The king on the Great Wall

"To accuse the future kings of the Seven Kingdoms without any evidence is treason and should be executed according to the law."

"It seems that you already know the culture and laws of Westeros very well, so I won't talk nonsense. Now go back to the room and remember not to talk about this to anyone. Anyone, understand."

"As ordered."

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Chapter 27

Iger quietly returned to his room in the night, unable to calm down for a long time.

It was a huge gamble, a huge risk to make up for my stupid mistake in preventing Bran's fall, and to clear up possible future trouble leaving the Wall, and it felt like telling another lie to cover one lie Lie, even though he got away with it for the time being, the danger afterwards was no less than that of facing the strange ghost: once the two sides confronted each other, then he, the soldier who framed and slandered the prince, would definitely be decapitated.

Just like Littlefinger told Caitlin that the dagger used by the murderer to assassinate Bran was Tyrion's, the traverser is betting now that the Stark family will respond quietly after learning about the incident instead of breaking out with great fanfare.But in complete contrast to Petyr Baelish, he created lies and suspicions not for the sake of gaining a chance in the chaos, but for the stability of the situation so that he could leave the Great Wall smoothly, and for Xu Tu to get rid of the vigil for a chance to survive way of identity.

Given his familiarity and understanding of the plot and characters, he has a high probability of winning the bet, but no matter how sure he is, the fact that he is risking his life will not change...Now, what he can do has been done, As for life or death, it all depends on the big men above.

If he could choose his future destiny, he hoped that he would no longer have to rely on his life to protect himself.

***

Bran was unconscious as in the original plot, and only the family members of the fallen were in grief. For other residents of Winterfell, especially the hundreds of King's Landing guests, life had to go on.Iger took the opportunity when there were few people and returned the archery target scarecrow and other facilities in the old inner courtyard to the warehouse. He stayed in the room for the next few days and waited for the day of departure. Four days later, the servant brought Bunyan's words—they will set off at the same time as the king and the new prime minister tomorrow morning, and return to the Great Wall.

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The sky was bright, and thin snowflakes were flying in the air. Iger reluctantly left his small room on the bottom floor of the guest house, which had "heating" and soft beds. Compared with the Great Wall, it was like a paradise. After breakfast, Then came to the school grounds to wait.

The king probably hasn't woken up yet, and the master of Winterfell and the chief ranger have not yet appeared... But the so-called assembly, of course, is that the juniors and the people below are the first to wait for them, the big men.

It has been five days since Bran fell from the building. Iger seems to have been forgotten, and he has not been called by anyone to question or confront anyone. This makes him feel at ease. What makes him even more gratified is that his report has achieved results: It was learned from the servants that Bran's door had been guarded day and night.His daring adventure has already achieved half of the results. Now, as long as the person who assassinated Bran can't find a chance to do it, and after returning to the Great Wall, Tyrion successfully persuaded the high-level night watchman to let him leave to become a "supplier collection officer". You can leave the Great Wall.

Good luck.

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The king and the prime minister's entourage and guards gathered one after another, and Jon Snow also appeared and greeted Iger proactively.The boy has already confirmed that he will go north with Banyan to the Great Wall to join the Night Watchman. Now Iger is his comrade-in-arms and senior who is about to become his brother in black in his eyes. Even though he knows that the other party is trying his best to leave, he still instinctively wants to get close to the latter .

"Morning." Iger nodded towards the boy: "When I was your age, I couldn't get up before dawn."

"From today, Uncle Benyan is my officer." Jon replied with a smile, "Ser Rodrik taught me to behave well in front of my new superior."

"Indeed, the life experience of those who have come here, after a few years you will find that doing a good job is sometimes far worse than performing well."

"Doing well is worse than acting well?" Jon tilted his head in doubt: "Is there a difference between the two?"

"Sometimes there is no difference, but more often than not, the difference is huge."

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An illegitimate son, a night watchman, walked and chatted in the yard for a while, and unknowingly walked to the blacksmith shop at the south end of the school grounds. Therefore, the slender and delicate rapier that he intends to give to Arya.

"Such a small sword is for girls, right?" Iger asked knowingly.

After wiping the little sword clean, Jon held it up and observed it carefully: "Well, don't tell people about this, and I won't tell everyone about what you discussed with the little devil."

"Hey, you kid!" Although he was still full of worries about the future, the traverser pretended to smile relaxedly: "Okay, deal."

"Boy, are you going to the Great Wall today?" A hearty male voice suddenly came from behind the two of them. James Lannister walked over with a smile on his face, seemingly completely unaffected by Bran's fall, and finally able to leave Winterfell He was really happy in this ghost place where he couldn't even find a place to have an affair.

