The king on the Great Wall

Chapter 164 The King and Queen

silence.

Robert sat in a high chair at one end of the room, and the queen sat with the three princes and princesses on a low bed facing the king.Cersei held Myrcella and Tommen with her left and right arms respectively, and Joffrey, as the eldest brother, was almost an adult and couldn't hide in his mother's arms anymore, so he could only sit next to his sister beside them.

There is no sound in the room, but the atmosphere makes people feel that the mountains are dangerous and majestic.Robert silently looked at his legal wife who had a different bed with him, and Cersei stared back at her husband without showing any sign of weakness... Even Tommen and Myrcella, who had no idea what was going on, noticed the strangeness, but were frightened by the atmosphere I dare not ask more questions.

"What are you doing here?" the woman asked coldly, and glanced at the warhammer that the man had placed on the low table by his hand. If I remember correctly, it was the same weapon that Robert used to hammer Rhaegar to death by the Trident River. , he shouldn't have won at all. "Still armed?"

Robert snorted and smiled: "I was going to the martial arts field to warm up, but I suddenly wanted to see my children on the way, so I brought them here, can't I?"

This place is the residence of the heirs of the royal family. Cersei has been living here since Robert returned from the battlefield in the valley. If Robert summons her, she will definitely shirk it on the grounds of being unwell, but today her husband directly came to the door and broke in. But it cannot be avoided.

Outside the door, except James and Barristan, the five Kingsguard and dozens of Red Castle guards loyal to the king were fully armed, watching each other warily with hundreds of red-robed guards from the Lannister family.

The red-robed guards are paid by the Lannister family, and their family members live in the Western Territory controlled by Duke Tywin. If someone wants to do harm to their young lady or son, they will definitely rise up and resist... But Robert personally led them The situation was different: the king was the owner of the Red Castle and the head of the royal family. He went to the residence of the prince and princess to see his wife and children. Who dared to stop him, and who had the right to stop him?

Not to mention that they didn't get a clear order to attack the king, even if they got it, the Red Robe Army commanded by a woman named Cersei would hardly gain the upper hand when Robert brought almost all the Kingsguard with him and he was famous.

Cersei frowned: "Don't be weird, if you have anything to say, just talk about it."

"I'm weird?" There was anger in Robert's eyes, and his tone became unfriendly: "Shouldn't it be you who said something to me? There have been rumors about the scandal between you and James in the city these days after I left. For many days, you didn’t take the initiative to come to me to explain, but you just hid beside the children... you want to wait until I get drunk and forget about it?”

"Explain? What do you want me to explain?" Cersei replied sharply. "It's just that your Chancellor of the Exchequer who killed the Prime Minister and defected made up some old-fashioned scandals in revenge, and then the gang of idle pariahs in the market You want me to explain? Why don’t you first explain the dozens or hundreds of wild species you left outside the Red Castle?"

"There are so many!" Robert blushed, and found himself slipping. "I have some bastards, but I didn't bring them into the Red Keep!"

"What do you mean? If your prime minister brother with the same surname is doing business, he will tell you that he has caught everyone spreading rumors! You have no evidence and you did not catch me and James in bed, but you came here aggressively Let me explain? How can I prove that I didn't do these things?"

Robert stared at Cersei for a moment, but said nothing more.He came here today to question face-to-face. He was playing with Ed outside of the plan. It was a temptation.If Cersei admits it, then Ed's plan is meaningless... Now she doesn't admit it, it doesn't matter, just follow the Prime Minister's plan.

After all, he really couldn't produce any evidence.

"What, have nothing to say?" Cersei sneered, "Then why are you still here, do you want me to drive you away?"

"I'm staying in my own house, it's your turn to chase me away?"

It would be normal if the other party jumped up and slapped her in a fit of rage, but at this moment, the drunken king's rare calm expression on his chair made Cersei uneasy, and she hugged Myrcella tightly. and Tommen, asking warily, "What do you want?"

"It's nothing." Robert said blankly, "It's just that there are too many Lannisters in the Red Castle, and it's time to cut some of them."

"Cut off some?" Cersei was startled, but there was a sneer on her face: "Dream, don't even think about it without my consent!"

"Which law says," said Robert coldly, without arguing, "that a king needs a woman's consent if he wants to replace some of the servants in his castle?"

Cersei was also at a loss for words, just as long as she didn't admit the rumors just now, Robert would have nothing to do—even if he owed a lot of money to his father Tywin, even if he could only rely on Lannister to stabilize his country... But if Robert is determined As the queen, she has no right to obstruct the transfer of personnel in the Red Castle.

After all, he is the king of Westeros, he is the king of the Seven Kingdoms, and he is the head of this family.

