A ship approached the salt spear flats in the cold wind.

It's an ordinary-looking ship.

There are watchtowers built on the salt spear flats, one on each side, and below the watchtowers are several stone houses enclosed by a fence.

It was freezing cold, and there were no soldiers on duty on the sentry tower.

Presumably, these soldiers went into the stone hut to make a fire.

Ships docked, a patrol boat was parked in the harbor, several fishing boats.

Patrol boats and fishing boats were covered with a thin layer of white snow, and there were no footprints on the bow of the boat.

The fishermen and soldiers on board also went ashore.

When the ship came to the shore, the hull shook slightly. The boatman inserted a long wooden pole with an iron spike at one end through a round hole in the middle of the bow and plunged deep into the mud and sand to hold the boat in place.

"My lord, it's here. The boatman said as he rushed into the cabin.

Four burly men in white cloaks emerged from the cabin, jumped ashore, and stood on either side. After a while, another person emerged from the cabin, and it was a woman: Arya Stark. Arya followed Will. After the two of them came ashore, Jaime Lannister slowly came out of the warm cabin.

The boatman and the helmsman went ashore at last, and the boatman held a thick rope with one end tied to an iron ring on the bow and the other end tied to a stone pier on the shore.

Arya then took Will by her arms and walked to the stone house not far away, surrounded by four guards.

Salt Spear Flat is the territory of the Dustin family, and on the opposite side of Salt Spear Flat, is Neck. To the west of the salt spear flats is the stream land. To the west of the stream land is the Rocky Shore.

Entering the salt spear beach is equivalent to entering the barren mound of the ancestors. It's just at the very edge of the barren mound of the ancestors, near the bay.

The Salt Spear Flats are the border between the Ancestral Mounds and the Grey Water Lookout of the Reed family's territory, and are also a prime location to defend against pirate landings. In the past, when the Iron People wanted to attack the barren mounds of the ancestors, or wanted to enter the northern land to plunder, they preferred to land on the salt spear flats, which were hidden by the gentle terrain of the horizontal wind.

Because of this, a sentry tower was set up at the Salt Spear Flat, and patrol boats were arranged, and a small team of soldiers was usually guarded here.

The Ancestral Mounds and the Salt Spear Flats are both the domain of the Dustin family. The Dustin family's castle is called Aratsukatun, or Aratsuka Town. The town of Arazuka is still more than a hundred miles away from the salt spear flat.

After Will and Arya landed on Salt Spear Flat, their first destination was to go to the Dustin family's Wasteland Town.

In the dead of winter, the entire northern border is frozen.

Salt Spear Flats, though the most marginal part of the North, is no exception.

In this icy and snowy land, Will and his party need to have a place to stay, and the barren mound town in the barren mound of the ancestors is the best choice.

One of the guards pushed open the door of the stone house, and a cold wind blew in. It was warm in the stone house, the fireplace was blazing, and in the middle of the house, there was a bright brazier. Several soldiers, dressed in single clothes, were drinking around a brazier.

As soon as the door opened, several soldiers suddenly turned their heads.

Then they saw Will and Arya. Four knights with a dull gaze.

"Who are you?" Several soldiers quickly stood up, three of them grabbing to the wall and reaching for their swords.

They don't know the Prime Ministers of the Seven Nations, nor do they know Arya Stark.

The soldiers stationed in this most remote and seaside place lived an almost isolated life. They opened the door and there was a small bay in front of them. A few miles away on the right-hand side is a deserted swamp for hundreds of miles: Neck.

"I'm Arya Stark. Arya said.

Everywhere in the North is the domain of House Stark. House Dustin, a vassal of House Stark.

Several soldiers looked at each other with suspicious expressions.

Will and Arya walked in, Arya uncloaked, and the soldiers saw the family crest on her chest: Icewolf.

"Miss Stark. The soldier stammered, "You may be seated." ”

"Where's your captain?"

"In the room next door. ”

"Go and call him. ”

"Yes, miss. ”

Soon, a strong man was called in, he had a strong smell of alcohol on his body, and he looked terrified: "Miss Stark, can I do something for you?"

"We're going to Arazuka, can you get us some horses?" Arya sat down by the brazier and took out a money bag and shook it. Coins collide and make nice sounds.

"Mademoiselle, we have a few skinny horses here. ”

"There were seven of us. ”

"There are cows, mules in the fishing village. ”

"Can you find an ox cart?"

"Yes. Every once in a while, we would go to Aratsuka Town to buy some wine, vegetables, rice and oil, and fishermen would also go to Aratsuka Town to sell fish. ”

"We want an ox cart and five horses. When you arrive in Aratsuka, the ox cart and the horses will be returned to you, and the money in this money bag will be yours, and you can buy more wine and meat in Aratsuka. ”

"Thank you, Miss. The captain's face was full of joy. The four soldiers in the room were all smiling.

*

The next morning, the sky cleared except for the cold wind. A white sun was like nothing behind the mist.

The captain and a soldier drove the ox cart themselves, and Will and Arya sat in the cart. The ox cart was protected from the wind by wooden planks on all sides, and the inside was nailed to the wooden planks with a curtain to better resist the cold wind.

The four guards and Jaime Lannister rode on skinny horses, and the group set off towards Arazuka.

A day and a half later, Arazuka appeared in front of everyone.

The ground, snow and ice had been crushed by more wagons and ox carts.

On the road, there were more pedestrians, cavalry, horse-drawn carts, and ox carts.

A large flag was planted at the head of the city.

The pattern on the banner is two long axes with black handles and a black crown in the middle.

Although it was the first time Will had seen Arazuka Town, he knew a lot about the affairs of the lord Dustin's family, and he was also very clear about the current situation.

The black-handled axe is the weapon used by the Dustin family, and the black crown is a reminder of the family's former glory. In the era of the rise of the Stark family, the Dustin family also used to be kings, and their strength was strong, and they did not lose to any powerful big family in the north. Later, the Dustin family's strength weakened year by year, and finally had to surrender to the Stark family.

Today, the patriarch of the Dustin family is Countess Balballet Leswell.

Her husband is William Dustin.

Earl William Dustin is one of Eddard Stark's friends, in the Usurper War, Eddard and William and seven others went south to find their sister Lyanna Stark, in the Tower of Elysium in Dorne, they encountered Dawn Excalibur and three others, William Dustin was killed in battle.

When Ed returned to the North, he brought back only Earl William's horse and sword.

This made William's wife, Barballet Leswell, resentful of Eddard Stark, believing that Ed should bring William's bones back instead of his horse and sword.

William was a native of the North and could not leave his bones in Dorne in the South. He needs to return to his roots and return to his family's tomb to rest in peace.

However, Eddard Stark did not bring back William's bones.

This has created a deep rift between the Dustins and the Starks. It also made Mrs. Balballet Leswell change from an elegant, noble, intellectual, and well-meaning person to a bitter woman full of resentment against the Stark family in the long years.

Will and Arya come to Aratsuka Town, and if they want to ask for some help from Countess Balballet Leswell, they basically don't count on it. Madame de Balballet Leswell, out of politeness and vassal status, just wouldn't say no openly.

Will was prepared for this.

And Arya, most of them, doesn't know the grievances of the older generation. Eddard Stark's personality is not going to tell these things to his children.

When Mrs. Balballet Leswell was young and beautiful, she also had a youthful 'grudge' with two brothers of the Stark family.