The weather doesn't change with the turmoil, and the fine snow that flutters in the sky continues the siege of Winterfell from beginning to end, and even after Iger takes the castle, there is a tendency to escalate to mid-snow, and the ice crystals flutter, which soon paint the mess of Winterfell.

After sending Robb and Caitlyn back to the main fort, Egg walked around the city, inspecting the progress of the troops and the locals in "exchanging grounds" and repairing the bombed gates. After confirming that everything was going according to plan, he found that he had a little free time, and after a little thought, he finally decided to go talk to Arya.

The land grant and the North are equal rather than subordinate, and Egger has never sworn allegiance to either Stark, and the claim that he "betrayed the Stark" is not actually valid from a political and legal point of view. But...... The truth is: when Iger is accused of being a "traitor", the idea is that he violated the rules of the Night's Watch and failed the Starks' long-standing support and help.

Judging from this aspect, he was scolded for betraying the trust and friendship of the wolf family...... It doesn't seem to be wrong.

Admitting that he's the bad guy would wipe out the justice and legitimacy of his crusade, and Iger certainly wouldn't do such a stupid thing, but that doesn't stop him from maintaining a minimum of self-knowledge - it's necessary to play word games to motivate his followers, but it's taboo to fool himself and refuse to face the truth. In order to truly dispel the argument that they are traitors, in addition to being the winners in the end and trying to keep the Stark family members from being harmed by their actions, how they evaluate the matter in the future is also crucial.

The once close and good relationship between the two sides has been reduced to a freezing point after this brief but rapid hostility and fighting, but even if there is no emotional apology, only reputation and interests are considered...... Whenever he wants to stay in Westeros in the future, and wants the Starks and the North to continue to be his political resources and allies, he should spend some time and energy repairing their favorability of him - not to restore the original state, but to redeem a little bit.

And the best way to achieve this goal is to start with someone who ...... More than once she slept under the same bed, Miss Stark, who already had a considerable degree of intimacy, opened a breakthrough in her.

......

On the bridge connecting the main fort with the outside world, people came and went as usual, but now they were all familiar faces in Houguan Town—Egg was not like Theon, who took only half a boatload of men to attack Winterfell in another timeline, and the 5,000 men he brought with him to the southern expedition were men and women, warriors, craftsmen, and healers...... With all kinds of people in place, it is like a small society, and it can be proudly said that the most important thing about it is the manpower.

In order to make it look like the Stark was still in charge when Daenerys arrived in Winterfell, Egg placed the surrendered wolf family back in the main castle, but in order to ensure that the situation was under his control, he added two additional measures: first, to make a major change of blood for the castle, replacing all the inhabitants except the Stark family members with his own people, putting on the Stark coat and cloak, replacing the original guards, butlers, and maids, and second, separating the Starks and arranging a room for each except the baby and the mother.

As a result, the Starks have no one to use, no way to consult with each other, and no way to get in and out of the arsenal - the entire castle is the perfect place to go under house arrest, and there is no risk of losing control and capsizing.

As for the people who were replaced, they naturally rushed to the winter town outside the city with the evacuated residents.

The facilities and walls on the first floor of the main castle were damaged by artillery projectiles that pierced the door panels, and he stood still and observed the destructive power of his hole card weapons for a few seconds before asking the person in charge where the second lady's room was, and calmly walked up the stairs to the upper living floor.

As he walked slowly and thought about how to speak, a sturdy spearwoman dressed as a maid came up to him: "Commander-in-chief, that little girl assigned to me has just asked me to hand this over to you, otherwise you will be in danger." ”

Talking to people with limited ability to describe is tired, and Iger has to ask again: "Which little girl?"

"The little one. Probably thinking that her answer was too vague, the spearwoman added: "The hair is like gold." ”

Isn't that clear, Iger shook his head, "That's Maeve - Maeve Snow." You're playing the role of a maid in the Stark family, and you can't even say the name of the young lady you serve!" He admonished solemnly, and then remembered the matter: "Where's the thing?"

"Here. Having been trained back and forth with a stick and a radish, the new land-givers were basically in awe and awe of Egg, and the woman nodded vigorously and handed him a paper ball. "Maeve, I remember. ”

Egg waved the spearwoman away and opened the crumpled ball of paper.

The triangular piece of paper looks like a corner torn from a book, and a few words are simply written on it in neat handwriting: Arya-hidden-needle.

It was a thoughtless sentence, but Egg immediately understood the meaning - even if he didn't have the time-traveler's memories of the plot, he had watched Jon take the small sword called "Clothes Needle" from the blacksmith and give it to his little sister.

Arya was hiding the little sword at such a time, was it for the security it bringed, or was she trying to stab someone?

Messira was too smart to call the police for no reason, not to mention that Egg was quick to recall that Arya had been unusually quiet during the surrender ceremony in the lobby of the arsenal...... It turned out that he didn't change his temperament, but he was thinking about dealing with himself!

And he really almost sent it to the door.

Iger paused, chased away the rising panic, and thought of a way to deal with it.

If it was purely safe, it would naturally be to send a few more soldiers to break into Arya's room, search carefully and carefully find the sword again, and take it away, but what he has to do now is to redeem his favor and regain his reputation, how can he appear with such a posture? But if he is left alone, the sword will not be long-sighted......

After some careful consideration, he crumpled the pieces of paper again and put them away, deciding to visit as planned.

It's not that she's not afraid of death, but since no member of the Stark family died in this siege, it is expected that Arya will not hate herself to the extent that she will have to fight desperately when she meets. And even if he guessed wrong, the cuirass under the black coat could greatly increase the tolerance rate, what was he trying to do with the protective gear in secret?

......

The main castle was not big, and the second lady's room was instantaneous, and after whispering some backup arrangements to the followers at the door, Iger stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Get out, don't bother me!"

The girl's grumbling came from behind the door, as if she had taken the knocker for someone else. Listening to the direction of the voice, he did not hide behind the door and wait for an opportunity to sneak attack, Egg slightly relieved his mind and carefully pushed the door open.

The second lady sat on the edge of the bed with her back to the door, heard the sound of the door opening and turned her head to look, and was about to open her mouth to scold, but after seeing the comer, she quickly turned around, and looked sulking without saying a word...... But Egger, who had already received the news and was keeping an eye on it, was keenly aware that the girl quickly put one hand under the quilt, apparently holding something.

He tensed his nerves more and more, and gently covered the door with his backhand, but did not approach hastily, but stood still and kept his distance: "Arya, we need to talk." ”

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