The king on the Great Wall

"Jon, don't be fooled!" The chief craftsman has always been cautious in his words and deeds, but at this moment he yelled out the first words since his appearance today.

"You know who is messing around!" Jon Royce roared back: "The kingslayer first acted without authorization and disobeyed the orders of his superiors. I am maintaining the discipline of the night watchman! You are so conniving with him! Reckless behavior is pushing the entire legion into the abyss of chaos!"

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Not everyone is as hostile to Iger as the original Earl of Runestone City.

The reason why more conservatives do not support him is that they either oppose the risky idea of ​​"accepting savages", or they don't like his style of behavior, or they think that his time as a night watchman is too short, and his qualifications are not enough. It is convincing... There are more, simply because of various factors supporting other people, related interests, it is not easy to change the family.

After a period of elections, the former savages have proved that they can also be law-abiding, and Iger's many behaviors have gradually begun to convince a large number of people who did not understand and support him.More and more people began to believe Iger's public remarks on the day he returned from the south: At this very moment, it might be a good choice to choose a commander-in-chief who does not follow the rules but is capable of doing practical things.

There are still stubborn opponents, but between "letting James go wild for a while" and "causing bloodshed among the Night Watchmen", taking the overall situation into consideration is obviously the choice of all normal people.

But now, what Jon Royce is doing is to occupy the commanding heights of reason and intensify the conflict——forcing the Night Watchman officers of Castle Black to fail to put stability first.

There are more than 40 people in the Westland gang headed by James, and the Eastwatch faction is also close to this number. If these two groups fight, if there is no external force to intervene, they will inevitably cause more than double-digit casualties... Castle Black is the number one with the largest number of people. The three parties had no choice but to help one of them, in order to minimize the loss caused by the chaos!

If fighting is unavoidable, which side will the Night's Watch at Castle Black help?

The answer is obvious: there is no evidence that anyone is going against the King-Beyond-the-Wall family. In today's confrontation, it is James, who acted without authorization first, who is at fault. It is acceptable to be forced to compromise and let them go, but if they still help them Dealing with the side blocking the way, there is no way to explain to the brothers!

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Bowen Marsh, his close ally Oser Yarwick, and the ever-non-aligned Chief Ranger looked at each other and gritted their teeth: it seemed that they, too, had only one difficult decision to make.

The people in the West Territory standing around James also noticed the abnormal atmosphere. They approached each other, side by side in vigilance, and looked towards the East China Sea, where swords were already facing each other, and dozens of soldiers surrounded by the three giants of Castle Black.

The three giants of Castle Black whispered to each other, and decided to try one last time to persuade James to stop, and if they failed, they would use force to take him—the string of this conflict was finally stretched to the limit under the deliberate actions of someone with a heart.

But just as the talks were almost finished, the ultimatum was about to be issued, and even the onlookers began to notice that something was wrong, the unexpected loud announcement from the guard from the direction of the gate interrupted the last step of the deterioration of the situation.

"There's another product coming from the south, it's pork and mutton. If you're free, come and help move it!"

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It has been more than ten months since Houguan Town served as a transfer station for supplies from the Seven Kingdoms to the Great Wall, and the contact with Castle Black is no longer news. The night watchmen at Castle Black are used to it, and not many people take this notification seriously. .Everyone still focused their attention on the field—but soon some sharp-eyed people discovered that this time, the number of escorts filing in from outside the gate far exceeded the normal supply in the past.

Nearly a hundred people guarded the three carriages and slowly passed through the gate of Castle Black and entered the wall. Except for less than ten people who looked like coachmen, the remaining seven to eighty people were more or less armed. Among them, the small group that was clearly the core Even covered in the shiny full body armor provided by Tywin Lannister, wearing a helmet and shield, with a steel sword and dagger on his waist, he looked armed to the teeth.

Jon Royce thumped in his heart.

(What's going on here, could it be... that guy, he has arranged all the people who should be connected?)

An ominous premonition filled his heart, and he was startled and suspicious. The leader of the escort, Humphrey Xishan, the logistics officer in Houguan Town in black, walked out of the crowd and took the initiative to explain the situation: "At the order of the chief logistics officer , We have completed the handling of livestock before winter in the entire land-grant, and now we are distributing some of the meat along the Great Wall. Please sign for it, Mr. Marsh—in addition, when I return from this trip, I will also take Mance Rayder and others along the way. Their family members, place them in a safe place within the Houguan Town Wall. The affairs are complicated and troublesome, so please actively cooperate with Castle Black!"

