Looking at Count Karstark's angry and wary expression, Iger thought badly.

Everyone has their own little Jiujiu, he plans a big chess game related to the Seven Kingdoms and the Iron Throne, and others will naturally have a small abacus that fits their own identity and style. Because he was not familiar with the history of the north and the deep-seated rules and regulations between the princes, after some persuasion, Ricard mistakenly thought that he also coveted the last Fireplace City, and wanted to occupy this place to expand the sphere of influence of the land grant!

Iger smiled bitterly in his heart: the conscience of heaven and earth, he is going to the south to help the queen fight for the iron throne, what do you want to do in such a cold and resource-poor county as Fireplace City in the end?

That being said, he didn't dare to tell Rickard the truth.

Those who are stunned are afraid of the horizontal, and those who are afraid of not dying...... Egger dared to have a showdown with Robb after the Battle of Long Lake, firstly, because the other party was saved by the dragon, and this matter could not be concealed; secondly, at the end of the bloody battle, the other side suffered heavy casualties and most of them did not want to repeat the incident; but the most important reason is actually the third reason: Robb Stark, who has experienced some hardships in the world and has only just been born with a child, is concerned and will never dare to mess around regardless of the consequences.

And what about the old man in front of him?

In the original plot, this is the character who killed the Lannisters captives for blatantly disobeying Robb Stark's orders, and was declared a rebellion and beheaded, and remained stubborn until his death. It's horizontal, it's flute, and it's not going to die...... Want to be with this kind of person and persuade him to peacefully give up the last Fireplace City and return to Cahoe City?

It's not impossible, it's just that this possibility is far from the risk of Egger confessing to Rickard that he has defected to the Dragon Queen surrounded by the soldiers of the Karstark family.

The other party did not participate in the bloody battle of Long Lake, and was not saved by Daenerys's dragon, so naturally there were no moral doubts. If he hears the truth and orders his arrest or even execution, the land-giving army and the queen outside the city will have no time to save him.

When the risk exceeds the possible benefit, it is thrown to consider the bottom line, which has always been the criterion of Iger.

......

"You are mistaken, Master Karstark. He sighed and gave up on continuing the negotiations. If you continue to entangle, I am afraid that I will accidentally put myself in it, "Then, our army will temporarily borrow the winter town outside the castle to make do with it, and return to the land as soon as the wounded improve." However, the night watchman's expedition outside the fortress will require a large amount of dragon crystal and saltpeter, and I will send people to various places in the north to collect and procure, and I hope that my lord can order the cooperation of Kahoe City to deliver it as soon as possible. ”

"That's all there to say. Seeing that Iger didn't continue to try to trick himself into sending him out of the castle, Ricard snorted and calmed down, "As an elder, I advise you, don't think about it just because you have some merit. Be your Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch, and the North will not treat you badly. ”

Iger nodded yes in convincing, and after a few more perfunctory words, he took his leave, turned and walked out the door.

In the end, the capture of Hearthplace City was beyond Egger's expectations - the Land-Granting Army didn't really have that many wounded to recuperate, at least not enough to take the castle. However, although there are many houses in the winter town outside the wall, there is no open place suitable for the dragon, and this place is too far away from Houguan Town. Whether Zhuo Geng, whose injuries have not improved, can hold out until he returns to the land grant is not the key, the key is: with Daenerys Targaryen's character, will he tolerate his children being wronged?

No way.

She flew thousands of miles to fly the dragon, although it was to fulfill the agreement with herself, but she objectively protected the northern border. For this, he paid the tragic price of three dragons, one dead and two wounded, if the result is that after the war, he can't find a place to stay in the north to let the dying black dragon temporarily recuperate, with the character of the dragon queen, she will definitely think that she has suffered betrayal!

Daenerys is captivated by Egger's grand plans and visions, and then has a rather glorified judgment of his abilities and positions, so that she will behave reasonably and gently and kindly in front of him. However, the Queen, who has the blood of a true dragon, is by no means a virgin, and she only remains emotionally stable if things are generally going well, or at least in a good direction—her trust and appreciation for herself are far from being able to overwhelm her love for her own "child".

Rickard Karstark refuses to give up the last of the Hearth, and Daenerys will be outraged...... If things are better, she might be able to force the Karstarks to relinquish the castle through deterrence, but if it is worse, she will let Rego, who can still fly, burn the city with dragon flames in a fit of rage, and the Night's Watch's plan to go south will be over.

