Eddard Stark and Catelyn stood in the hallway on the third floor of the main castle with nonchalant expressions as they watched Will and Jory and their group of six straddle their galloping horses. Beside them stood Sansa, who had red hair and blue eyes, the elegant and beautiful Sansa, the handsome Robb Stark, Bran with a delicate face and a quick hand who dreamed of becoming a Kingsguard, and Theon Greyjoy with a mocking smile on her chin slightly raised.

Theon always has a pathological sense of superiority in the face of people of lower status than him.

Jory and the other five had already mounted the horse, but Will stood beside the horse unhurriedly, although here he was a man in black who was not welcomed by most people, but there were still two children to see him off, one was Arya, who looked lean, his eyes were wild, and he was not afraid of the sky, and the other was Jon Snow, who had a mature and introverted temperament that was not appropriate for his age.

"Arya, remember to play hide and seek with your Nemelia and grab her by the tail. Will smiled and admonished. This is the agility required to refine the best swordsmanship. It's not easy to catch the wolf's tail, but fortunately, Nymelia is always by Arya's side, and whenever she has time, she can play this game of hide and seek.

She's going to get a lot out of this game of tail catching.

"I remember, my friend in black, I'll miss you. Arya jumped up and gave Will a hug.

From the way Arya dresses, you can't tell she's a little girl, you'll think she's a little boy. But this little boy was more manly than most of the real big men, she was very righteous, made friends with butchers and homeless people, and in her little heart seemed to be born to think that all men were equal.

On the third floor, Sansa frowned: "Mom, what do you see Arya doing? She's only known him for a few days!"

Eddard Stark said, "Arya has been like this since she could walk, and the canines and blacksmiths in the castle, the servants and vagabonds, the bards and wandering singers in the winter towns, are her friends. ”

"Now there's another man in black. Theon smiled, looking at Will Cao downstairs with condescending pride and contempt in his eyes, "And a thief in black." ”

Robb stared at Theon and said, "Theon, Will Cao is now a Ranger of the Black Legion, and his reconnaissance and tracking abilities are the strongest among all Rangers. ”

"Yes, he's scouted Winterfell this time, that's amazing!" Theon chuckled.

Downstairs, Jon didn't hug or shake Will's hand, he just stood quietly, his eyes full of friendliness. In just two or three days, Will had given him more friendship and kindness than anyone who had been with him for more than a decade.

Will really respects him and is not ashamed that he is an illegitimate child. At the breakfast table where they had spent the first time, Jon Snow understood this.

Jon Snow is reserved and doesn't do whatever she wants like Arya. Besides, Caitlyn was standing on the third floor watching him. He didn't have to look up to feel Catelyn's unkind gaze on his back.

Will came up and hugged Jon Snow and whispered in his ear, "Brother, I know you want to be a night watchman and tell your father that I am waiting for you at the Wall. ”

Jon Snow's quiet eyes lit up.

Will patted him on the shoulder, let him go, winked at him very slightly in his right eye, and whispered, "Tomorrow a fellow named Tyrion Lannister will be a guest here with King Robert, he will be a good friend, listen to his advice, brother." ”

In Jon Snow's confused eyes, Will Cao turned on his horse, raised his head, and raised his right hand to Ed and Caitlyn, Ed Caitlin maintained the majesty of the lord, nodded slightly, and responded as a response.

"Brother Cao, will you come to my house again?" Arya followed Will, who began to walk slowly forward.

"Arya, I promise we'll meet again. Will turned and laughed.

"Thank you, Brother Cao, it was you who helped me convince my father to let me practice swordsmanship, although Sister Mo Dan always said that I was an ignorant child, but I knew this. ”

"Arya, remember that we are truly good friends. If you have something on your mind, go to the Divine Wood Forest, go and talk to the Heart Tree, and I may know. Will exclaimed. He kicked his horse, got off his horse and ran, and with the sound of hooves, he ran out of the south gate. Behind him, the five horsemen of Jory immediately followed.

By evening, the group of six horsemen had completed the smooth road of the King's Road a hundred miles from Winterfell, and beyond that was the rugged mountain road that began to ascend.

"We've run far enough today, it's a vast place, let's set up camp here. Jory said.

Will looked around and it wasn't an ideal campsite, and there was no barrier if it was windy at night.

"Okay. Will said.

In fact, whether he agreed or not, Jory had already jumped off his horse after saying that he had set up camp, and the other four free riders also jumped off their horses and began to set up camp.

"Come down and help. Jory said to Will, who was sitting motionless on his horse.

"No, I'll have to get on the horse later. Will smiled.

Jory and the four riders all looked at each other with a look of surprise in their eyes.

Sure enough, after only a short while, an ice wolf banner appeared on the mountain road ahead, and Desmond held the ice wolf banner in his hand, and slowly came from the hillside with two young knights in shining armor.

The two knights had a small charge shield on their left arm and a training spear in their right hand.

The riding gun has no head and is pointed straight at the sky.

This training rifle is specially crafted to shatter the front end of an opponent's armor or shield once it hits it. This is to protect the gunmen from being injured during gun training.

"My great brother in black, you are a great martial artist, and you have defeated my old fellow Sir Roderick with a single blow, and without a shield, you have wounded Theon Greyjoy with a single counterattack, and then you have slashed Robb's finger with a sword to a spear, and he has taken Robb's gun. ”

"Your swordsmanship is top-notch, and it is said that your riding skills are also very good, and you are the best ranger in the Black Legion, and you must also have the best spear riding skills. It just so happened that we met here, and my knight friend wanted to test your rifle charging skills, do you dare to fight? Don't worry, this is a training rifle, and it will not hurt you. Desmond rode over at a gallop like a bell.

The show begins, but before the show begins, Will already knows everything.

The 10,000-year-old heart tree of the Divine Tree Forest is a good friend worth befriending.

"I'd love to. "It's a wide place for a charge, and although I haven't practiced spear charging for a long time, I'm glad to play with the knights." I have brought a lot of good wine this time thanks to Lord Ed, would you like to take a sip first?"