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The so-called "handling of livestock before winter" is a custom in the north of the world of ice and fire: because we don't know how long winter will last, and no one dares to say that the stored hay and grain can feed livestock until spring, so, except for a very small amount Except for the reserved seeds, the rest have to be slaughtered shortly after the official arrival of winter and made into meat products for storage.This reason is in line with the current season and quite convincing, but Bowen Marsh let out a long sigh when he saw this team of nearly a hundred people who were not good at coming, composed of the Night Watch Industry Guard and mountain clan warriors.

After the death of Commander Mormont, as the chief affairs officer in charge of the warehouses of Castle Black, he planned to bankrupt the land grant resettlement plan by cutting off the supplies to the wildlings... But Egger also stored a large amount of food supplies in Houcrown Town, and chose to In order to provide tit for tat and independent support for the newly donated land residents.The two major material warehouses belonging to the Night Watchman have been opposed to each other. They have been in operation for three or four months without any material exchange. Since the number of newly granted landmen far exceeds that of the mountain clans, Houguan Town is completely at a disadvantage in this war of material attrition. Iger ran around to keep the food supply from collapsing.

Under such circumstances, why is Houguan Town repaying virtue with kindness and taking the initiative to share such a valuable and popular resource as meat today?

Not to mention, it's not even noon yet, and the team from Houguan Town has already arrived... Even if the factor of "the king's road in the gifted land has been renovated is no longer what it used to be", they still have to arrive before dawn. As long as you set off, you may be able to arrive at this time.

With so many factors coming together, who would believe that this is purely a coincidence?

Iger West really counted everything.If he succeeds in being elected as the commander-in-chief this time, it really does not depend on luck at all.

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Realizing that Bowen Marsh was not the only one being counted, Jon Royce's complexion turned pale instantly, and he became furious the next moment, throwing fire at the guard at the gate: "How do you guard the gate? You came to the door in the name of delivery, and you let it in without any doubt?!"

"Lord Royce is just joking. You may not know me in Eastwatch for a long time. Under Humfrey Hill, he has joined the Night Watch Corps for half a year. He is currently the logistics officer stationed in Houcrown Town. He is a true sworn brother. "The logistics officer who led the team introduced himself: "The logistics department has been transporting meat supplies to Castle Black regularly for more than a year, and the brothers guarding the gate have already met with the delivery employees-I am serious. The old night watchman brought a group of familiar friends to reward the brothers guarding the Great Wall, so is there any need to waste time checking and verifying their identities?"

He looked at Eoin Royce with a smile, and his eyes stayed on the steel sword in his hand for a while: "Hey, is Castle Black holding a tournament? That's really a coincidence, everyone continue, I know where the warehouse is, and after unloading the goods, the people who take the belt will leave, so there is no need to bother everyone."

The words are polite, but the "escort team" maintained its position and approached the opposing sides, and there was a faint tendency to cooperate with James to sandwich Donghaiwang's group in the middle.Looking at Hou Guanzhen's posture of emptying out his family and trying his best to come to meet him, how can anyone not see that they are not good at coming?

Apparently, the head of the logistics department, the favorite to win the commander-in-chief-Iger West, seems to be a little impatient, and has already made arrangements for a showdown and a battle.

After part of the night watchmen in Castle Black were transferred to Eastwatch, the remaining personnel consisted of: nearly a hundred rangers (among which more than 40 were from Jaime), more than 200 officers and a similar number of craftsmen... ...About five hundred in total.

Although the elderly, weak, sick and disabled accounted for a large proportion, they were all Night Watchmen soldiers who had received military training. If such a group of people were united as one, they might be able to deal with more than 100 well-trained elites.But what kind of people are they facing now?

The Rangers from the Western Territory who also wore black and swore the oath, the warriors from the mountain tribe who came to rescue the Great Wall at its most critical moment, and the industrial guards of the Night Watchmen who were loyal to their duties and provided logistical supplies to the Great Wall for more than a year .With such a combination, how many people would be willing to copy guys and go all out?

Iger won again, completely and completely, leaving no chance of a comeback.

The Big Three of Castle Black knew what to do just by making eye contact.