No matter which way you come into conflict with the North, your original overall plan will be disrupted or even completely bankrupt!

What to do?

From the middle of the hall to the door, Egger thought about the thin beads of sweat on his forehead.

Not only because this conflict seemed inevitable and could not be resolved by himself, but also because he was aware of another point: if he had only thought about being the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch, the conflict would not have existed today. However, as you want to do something that you "shouldn't do", similar contradictions and troubles will continue to emerge.

He is not a god, and he can't guess and take into account all the thoughts of everyone in the world, although he has a plan in his belly, but how many of these "plans" will be disrupted and destroyed by "changes" caused by human factors?

People are not as powerful and terrifying as the ghosts, but they are far more complex than their minds...... The conquest of the Seven Kingdoms will never be done once and for all by relying on a detailed and complete plan to defend against the Aliens.

I'm afraid the road ahead is not easy to walk.

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As he approached the door with a heavy heart, about to return to the barracks outside the castle to find the most suitable plan to obtain the last fireplace city, the door was slammed open, and a middle-aged man with a beard and a fierce face rushed in, ignoring Egger, and rushed straight towards Recard, who was standing in front of the fire in the hall, shouting as he ran.

"Father, there's a dragon hovering over the castle, flying from the south!"

......

Iger chuckled in his heart, didn't he tell the queen that he wouldn't let the dragon fly too close before he left the castle?

Screaming badly, he quickened his pace, trying to get out of the castle before Ricard could react and escape from the castle as quickly as possible, so as not to get bogged down.

But the old man's reaction was much quicker than expected: "Egg, do you know what's going on? Stop! I say stop! Damn it, guard! Stop the Night's Watch!"

Old Karstark's voice was as loud as a bell, and the many soldiers in the castle tensed their nerves because of the dragon flying in the sky, and the two soldiers at the door immediately drew their weapons when they heard the order, and stopped Egger with hesitation and bewilderment, while the guards who the latter brought into the castle and waited outside the gate could only draw their weapons in confusion......

A group of night watchmen and northern soldiers standing side by side a moment ago chatting amiably about the weather and pulling strange spirits turned into a tense confrontation in an instant.

In order not to be wary of his master, Egger did not bring too many guards into the castle, but there were a dozen. This means that, at least near the entrance to the hall, the Night's Watch has an absolute numerical advantage over the soldiers of the North...... If Iger had the martial arts of Jaime or Oberon, he might have chosen to strike out of the castle before the other soldiers in the castle could react.

Thinking further—if Iger had planned to do it before he arrived, he would have arranged for someone outside the castle to prepare to meet him, or simply take the castle in one fell swoop. However, the past cannot be assumed, he didn't think about making a move, but he was pushed into an embarrassing situation by Brother Lei's accidental flight - he didn't arrange a backhand, he wanted to kill out of the hall easily, but he had to rush over a hundred meters to leave the castle, and then escape from the pursuit and escape back to the military camp outside the city, but he was not very sure. What's even more troublesome is that even if you escape back safely, such a fuss will inevitably make it much more difficult to capture the last Fireplace City in the future!

This queen has repeatedly disacted according to the agreement, what about the cheat!

Egg roared inwardly, gritted his teeth to take a look at the situation, and then looked back at the Karstark father and son who were rushing over, and at the last moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he put down the hand that pressed the hilt of the sword.

"Drop the guys!" Iger ordered his guards with a frown, then stood still, turned to face Rickard Karstark as he came running.

The Night's Watch soldiers were the first to obey the order and put away their weapons, and the tense Kahoe soldiers breathed a sigh of relief and put their swords back into their sheaths.

It looks like a misunderstanding, and the two sides who don't want to fight secretly said.

"What are you running?" said Rickard's eyes.

"I'm sorry, I was thinking about things before, but I didn't hear the adults calling me. Iger shrugged, "If you want to ask what the dragon is about, then there's no need, there's only one person in the world who still has a dragon, you know who it is." ”

Iger couldn't tell if the dragon was out of the Queen's hands or under her reckless and willful command, and he knew for sure that he was in danger at the moment. Now, he's up to the scene and try to find a way out of his own life.

Rickard Karstark is indeed a reckless man who is not to be provoked, but he dared to challenge the authority of the feudal monarch in the original plot out of a desire for revenge for his son's murder...... Coincidentally, the man who had just burst into the house called him "father".

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