Jaime and the Westside volunteers he brought to the Wall were well-equipped and trained, and Mormont quickly arranged for them to join the group upon his return to Castle Black. Unsurprisingly, Jaime became a Ranger captain, an officer large or small...... At least nominally, he is now Egger's sworn brother.

At the end of the dinner, the Night's Watch guests were accommodated by Old Flinter, and as officers, Egg and Jaime were able to enjoy one of the strongest tents in the entire clan. Sitting on the bed, Jaime glanced at Egg, "You casually added a thousand mouths to the Legion and allowed a fortress to go out, and Mormont wouldn't have an opinion?"

Yo, the monarch killer who has been a sullen gourd for a month is finally willing to chat?

Egger looked at him unexpectedly: "A thousand mouths, I am responsible for feeding, and I don't need Mormont to worry about it...... As for the ruins of the so-called fortress and rat colony, they are of no value to the night watch. If Mormont would rather let them sit idle than house the rescuers I have brought in, then the Night's Watch would have been finished, and the Great Wall had no hope of being defended, and I might have figured out a way out sooner. ”

There were nineteen fortresses along the Wall, and the Night's Watch had enough troops to garrison three of them. This means that there are sixteen vacancies, and Egger's original plan was to subdue the wildlings and let them fill them, but after running to the front line to investigate the field, he found that if he didn't quickly find foreign aid to help fight the wildlings, the Cypriot foreigners who originally planned to subdue and use themselves would kill themselves. In desperation, we had to start the land grant resident filling plan in advance...... It's just that the target has changed from wildlings to clan people.

Allies who live in the north are certainly much easier to manage than wildlings, but the downside is obvious: the clansmen are not homeless and come and go freely. When the winter is over, the temperatures rise, and the mountains come back to life, many of them will inevitably abandon their fortresses again and return to their habitats, and no one can stop them—it took the king of the north thousands of years to completely turn his people into vassals, let alone the newcomer Egg.

Clansmen and savages, who will be the better to help...... The pros and cons can only be revealed in time.

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After calming down, the atmosphere was quite awkward, and since Jaime took the initiative to open the conversation, Egg was also happy to show favor to such a powerful thug and important nobleman, and he was almost there: "Jaime, it has been a few days since I arrived at the Great Wall, how is the life of the night watchman and what is the gap between what I imagined? If you encounter any problems, just tell me, if you can solve it, you will definitely help." ”

"Thank you. Jaime removed his armor, laid it down, lay down on the bed, reached for the back of his head, and rested at the top of the tent, "But you better mind yourself first." ”

Take care of yourself? Egger was confused, he was also a superior no matter what he said, and he wanted to encircle the new Ranger captain, but whoever wanted to disagree would be taught a lesson, which was unbearable: "What do you mean?" ”

"Do you really think everyone else is blind? Jaime scoffed, "The first time we met in Winterfell, the second time we met in King's Landing, I felt like you were quite a person, who knew you would have such a hobby." ”

"What hobby?" Egger became more and more confused the more he listened, there were many things he didn't see, but none of them seemed to provoke James Lannister in front of him: "Can you explain clearly." ”

"On the way north, that little boy next to you. Jaime snorted, "Your pants are full of blood, and you can't see it?" what do you like, but you have to pay attention to it, do you want to kill him?

......

Egger opened his mouth, froze.

Turns out Jaime and the Westlanders saw it, too. But things seem to have gone a little wrong: they mistook Arya for their own male pet or ** - to make the little boy chrysanthemum all over the ground and his pants bloody, that is really perverted, no wonder even James looks down on it.

Damn, this girl Arya has really caused herself a lot of trouble!

Egger's head was suddenly big, and Jaime, as the undisputed number one master among the current night watchmen, and more than forty elite soldiers in his hands, was a force worth fighting for in the Wall...... But if he didn't explain it clearly, he would become a boy-loving psychopath in James's eyes. In this case, let alone making friends or encompassing one's own people, I am afraid that it will be difficult to maintain even the normal relationship between colleagues and superiors in the night watch......

But how do you explain this? If you tell Jaime that the little boy he brought back to Winterfell is Arya Stark, then he has a handle in the other's hands...... Although Stannis is currently in King's Landing, if the image of neutrality is broken, it is not a good thing after all.

After thinking about it for a while and weighing the pros and cons, Egger gritted his teeth and gave him a handle: "What do you know, what is the child's surname, whether it is male or female, how much do you know?