"Yes, my lord..."

"Please convey my respect to the Night Watch Legion. I am grateful to have a group of good people like you guarding the north for the kingdom, so that we will not be attacked by wildlings, other ghosts, or other monsters. Thank you in advance." He reached out to Jon, and the boy hesitated, then reached out to hold him also.

A few seconds later, the Kingslayer stretched out his hand to the traverser again: "And you, White Ghost Slayer, please kill a few more, and don't let those ghosts cross the Great Wall."

"I'm willing to help." The night watchman shook hands with some unease, and the other party secretly squeezed his palm so painfully that he had to use his strength to resist to feel a little better.

"Okay, I wish you a smooth journey." The handsome blond guy finished his speech without thinking, then left without looking back.

Looking at the back of the man going away, Jon frowned with some dissatisfaction: "What does he mean?"

"What else could it mean?" Iger shrugged, knowing that James was warning him to keep his mouth shut, but he had a lot of things on his mind now, so he didn't have the time to pay attention to this cynical nobleman: "These children from the southern family, I have nothing to do all day, and I am a little nervous when I am free."

The young man nodded half-understanding, and took the small sword from the blacksmith's hand: "I have to say goodbye to my brothers and sisters, so excuse me."

"Well, let's go."

The illegitimate son turned around and left. He grew up here, and now it is natural to feel sad to leave. Compared with him, Iger has no relatives or relatives in this city and even in this world, but he has no worries.After wandering aimlessly for a while, he was stopped by Tyrion who came late, and then he sat and waited with the dwarf on the railing on the edge of the school grounds, chatting more anecdotes about his hometown "Cana" While watching the team that is about to set off to the south gradually take shape.

The sun was blocked by the clouds, but the sky was getting brighter and brighter unstoppably. At about nine o'clock in the morning, the two most important lords finally appeared in everyone's sight. Needless to say, the people who were about to separate kissed each other goodbye , and resolutely mounted his horse, and rode out of Winterfell by the Hunter's Gate, westward up the Kingsroad, and set out on his journey.

After walking for a few miles, amidst the neighing of people and the crunching of the queen's wheel palace, the king's flag and the convoy, knights and freeriders turned left and turned south at the first fork, while Iger and Benyan Shi Tucker and his uncle and nephew Jon, as well as Tyrion and his two guards, turned north.

The life in Winterfell, full of food and drink, as well as thrills and accidents, came to an end. What awaited the return of the two night watchmen was the Great Wall of Desperation, which was still standing intact, and the north side of the high wall, which had been destroyed during this period of time. I don't know how many legions of dead people have grown.

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Chapter 28

Contrary to the itinerary that left the Great Wall and went south more than a month ago, Egger who returned to the Great Wall will inevitably experience the uncomfortable feeling of the temperature getting lower and lower, the road getting narrower and less crowded, and the people walking less and less.Three days after leaving Winterfell, the farmlands and villages gradually disappeared. They approached the no-man's-land between the Great Wall and the Guardian Jurisdiction of the North. The trees in the Wolf Forest became deeper and denser, and the King's Road gradually turned into a forest trail. ...

The mountains are to the west, and the road is to the northeast. The weather has become colder than before, and the temperature at night has already dropped below freezing point. Whenever the new wind blows, it cuts into their tightly wrapped sheepskin clothes like a knife.Not only that, but the howling of wolves in the distance could be heard one after another in the forest. The little white direwolf Jon brought would prick up his ears every time he heard it, but he never responded.

A week after their journey, they met Yoren Raven, the Night's Watch, who was waiting at a wooden manor at the edge of the Wolfwood just before they entered the new grant.The so-called Langya is actually the night watchman's official responsible for recruiting manpower... Because he often travels all over the country to bring all kinds of scum and desperate people back to the Great Wall, he becomes a "crow" in the wild population, hence the name.

This Yoren is not as honest and honest as in the original drama. His ferocious expression and thick beard and hair that almost cover his facial features can scare a child to tears at first glance, but at a glance, he is a tough guy who is not easy to mess with.He brought two tattered peasant boys from the Five Fingers Peninsula.

"A rapist." No matter how fierce the Ravencrow was, he was just an officer. Yoren nodded to the two rangers, and briefly introduced the identities of the two recruits.Westeros has a very simple and brutal punishment method for criminal civilians, especially in the northern border. Whatever is used to commit a crime is cut off. Stealing cuts hands, speaks nonsense, slanders others and cuts off tongues. If you get dizzy and stand in the wrong team, then But you have to lose your head.Two rapists... Obviously, no matter how hard life is on the Great Wall, it is better than becoming an eunuch.

