the end he will become the ration on his way to becoming a deserter.

Just as he was about to make a decision, the horse, which was slumped on the ground, snorted uneasily, struggling to stand up, as if sensing Gary's intention to draw his sword. The old soldier waved his sword, intending to quickly cut off its life, and was about to attack, but his expression suddenly changed, and his movements hesitated: "What sound?"

"Don't scare me. Egg's hairs stood on end, and he quickly shut up after being stopped by the other party's gestures, and the two of them sat and stood still, quietly receiving the information transmitted to the senses by their surroundings.

The howling of the cold wind and the rustling of the branches and leaves constituted the background sound between heaven and earth, and the only other sounds were the breathing and heartbeat of the two of them, and the restless snort of Eggmaer. But gradually, a muffled impact with a fixed frequency stands out from the background...... From far to near, from an illusion to a clear audible, "poof" and "poof" are very rhythmic, obviously approaching the two.

This is the sound of horses' hooves trampling in the thin snow, and the two of them have been listening to it for ten consecutive days, of course, they are no strangers, but now the horses that accompanied the two of them all the way are paralyzed on the ground, where is the sound of horses' hooves?

Was it Weimar's scared horse chasing after him, or was it ......

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