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Flames roared over Winterfell.

In Winterfell, the hundreds of ferocious hounds in the kennel are all prostrate and have gentle eyes, like kittens. The fierce gaze and fighting spirit of the past are gone.

The horses in the stables all found a place to hide, and the forage in the trough did not dare to eat anymore.

Sansa stood on the roof of the main castle and beckoned to the sky.

Blaze's eyes are keen, looking down from the sky, and everything is in full view.

In Winterfell, there is one man who is most of the griffon's favorite, and that is Sansa Stark.

The griffin is a very emotional magical creature, and whoever treats it well, it keeps it in its heart and will not forget. But whoever treats it badly, gives it a look, makes a bad remark, or just flatters it, it can see it.

The griffon's intelligence is no less than that of the white raven, who can speak human language.

The human-speaking white ravens are fed by scholars at the Starry Chapel in Old Town. Whenever a disaster strikes and the kingdoms need to be notified, the Masters of the Starry Sanctuary will release white ravens.

Sansa Stark loves House and Woo, and has a special interest in the two griffins.

Griffons love to eat horse meat, so she uses horse meat to please them.

Griffons love gold and silver jewelry, and although they don't use it to buy things, Sansa puts her gold coins and silver deer in a gold-threaded purse and hangs them around her neck. As soon as the griffin's neck moved, the jingle of the golden dragon and the silver deer would sound.

This is something that no one has ever done before.

The jingle of the golden dragon and silver deer was very popular with the two griffons.

It's natural for griffins to love treasure, just as fish love to surf. And the only one who can make the griffin enjoy the jingle of coins is Sansa Stark.

In addition to this, Sansa saddles the griffon.

Man can ride a horse, and the saddle provides great convenience.

People can ride griffons because they have griffon saddles.

Sansa studied the design of the griffon's saddle in order to keep the griffon's saddle from shutting down, adding cushions and fur underneath the griffon's saddle and asking the master to fix it. Griffons are very intelligent magical creatures, and Sansa soon becomes a good friend.

Sansa was kind to the two griffons, and the two griffons knew very well, and the friendship between them was quickly established, more than human interaction.

As soon as Sansa appeared on the top floor of the main castle, she waved to the griffons soaring in the sky, and the griffons immediately saw her.

Soon, the flames swooped down, and their huge wings flapped into the wind, nearly blowing Sansa over. Sansa reached out to cover her eyes, and the flames folded their wings like a giant beast looking down at Sansa Stark.

Sansa stood next to the griffon, and although she had put a lot of effort into forming a relationship with the griffon, she had never actually ridden a griffon.

Because she's scared!

"Can I go up for a bit?" Sansa asked Blaze.

He pointed to the griffon's back.

Griffons do not have a griffon saddle on their backs.

Without subtle riding skills and guts, it was very dangerous for everyone to go up to the griffon's back except for Will, the griffon's owner.

The griffon's claws stretched out, and its claws were so terrifying that it only took a single touch to pierce Sansa's body.

The griffon's claws touched Sansa's arm, tilting her head in an invitation to go up.

The griffin is empathetic and is also the only one who recognizes it.

Sansa then shouted to her master, who was hiding at the staircase of the main castle, "Come, master, saddle me!"

So, the two masters came out with a cower.

The griffin is very fierce and terrifying, especially for those it doesn't like, and its breath is very terrifying. Fierce as lions, wolves, tigers and leopards, smelling the breath of the griffin, they all quickly flee, if they don't have time to escape, they will crawl on the ground and pretend to be dead, which shows that the terrifying pressure of the griffin is really extraordinary.

Every time the master came out to saddle the griffin, he was trembling, and either Will himself or Sansa had to be present.

Griffin Blaze bent on all fours, lying down with her neck prostrate and honestly asking the two masters to saddle it.

*

There is a door open next to the kennel in Winterfell, and not far beyond the moat, is the famous Wolf Forest of the North. From here, the wolf forest stretched northward to the Grand Canyon to the west of the Great Wall, surpassing thousands of miles of primeval forest. There are many tigers such as shadow lynx, wolves, bears, and leopards, and there are also herds of beasts such as sheep, wild horses, and wild boars. The first king, Robert Baratheon, was in Winterfell to invite Eddard Stark, and he hunted in the wolf forest for more than a month, and he lingered.