After the two groups of people merged, they became nine people and one wolf. Jon Snow kept looking at Yoren and his two gloomy companions all the way, his expression became weird, and he became silent and dazed unconsciously.Iger saw the change in the boy, and of course he understood the reason: the illegitimate son had only seen Uncle Bunyan and himself as two night watchmen, and obviously mistakenly thought that the Black Legion was full of similar decent people.He would never know that Iger was able to get the opportunity to visit Winterfell because of his good looks, well-educated, clear-headed and fluent in speech.

Apparently, Yoren and the two rapist recruits had been a startling wake-up call to him.The traveler felt sorry for him. The path he chose, or was forced to choose because of his identity, was a difficult road...

***

No matter whether camp is set up or camped, Tyrion can't help.He was so small that a limp would only get in the way.So whenever it was time to stop and settle down, the dwarf would wrap up his leather clothes tightly and read a book by himself while others built tents, tended horses, and lit fires to keep warm.

That night, after everyone was busy setting up camp, Iger habitually found Tyrion at the edge of the camp.

"What are you looking at?"

"A book about dragons, I took it out of the library in Winterfell with the consent of Duke Eddard Stark, and I have to return it after reading it quickly." Tyrion put the book down on his knees, The content was spread out to the traversers: "What I saw today is the record of the Battle of Liaoyuan of Rage."

"what is that?"

"One of the battles in which Aegon conquered the Seven Kingdoms. In that battle, King Loren Lannister of Casterly Rock and King Menn Gardener of the Reach resisted Targaryen's conquest. There were six hundred princes and five thousand cavalry in total. And more than [-] mercenaries and infantry. The Targaryen side's military strength is only about one-fifth of the opponent's, and most of them are recruited from the previously defeated enemy army, and their loyalty is worrying." It was not long before Troy wrote the text, but he still had difficulty reading it, so he introduced the content of the book to him: "The two armies met in the flat and fertile fields along the river bend, the coalition launched a charge, and the Targaryen army immediately scattered and fled. In just a few minutes, It reads like this - 'years of conquest seem to be coming to an end...but that's just the few minutes before Aegon Targaryen and his two sisters go to war'."

Iger has already guessed the follow-up development: "Then the dragon joined the battlefield, and the battle situation was reversed in an instant. No one in the Seven Kingdoms didn't know it."

"Yes, but this is the only time in history that the three dragons of Vagarhar, Meraxes, and Balerion attacked at the same time. More soldiers were burned to death by dragon flames on this day than in all other battles in the entire war of conquest combined." There are many more. After the two famous battles of 'Raging Fire' and 'The Burning of Harrenhal', the other kings gradually realized that no matter whether they stick to the city or take the initiative to attack, they can't win. The Lin family surrendered without a fight, and the Seven Kingdoms soon unified the Six Kingdoms."

"The side with the dragon is completely crushing, and the battle is just good-looking, without any military reference value."

"Of course, I'm just looking at the picture for fun, why do you want military reference value?" The dwarf looked at Iger inexplicably, thinking that the other party was a night watchman soldier, he was relieved quickly: "The gardener family was killed in this battle. The regiment was destroyed, and the Tyrell family became the rulers of Highgarden...Thanks to the gods, my ancestors escaped from the dragon's mouth and surrendered decisively in this battle, so I can relive the battle here today through time and space."

Iger was not familiar with a lot of terms in this world, and it was only then that he realized that Aegon's opponents in the Battle of Burning Fire included the Lannister family's princes from the west... No wonder Tyrion paid special attention to this battle.

"Why are you reading books again?" Jon Snow also came over, his face still sullen, the chief ranger was his elder, and the night watchman Ravencrow and other recruits were completely different from what he imagined, feeling different from the people around him The misfit boy, at this moment, only has something to talk to with Iger and the dwarf.

"Is there any problem with reading?" Iger spoke before Tyrion spoke, "Jon, how old are you?"

"fourteen."

"You are only 14 years old, but you are taller and stronger than many peasant children who are 20 years old. Why do you think this is?"

"Maester Luwin said bastards just grow faster than other children."

"You are 14 years old, and you still believe this kind of lying to children?" Iger sneered unabashedly: "Who's older between you and Robb?"

"Same age." Jon's expression dropped immediately: "I don't know my exact birthday, Robb should be a little older."