She clenched her fists and resisted weakly: "I said that there were not enough people to serve me, but you said let me figure out a way for myself."

"That's right, I said it. I promise you, I will give you as many people as you want next. If you are happy, you can fill the room with people."

Cersei was terrified by a calm Robert, which was not at all the kind of thing the drunk could say - Ed made him say it!She instantly figured out the key point. She doesn't have much bargaining chips now. Once she makes a lucky concession, she will immediately lose everything. She decided to stick to the front line: "If I don't speak, there is no one from the Lannister family outside." will go."

"That's right, there will be twice as many guards coming in to invite them. Whether your people are willing to walk out of the Red Keep or be carried out of the Red Keep is entirely up to them."

Garrison? Cersei narrowed her eyes, Robert, did you think that was yours!

"Very proud, you think I'm going to shoot myself in the foot, don't you?" Robert smiled and dispelled the woman's fantasy: "Don't think about it, the commander of the garrison has been replaced by Ned's guard captain Joe this morning. Li—I almost forgot to say, even if it didn’t change, Janos Slynt wouldn’t help you, but yesterday he personally sent a letter to inform you, telling you all about your plan.”

The damned Janos Slynt!The cold sweat on Cersei's back soaked her clothes, and she knew that she must not show a guilty look of being exposed at this time: "What plan? I don't understand what you are talking about, it's just the dying struggle of a fool who is about to fall, trying to attract some big shots Just get into the water, just like Littlefinger... Are you drinking too much, you just believe what others say?"

"Okay, I've wronged you, let's stop arguing meaninglessly here, sit comfortably for a while, and wait for the guards to come."

So the room returned to the silence before the conversation began, but Cersei's mood never returned to the state it was a moment ago.

After losing, after thinking about it for a while, Cersei lost all thoughts.She suddenly realized that when Robert came to visit just now, she didn't order the red-robed guards to attack him first, but let him walk into the house with a hammer... At that moment, she had already lost the chance to turn the tables.Her only chance is to take advantage of the fact that the garrison has not arrived, and when her red robe guards still have an advantage in numbers, she can kill Robert and quickly control the castle, pushing Joffrey to the Iron Throne... But now, only Robert and the three children, if they act rashly, they are afraid that the war hammer that once killed Rhaegar will fall on their heads in the next second.

"What do you want?" She suppressed her inner activities and asked, killing me?I'm sorry you don't dare.

"It's very simple. I want to prove your innocence," said Robert. "You will be surrounded by my people, and you will have no access to another man—especially your brother, to have a child with you. If If it's still blonde, then everything is a misunderstanding, if it's black hair..."

"Put me under house arrest and force me to give birth to you like a sow!?" Cersei widened her eyes, "Don't even think about it, even if I die, I won't let you succeed!"

"Your words are a bit strange. As a husband, I ask my legal wife to give me another child. What is your position in refusing, or even forcing me to die?" Robert's expression gradually changed from indifference to fierceness: "It's okay if you refuse. Yes, you can confess your crimes in public, admit your adultery with James, and then ask your father to cancel the royal family's debts, and then pay a large enough ransom... Four or five million gold dragons are enough, if you can pay, okay, you can bring Let your younger brother go back to Casterly Rock City to play whatever you want; if you can’t pay, just give me a child!”

All the Lannister family can rely on is Tywin's great talents and the huge wealth of Casterly Rock City, but when all their sons and daughters fall into the hands of the enemy, no one can stand against the whole of Westeros... Robert's plan is completely invincible.

Not an idea a drunk would come up with, and Cersei's back was drenched in sweat.She ignored the rumors and stayed in King's Landing, just betting that she had a chance to kill Robert... Now that she lost the bet, facing a king who is alive and recognized by the Seven Kingdoms, no one can fight in King's Landing He defied it openly.At the initial stage when the rumors began to spread, she should have fled back to Casterly Rock... Her arms around Tommen and Myrcella began to tremble, and she quickly discovered a key question: "Where is James? What do you do with him?" gone?"

"Guess what?"

"You caught him!"

Cersei let go of her arms around the two children and stood up, rushed to Robert and strangled his neck: "You dare to hurt my brother, I will never forgive you! I will hide the knife under the bed and then stabs you in the stomach when you touch the bed!"

"Then I'll tie you up while I'm fucking you!" The woman dared to ask for trouble if she didn't do it first. Robert's pent-up anger finally broke out, and he grabbed Cersei by the hair and gave her a slap Slap, so strong that she was slapped to the ground directly: "Don't think that I care about that thing between your legs, even if every man in the Seven Kingdoms wants to fuck you, that doesn't include me! If it weren't for Ed Stark strongly persuaded me, the heads of the two of you have already been put on the tip of the gun outside the Red Castle, and you are still so presumptuous when you get it!"