Will and Arya sneak through the wolf forest, hunting beasts for their lives.

Stealth, day and night, is an essential skill that a Desperate Wall Ranger must master. But improving the stealth skill to the point where you can approach your target silently and invisibly and kill with one hit is something that many Rangers can't do.

Most Rangers have mediocre stealth skills, but they deal with mediocre enemies. The Free Folk are not professional soldiers, most of the time they are farmers, hunters, fishermen, and they only take up arms to show off when there is a war, and there are fewer warriors who practice martial arts every day, so the stealth skills against their rangers are more than enough.

But to get silently and invisibly close to the shadow bobcat, wolf or lion in the forest, it is very difficult and dangerous.

The top rangers will not deliberately approach the beast, but will stay away.

But if you want to be the best stalker, assassinating a beast that is sensitive and can smell human odors is a must.

Will is one of the best stealthers.

Stealth is also a necessary skill for assassins. Different shadow killers have high and low skills in sneaking up on their targets.

Will and Arya use their stealth skills in the wolf forest to get close to the shadow lynx.

The shadow lynx is an overlord-level beast in the wolf forest, and only lactating shadow lynxes will appear in a few groups, and the rest of the time, shadow lynxes live alone.

The territory of the shadow lynx is strong-willed, and in a radius of fifty miles where a shadow lynx is, there will definitely not be another shadow lynx, let alone other beasts.

This also brings a benefit to the Stalker, that as long as they catch the shadow of the shadow lynx, they don't have to worry about being attacked from behind by other beasts.

In the past few days, Arya has learned how to get rid of body odor from her body while sneaking. It's a very powerful technology. All wild beasts have a special sensitivity to man. The smell of people is in the air, and a sniff of their nose tells that someone has entered their area.

The Shadow Lynx is even more powerful.

In addition to masking your own scent, you also need to silence yourself.

No one can move quickly and completely silently through the forest, and neither can Will. But the top stalkers are able to make good use of the sounds of the forest to provide the best cover for their stealth.

In the primeval forest, all kinds of sounds are constant, whether it is during the day or very quiet at night.

Arya had never noticed that in nature, sound was everywhere. And the sound that can be used is everywhere.

Let your scent disappear in the forest, let your voice disappear in the forest, this is a basic skill that stalkers must learn. Practicing the basics to the extreme is the top stealth technique.

In addition to this, you must learn to move without a shadow during the daytime.

In the primeval forest, all kinds of shadows are everywhere. Whether it's a forest under the bright sun or a forest with heavy rain, there are shadows that can be used.

Will and Arya approached the most dangerous place for a shadow lynx on a cloudy day.

They sneaked into the core area of the shadow lynx and spent a day and two nights.

Now, the shadow lynx is right in front of their eyes.

They were prostrate in the bushes, surrounded by half-man-tall weeds.

The shadow lynx did not smell people, nor did it see the shadow of people, nor did it hear human voices, but it appeared uneasy. It spun around in its nest, and from time to time propped itself up and looked around.

It was alert to the approaching danger, but it was unable to see anything out of the ordinary.

Will and Arya didn't dare to make a sound, they didn't dare to move, they were very close to the shadow lynx, and Arya could assassinate the shadow lynx with just one leap.

But she didn't move.

Because Will won't let her move.

This stealth training failed.

Will and Arya are waiting for the Shadow Lynx to leave on its own before they withdraw and follow it a second time.

This is Arya's seventh failed training session.

Overhead, in the sky and above the clouds, Griffin Aquamarine was watching stealth training in the forest.

A griffin that can see ants in the grass at an altitude of 30 meters, and its talent for vision is like great magic.

The shadow lynx finally couldn't stand the dangerous threat, and it stood up, looked up, and sniffed hard in the air. Finally, he suddenly jumped up and quickly left north.

Will and Arya remained motionless.

The Shadow Lynx will kill the carbine, and when it smells danger but does not know where the enemy is, it will feign to leave, and then quietly turn back.

Beasts of prey are intelligent, and sometimes they show astonishing intelligence.

Sure enough, after a while, the shadow lynx quietly poked its head out from behind the other uncle and checked its lair to check on the enemy.