Bullying the weak and fearing the hard has always been criticized by people, but its internal logic is simple: bullying the weak and fearing the hard will be morally condemned only in a more civilized society; on the other hand, bullying the hard and fearing the soft is kicking the steel plate every day. He is always trying to die, and if he wins by luck, he is a hero. Once he loses... Iger has already seen it today, and openly used all the resources and cards in his hand to create momentum. On the other side, the officers of Castle Black will never be overheated - if it is only 40 people led by James, they can still win after paying some price, but now with nearly a hundred reinforcements, today's internal strife together will cause chaos. It will be completely out of control, completely destroying the weakened and dying Night's Watch.

The enraged Lord Stark will not have much patience to understand what happened, who was right and who was wrong.For the safety of the northern border, he will only fight [-] big boards each, and take over the defense of the Great Wall with resolute means, so that the glorious and ancient organization of the Night Watchman will be completely reduced to history!

And by that time, Egger, who has the closest relationship with the Stark family, controls the night watchman industry, and has a completely personal power and base in the land grant, even if he has to face the baptism of anger of the guardians of the north in the beginning, he will be embarrassed for a while. He must be the one who laughs last.

Also, the most terrible point: Iger is now accompanying Robb Stark to inspect the Great Wall. If something goes wrong, he can immediately distort the truth in front of the Lord of the North and affect his judgment!

When he heard that he planned to leave the election temporarily and leave Castle Black, Bowen Marsh thought it would be a good opportunity for him to fight back. Now that he thinks about it, that guy may have already taken today's matter into consideration!

Thoughts turned sharply, even though he was unwilling to do so, Marsh still couldn't admit it in his heart: with such a mastery, scheming and judgment, if Iger was willing to put his mind on the right path, he might really be a stronger president than anyone else. commander.

It seems that today, James and Mance Rayder's family must be let go anyway.Now, what the night watchmen lack is only a step to walk down.If they couldn't find it, it would be too ugly to use force to force Dong Haiwang to get out of the way.

But James made it clear that he was instructed by Iger to act without authorization. How can I find this step?

The three giants of Castle Black were negotiating nervously in low voices. The last person of the Night Watch Legion who was influential and influential but always remained neutral finally appeared at the scene of the conflict after belatedly.

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Chapter 295

It’s not putting on airs that such a big event happened, but he didn’t show up until the last moment — Maester Aemon, who has assisted many commanders-in-chief and is so old that even Dennis Mallister has to claim to be a junior, is in poor health after Mormont’s death Things were getting worse, months of elections had passed, and now he was too weak to even walk.Although the farce here has been tossing for a long time, he came to the scene reluctantly, led by Sam and carried by two people.

The arrival of the old man made many officers in Castle Black who knew about his health extremely disturbed: "Master Aemon, you are unwell, please rest in your room, we can take care of the matter here."

"Thank you for your concern, but if you stay in the house for long enough, if you don't come out to bask in the sun, it will become moldy." Aemon showed a weak smile and shook his head slightly: "There is a lot of noise here, who can help, tell What happened to me?"

There was no sun in the sky, just thick clouds and a bitterly cold wind, but no one tried to take that seriously.The clerk quickly moved the back chair, and the blind bachelor reluctantly sat down under the concerned or puzzled gazes of the crowd. After Sam had a question and answer with the onlookers, he roughly figured out the situation.

"Well... so that's what happened. It stands to reason that only the highest officer of the Night Watch...has the right to decide whether the King Beyond the Wall will stay or not. But rules are dead, but people are alive... Right now the commander has no If I can be elected, I will rely on the old to sell the old, and let me express my opinion first." Maester Aemon trembled and whispered, and the words fell into the ears of everyone present after being relayed loudly by Sam: "Castle Black has been rebuilt. , has a wall, and has the ability to defend against attacks from the south of the Great Wall. However, in this way, its area and space have been reduced a lot. In the face of the enemy today, it should be a strong fortress. Freeing up a tower, wasting a little manpower and space under house arrest...ahem...accommodating Mance Rayder's family, but having many of his own brothers crammed into one room to get by...It is indeed a little wrong. Now that there are people Bringing up this matter, why not change your mind, and simply throw this trouble to Houguan Town—let the logistics department worry about it, and save some effort for the frontline brothers, what do you think?"

"We haven't messed with anything, why are we in trouble!" Val muttered dissatisfiedly, but he knew that the old man in front of him had extraordinary prestige among the night watchmen, so he only complained to James, and he was not presumptuous enough to say anything sound.

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Jiang is worthy of being old and hot. Even though he was already too weak to speak, Maester Aemon still found the only solution to the problem that could avoid conflicts in the shortest time after visiting the scene in person. get ready.

