Winterfell still stood like a large, cold, dark rock that seemed to exist forever. The return of the northern army gave it some life, but the excitement didn't seem to last long—the last few soldiers who had accompanied the feudal monarch to the finish line, such as Glover, Amber, and Burton, began to form a group and prepare to return to their respective homes.

According to the original plan, Eged gave Asha to Glover in exchange for the two children she had brought back to the Iron Islands as hostages after taking Deeplimburg. So, after settling his men in and around the winter town, the Night's Watch sent for the female captives to be taken out of their cages.

Egger instinctively felt a little bound by his first noble captive, and he personally said goodbye. "Miss Greyjoy, have a good trip, and may we have a chance to see you again. ”

"you. Asha shackled and unceremoniously replied, as if she felt that this emotional catharsis was not strong enough, and spat on the ground.

"Ahem, okay. The above goodbye was originally just a polite way to say it, but after thinking about it, it was indeed a little inappropriate to be so amicable to the public enemies of the entire northern border, so Iger simply changed his words: "Forget it, I hope I don't see you again." ”

"Let me know that my crew has been wronged or bullied at the Great Wall, and I will let you know what cruelty is!"

At the last moment, she still did not forget her crew, and after letting go of this cruel remark, the daughter of the sea monster did not say more, and without any resistance, she was taken away by the Glover soldiers with steel armor and fist gloves tattooed on their chests, and Egger saw her for a few seconds, and led the guards to the castle.

The gates of Winterfell were as open to the Night's Watch as ever, and the return of more than half of the squires and guards made it look a little busy inside and out...... When Iger arrived at the main castle, he did not go directly to find the owner of the place, but found a sheltered place to wait, and asked the guards to inform him of his visit.

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It is said that Robb Stark, who led his troops to fight south, returned home to see his wife again, and the two may want to be alone for a while, and even want to do something in the evening. Although it is hard to imagine how open-minded his son would be with Eddard's rigid father, the young man ...... Who knows.

After standing for a while, before the guard's reply came, a little guy who had a headache appeared first.

"Master!" Arya, dressed in thick fur and wrapped herself like a bear, emerged from the corner and rushed into Egg's arms like an excited lamb, rubbing the man without seeing the man, showing the joy of seeing each other again with her actions. "I knew you were going to come to my rescue!"

Iger was puzzled by the opening line: "You are in your own home, who do you want to save you?"

"Arya, watch your manners!" said an older woman, Sister Modan, who was already familiar to the Night's Watch, gasped for breath and caught up a few seconds later, glaring angrily at the girl and the Night's Watch as she held on.

Arya looked aggrieved: "Last time I listened to you and obediently went home with them, and then ...... And then...... My mother ordered me not to be left alone, and that I had to be watched at every moment!

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Well done, Iger secretly said in his heart, to deal with this kind of bear child, you have to keep an eye on it.

Thinking so, in fact, he gently patted the girl's back with a smile on his face, and comforted him softly: "A while ago, there were bad people running rampant outside the castle, and it was for your good not to let you out." Okay, let me go and talk well. ”

"Don't follow me!" Arya obediently let go of Egger's waist, but immediately grabbed his arm tightly, and used his body as a cover to call out to Sister Modan, "I'm going to talk to my master now, I won't run around!"

"The night watchman visiting Winterfell must be looking for the Northern Guardian to talk about business, don't mess around!" If there is anyone who hates Egger the most in this castle, it is Sister Modan, in the eyes of her, who is responsible for teaching Arya etiquette and behavior, the night watchman who teaches her own young lady's swordsmanship is simply a mortal enemy, she glanced at Egg without hiding her emotions, and then reached out to grab Arya: "Go back to the room, have you finished the homework that Master Lewyn gave you today!"

"Don't!" Arya snimbly circled the man's body, dodging the nun's clutches. "Those things can be done at night!"

