Egger had known that someone from the Stark family was coming to Houguan to pick up the child, and Egg had known about it for days - when the news of Bran's reappearance and intention to join the Night's Watch had been sent, a reply from Winterfell greeted him, the Commander-in-Chief. Robb Stark was unable to arrive in time for his troops, so Mrs. Stark, who had not left Winterfell for a long time, went north to pick up her son, who had suffered from a second illness.

Due to the construction of the main road from Winterfell to Houguan Town, the distance that used to take days on horseback is now three or five days away by carriage, so that it can come so quickly.

At first, Egg thought that Melisandre was bored enough to use magic to detect such inconsequential information, but later learned that it was discovered by patrols in Crown Town during their daily activities along the King's Road. It's just that I was in a meeting just now, and it wasn't an urgent military situation, so I was intercepted by the woman in the red robe.

He simply straightened his clothes, cleaned up his appearance, and rushed to the square opposite the south gate of Houguan Town with a few people, and sure enough, he ran into a carriage escorted by the cavalry from the north and was stopped outside the door by the guards, waiting for a report.

Iger hastened to give the order to let him go, and dismounted to stand on the sidelines to greet Mrs. Stark in person.

Of course, it has to be mentioned that there are actually two Mrs. Stark in the North: Eddard Stark's widow Catelyn Tully, and Robb Stark's pregnant wife, Roselyn Frey. This comes back to the former, of course. Lady Caitlyn stepped out of the carriage with the help of her own servants, she looked much older than she had met a few years ago, but she seemed to be in good spirits, after all, it was good news that ——— Bran had been missing for a long time and appeared alive.

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"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for all the effort you put into finding my son, I'm sorry that the Starks have caused the Night's Watch too much trouble!

"You're so polite, it's all as it should be. "I can't talk about how much effort it takes...... Well, actually, it didn't take any effort at all. But the child is the meat of the mother's heart, and Egg can understand the eagerness of Caitlin's greeting to get straight to the point, "He is in the room I arranged for him right now, and he is being taken care of, and I will have someone take you to see him immediately." ”

Iger called a guard and ordered him to take Mrs. Stark to meet her son, but a girl jumped out of the carriage that many of the people present looked familiar with, but did not recognize at all. When I looked closely, I was ...... No, it should be said that it was Arya.

This girl will come with her own mother, and Egg is not surprised - the second lady of the Stark family, who regards Houguan Town as her paradise, will not let go of this opportunity to go north by the way, and it is indeed a trick to use the affection of her sister and brother to persuade Bran to give up her plan to join the Night's Watch, and Catelyn has little reason to refuse.

After a few months of not seeing, the quantitative change called "growth" or "development" finally accumulated into a qualitative change- The current appearance of this girl really makes people can't help but sigh at the eighteen changes of the female college student: the height of the first time she could touch her head when she raised her hand unconsciously jumped to more than one meter and six, which was already about the same height as her mother; the fat that gradually accumulated on her cheeks made her originally thin face become an eye-catching melon seed; and the brown hair that took her out of the king and hastily cut it short for nearly two years has finally grown back to the length that can identify her gender, and now I don't know who has braided a rather fancy hairstyle quite skillfully, and tied a ponytail that is high on the back of the head; , light gray coat and pants designed to facilitate movement, live off the beautiful appearance of a young girl.

It's good to be like this, even if it's annoying to be pestered, but changing the appearance of the eye-catching point can also make people more willing.

Thinking like this, he forced his annoyance and smiled at his cheap apprentice, who wanted the girl to be a girl but not fake his color, with the expression of a passerby who didn't know him at all, and after getting out of the carriage, he stood quietly beside his mother...... She was extremely familiar with the inner fort of Houguan Town, and she even saved her curiosity to look around.

Egger had a stomach full of things to do, how could he figure out what the little girl was thinking? Turning back disapprovingly, he continued to instruct on the matters related to the reception, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of another petite figure following Arya out of the carriage, and then turned his head to identify that it was Messila, or Miss Maeve Snow.

When the war is approaching, it is okay for Catelyn and Arya to come to see Bran, plus this little princess and three female dependents...... What are you trying to do when you team up and cause trouble for the night watch?

It's a good thing that Sansa Stark and Rickon Stark didn't continue to come out of the car - there wasn't a single Stark left in Winterfell. Egger breathed a sigh of relief, not hiding his confusion and uneasiness, and looked at Caitlyn, waiting for her explanation.

"King Robert's two sons are here. Lady Caitlyn understood, and took a step closer to lower her voice, "You arrange for Maeve to look at her from afar, and of course, if possible, find a remote and safe room for them to meet, and not let outsiders see it—this girl has been talking all day, so let her come and put her heart back in her stomach completely." ”

How could Methella ask Catelyn to take her to see the two brothers?, Egger was speechless, he could imagine that the little princess would go wherever she wanted, even Winterfell would be loved. But even so, it is probably only the kind people of the Stark family who can do something that even the children of the enemy take care of and even fulfill their wishes.

"Understood. Egger frowned, but after all, it was not an excessive request, and there was no reason to refuse, so he had to call the second guard, and gave careful instructions before letting him leave the school to find the two little princes dressed in black, "Madam, the army of the dead led by the strange ghost is attacking the Grand Canyon, and the night watchman has a lot of business to deal with, so I can't accompany him personally." I will order the relevant people and others to cooperate, you can rest assured that you can be in Houguan Town, but it is best not to leave the inner fort......"

