Iger didn't know anything about military affairs, and the plan he offered Robb was largely a matter of assumption, and it seemed that he was scheming and convincing, whether it was the best choice...... In fact, it needs to be verified.

It was unclear whether the benefits to the North outweighed the disadvantages, but one thing was certain: he and the Night's Watch were the biggest winners of the conversation.

First, Robb asks for advice from himself, the Night's Watchman, who is theoretically required to remain neutral, and not only does the two have a secret in their personal relationship, but he also owes him a favor. With such a relationship, Robb can't really carry out inspections with an iron face and selflessness - as long as there is no big problem in this group land donation inspection, he will most likely not tear his face and call for the suspension of the land grant resettlement plan

Secondly, the new Guardian of the North originally went to inspect the land grant with the sincere intention of seeing how the resettlement plan was going, but after being fooled, he changed his mind and decided to add "the situation is not good when he went north to patrol" to the reason for not participating in the war - the intention of doing something is no longer simple, and the attention cannot be fully concentrated, and the result will most likely change.

Finally, the main army of the North, which will not leave, is itself a natural and powerful "reserve" of the Night's Watch. This means that the Wall's defense against the Wraiths will be greatly improved - even if something goes wrong, the Night's Watch will have time to warn, and there is still room for salvage.

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The conversation took longer than expected, but Iger was able to achieve the goal he had set out for the south. After a serious nonsense and a successful bluff to the new master of the North, Egger's fourth farewell finally didn't produce any more moths, and he left the Winterfell Lord's study.

Several of the guards who never left the house were still waiting outside, and Egg nodded to them, casually said goodbye to the two guards belonging to the Stark family, and walked unhurriedly with his own people to the residence.

As the Night's Watchman's Chief Logistics Officer and one of the key contributors to the expulsion of the Iron Min, even though the army had not been completely disbanded and the castle was still full of people, Egger still had a separate room to rest in Winterfell. He walked in the direction of his residence with a few subordinates for a few minutes, and as soon as he left the field of vision of the guards and subordinates in Winterfell, the relaxed expression on his face immediately disappeared, his face changed, and he beckoned the most reliable and capable of the guards to approach him and accept urgent orders.

"You should leave the city now, take a dozen people with you, ride back to Houguan Town, and tell Yam that the Northern Guardian will set off to inspect the land in two days, and get ready. Iger said quickly: "I have already explained to him in detail what I want to do before leaving, you don't need to say more, he understands what I mean." But the plan went a little unexpected, and the coping strategies I had taught him had to be changed accordingly, and you should memorize the rest exactly and convey it to the mayor and logistics officer of Houguan Town in a clear and concise manner. ”

The young guard nodded solemnly: "Yes, sir, you command." ”

"First, the scale and method of reception, the nobles who went north to inspect changed from one to five......"

As he walked, thought, and explained, Egger felt for a while that he had the style of Cao Zhi's seven-step poem, but he was not creating after all. A short distance of 100 meters from the study to the guest room, he racked his brains to list a few additions as soon as possible...... It was impossible to think about everything in such a short period of time, but there was no way, time was urgent, and he had to send someone back to report it today.

And as the leader of one of the forces, there are some trivial matters, and he also decided to let some of them be handled by the people below.

......

"That's all for now, tell Yamm and Humphrey that if they feel something is missing, be bold enough to fill it in for me. Set off now, just hurry normally, don't need to hurry, be careful on the road. ”

"Yes. ”

One of Yamm and Humphrey's family used to manage the gold mines for the Lannisters, and the other was the former accountant of the West's former chamber of commerce in King's Landing.

The young man turned to leave, and Egger turned back, and after thinking about it carefully, he did not find anything to add, and shook his head, intending to push the door into the room.

Egger ...... Adult?" A crisp child's voice came and stopped him.

He looked back and saw a little girl coming out of the corner of the hallway.