"You are the same age, but I think Robb seems to be taller and bigger than you. What about the bastards who agreed to grow up faster?" Iger smiled: "Let me tell you, you are taller and stronger than your peers , because you eat better than most people in this world! Many children from peasant families cannot keep up with the nutrition at the most critical stage of development, and they will never be able to grow to your height and shape in a lifetime, but you can have There is fish and meat, as well as various vegetables grown in the glass greenhouses of Winterfell..."

"Under my father's management, almost no one in the North would go hungry!"

"It's not the same to eat well. If it's just one meal, eating a big meal with a balanced diet will have the same effect as eating whole grains and porridge to fill your stomach. But after 14 years, the gap will be obvious."

"Really, but what does this have to do with reading?"

"It doesn't matter, but there is a saying in Caina, my hometown: Every bite you eat becomes a part of your body." Iger said, "The latter is-every book you read becomes a part of your body." Part of your soul; every friend you make becomes part of your social circle."

"The body, soul, and social circle, maybe with a little luck, are actually the whole of a person." He concluded: "So, I will try my best to eat well, I will try to read as much as possible, and I will try my best to communicate with you. Make friends with people who are worth dating... Don't ask why others are reading again, Lord Tyrion may be shorter than you, but his soul is much thicker than yours."

The boy blinked a few times, then nodded thoughtfully.On the other hand, the dwarf had a weird expression on his face. He was often flattered by others, but very few of them could express their flattery in such an artistic way that they could benefit themselves.He looked at the other party again with interest, and found the night watchman more interesting: "Egg, you know, I thought you were an accountant for the night watchman at first, but after a while I thought you were like a braggart Liar, and then you're an adventurer from another continent...and now you're a philosopher again."

Iger smiled: "Yes, but these identities don't conflict with each other."

Now he never forgets to get close to Tyrion at all times, whether he can leave the Great Wall in a non-escaping way, now it depends on the little dwarf not taking him seriously.However, although what he said just now was to please the other party, it was not fabricated. Eating good food, reading good books, and making friends with good people were his principles of life before time travel.Although the dwarf in front of him is not healthy and has a lot of bad habits, he is undoubtedly one of the most worthy people in this world.

***

Jon is still young, and although Iger's words make sense, he is still far from being able to generate a sense of identity and inner resonance.After being told by Iger, he was a little hungry. He looked at the direction of the camp: "Dinner should be ready soon, let's go back and have a look."

"Well, let's go, I haven't finished drinking the good stuff I brought from King's Landing, I just don't know if there's enough meat to go with the wine."

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The camp was already a happy sight: Men were sheltering from the wind around an old wall, the horses were fed, the campfires were being made, and Yoren sat on a rock flaying fresh game. skin.The smell of the thick soup wafted around, and Tyrion limped and shuffled to Maurice, the servant who was stirring the hot soup, took a taste of the ladle and handed it back.

"Add more pepper."

Iger walked to the temporary small dining table and sat down, ready to have dinner, but just as his butt touched the ground, a few whizzing sounds suddenly sounded, accompanied by a few arrows that fell to the ground and even shot through the cauldron for cooking soup Flying, they were attacked.

"Enemy attack!"

Yoren dropped his skinning prey and drew his sword with a roar.

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Chapter 29 Encounters outside the plot

Iger was stunned, completely stunned, more stunned than when he watched Bran fall in front of his eyes—whether in the novel or in the TV series, he didn't remember that Benyan Stark was returning from Winterfell What kind of attack was encountered on the way to the Great Wall.Did it come to him, did James and Cersei send someone to silence him, or did the Stark family discover that they were lying to catch themselves?

Should not be ah.

After being stunned for only a second, the soldier's instinct made him react. He also drew out the steel sword with a clang, and protected it behind Tyrion's two guards before they could react.This short Lannister, but his hope of leaving the Great Wall: "My lord, you hide!"

"Master Bunyan, come out, I'll cover you!" A rapist recruit was unlucky enough to get an arrow in the shoulder, rolling on the ground screaming, Yoren stuffed the skinning knife into another recruit's hand and yelled at him: " If you don't want to die, just follow me!"

The curtain of the tent was lifted, and the chief ranger came out with a weapon in hand. There were figures rushing out of the darkness in all directions, shouting and charging towards the camp. From the sparse arrows and flying stones, he quickly analyzed The identity of the attacker: "It's a savage! Get on your horse...Damn it, it's too late, everyone retreats to the stone wall, ready to fight!"

The two guards of the Lannister family should have obeyed Tyrion's orders, but they instinctively followed Stark's command when their master was also panicked. A group of nine people retreated back to each other to the old stone wall where the tent was leaning on , Surrounding a wounded man and a Lannister in the middle, with a serious and nervous expression, preparing to meet the enemy.