"I'm sorry for you, Commander-in-Chief. Catelyn understood that it was not appropriate to use her personal affairs to add trivial tasks to the Night's Watch at this juncture, so she was quite polite and cooperative, "Please, I'll go and talk to my son, and bring him back to Winterfell as soon as possible, so as not to burden the Night's Watch again." ”

"It's a great honor for us that a member of the Stark family would be willing to join the Night's Watch. This is the truth, Iger didn't want to talk nonsense with him, and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of please, "Madam, please follow the brother in front, if you have any other needs, just mention it, someone will deal with it." ”

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The Starks followed the leader towards the castle, and Arya gave him a blank look as she passed Egg, snorted and turned away, but Mishela bowed slightly to greet him, beautiful as a Barbie doll, and well-behaved and sensible—it was hard not to be pity, no wonder Caitlyn was willing to fulfill her wishes.

Iger quickly put away the mess of thoughts, and after making sure that there was no major negligence or neglect, he handed over the reception of the Stark family to the mayor of Houguan Town, and hurried back to his office to deal with more important business.

Melisandre was waiting for him in the house.

Egger threw his coat on the hanger and sat down in the chair with a solemn expression: "As someone expected, the strange ghost really wants to start destroying the fishbeam wood. When the sea of ghouls had cut down the forest, they had successfully carved a passage through the magical barrier that spanned the east and west for the power of the cold god to pass through. At that time, it must be the moment when the strange spirits officially launch a general attack south, and we have a few days at most to make more preparations, and the Red God Sect, as the most loyal believer in Lahlo, is you the only one who will help me?

"That's what I'm going to talk to you about. "Melisandre always has that unhurried and cold expression," said most of the priests, including the High Priest Benero, who believed that Daenerys Targaryen was the prophesied prince. The Supreme Red Temple of Valantis has a lot of men and resources in secret, but all of them are gathering on the Mother of Dragons to help her counterattack Westeros...... Unfortunately, she didn't return to the Seven Kingdoms until recently, and she has no plans to go north to support the Night's Watch. ”

"So even the priests of the Lord of Light have a completely different interpretation of the prophecy - and Meryl, you, are you still a stubborn loner?" Iger teased casually, but immediately became a spirit, "Wait, what are you talking about?" Daenerys Targaryen has returned to Westeros!?Where's the news, is it reliable?"

"Don't worry, it's not the letter crow that intercepted Houguan Town, but from a channel that you can't understand and master. Melisandre glanced at him, "I feel the arrival of the other priests, and the Lord of Light is reminding me in the flames that Daenerys' army and dragons will be a formidable force for us." I'm going to take the time to meet the Mother of Dragons and try to convince her to go north to fight death - I think you should come along. A legendary adventurer from the Sunset Sea, a stranger slayer, the man who built the Night's Watch industry out of thin air, the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch legion, and the uncrowned king of the land...... The Dragon Queen has just landed, and it's the time when public support from a celebrity like you is most needed, and your visit will make my suggestion seem sincere. ”

"I don't need her army, the dragon's words ...... "An army that is not trained to fight the dead can only add to the chaos, and the dragon is a flying flamethrower, so it would be good if it could help, but Egg didn't forget that the Night King had the ability to slay dragons and turn them into his own mounts, "Where did she land, did she attack King's Landing?"

"How do I know that it costs a lot to see the details out of the flames, and no one else in the world can do it. I'll go to the East China Sea tomorrow and take a boat south to find Daenerys, will you come?"

"What are you kidding, the ghouls have already shown their heads on the north side of the Grand Canyon, and if I leave the land grant at this time, it will be considered that I have escaped from the battle, which will seriously affect my morale!"

"Just cutting down trees, and scaring you, son of prophecy?" said Melisandre, chuckling back, "besides, is the morale worthy of the three dragons and the Unsullied? Rest assured, I can feel it—the strength of the Cold God is still improving, and it is far from the time when it is at its strongest. What's more, such a large forest, it will take a few days to cut down, even if there is no Yuliang Wood Forest, the Great Wall is still there, and the power of the heresy hoarded outside the plug is extremely huge, and it will take some days just to seep through this small hole in the canyon. The enemy has been waiting for years and will not care about waiting for this moment longer. ”

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That is to say, the decisive battle will not break out as soon as he thinks?Egger listened to it, but did not dare to be careless—he had not forgotten that what Melisandre said was only her personal judgment, and that she was not a god and would be wrong.

The red-robed woman continued to analyze the benefits and disadvantages from all angles, skillfully used words, and tried every means to persuade Egger to go with her, but the man took it all and did not talk back, but in the end he was not convinced. At this moment, there was a soft knock on the door, and the guard pushed open a gap and probed in: "My lord, there is a girl named Maeve looking for you." ”

"Ho, another little admirer is coming. Melisandre was unimpressed by Egger's caution, feeling a little unhappy that she had wasted a lot of time, and turned to walk towards the door with an unkind face, "If you want to think about it, then think about it." But remember, make a decision early, I won't delay your trip to wait for you. ”

Iger shrugged noncommittally, nodded his head to hear it, and responded to the guard's inquiry in passing, "Let her in." ”

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