The three high-level officials of Castle Black thought for a while, and immediately understood: as long as "transfer of Mance Rayder's family" is a decision unanimously discussed and passed by all high-level officials, there will naturally be no such thing as James "acting without authorization".With everyone in the East China Sea watching, there is no reason to block the way. Everyone can put down their weapons with peace of mind, and no one will lose face!

Jeremy Lake, who has always been neutral and did not get involved in the struggle between reformers and conservatives, was the first to express his opinion: "Master Aemon is right in thinking. In the name of the chief ranger of Castle Black, I support Mance Rayder and his colleagues. The family has been transferred to Houguan Town, what do you think, Lords Marci and Yawick?"

With a "senator of several dynasties" like Maester Aemon coming forward to smooth things over, who would not seize the opportunity?Anyway, no matter what happens, it can be blamed on Aimon as much as possible-everyone is not subdued, but for the sake of the old man, they agree to give him face!

The situation was turned upside down in an instant. The arrogant and arrogant Jaime Lannister suddenly changed from violating discipline to what everyone expected.

In this way, not only can the handle that has already been seized be used again, but it is also difficult to make a fuss afterwards. Using this matter to launch a counterattack against the reformists, Iger will win a complete victory!

How could Jon Royce say yes?

He immediately straightened up, and was about to refute Maester Aemon's suggestion... But he forgot that it was not he, but Carter Pike, who blocked the way today.

Commander Eastwatch, who was stupefied by James' two tricks a moment ago, finally returned to reality from the state of trance, looked around, and tried to figure out what happened in this moment: all the people in Castle Black Those who were qualified to participate in the decision-making chose to compromise for the sake of the overall situation and legalize James' behavior.If he persists and refuses to let go, I am afraid that he and his brothers will be victims of "stability" in vain, and they will become a chaotic party afterwards.

"Didn't you hear what Maester Aemon and the adults said?" Carter Pike gritted his teeth and said, he was not afraid of death, but he couldn't step into the pit with his brothers who followed him without even turning over a splash: "Take the guy away Get up and let them go!"

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The crowd of onlookers dispersed under the loud yelling of the three giants of Castle Black.Thousands of catties of meat were signed into the warehouse, and the visitors from Houguan Town finished unloading the goods. After a short stay, they took Mance Rayder and his family and left Castle Black... and there was also a strong smell of oil from the direction of the kitchen. .

A conflict that almost turned into a shocking change ended with no blood shed.On the bright side, after discussions, the high-level members of Castle Black "unanimously agreed" to the plan to transfer the family of the King Beyond the Wall, and everyone was happy with the outcome.But in fact, any night watchman with a little brain can see that in this arm wrestling between big shots, the chief logistics officer who didn't even appear on the stage-won another game.

Iger showed the power he possessed with practical actions, and proved to the Night Watchers: Even before becoming the commander-in-chief, he can make the Night Watch Corps... operate according to his own ideas to a certain extent!

Of course, the matter could not simply end here. Taking the overall situation into consideration, the high-level officials of Castle Black who were forced to compromise in public and greatly damaged their prestige were secretly annoyed. They had already sent someone to write down the details of the incident, and Raven flew to the Nightfort to file a complaint with Robb Stark; The plan was frustrated, and Carter Parker and Jon Royce, who were unwilling to give up but completely helpless, also retreated into the tower where they lived to discuss the next countermeasures.

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Jon Royce threw the things on the table angrily: "This kid is simply too lawless. If he is elected commander-in-chief, the Night Watchman will be destroyed by him sooner or later!"

"Don't say it as if you have deep feelings for the night watchman. You didn't put on the black clothes voluntarily." Carter Pike washed his face, and his embarrassment was greatly reduced, only his face was still slightly swollen: "Don't think too much, tell everyone to pack up, and we will return to Eastwatch tomorrow."

"Going home in despair like this - the same as that old Mallister?" Jon was still unwilling: "Everyone will think that we are admitting defeat."

"What capital do we have not to admit defeat! Can you think of any other way to deal with him—other than killing him? Look at this guy who wants to bring a bunch of bodyguards to the toilet. Who can find a chance? Do it?"

Carter Pike wasn't unbeaten.East China Sea Watch is next to Seal Bay. In addition to those who climbed the wall, the garrison often has to deal with savages who stow away on rafts, and sometimes they can learn from overseas tourists who come by boat...Frequent and diverse battles have created many good players, among them There is no shortage of talented boys who can even challenge commanders with a little practice.Carter was never so arrogant that he thought he was invincible, but—as if he was being hanged and beaten, he was so tortured that he couldn't fight back?

