"I'm kidding! I'm kidding! ”

Sitting by the fire in the camp, Lan said to Ed with a heartfelt and sincere expression.

Ed was also sitting by the fire, while Jory was redressing his wounds.

A group of people saw the Duke and his party patrolling forward, each with blood on their bodies, and they came back with attrition, and in an instant they were all like facing a great enemy.

It wasn't until Ed gave them a brief explanation of what had happened that they relaxed.

"I know you didn't mean that, Lane. But promise."

Ed's face was tangled.

For an old-fashioned knight, he even mentions the name of Stark when he makes his promise, that is, he swears by his family.

If you want him to break this agreement, it is better to kill him directly!

But on the other hand, isn't this equivalent to selling your daughter!?

"Ed, forget about this agreement."

Lan En had a serious expression, his hands spread out in front of his chest, as if he were playing an accordion.

"To tell you the truth, I'm a homeless and adventurous person. If Arya is stuffed into me by your promises. Then you probably won't see it again in your life. And I don't want to go out with a little ghost. So that's the end of the matter, a joke. ”

Arya sat beside Lan En, her expression calm.

She was the one who knew that Lan En was about to return to the original world, and when she was in the other world, she also wanted to go home according to her own will.

Therefore, although I like the feeling of adventuring with Lan En, I can still accept Lan En's shirk rationally.

But when Lan En said that she was a 'little ghost', the little girl still secretly stepped on the tip of Lan En's boots, and then ran it twice.

"If you feel that it is really detrimental to the honor of the family, then I, the contractor, declare that I give up my ownership of Miss Arya, and the reward will be converted into silver equal to hers."

"Is that okay?"

Ed looked at his little daughter, then at Lan with a sincere expression, pursed his lips and nodded.

He does value family honor, but at the same time he is a father who loves his daughter.

It would be best if this was the end of the matter.

——

After Gregor Cregan's body was laid out on King's Road, the path back to the North was exactly what Ed had expected. It's a lot easier.

It seems that Tywin Lannister's side already knows that among the returning team of the Duke of the North, there is a wizard who can suppress the [Magic Mountain] and burn him alive.

I don't know if they believe it or not, but at least since that day, Lan En and the others haven't encountered an interceptor who wants to attack head-on.

There are only sporadic road destruction measures that hinder their progress on the King's Road.

But the manpower that infiltrated into it is impossible to cause any decent damage to the King's Road, and it belongs to the appearance of having dates and not hitting three poles.

During the hurried march of several days, Arya rode a horse with the horseman who had lost half of his palm, the little girl handling the reins, and Nellia running behind.

Eddard wondered when his youngest daughter had learned to do this, he hadn't taught Arya how to ride in Winterfell, and he didn't have time in King's Landing.

That's how the little girl replied.

"I've learned it a long time ago, it's not difficult, and the horses feel their emotions very well. I've ridden a wave and ridden a war horse taller than this! ”

Lan knew that she was talking about the Popai.

But he was able to ride on Popai in just a few days, and even mastered the basic riding skills. Arya's talent for training, or communicating with animals, is still quite eye-catching.

After leaving the edge of the royal realm, Ed and the guards relaxed again.

They understood the situation better than Ran, an otherworldly man, and a little girl like Arya.

Although the riverland is small, it is also an area with many nobles, and many castles have been built in between.

These castles owe allegiance to Ed's father-in-law, the Tully family.

So when the party came to the Riverlands, they didn't even have to sleep in the open, but were entertained by the castles along the way.

Even when passing by the city of the Tully family, he was given a dinner by the host.

Although Tywin Lannister used his family's gold to exert influence on many families in Westeros, the situation of this war cannot be measured simply by money.

King Robert has ordered the gathering of all the vassals of Dragonstone, the domain of Baratheon, the King's direct domain, and Dragonstone, the King's second brother's fief.

Because of their kinship, the northern border and the riverland must also be on the side of the king.

In the valley led by Jon Arryn's family, the former prime minister, many vassals are also clamoring for justice for the unnatural death of the lord and avenge justice.

Under the trend of the times, the families who have received the benefits of Tywin are eager to bury their gold in the ground at this time, so as not to cause trouble.

Lan En has been in the mood to wander through the team, and the whole team is getting closer and closer to Neck, that is, the entrance to the north, as the days passed.

Most of Ed and the escorts were feeling better, but Lan could sense that Arya was getting a little down.

Neck Ze is the place where they came to this world, and it is also the place where Lan En will leave.

"I thought you were mentally prepared, Arya."

Riding beside Arya, the guard with half of his hand broken was left behind in the Riverlands to recuperate.

"I said that, right? We are friends, but friends are always separated. ”

"yes, you said that. But I'm just a little reluctant to go to your side of the world. Magic, monsters, sorceresses, they're all so much fun! ”

The little girl hung her head and said listlessly.

"Your world is also interesting. There were dragons, there were continents that interacted with each other, ancient civilizations, and I stayed here for a few months, and these things got into my ears. ”

Lann waved his hand.

"You're still young, but when you grow up and practice what I taught you, you can experience these interesting things for yourself."

"Of course I will! Not only will I go, but I will also become a knight like you! A female knight who will help the weak and will go and swing her sword at the powerful evil! ”

"Me? Ha, I'm not a knight, I'm just a witcher" After laughing, Lan En looked at the little girl gently.

"But if you can really be that kind of person, I also think that our time together will be of some small help to you."

"Now, it's time to say goodbye to friends and reunite with family. Arya. ”

Lan En solemnly stretched out her hand, and Arya looked down, pursed her lips with difficulty, and shook it heavily.

"Goodbye, friend."

On the night the party entered the neck, Lane offered his farewell to Eddard.

He said that the 'silver as heavy as Arya's' would be taken later.

With that, he removed Bellerion's mandible from the cart, mounted it on his horse, and turned into the dense swampy woodland.

The roaring bear's head necklace around his neck rattled.

The others thought it was a jolt right away, but Arya knew very well that it was the witcher's emblem that sensed the magic of chaos.

The silver-haired young man on a horse smiled and waved his hand, and slowly walked away in the misty mist of the swamp, and the sound of the necklace gradually deepened.

Until finally, there was silence.

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