Unfortunately, the Shadow Lynx didn't see the attacker.

But the anxiety is still hard to dispel.

So, the shadow lynx reflexively left the direct lair.

Will touches Arya, and the two slowly withdraw, erasing their traces.

The process was silent and invisible, and it took a very long time for Will and Arya.

Another great test of stealth: patience!

In any case, as long as you lose patience, you can't cleanly erase the traces of your own coming and retreating. This will give the best players a trailing signal and direct enemies to your hiding place.

"I'm sorry, I've failed again. Arya apologized to Will, but there was no joy in the girl's tone. She thinks she's done a good job, but in Will's eyes, the closest she's ever got to a shadow lynx is still judged a failure by Will.

"We're going to train again tonight today, and now you've got to go hunt the rabbits, skin them and roast them. ”

"What about you!" said Arya, in an obviously defiant tone.

Gui Ruwei, the prime minister of the Seven Kingdoms, guards the whole territory, and in Arya's eyes, there is no respect.

"I'll sleep!" Will said coldly.

Arya was visibly stunned.

"You're in charge of lighting the fire, I'm in charge of hunting the animals, you're in charge of skinning, I'm in charge of the barbecue!" Arya said quickly, looking up at Will with a disgruntled expression.

"I sleep, I just say one last time. Will said lightly.

Then he climbed a large tree and lay down. There are hammocks woven with vines on the trees, and of course, the vine hammocks are also made by Arya, because she lost again in the sword competition.

Arya looked up at Will in the hammock and said, "Will, like you, I have been sneaking for a day and two nights, so let's do it, you make a fire, and I'll do the rest." ”

"If you don't obey, then the training is over. Will said lightly.

Soon, he was snoring.

And under the tree, Arya's shadow has also been lost.

She honestly went to hunt the animals, skinned them, washed them, skewered them with branches, made a fire, and barbecued them, and when the hare smelled of meat, Will was already seated beside her.

Arya's throat squirmed up and down, swallowing a large mouthful of saliva as she took the largest roast rabbit and held it in both hands and handed it to Will. If not, Will won't eat. This is also the rule that is set at the beginning of training. At that time, in order to learn the best stealth technique, Arya agreed to Will's harsh conditions, and now Arya naturally regrets it very much. In fact, there are some conditions that she could have refused.

For example, if the food is not handed to Will, Will will not eat it.

Arya doesn't care if Will eats or not, but once Will doesn't eat, it means that the training is over.

The training wasn't requested by Will, it was requested by Arya herself.

She had no choice but to swallow her anger and have nothing to say.

*

Will took the roast rabbit and said, "Your murderous aura is still very strong. ”

"I don't believe it's my murderous aura that makes the Shadow Lynx sensitive to danger, I think it's your murderous aura. Arya said, taking down another roast rabbit.

Will didn't stop tearing and eating meat, that's Arya's shortcoming, and any time Will criticizes her, she has her own reasons. It's just that in private, she will change it.

"Murder is something that is invisible and invisible, but it is something that allows the enemy to see danger without seeing you, and you must now have no murderous spirit in your heart against any target, just like facing a flower, a tree, or an ant. ”

"The shadow lynx is not a flower. Arya's eyes suddenly flashed Sansa's shadow, "Sansa is a flower. ”

Will didn't raise his head: "Let's sneak up on the shadow lynx tonight, you have to treat the shadow lynx as an ant, and you won't show your murderous aura again." ”

"When I see ants, I just want to crush them, one after another. Arya let out a hot breath. The meat of the roasted hare is really hot. There were golden grease stains running down her little mouth.

"Think of it as a bush and don't be aggressive about your target. ”

"When I saw a bush, I wanted to cut it with my sword. ”

Will ate a large piece of meat: "Anyway, you remember, if you fail tonight, we will finish training." You can't control your emotions, and you're not destined to be a top-notch stalker. ”

"Then it's over now!"

Will stopped eating and looked at Arya, who could see that she was emotionally unstable.

What's wrong with this little guy?

"You're emotionally unstable and can't train anymore, so we'll go back after eating. Will was expressionless and very aloof.

"Have you not seen Sansa in a few days? Arya pouted, "I'm not going back, I'm going to continue training tonight." ”