Dozens of soldiers on both sides pushed the winch together, the winch clicked and turned, and the heavy oak-inlaid iron door rose little by little.

With the command of the soldiers on the city wall, the drawbridge also clicked down and landed on the other side of the river, causing the ground to shake slightly.

The gates slowly opened, and the water of the moat was surging.

Stevren Frey slowly stepped onto the suspension bridge with his eldest son Lyman, eldest grandson Edwin, second grandson Hawad and others.

The guards opened the way ahead and headed for Will and Robb's camp on the riverside boulevard.

Stevren was worried, he was worried about a problem that almost everyone in the family agreed to contribute, but they all thought they had to ask Will and Robb for a thing.

That thing was tricky because it was true.

Will and Robb lead the guards to greet the Freys.

The ghoul prisoner cart, which was being watched by the crowd, was pushed onto the river beach and gave way to the avenue.

Will was at the lead, Robb was on his right, and Greywind was on Robb's horse.

Behind Will is an awkward array of talents: Petyr Berry, the little finger of Grimm, Melisandre with her face shrouded in a red hood, Sandor Clegane the hound, Podrick Pyne from Castle Rock West, the formidable Taryn Ash on a mammoth ride, the stout Jack the Doghead, and the one-eyed archer Anga......

Each person is a person with unique natural abilities.

And the people behind Robb are the children of the nobles in the north, and they have become brothers and comrades in life after experiencing the battle in the west with Robb. Robb Stark of the North went on an expedition, and the sons of the nobles followed him.

Robb Stark is the future heir of Winterfell, and that alone is enough to keep these noble children following him.

Harris Moran, the first spear rider in the North, is the leader of these noble children.

Will noticed that most of the eyes of Stevren and the others were focused on the dog-headed Harlock and the guards beside her. Kobold has a younger brother by his side, Halke, who is a wild and aggressive man, and even if he is in the north, he does not obey the orders of the savage king Mance Red, he only obeys his sister Halke.

Halk was a savage raider before he belonged to the Great Wall Legion. He hated the Night's Watch and never liked any Southerner. Halque's eyes were full of contempt when he saw the Freys looking at their freedmen, and he immediately showed a defiant look. His provocative look infuriated the conceited Haywald, and the two men glared at each other angrily, and if it weren't for the meeting and conversation of their respective leaders, the two would have been fighting together.

Stevren said, "Lord Will, Lord Robb, hard work, in order to make us truly vigilant, you brought the ghouls to the Twin River City to let us see for believing, I admire you. ”

Will and Robb both nodded slightly in polite response.

"After receiving the letter from Lord Will, we held a family meeting, and we all agreed to respond to the call of Her Majesty Shireen and Duke Horst to contribute to the guards of the Great Wall. ”

Will and Robb thanked each other.

Stevren was neither humble nor arrogant, not in a hurry: "However, before we send troops and supplies to the Great Wall, Lord Will, I would like to ask you a question. ”

"Lord Stevren, please?" Will smiled.

"I heard that you let the wildlings into our land, and are also planning to join forces with the wildlings to defend the Great Wall?"

"No, my lord, they are not called savages, they are free people. ”

Stevren ignored Will's words.

"The black woman behind you is a wild man from outside the Great Wall!"

"She is one of the leaders of the Free People, Lady Harry. “

"Lady Harry?" Stevren shook his head, while his eldest son, Lyman, and eldest grandson, Edwin, laughed. They think it's funny that savages don't deserve to be called lady.

The smile on Will's face was completely gone.

Tyronn Ash riding on the mammoth and Will's Twelve Ash guards both have bad faces. They are also wild people in the Wolf Forest Mountains, and before they met Will and were incorporated into the Great Wall Legion, they also lived a very difficult life like the Free Folk of the Great Wall.

Edwin said clearly: "Lord Will, if there are wildlings on the Wall, we will not send troops and supplies to support the Great Wall guards. ”

"It's not for the Great Wall Guards, it's for yourselves. The Great Wall is broken, strange ghosts are coming, and Twin River City can't stay out of it. Will said lightly.

"yes, it must have happened after the northern realm was slaughtered by the strangers. Edwin chuckled.

Halke was as fierce as a beast, and he was immediately furious, and the dog-headed Hark was already angry, but she stopped Halke with a look. Halk's spear-holding hand was covered in sweat.

Something that Will had been fearing came about.

Most nobles would be willing to pay for the fight against the Strangers, but if they were to join the freedmen beyond the Wall, they would feel that their honor had been tarnished.

The lowly freedmen are deeply rooted in the aristocracy, not a certain person or a family, this is a traditional concept that has existed for generations and cannot be changed. The further south you go, the more you face the arrogance of the nobility.

Will had estimated the situation in advance, which was the reason why he had to escort the three ghoul prisoner vans south.

The nobles are reasonable, the first level of truth is spoken by mouth, the second layer of truth is spoken by the sword, Will hopes to use a more advanced third level of reasoning, this is still a truth that no one has done this, this is a truth that is harder than the sword.

Will said lightly: "Any nobleman who refuses His Majesty Shireen's order, according to the laws of the kingdom, we have the right to take his land and castle, and we also have the right to directly conscript troops and materials in the face of the people, and we are legitimate. ”

"In that case," shouted Havard, "then we don't have to talk any further. The nobles of the Seven Kingdoms will not fight with the wildlings, and neither will our Frey family. If you want to attack the city, then give it a try. ”

Robb said, "Sir Wald, Lady Harry, they are freedmen. Between the Wraiths and the Freedmen, do you choose the Wraiths or the Freedmen?"

"I will choose to kill the Wraiths and the Free People. "The Seven Kingdoms have the power to defeat the Strangers, and if the Seven Kingdoms can't do it, joining forces with the Wildlings will have no practical effect. It's better to find a way to cross the Narrow Sea and escape for your life. ”

Edwin was unhurried and smiled and said, "Lord Will, Lord Robb, let me ask you a question, what will we do with these huge legions of savages after we have defeated the Strangers? Reward them with land and titles for meritorious deeds? Or kill them? Or drive them back to the north again? Or, they will raise troops to come south and kill us? Occupy the land of our country and burn the people of our country. ”