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Chapter 164 The Change of Winterfell
"Maester Luwin, are you sure my father didn't die from festering wounds?"

The cold wind mixed with freezing rain hit the corner of Winterfell, the oldest castle in the north. Robb Stark stood in the lord's room, looking at the flickering candles, his eyes unfocused .

He was wearing a thick animal fur cloak, but it still couldn't bring him the slightest warmth. The empty and dark room was like a huge beast's mouth wide open, trying to swallow Robb Stark in one gulp.

Standing behind the undisputed master of the North, the robed Maester Luwin sighed, and said in an old voice that was exhausted:
"I'm afraid it is. My lord, Lord Ed, I found a drug that I have seen in the academy city."

The old bachelor looked at Robb Stark's back and continued:
"I majored in pharmacy in the Academy City. This is an uncommon drug. Its function is to make people excited. As the dose increases, people will become more and more excited."

After a long silence, Robb Stark seemed to mutter to himself:

"So, the mental state my father showed when he came back was actually caused by the damn drug. In fact...he should be very weak."

Sighing, Robb Stark's words were also inferences in Maester Luwin's mind.

When Ed Stark returned to Winterfell, Maester Luwin who got the news immediately came to check on the lord's situation. As an experienced bachelor, he quickly realized Ed Stark's abnormal state of mind.

After realizing the problem, he checked immediately, but it was too late, and Eddard Stark's last energy was squeezed out by Grand Maester Pycelle's potion.

Ed Stark, who returned to Winterfell, didn't wake up after a sudden coma. The wounds all over his body festered, and his breath quickly weakened. He finally died in Winterfell and returned to the embrace of the old gods.

This news came as a bolt from the blue to the Stark family who had just dispersed their army and was recuperating.

After being depressed for more than a week, Robb Stark, who has become the Duke of Winterfell, felt the enormous pressure on his shoulders for the first time.

It looks like he is young and high-ranking, and he is full of glory, but he is actually completely powerless against the current situation.

He had just led the army to defeat the invincible Lannister army. Just over a week ago, the last group of noble troops left Winterfell and returned to their home castle in the northern land.

It's autumn now, and the ravens in the academy city have brought this news to Winterfell long ago. This period of food is extremely important for the coming winter.

After all the troops returned to their hometowns, they would be immediately organized to go to the fields to harvest food.

And at this time, it is impossible for Robb Stark to ask them to gather in Winterfell again, he simply cannot do it.

Moreover, relying on Maester Luwin's one-sided words alone, all the northern nobles believed that this was a conspiracy by Lannister, and Ed Stark's hatred should be blamed on Lannister.

How many people will believe it, Rob Stark has no idea at all.

Also, my sister Arya has not seen anyone so far, and there is no news from Lannister. This makes Rob Stark both worried and puzzled. He really doesn't understand who owns Arya.

Looking at his mother and sister Sansa crying into tears every day, Rob Stark's chest seemed to be on fire, and he really wanted to start an all-out war against Lannister again regardless.

Go south!Go south!
Rush into King's Landing and kill all the Lannisters. The hatred of the family can only be repaid with blood!
However, the freezing rain all over the sky made Rob Stark's newly raised enthusiasm disappear. Now that he is the Duke of Winterfell, he must consider the problem from an overall perspective.

"Use ravens to tell all my vassals this news, and let them come to Winterfell immediately."

"And their army, my lord?"

"Don't move for now, and complete the harvest of grain as soon as possible."

"As you wish, my lord."

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The first one to arrive was the Earl of Severn City, Clay's close comrade-in-arms, his castle was only half a day away from Winterfell, and the night the news arrived, the dusty Earl of Severn arrived at Winterfell hall.

The middle-aged earl, when he received the news, immediately thought about the current situation. When he saw Robb Stark sitting at the head of the long table, he did not salute Mrs. Caitlin first this time. , but directly says:

"My condolences, Your Excellency the Duke."

Seven City is half a day's journey away from Winterfell, unless the Stark family is wiped out, otherwise, at any time, the Seven family must stand with the Stark family.

"Welcome to Winterfell, Lord Seven, please forgive me, I don't have the heart to entertain guests right now."

Robb Stark said something dull, and Earl Seven nodded in understanding.

They are all old acquaintances, so naturally they are not so polite, Earl Seven directly found a chair and sat down, and asked:
"Lord Rob, what's going on? The letter said Lord Eddard Stark died at the hands of Lannister. Can you tell me more about it?"

"Let me tell you."

Maester Luwin briefly told the Earl of Seven City about the situation. After hearing this, Earl Severn frowned and thought for a long time, looked at the Stark family on the high platform, and said:

"My lord, ma'am, don't think I'm being straightforward. It's not that I don't trust Maester Luwin. In fact, Maester Luwin is well-known in our northern border."

"But the question is, even if Lannister really did this, what are you going to do, my lord?"

"You mean, I shouldn't avenge my father?"

Robb Stark folded his hands and said this sentence without any ups and downs.

"Of course not, but Mr. Rob, you have also led soldiers. I believe you know what the situation is now. Our northern warriors have just returned home with the things they robbed from the southerners. Tell them to come back at this time." ..."

Lord Seven didn't say the latter, but Robb Stark knew it very well.

I need to wait at least another three months before I can gather a huge army again, and this army must be stronger than the one that went south last time.

"I understand, thank you for your suggestion, Lord Seven."

Robb Stark said something lightly, got up and left.

In the following month, lords of all sizes in the northern region gathered in the fortress of Winterfell again. The reason why it took a month was because some lords who were farther away rushed back home without stopping, but they still hadn't arrived. After taking a breath, he saw the letter from Winterfell, and had no choice but to go on the road again.

And in the end, everyone discovered that at this important meeting in the northern border, one person was missing, and it was an extremely important person, the young master of White Harbor, the military god of the northern border, Clay Manderly.

The team from White Harbor was led by Clay's uncle Willis Mandler. He really thought that Clay went to Essos to run a new trade route for the family.

"Master Willis, please contact Lord Clay as soon as possible. Our army in the north is under the command of Lord Clay, except for Lord Robb, so everyone can feel at ease."

"That's right, Lord Rob has no problem commanding the infantry, but if we want to talk about the cavalry, we have to look at our Lord Clay."

"That's right, Maester Luwin said that Lord Ed was killed by Lannister. After we harvest all the food, we will definitely go south to fight with Lannister!"

During these days in Winterfell, Willis Mandalay heard such words every day. He was a little surprised that his good nephew actually had such a strong prestige in the army.

In fact, he could tell that it was respect for the Duke of Winterfell to mention Mr. Robb on the issue of commanding the troops. These noble gentlemen in the northern border may really admire their nephews in their hearts. Cray.

In this regard, Willis could only nod to indicate that he had sent someone to contact him. In fact, he really instructed White Harbor to send someone to Essos.

He must tell Clay what happened in Winterfell as soon as possible. In the current family, except for the old man who has been too busy in Twin River City and has been busy integrating, only Clay and himself can take care of things.

Willis saw Wilfried who was following Sansa Stark. His daughter was not doing well. It was not because of how the Stark family treated her, but because the Stark family had such a bad situation. For big things, no one cares about her at all.

Wilfield can only stay with Sansa Stark, who is already a good sister, and make some female celebrities every day, that's all.

(End of this chapter)