"O Seven Gods...... Alright, alright. Egger was thinking about how to trick Robb to use his power for his own use, and he really didn't have the heart to make trouble with the child, so he pressed Arya who was circling around him, and turned to the girl's temporary caretaker: "Sister Modan, you can rest for a while, I promise you: I will not let Arya leave my field of vision...... Girl, apologize to the nun and promise not to run around. ”

The girl immediately understood what Iger meant, and quickly changed her face and did so. Sister Modan stood there and stared at the master and apprentice for a while, seeing that Egger was a guest and that what she had done in the past was quite reliable, she left the courtyard suspiciously, not knowing if she would continue to stare at Arya in some corner.

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"Oops, I've finally gotten rid of her, she's even guarding me outside the toilet door!" Seeing the nun leave, the bear child breathed a sigh of relief and immediately complained loudly. "Now that you've driven away the robbers who came by boat, you don't have to lock me up at home anymore, I haven't ridden a horse for more than a month!"

Egger intervened to drive away the Iron Folk out of a thousand considerations, but there was no such thing as "allowing Arya to safely ride out of Winterfell and wander around", and he reluctantly looked at Arya, who was clinging to him, and finally couldn't bear to open his mouth to expose her self-inflicted affection.

The friendships that have been cultivated with girls have brought them benefits and troubles, but on the whole the benefits outweigh the disadvantages...... And subjectively speaking, although occasionally bears give people a headache, this girl's personality is not bad. Egger no longer gets along with her with a simple use mentality: "I'm embarrassed to say, if you hadn't stolen a horse and ran out to ride to the gifted land, others would have guarded you like a thief." ”

"Oops...... I know it's wrong. Arya showed no remorse in her words and deeds, but became more and more presumptuous after the nun left, grabbed him by the arm and leaned on him, eager to hang on him: "Master, I want to kill you, say that you miss me too." ”

Do you have to be so hypocritical, the truth is that Egger's mind is filled with a big game of chess, and if Arya doesn't come out on his own, he will most likely not be able to remember that he still has such a little apprentice when he leaves Winterfell. But girls always have to coax, no matter whether they are little girls or big girls: "Okay, okay, I miss you too, I don't think about it, I don't think about it, I didn't do anything outside the city, so I quickly ran in to see you." ”

"Doesn't that sound sincere!" Arya, amused by the meaty remark, chuckled, "Tell me how you got rid of those bandits...... Oh no, tell me where Bran has been, didn't you find him, why didn't you come with you? He can't even walk, how did he get to the Wall!"

"It's a long story, but I didn't see him at all, but I heard that the guards of the Long Night Castle stopped him...... Commander-in-Chief Mormont was attacked while dealing with your brother's affairs, and then Bran took advantage of the chaos to disappear again. Alas, you and your brother are really more worry-free than the other!"

"Huh?" Arya suddenly became nervous: "Bran is gone again?, how can this be, master, you must get him back!"

"Don't worry, I'll pay attention to this matter and return my brother to you sooner or later. ”

This is not a fool, and there are no other guarantees, but Iger is sure that Bran Stark will definitely return from outside the Wall unharmed, not so much as intuition, but trust in the Green Prophet's abilities.

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Arya's cut hair hadn't grown long enough to be braided, but it was easy enough to tell she was a girl. This is good news for Egger - life is already so hard, and in this situation, it is better to be coquettish by a little girl than to be annoyed by a tomboy.

In addition to her hair, Arya has obviously grown taller, not only is her height up to Egger's chest, but her figure is no longer as thin as a matchstick when she first met, and with the clarity of her feminine features, followed by a corresponding increase in weight...... Grabbed by her arm, Egger felt like a big punching bag was on her arm.

A month after she ran away from home and was taken back to Winterfell for a month, Arya was obviously bored, and finally caught someone who could talk, and chattered about this and that. After being pestered for a long time, Egger finally waited for the guard who had gone to report the news: "Lord Egger, Lord Robb, please go to the study to see him." ”

Egg breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to get rid of the bear child: "Hmm, that's great...... Arya, I'd love to have a good chat with you for a while, but now that I really have something to talk to your brother about, can you do me a favor and go back to my room by myself, and don't let the nun or anyone else look for you everywhere?"

"Don't. Arya rejected Egger's proposal without thinking about it, and even began to drag him to the city lord's study: "Let's go, I'll go with you, I haven't spoken to Robb for a long time." ”

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