The girl looked younger than Arya, and Egg quickly became sure he didn't know her. The first reaction was that Varys had sent his little bird to deliver him some secret message...... But then he realized that he should have no sense of existence in the eyes of the eunuch. The second reaction was that this girl was really quite beautiful, her little pink face was a little red from the cold, and her thick and beautiful blonde hair couldn't even hold her fur hat, and a few strands of hair leaking out were enough to attract people's attention.

"It's me. The girl looked like she'd been waiting for a while, and Iger gave up guessing, "Miss, you're—"

"I'm Maeve, Maeve Snow. ”

Who the hell is this? Egger is still confused, an illegitimate daughter, but this girl seems to be pampered and behaves quite elegantly, and she says that she is Arya's sister and the third lady of the Stark family is believed...... But the Night's Watch was certain: House Stark didn't have such a member.

"Hello, Miss Maeve, what can I do for you?" said Egg, smiling and nodding at the girl, taking out the courtesy to Miss Noble.

"No...... Your Excellency, you're serious. The girl's eyes were slightly flustered, but she quickly regained her composure: "I heard the news that my brother and brother are about to follow you to the Great Wall, put on black clothes, and join the night watch. ”

If you can't guess who the girl is, your brain will grow in vain.

Messira Baratheon, the original princess of the Seven Kingdoms!

The way out that Eddard Stark had arranged for the girl before his death now seems to be on the right track...... But how did he give her the surname of a bastard son from the North? What would Jaime think if he knew that his only daughter was now under the name of Maeve Snow in Winterfell?

After a few seconds of thought, Egg realized that his subconscious thoughts had wronged Eddard.

When Eddard Stark made this arrangement, he could not have guessed that Jaime would be dressed in black by mistake, and this series of measures was in no way intended to humiliate anyone—as a product of chaos known to the whole country, if she wanted to protect Messira, she would only have to make her original identity disappear from the world. And to do a good job of secrecy, this step must not allow any outsiders to interfere...... Borrowing a surname for this "evil seed" would be seen as an insult to even the most dilapidated little family, and the best way to do that would be to disguise yourself as an illegitimate child like Jon.

Let Messira grow up as a descendant of an unknown nobleman and an adopted daughter of Winterfell, and then marry a minor nobleman or a newly knighted knight, have children, husband and children, and live this life in peace...... It may well be that Eddard Stark, a good old man, can imagine the best ending for his enemy's daughter.

(Jaime is now his own brother of the oath, so in a sense, isn't Messira also his "niece of the oath"?)

Iger somehow came up with such a strange idea, shook his head slightly and threw it out of his mind, and he sighed, "The news you got is true, miss. ”

"Is it true......" Messella took great pains to inquire about Egg's residence and came to him, not to confirm the truth of the news. She didn't show a surprised expression, lowered her head, and sighed abruptly...... After staring at his toes for a while, he raised his head again, and seemed to muster up the courage to speak: "My brother, he is a bad fellow, and I will tell you nothing, I have long felt that someone should teach him a lesson and make him suffer a little." But Tomman, he ...... He is really a very kind child, and he is usually reluctant to step on an ant to death...... What he did to my mother and uncle...... Didn't know anything......"

As she spoke, tears gradually flashed in Messira's eyes, and she choked up when she spoke, and she endured it so that she didn't cry, but she couldn't finish what she wanted to say anyway.

Although the girl was clueless and even suspected of speaking ill of Joffrey, Egger could probably guess the true intentions of the other party - this little princess, who did not know whether she was nine or ten years old, did not forget to protect her two brothers even if she fell from heaven to hell, so she specially asked for the address of her night watchman officer, and ran to beg him not to abuse Joffrey and Tomman.

Is...... Sensible to the point that it makes people feel distressed.

Egger's heart softened, and he gently patted the girl on the shoulder: "Miss, I don't know what the Night Watch Legion looks like in your eyes, but I promise that no one will hurt your brothers, and they will be treated fairly." ”

It is obviously the product of the parents' inability to control the lower body, but they want to let the children accept the punishment together, from the perspective of modern people...... It's a bit of a sin indeed. From a personal point of view, Egger is super disgusted with Joffrey, who is also a bear child, and his naughtiness and Arya's mischievous nature are completely different - but he has so much to do right now that he is not bored enough to deliberately deal with this little villain who has fallen into his hands.

