Chapter 574: Female Night Watchman
Reluctantly staring at him for two seconds, Arya stumbled around the long table to his side, as if to draw a line before sitting down...... Deliberately kept half a body space.
"What did you do to Maeve? Why did she suddenly want to leave, and moved out early without even saying hello!"
"I had no idea about it, I swear. Egger was dazed, and pushed it clean. He had rejected Misella's offer and request to be dressed in black, so that he could use this moment as a shield to pull someone out of the question, "Maybe you should ask Miss Melisandre, oh no...... Maeve herself, but I can probably guess what's going on: she doesn't feel like she belongs here, thousands of miles from home. It's not your fault, it's not hers, it's the whole world's fault, you don't blame yourself, you shouldn't be angry, can you understand what I mean?"
I treat her as a sister, but she never wants a sister, Arya feels a little sad, and she doesn't reveal it with a straight face: "That's nothing to do with you, she's from the Stark family, you are not qualified to talk to yourself and take her away!"
"Yes, I'm not in a position to take her away, but I'm also not in a position to stop her from joining the Red God Cult. The followers of the Lord of Light have played a major role in both the Queen's return to Westeros and the Night's Watch against the Wraiths, and His Majesty and I have pledged to keep them free and safe in their mission. Since Lady Melisandre judged that Maeve would be a good priestess and agreed to her request for conversion, I would be treacherous and a breach of the agreement by intervening to stop her......"
"Do you still have faith!" Arya interrupted with a grunt, her habit of interjecting hadn't changed at all, even after all the wind and rain.
Choked up, but Egger couldn't do it, she owed Aria a lot: "Well, if you insist, I'm willing to offend the red-robed witch for you." Either way, I would suggest that you talk to Maeve before that to see if she had been forced or drugged, and if the answer was no, think again—did you really decide to limit her freedom against her will and force her to stay?"
This is a blank check, Messira has passed Melisandre's test and gained Egger's initial trust, even if Arya really forces him to use his power to stop it, the matter will eventually be ruined due to various "accidental" reasons.
No matter what, Egg would never let anyone break the truth of his Qingjun side out of his vision and control.
Asked rhetorically by Egger occupying the moral high ground, Arya was sullenly silenced, pouted and thought for a moment, and finally decided not to force others.
After all, she didn't just come to talk to Egger to ask about Messira.
"I'll go find her...... Also, what you promised me before, are you still not doing?"
"Huh?" Egger didn't know what Arya was referring to.
"A few months ago, in Houguan Town, you promised me that you would make me the first female night watchman. ”
After a moment, Egger was even more confused: when he agreed to this condition, he still had a good relationship with the Stark family and was close to Arya, but now that he has experienced so many changes, Arya still hasn't forgotten this stubble and insists on using this trick to get out of the marriage?
Egger was actually ready to not be able to resume relations with the Starks, especially Arya, for two or three years, and now he had the latter to come and talk...... This made him a little suspicious in addition to overjoyed: was the little she-wolf really lacking heart, or did he use his performance to defend her in front of Daenerys to gain her forgiveness, or ......
"And count. Stopping the speculation, Iger replied cheerfully, "If you want, I can change the rules for the Night's Watch tomorrow." But what about after that? Do you want to stay with me, or do you want to ......?"
"I'm going to give away land, Houguan Town. Arya said with a serious expression, "But I have some other conditions besides changing the laws of the Night's Watch. ”
Egger turned his head and glanced at the girl in surprise, and suddenly had a premonition.
"Say, if you can agree, I will say yes. ”
"Since I am the first female night watchman, I cannot be a small soldier, and you must appoint me my chief female night watchman, and ensure that I have a position and power second only to yours in the land grant. ”
"Good. "Just like the chief logistics officer at the time of the bare pole, what is the use of giving you a little girl with a nominal high position?
"I don't want to be the only female night watchman, so not only do you want to make sure this change is long-lasting, but you also want to promote the new policy to encourage women to join and allow me to recruit on my own initiative. ”
"Yes. ”
"All the rules you made to provide salaries and benefits to Night's Watch soldiers apply to the Female Night's Watch...... You pay for it, and you always have a way to get it anyway. ”
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At this point, even the blind can see what Arya wants to do: her purpose is no longer simply to withdraw from marriage to pursue free love, but more to punish herself, and by the way, to recover the losses of the Stark family as much as possible.