This is definitely the first time in his life. If he hadn't experienced it himself, he wouldn't even believe that there would be a master who is proficient in fighting to this level.

In terms of brains and calculations, he has long considered himself weak.But today's battle shattered his proud advantage - his confidence in force.

Carter has never concealed the fact that he is a reckless man, but he has been in charge of East China Sea Watch for many years, and he is by no means a completely brainless reckless man.Such a tragic setback, on the contrary, woke him up: I have never had a son killed by Iger, so why was he being led away by Jon, and he desperately wanted to fight against that guy?Fortunately, Maester Aemon came forward to mediate today, but if he continues like this, he will be trapped in it sooner or later!

In Castle Black, a place far away from his home field, he had no advantage at all, and there was no point in staying any longer.

"Then—do we just admit it?"

recognize?If it means admitting that you can't beat the opponent, yes, but if you mean admitting defeat, it is impossible to sit back and watch Iger become the commander-in-chief!

"I don't forget that kid humiliated me in public that day. In his life, don't want me to obey him! When I get back to Donghaiwang, I will find out who is voting for him, whether it is affecting this Wouldn't it be better to wait for the results of the election, to delay his victory, or to stumbling him after he wins the election, than to continue to stay at Castle Black, losing face and face?"

***

Castle Black was only a few tens of miles away from the Nightfort, and the ravens arrived in no time, even before the northern inspection team and the chief logistics officer leading the team arrived on horseback.

However, the complaints of the high-level officials of Castle Black did not reach the hands of Robb Stark in the end, but fell into the hands of the defendants—the Long Night Fort, and even all other strongholds along the Great Wall except the three major strongholds. The Ravens were all assigned by Aiger West, who was in charge of activating these fortresses.

Not only is it under his control in name, but it is actually paid by him... from head to toe, inside and out, they are all his people.

Iger glanced at the report and accusation written by the three chiefs of Castle Black, and the report and accusation was full of pages, smiled coldly, kneaded it into a ball, and threw it away.

The arrangement to transfer the entire family of the King Beyond the Wall was originally a precautionary insurance move, but seeing the fierce and quick reactions of Eoin Royce and Carter Pike... the feeling of the savage girl Val is quite accurate.

Today, his prudence helped him avoid another crisis, but there were still many follow-up matters. He had to deal with the current affairs first... before he could deal with his colleagues at Castle Black.If you can't deal with the inspection team in the northern border, how many battles of wits and courage you have with those "swear brothers" are useless.

Iger quickly sorted out his clothes and mood, turned around and walked towards the center of the Nightfort's courtyard.Behind him, the crumpled thin parchment was slowly reduced to ashes in the coal fire of the Blacksmith's shop in the Nightfort,

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Chapter 296 The Nightfort

The attitude of the northern princes to the land-grant resettlement plan is very important, but at least Iger need not be too nervous today: the Long Night Fort is not part of the land-grant resettlement plan. Approval of the higher-ups of the Night's Watch.

The reason for choosing this place as the first stop after leaving Castle Black is not because of how many ex-Foreigners live here, how much threat to the northern border will be caused by any trouble, and what needs to be focused on... but because of another reason—— Lan Stark disappeared here, and when Robb's own son was not born, that is, the first heir to the North disappeared here.

The residents inside the walls of the Nightfort are the Flint clan in the mountains. They were invited by the Night's Watch to come out of the mountains and enter the Great Wall, but legally they still belong to the northern border.Although their clan leaders have no castles and are extremely poor, they are equivalent to earls in terms of institutional class; although their clan members neither farm land nor pay taxes, they are also citizens of the northern border.

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For Iger, the mountain clan is a patch to fill in the manpower gap of the Great Wall, cheap labor force and the first batch of new residents for the development of land expansion; The confidence of Jiang Yeren is a reliable ally who will face the natural enemies of mankind side by side in the future; and for the northern border, they are "semi-humanized foreigners" who are nominally vassals but are completely ignored most of the time... ...It is too late to be grateful for being able to move out of the mountain to assist the Night Watchman in defending the northern border without an order. How can we still drive people away?

The special identities of the mountain clans make it almost impossible for them to be targeted—even the most stubborn conservatives would never think of dealing with this group of people to embarrass the reformers... Not to mention that Iger has already notified Long Nightfort to welcome the northern border patrol Even if something goes wrong with the preparation of the regiment, Robb will not blame the mountain people too much, or even feel disgusted with the resettlement plan.