"Aren't the wildlings north of the Great Wall?" Tyrion shrank his neck without aristocratic style and hid behind the two tall men, Iger and Jon, unable to see what was going on outside.The traverser breathed a sigh of relief after finding out the identity of the enemy, while the illegitimate child felt excited for the opportunity to show his skills so soon.Conversely, of the Lannister houseguard's two guards, only one acts like a soldier, although both wear full armor. "Nobody told me the North is so dangerous!"

"Occasionally, a small group of savages will cross the Great Wall, but they rarely go deep into the wolf forest..."

"Can you give me something as a weapon, I have nothing to defend myself!"

"No, here we come!"

There were no heralds, no banners, no drums and horns to blow, and even no lights and swords. The wild men who rushed towards them basically had sticks, stone spears and axes in their hands. Iger didn't even see a decent weapon. He only heard the bowstring of one of Tyrion's guards shooting arrows, and a black shadow screamed, clutching his wound, and stumbled out of the charging ranks...

Such a mob of savages, even if they have the upper hand, shouldn't be so bold as to attack such a nine-member team with the Night Watchmen. What made them do this?

Before he had time to think about it, the enemy rushed towards him.The wildlings were all ragged and bony, in miscellaneous hard leather or ill-fitting tattered armor, and none even had helmets.

The night watchmen were ready for a bloody battle, but as soon as they fought, Iger realized that something was wrong. Although about ten wildlings in front of them rushed to surround the crowd with yells, none of them really rushed to the crowd to fight them. It was standing two meters away, roaring and waving all kinds of weapons in their hands, but they defended more than attacked, and they didn't look like they wanted their lives at all.Not only that, but there were also several obviously female savages following behind the man, and quickly started to search for everyone's things, even the squirrel that Yoren hadn't finished skinning was spared...

The young and energetic Jon took the initiative to attack, but was stopped by two guys holding wooden shields. After a few strikes, they only left marks on the wooden board. He was soon called back by the chief ranger who was worried about his nephew's safety.

If they only came for property, they didn't escort any important items anyway, so there's no need to go all out, let them take them.

With such thoughts in mind, the weapons of the two sides fiddled and tested each other. After tens of seconds of stalemate, Yoren was the first to realize that something was wrong: "Their target is a horse!"

Bunyan turned his head in horror, and sure enough, he saw a few figures approaching the horses not far away, cutting the ropes one by one.

Is it to steal a horse?Stark suddenly realized, with an angry expression on his face. With the Night Watch Corps declining day by day, war horses are a more scarce resource than humans. He no longer worried about the lives of his subordinates. He waved his steel sword: "Stop them!"

Iger and Yoren, as Night Watchmen soldiers and Bunyan's subordinates, were naturally the first to respond. Stepping forward, they rushed towards the enemy with the officer, tearing apart the opponent's loose formation.Then came Jon, and the Lannister guard named Jack. The situation of the battle turned around in an instant. The people who were forced to shrink together at the beginning swarmed after a shout, and with the cooperation of Iger, Benyan made a clean move. The sword chopped down a person, and the aggressive savages dispersed like a frying pan. Some even dropped their weapons and wooden boards that served as shields, and ran into the darkness without looking back.

This scene is very familiar. Iger participated in the "battle" after joining the Night Watchman. Except for the thrilling scene of killing the White Walker, the rest were all followed by the Rangers to drive away the savages who were too close to the Great Wall.The residents outside the Great Wall who were being chased ran away in this way. Countless bloody facts proved that no one who dared to turn around and resist could escape from the standard steel sword...

The order of the chief ranger sounded loudly: "Don't chase after the poor, save the horse first!"

The two night watchmen soldiers followed the officer closely with their dicks, and it only took a few seconds to rush to the tree where everyone led the horses.The savages outside the encirclement took advantage of the short 1 minute that everyone was besieged to cut off many ropes leading the horses, and drove or rode away many horses.

Most of these horses are assets donated to the night watchmen by the northern princes. As members of the black army, Iger and Yoren may have a chance to ride them in the future... Naturally, they work hard to maintain them. With three The night watchman in full armor and in pitch black approached, and the nearest horse thief yelled to remind his companions, then abandoned the remaining horses, and went into the forest without looking back with the spoils he had already got.

The rest of the people did not have such good order execution ability. The recruits and Tyrion stayed in place cautiously, while Jon and the Lannister guard named Jack chased the enemy yelling, chasing and knocking down the enemy. The two of them stopped chasing under Bunyan's constant calls, and returned to the camp with unfinished thoughts.

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