In the early hours of the morning, the captain of the guard, Jory Kesso, knocked on the door: "Lord Eddard, Master Ruwen asks to see you." ”

Eddard Stark's voice: "Please come in." ”

Both he and Catelyn had instructed Maester Luwen to come to him whenever the Raven of the Desperate Wall returned.

Maester Luwen came in, the metal ring around his neck clanging.

Caitlyn had only one head on the large, soft bed, and judging by her sleek neck and messy red hair, she was probably undressed.

The room was warm, it was a bedroom that belonged to Caitlin.

Ed's bedroom is next door.

"Letter from the Great Wall?" Ed asked. He sat up from the sleeping chuang, a strong muscle, and a few faint sword marks.

"Yes, sir. ”

Maester Luwen handed over a small paper cylinder that had not removed the sealing wax, and Ed removed the sealing wax and unfolded the letterhead.

"What are you talking about, Eddard. Caitlyn sat up, one hand grabbing a chuang blanket made of shadow bobcat skin against her chest.

"As you and I expected. Ed said, handing the letter to Maester Lewyn.

Caitlin said, "There are no ghosts outside the Wall?"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief Mormont said that his men did not find any strange spirits outside the Wall. ”

"Will Cao is a deserter. Caitlyn asked again.

She understands the character of her husband, who is an upright and courageous man who is old-fashioned, and in his eyes, many things are either black or white. But black, white, and gray are the three colors that symbolize truth.

"Yes, the stranger may have been just a pretext for him to escape. ”

"You're going to kill him?" According to the law, Ed had the right to kill Will.

"The letter says Maester Aemon, who wants Lord Eddard to return Will, and Commander-in-Chief Mormont doesn't want Lord Eddard to behead him. Will and Gary are both top Rangers, and Commander Mormont specially sent Will, Gary and Sir Weimar Royce to patrol the Haunted Forest in order to protect the newly sworn Sir Weimar Royce. Brother Cao is the strongest reconnaissance ability in the legion, with first-class swordsmanship, while Gary is the most experienced ranger, you must know that Gary has been stationed on the Great Wall of Desperation for forty years, and he knows more about the Ghost Forest, the Ancestral Fist Peak, and the Frost and Snow Fang outside the Great Wall than his own palm patterns. ”

Ed said, "Commander-in-Chief Mormont was planning to send a second Ranger to patrol the Ghost Forest and bring back a team of three led by Ser Royce, hoping to find out what had happened from Will. ”

Will's loyalty is unquestionable, and that's what Maester Aemon said about Will in his letter, believing that something terrible must have happened to Will. If Gary and Royce are dead, they need Brother Cao to go back and lead the Rangers to retrieve the body. Maester Ruwen said.

Caitlyn said, "What does Maester Aemon think about Will Cao being the Chosen One?"

Maester Aemon believed that when a person encounters something wrong, the probability of stimulating another talent increases. Maester Aemon had worked with the alien Blood Raven Brin Riverwin, and he believed that Will's status as the Chosen One was not impossible. Maester Ruwen said. He glanced at the letter in his hand again.

Ed said: "In order to avoid a royal tragedy, Aemon was unwilling to compete with the royal brothers for the throne, so he took the initiative to wear black. Prime Minister Brinnden Haven was also sentenced to death by King Aegon V for booby-trapping Inis Blackfire, who was claiming succession at the time. However, considering that Brindon Hewen's purpose was to completely extinguish the rebellion of the Black Fire Clan, the king asked Brindon Hewen to also wear black clothes, and led two hundred Raven Tooth Guards as "honorary guards" to accompany Aemon, and went north by sea to the desperate Great Wall. Aemon is very knowledgeable and respected, and I have great admiration for him. ”

Master Lu Wen said: "The entire legion of the Black Men of the Great Wall of Desperation has great respect for Master Aemon, and Commander-in-Chief Mormont obeys him. ”

Caitlyn breathed a sigh of relief, women's intuition is always more accurate than men's for supernatural things, and she believes that Will is a 100% Chosen One, a highly malleable alien in the future, even if he eventually becomes a prophet, it is not surprising.

She didn't want her husband to kill Will out of old-fashioned obedience to the law.

The husband is more than straightforward and inflexible.

"Ed, since Commander-in-Chief Mormont and Maester Aemon have asked you to return Will Cao and find out the truth of the matter, then he has not escaped the blame. ”

"Of course, there is a suspicion of escape, the capital crime has been spared, and the living crime is unforgivable. But I don't have to do it. Yesterday at breakfast, Jorielin and the others asked Will to predict his fate for the next day, and I knew they wanted to give Will a little bitterness. I didn't hint at it, a little flesh and skin pain was nothing to a man in black like Will. ”

"Ed, this is not your bright style. Caitlin said.

"Will has deceived Sir Rodric and won't give the young boys a breath, they won't sleep. Ed said.

"Don't the men of the North dare to make an open appointment with Will Cao?" said Catelyn, sarcastically.

"Of course, but Will's win over Sir Roderick was not a matter of course. Ed said, "He also played a trick in winning Robb's spear, which needs to gallop to be truly powerful, but Will and Robb are fighting on foot. - Caitlin, I didn't call them to go, and I didn't stop them. Rest assured, they won't take Will's life. ”

"Jory is telling you that they are going to clean up Will for the embarrassment of Sir Roderick and Robb when they talk about Will's chosen power at the dinner table, and they know what to do. ”

Master Ruwen chuckled, "Madam, you are very protective of Will, the black-clothed brother, Jorielin and they will be measured." ”

Caitlyn raised her voice slightly: "Master Lewyn, Will Cao accurately foresaw the children picking up the Icewolf under the Heart Tree of the Divine Wood Forest, and accurately told the details of the death of the Icewolf by the antlers, and at the same time that he told Lord Ned the Antler's proverb that the stag had mercy on the three wolves to the south, we received a letter from the king that Jon Arryn, the hand of the king, had passed away. ”

"There is a vacant prime minister in the king's palace, and the state affairs are busy, and in the absence of a prime minister, the king should have stayed to deal with the affairs of the court, but he left the political affairs behind, and came thousands of miles away, the purpose of which was naturally to invite Ed to go to King's Landing to help him be his butler. - The prophecies have come true, and I have no reason not to believe Will. Maester Ruwen, Bran was still climbing up and down the remnants of the tower yesterday, and I'm worried about that. Ned, while praying under the tree of hearts, think more about the prophecy of the Chosen One. ”

"Madam, it's hard for me to look down on Bran, his agility is beyond my reach, so it's better to send Erin to follow him during this time." ”

"Master Ruwen, you go out first, I'll talk to Bran after breakfast. Ed said.

"Yes, sir. Maester Leuven bowed to Catelyn and Eddard before exiting Catelyn's bedroom.

The sound of soldiers exercising outside sounded, and it was already dawn.

Ed walked to the window, looked at the gray morning sky in the north, and his thoughts drifted out of the city wall: "After the long summer, the cold winter is coming. Kate, Robert arrived the day after tomorrow, accompanied by the Queen, courtiers, Kingsguards, the Lannister brothers and the Lannister guards. ”

Caitlyn frowned deeply at the sight of Ed from the side.

Caitlyn took off the blanket of the shadow lynx that was covering her chest and got up, "Ned, if King Robert asks for it, will you go to King's Landing?"