In Arya's eyes, things have come to this point, probably because she herself is blind and ignorant of people, and brought the white-eyed wolf into the room as a friend, which gave Egg the opportunity to fight back and hurt the Stark family...... She was guilty, she no longer deserved to have a normal and happy second half of her life, and only by banishing herself to the cold and harsh environment of the land grant could the deep guilt in her heart be relieved.
The forced choice of "supporting Daenerys" is a risk with negative expected returns for the Stark family, and the success or failure of the Queen's southern expedition is only the difference between "little loss" and "no return" for them - the wolf family is already destined to lose their vitality and prestige in this tsunami that swept Westeros...... But if Arya's idea is fully realized, it is really possible for the wolf family to turn losses into profits and recover some of their losses.
After years of war, the gender ratio of men and women in the north of the neck has been severely unbalanced, and there are widows and mothers who have lost their sons, and the reappearance of the strange spirits has once again revealed the glory and value of the Night's Watch...... If Iger really signed a decree announcing the start of the recruitment of female night watchmen, it is conceivable that many helpless women will inevitably pour into the land grant, using black clothes as their hope and support for the rest of their lives.
Arya's naïve and romantic personality is arguably completely ill-suited to politics, but her status as "Miss Stark" will make her popular among the Mountain Clans and the Old School Night's Watch, plus there is a Bran Stark possessed by the Green Prophet in the Legion...... It is conceivable that during her absence from following the queen south, as the chief night watchman, she has every chance to become a pivotal figure in the land grant and the "Cypriot Collar" who will soon be incorporated into the kingdom.
At that time, the Stark family is still the guardian of the north, and the land is secretly supported by Bran and Arya, the Stark sisters and brothers who are in Cao Ying's heart in Han, and the strategic balance plan of "division of the north" presented by Iger to the queen is only afraid that it will encounter complete failure in actual operation, and the north of the neck will still be the world of the Stark family, as has passed thousands of years.
Admittedly, with Egger's identity and energy, it would be easy to secretly thwart Arya...... But the question now is, do you really have to treat her as a potential enemy to guard against and deal with?
"No problem. After less than a second of hesitation, Iger replied happily.
Guilt and guilt are like fishy seasonings, sprinkled with some can hide other pain. Arya was now bent on atonement, and instead of persuading her to stop torturing herself without standing and persuading, she should go with the flow...... It's better to be sparse, after all, she is still young, and there are still plenty of opportunities to come out of the trauma and regain the beauty of life, so let her toss and toss first, and then find a way to balance the situation in the north in the future, and compensate for the emotional damage she has done.
Staying for a few seconds, he didn't wait for the girl's next condition, he had to take the initiative to ask: "Is there anything else?"
"Other...... I haven't thought about it yet, but I'll talk about it later. A large number of conditions were all agreed, and Arya was surprised, her eyes became sour again, and her voice became a little choked, "Lord Commander-in-Chief...... You can use it slowly, and your subordinates will retire. ”
Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief?
The man suddenly realized for no reason that he might never hear the sticky and affectionate ...... "master" again.
"Arya—" The girl stood up and turned to leave, and Egg reached out to grab her, but was forcefully pulled away, and her hand stayed in mid-air, and finally she sat back down without looking back...... In addition to the loss and sorrow, he was also surrounded by a sudden sense of guilt and guilt.
It was his own appearance that stirred up the timeline, so that Arya didn't taste the cruelty of her family being ruined, but after going around and around, in the end it was herself, who jumped out coldly and turned into a villain, and suddenly stuffed her with the social beating she had escaped...... This "betrayal" hurt her so deeply that she forced an originally carefree bear child to the point where she began to think and make decisions for the interests of the family, even at the expense of her own happiness.
Sighing, Iger didn't try to contain his emotions, but let the same seasoning spill on his heart and seep into his bloodstream...... Although it was uncomfortable, it at least made him realize that he was still a living person.
The reflection and apology didn't last long, as the second talker approached with a glass of wine.
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