He'd given Joffrey and Tomman fair treatment, and that's true, but let's be honest – it's certainly not for nothing that the Wall would become a penal colony for political prisoners. That kind of ghost place, even if no one deliberately bullies you, how comfortable can you be?

"Thank you...... Your Guarantee...... My lord. Misella wiped the tears from her eyes and seemed to insist on finishing her sentence: "But I have an unreasonable request...... I hope...... You can take care of them a little bit on the basis of fair treatment...... I know— I know it's a bit excessive, but I'm willing to ...... Willing to take anything and do anything......"

Speaking of this, probably thinking that he had nothing to handle, and that he could not do anything for the adult man in front of him who was in a high position, in charge of thousands of people, and who was trusted by the Stark family, and who could enter and leave the Winterfell Lord's study at will, Messira did not continue— She had changed her name and surname to hide her identity, but for the sake of political stability in the Seven Kingdoms, her two brothers had to officially declare themselves to join the Night's Watch in their original identities, and the thought that they would spend their lives in the contemptuous and disgusting gazes of the monsters around them made her heart twist.

The girl finally couldn't hold back her tears and covered her face and cried.

Egger looked helplessly at the few guards watching the show, but all of them shrugged helplessly, and no one knew how to comfort the little girl in front of him who was crying.

"All right, Miss Maeve, I promise you. Egger reluctantly succumbed to the tears of his sworn niece: "I will do everything I can to make sure that your brother is safe and feels good at the Wall, both physically and psychologically. If necessary, you can also apply to the Lord of Winterfell to visit them at the right time and in the right way, is this answer satisfactory to the young lady?"

"Thank you, Your Excellency...... Thank you ......"

Iger didn't know if Messira really broke down, or if he deliberately made this appearance to win sympathy and promise, but he was a little afraid that the girl would continue to talk, and some bloody things such as "making a promise by body" and "being a cow and a horse in return" would also come out, so he quickly glanced at a guard beside him: "Send Miss Maeve back to her residence and take care of her!"

......

Cersei's strange woman can give birth to such a smart and kind daughter, if Arya is half as sensible as her, how much worry should she save her parents and herself?

But on second thought, this kind of "sensibility" itself is a very sad thing—moving from the bustling, prosperous and warm Red Keep to the cold fortress of Winterfell, surviving by hostile kindness, living by the faces of others, trying to help protect his own brother, racking his brains to inquire about the news, and even using the ultimate weapon of tears.

That's what happens to the loser.

Although he was annoyed to death every time he met, Egg was sure that if he would have a daughter in the future, he would rather she be a bear child like Arya, who would pester herself when she was busy, and would cause trouble to settle herself...... It is possible to spend your childhood carefree and always remain innocent, happy and love of life.

Of course, just don't kill yourself.

After inexplicably sighing for a while, Egg, who watched his guards send Messira away, breathed a long sigh of relief, and immediately remembered something important.

"Do you know who she is?"

"I probably know ......"

"The daughter of the cuckold king. ”

"No, the correct answer is, I don't know. Egg glared solemnly at the subordinate who pretended to be smart, and then looked around at everyone present: "She's just an ordinary girl adopted by Winterfell, you don't know her name, you don't know where she came from, and you haven't heard today's conversation, keep your mouth shut, understand?"

Looking at the commander's expression, several soldiers who had been following Egger since the time of the monarch knew that he was not joking, and immediately replied solemnly: "Yes, my lord." ”

Eddard Stark's arrangement wasn't perfect, but it was quite well thought out. Whether it was out of respect for the late big man or simply to protect an innocent girl, Iger didn't want to let the concealment of Messira's identity fall into his own hands.

Well...... It's not bad to be a pure and noble person once in a while.

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