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The two parties who rarely meet each other, have no enmity or conflict of interest, but have the real status of monarchs and ministers, obviously they will be polite to each other when they meet... At this moment, the patriarch of the Flint clan is talking eagerly with Robb Stark, It expresses the welcome to distinguished guests and mourns for the late former lord Ed Stark, and introduces the latest status of this "resurrected" ancient fortress.

The pleasantries didn't last long. After finishing the courteous conversation with Togenhen Flint, Robb put away his smile and asked seriously what he cared about the most: the specific situation of his brother's disappearance.

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"The Night Watchman Legion entrusted the heavy task of guarding the Nightfort to the Flint clan with trust. We dare not take it lightly. The sentries and patrols in the clan are always on guard to ensure that no matter whether it is a threat from the south or the north, no one will come. It can be found immediately. One day a few months ago... our young man who was on guard on the top of the watchtower found a suspicious person in the bushes in the field outside the fortress. After sending someone to take the initiative to search, we caught A big man and three children." Toggenhen said gruffly, "They didn't look like wildlings at all, so we kept an eye out for it, and after questioning, it was confirmed that it was indeed Bran Smith whom Castle Black ordered us to look out for." The siblings of Tucker and the Reed family, as well as a tall stable boy in Winterfell. We took this situation very seriously, and quickly placed them in the main castle room of the Long Nightfort, assigned people to take care of them, and notified Commander Mormont."

"We have a general understanding of these circumstances." Roose Bolton interrupted in a cold tone, "Tell me specifically how they mysteriously disappeared under the 'care' of the Flint clan, and their whereabouts are still unknown. .”

Earl Bolton's tone made Patriarch Flint feel a little unhappy, but it is a fact that Duke Stark's brother disappeared under the eyes of thousands of people in his clan. stand up.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he narrated with a bitter face: "That's right, Commander Mormont gave us a reply at that time, keep a close eye on Mr. Bran, and wait for Winterfell to send someone to pick him up. We did so... But then Reed The lady was harassed near the Long Nightfort, and Commander Mormont changed his mind. He decided to come to the Long Nightfort to solve the incident in person. When he returned, he brought the three young nobles back to Castle Black. It was at this time that the incident happened... .”

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"Commander Mormont arrived the afternoon before the incident, got up very early the next day, and it was snowing lightly... So he decided to go to the newly granted land outside the fortress to deal with the attack on Miss Reed first, and then return later in the afternoon. We set off to return to Castle Black. We carried Mr. Bran out of the room he was staying in as instructed, and told him and his two companions, the stable boy named Hodor, to pack up and wait in the hall." Toggenhen said with a face. There was a regretful expression on his face: "At noon, the brothers of the night watchmen who accompanied the commander to go out suddenly carried Lord Mormont back to the fortress with his head covered in blood and in a coma, yelling for a bachelor or a healer... …The scene was chaotic at that time, including me, everyone in the hall ran to check the situation, and no one thought of keeping anyone—looking at the three children in the room, waiting to return east with the commander. In the blink of an eye, they were gone."

Old Flint is obviously not very good at organizing language, this call is too vague, not to mention Robb Stark, even Iger heard it, and felt that this is simply not taking a dignified Stark to heart .Of course, he couldn't just sit back and watch his stupid allies screw things up, so he hurriedly came forward to remind: "Master Flint, let's talk about your investigation afterwards."

"Well, good." The rough man from the mountains didn't react too slowly, and hurried down the slope: "When Mr. Bran disappeared, the wall that Castle Black asked us to build was basically completed. Inconvenience is unlikely to escape over the wall - then there are only four ways for him to leave the Nightfort: the two gates east and west of the fortress, the tunnel leading to the outside of the fortress, and the Great Wall along the stairs ... along the top of the wall to other places The fortress of the stairs is down again."

The results of the investigation still attracted the ideas of the northern princes, and everyone listened silently.

"Among them, the tunnel leading to Beyond the Wall was blocked as early as when the Night Watchers abandoned the Long Night Fort, and we were told that there was no need to unblock it. There were two doors and a staircase left... We closed it immediately after we found that Mr. Bran was missing. Or sent someone to guard it, and after careful questioning of the guards and sentries, it was confirmed that on the day of the incident, there was no combination of 'a big man with three children' leaving from these roads."

"Maybe they split up?"