Chapter 68: Unlucky Jaqun
Tyrion's passion for the game was beyond imagination, and when Egg woke up from his sleep, dressed up and ready to get down to business. He had already taken Maurice out of town to find the young man who was making paper......
Of course, the night watchman was not ashamed of his late wake-up, for he had been busy until the second half of the night, and when it came to rest, he was probably two or three hours less than the dwarf.
At breakfast, he met Yulun, who also got up very late, this fellow Raven was really enjoying the life of King's Landing without the constraints of the chief, and when he thought of what the hell he had been busy with for a while, Iger couldn't help but envy the other party.
"Yoron, there's something for you. Egg was sitting in the lobby of the inn munching on his breakfast, and suddenly remembered something: "Didn't you go to the prison a while ago and identify a few recruits?" β
"That's right, what's the matter?" Raven walked over and sat down across from his colleague and ordered breakfast as well: "It's not a felony that doesn't expect to be released, and it's rare to choose the path of wearing black. β
"One of them is a man named Jakun Hegar? β
"It seems that there is such a person, how do you know?" Yuren was wearing the new black clothes that Egger had bought, and he didn't have that sour smell on his body.
"It's just that I heard, do you know how he was arrested in the black prison?"
"Well, you know, if you recruit someone as a recruit, you don't have to ask about the calendar. Yu Lun shrugged: "The two people in his room are both murderers with abnormal nerves, crazy, and even scared when I see them." But this is the only one Jia Kun, which is quite interesting, he was caught stealing books in the royal library. β
"Stealing books?" Iger was interested, this was a plot that even he didn't know, what kind of books, Braavos needed to send such a top-level spy and assassin to steal it?
"I don't know, I'm illiterate!"
Forget about this, Egger smiled and shook his head, but then there were other questions: "But the crime of stealing books should not be locked up in a black prison with a murderer." β
"Huh, do you know where the royal library is? Between the White Sword Tower and the Prime Minister's Tower of the Imperial Guard, in the Red Fort! That kid was arrested and put in the black prison not for 'stealing books', but for 'trespassing on the king's residence with bad intentions'!" But no one else had borrowed books that month, and a thin layer of dust gradually accumulated on the books and the floor, leaving him with footprints and handprints. The caretaker in charge of cleaning noticed that someone had come in and touched the book, so he casually reported the matter to the Kingsguard. Even if that guy was unlucky, Barristan paid attention, and went to check with another royal guard that night, and sure enough, the only reader was blocked inside, and the royal library had no windows...... The unlucky guy can only be caught obediently. β
As it turned out, Jacquin might indeed be one of the strongest assassins alive, but he could never go head-to-head with two Kingsguards, one of whom was currently considered the best swordsman in Westeros. In this case, Jaqun didn't mean to be caught, and it is even more unlikely that he went for the night watch.
But what was he looking for after spending a few days in the Royal Library?
......
Yu Lun's breakfast was brought up by the maid, and the old crow made a gesture to slap the girl's buttocks, and after running away with a scream in fright, he grabbed a loaf of bread and stuffed it into his mouth, and added while chewing: "And the most important thing is that soon after that guy was arrested and put in the black prison, the former prime minister died, although he died of illness, but this unknown person who sneaked into a place less than a hundred feet away from the prime minister's tower a few nights before the incident was also sentenced to death." β
"That's a coincidence. β
"What a coincidence?" Yu Lun snorted and lowered his voice a little: "I think maybe this guy or his companion killed him, this person looks like a bachelor, but the two maniacs who eat people and don't spit out bones in the same room are afraid of him, why do you say that?"
"He's very good at fighting. β
"I'm afraid it's not just ...... Of course, what to say is just speculation, and it is just a nonsense talk between our own people. Then again, even if he really killed the prime minister, in history, the night watchman even killed the king. β
Maybe Jia Kun really killed a lot of people, but this time he was really wronged, Iger was funny in his heart, such a powerful faceless person, unlucky is not similar to ordinary people.
"You took the other two lunatics too?"
"Accept it, 'As long as you are willing to put on black clothes, we will not dislike anyone,' said the Commander-in-Chief. β
"That kind of madman, don't even kill your black-clothed brother with a brain pump. Egg frowned and saidβthis kind of tragedy has never happened in the history of the Night's Watch, and more than once, and Mormont died at the hands of such a person.
Yuren shrugged: "I just take people, the more people I receive, the better the task will be completed, as for how to train and train, it's the business of the commander-in-chief and Elisha." β
"Alas......" Iger shook his head, this attitude of accepting people, although he was forced to be helpless, he was really difficult to agree.
"Don't sigh, I'll come here next time, but I can expect to get a reliable young man from you, do a good job. β
"Try your best. β
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After breakfast, with doubts about Jaqun's infiltration into the library, Egg went to the Night's Watch office as if he were at work. So far, the faΓ§ade is still empty, there is nothing, and naturally it is impossible to come to customers. He, the chief logistics officer, was still the commander of the bare-knuckles, and the drawbacks of this were beginning to emerge: he had to do everything himself. It's okay to do only one thing, but once something happens, he can't get out of it if he wants to.
He also wanted a squire and henchman like Bron, or a loyal squire and henchman like Podrick Pine, and it would be nice to have both loyal and capable...... But it's just getting started, and there's no hurry.
After posting two handwritten notices to the door of the office, his elementary school apprentice came to class early.
......
A wolf guard he didn't know had sent Arya here, and the girl had a neat ponytail and a dress that was apparently made to fit during Winterfell, not amazing, but it was enough to make a preoccupied Egger smile.
This girl took her words quite seriously.
"You're waiting outside. Arya said to the guards who had accompanied her, and then looked at her master with an eager face: "Do as you say, when will we start?"
"Feel free to sit - does Duke Stark know Miss Arya is here?" Iger didn't answer the girl directly, but politely asked the Winterfell guard. After receiving an affirmative answer, he looked at his little apprentice: "Okay, follow me." β
The girl carried the long strip of clothing in her arms, and excitedly followed the night watchman into the inner room.
The office also has a small backyard of dozens of square meters, which can be said to be quite extravagant for this location, and Iger originally planned to plant some flowers and plants here and build a thatched house, but now it seems that it can come in handy for other purposes.
Egg went to the corner and picked up the training sword, turned to hand it to the girl, only to find her holding the slender stabbing sword Jon had given him.
"Pretty little sword, like a sewing needle. β
"How do you know it's called a sewing needle!" the girl's eyes lit up, and she suddenly realized that she had found a soulmate.
I also know who forged it, who gave it to you, Iger said secretly, and smiled kindly: "Very good, then it seems that we have a good aesthetic sympathy, now, put away your sewing needle." β
"Can't I just practice with this? β
"This is a real sword, do you want to kill me, or will I kill you?" The man shook his head: "Come on, you have said that you will listen to the master." β
"Then I took it quietly, and if I took it back, it was likely that my father would find out. β
He wouldn't confiscate the sword, Iger didn't say it, he was very busy, and he planned to establish a close relationship with the girl as soon as possible: "You can put it here with me, I will keep it for you, and when you are almost ready, maybe we can use the real sword to compete." β
"That's right......," Arya hesitated, "yes, so I don't have to worry about the nun going through my stuff!"
"Then it's decided, come on, take the sword. β
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