"Huh?" Jaime stared at Egg for a moment, seeing that he looked right, and realized that he might have misunderstood something, his tone suddenly softened: "Who is that kid...... Is it male or female...... Is that a girl?" James, a man in his thirties, of course, couldn't even know his aunt, and immediately reacted: "That blood is—"

"I can't tell you who the kid is, I just want you to understand that I'm not who you thought I was. ”

"Well, I misunderstood. "Egg had set out from King's Landing, and the boy beside him had disappeared in Winterfell, and Jaime was certainly well-informed as a member of the Lannisters. Combining many clues, it was easy to guess Arya's identity: "However, it seems that you are violating the principle of neutrality of the Night's Watch by doing so." ”

"Yes, but I helped Tyrion escape King's Landing on the day of your trouble, and I violated the principle of the Night's Watch's neutrality. Iger snorted back, "I think you can understand it - there are some rules in this world that we don't fully follow, do we?" ”

The room was silent for a few more seconds, and Jaime was a little embarrassed, and stopped lying down, half-sitting up: "Okay, I made a mistake, I apologize." After shrugging his shoulders and going around in a long circle, he finally began to answer the question Iger had asked in the first place: "But since you have explained some misunderstandings and some things about me to me, I might as well make it clear to you in advance - whatever my father said to you in Golden Tooth City, leave him alone...... Don't try to take special care of me, or try to take off my black clothes for me, just let me be a normal night watchman. ”

Egg looked at Jaime quizzically, nodded, and waited for his next words.

"I don't have any opinion of you personally, I ...... appreciate your kindness," Jaime paused and let out a sigh of relief, "but I've made too many mistakes in my life. Putting on black and running to the north of the kingdom to join the Night's Watch was probably the most correct thing I ever did. This time, let me keep my vows once. Dying in battle against the Wildlings or whatever you call the Stranger may be the best outcome for me, and if you really want to help me, please send my bones back to Kaiyan when the time comes. ”

......

Egg was a little surprised this time, but after thinking about it, Jaime's idea was unexpected and reasonable...... People are in different situations, and their ideas may be very different: they are racking their brains to make great achievements, to grab voice and influence, so that they can lay the groundwork for the future to decide their own destiny - to take off their black clothes and even do something big, but for others, joining the Night's Watch may well be the best place to go.

Jaime was a grown man in his early thirties, perhaps a bit headstrong, naïve, and reckless compared to many of his peers...... But he is not a child anymore, he has his own ideas, he can take care of himself, and he does not need to be guided and reminded or even taken care of by others.

The monarchicide has his own plan, and the so-called "redemption", "repentance" and the like are probably just their own self-inflicted passions.

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Although both sides misunderstood each other, it was a good thing to make it clear in time, and although the conversation was not pleasant, it did bring the two sides closer together, which was a good start.

"I see, thank you for telling me what's in your mind. Iger nodded, "But now that the open and honest conversation has begun, I might as well make it clear: the Great Wall is the front line of the human kingdom, not a place where anyone can atone for their own sins, let go of themselves, or liberate their lives." It's fine that you want to be a regular night watchman, but your oath requires you to protect your life so that you don't do something that seems great and heroic but is worthless. ”

"Also, one thing you've probably forgotten is that you were the first purchaser of the Night's Watch bonds, and your first sponsorship that never redeemed the Night's Watch property has made it to where it is today...... You are one of my creditors and start-up investors, and one of my benefactors. Even if you lose that bond, it won't change the fact that you and I don't just know each other and are sworn brothers—I'll try to treat you like an ordinary night watchman. But remember one thing: if I can't help but treat you a little bit favorably or take care of you, I will not do it out of sympathy, pity or for the sake of your father and brother's face, but I do owe it to you, please enjoy it calmly, and do not think too much about it to feel that I am insulting you. ”

Jaime looked at Egg thoughtfully, and then smiled, albeit only with a slight movement at the corner of his mouth. I don't know if it's remembering the bond he didn't know where to throw it, or the strange conversation he had when he was dragged by Tyrion to visit the Night's Watch property, or even the strange connection between the two in the event of Bran's fall...... But the attitude has changed a lot from before.

"I see, and I'm grateful to the Chief Logistics Officer for explaining this to me, and I'll keep that in mind. ”

Jaime replied in the tone of his subordinates, although he still looked like he was decadent and didn't care about anything, but Iger understood that although the start of this set was a little off, the results were quite fruitful.

Then the heavy curtain of the tent was lifted, and two young girls came in, with a mixture of shyness and joy on their faces: "Good evening, two adults, the patriarch orders us...... Come warm the bed for the two distinguished guests. ”

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