The King of the Seven Kingdoms' fury was so frightening that Joffrey shrank his neck and didn't dare to say anything. Tommen was so frightened that everyone was dumbfounded... Only Myrcella rushed forward crying and hugged Robert, He stopped him from beating Cersei: "Father! Don't be angry, mother is just talking angry, she always speaks angry, you know!"

Robert stood there panting, reaching out to stroke Myrcella's hair.Among the three children, he likes this daughter the most—kinder and more polite than his elder brother Joffrey, and braver and stronger than his younger brother Tommen. She has almost inherited all the beauty of her mother, but she has none of Cersei's stupidity and neuroticism ... Robert would almost have made her his heir if it hadn't been a daughter.But when he saw her beautiful golden hair, and thought that it might not be his daughter, Robert's heart was pierced.

"Okay, I know." Trembling in pain, Robert pushed Myrcella away as gently as possible: "Sit down and wait for the guards to come, this pile of shit should be over..."

There was arguing and shouting outside the door, and then the door was kicked open vigorously, James Lannister rushed in with red eyes, and saw Cersei knelt on the ground covering her face, Myrcella cried and stopped Lao Boom scene.

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Chapter 165 Showdown

James was furious.

Early in the morning, he received an urgent transfer order to go to Dragonstone Island on business. He rode across half of King's Landing and ran to the gate of Linhe, only to see the guards arresting his younger brother.Feeling uneasy in his heart, he immediately returned to the Red Castle, and sure enough something happened here.

Cersei is not only his twin sister, but also his first and only love. Seeing her weak and helpless kneeling on the ground covering her face, James' anger was completely ignited.

"Robert Baratheon—" Jaime's voice shook with rage, and he drew his sword for the second time that day.Because of the sworn brothers with unsheathed weapons at his back, he didn't immediately put his sword on the king's neck, who was a few meters away, but just faced each other from a distance, as if he wanted to kill Robert with his eyes. "You'd better explain what's going on, or I'll let you know why I'm called 'Kingslayer'."

"Are you threatening Your Majesty?" Boros Braun, the fattest member of the Kingsguard, was the first to follow into the room, and his footsteps showed a dexterity that did not match his figure: "James Lannister, you are too presumptuous Already!"

Alex Oakheart followed closely behind, holding the weapon and reminding the intruder in a cold voice: "Put down the sword, James, don't forget your identity, this is the king you swore to protect!"

The fact that the Kingsguard hadn't been able to stop Jaime outside the door without Robert's shoot-to-kill order in advance didn't mean the other five whitecloaks would watch him run amok.The Kingsguard guarding the door had also drawn their swords out of their sheaths.In addition to the two who squeezed into the room and pointed their swords at James' back, the three outside the room were also tense and confronted the red-robed guards who were about to move... With the return of James, the young master of the Lannister family, the red-robed guards will also face a new situation. His morale seemed to be boosted at once.

"I know why you are called Kingslayer, Jaime Lannister, we both have some nicknames that we don't like, and that doesn't scare me." Robert was the one who overthrew the Dragon Dynasty. The one who slays the dragon is not Janos Slynt who was born as a bum.He didn't panic at all, but sneered and picked up the warhammer on the low table, weighed it in his hand a few times, and regained the familiar feel.

Jaime was a good fighter, but according to the Kingsguard, he and Barristan were no match for Rhaegar Targaryen. He Pan killed the "Young Dragon Lord" with his own hands.

Although there is no causal relationship here that can guarantee that he is better than James, but facing his defeated opponent's defeated opponent's defeated opponent and his brother-in-law who seems to have put a green hat on him, Robert is not only not frightened, but angry Burn: "You know, you and Cersei are able to see the sun today, thanks to our Prime Minister Eddard Stark. He argued with me half the night before convincing me that 'the Lannisters alive are better for me' , So, I endured all night and didn't do anything yesterday. You ran back to die after leaving the Red Castle. You don't cherish your own life at all. I really feel sorry for you, Kingslayer."

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"Uncle James!" Seeing that the atmosphere in the room changed from a cold war between men and women to a tense battle between men and men, and the situation was becoming more and more unmanageable, Myrcella hurriedly ran from Robert to James with tears in her eyes. , and hugged his sword-holding hand: "My father, queen mother, and queen are arguing, they often do, please don't make any more trouble! Please, Uncle James!"

Of course, it was impossible for James to hurt his own daughter. His right arm slowly dropped, and finally the tip of the sword touched the ground, and his killing intent gradually disappeared.

"Jaime, kill him, he wants to imprison me in this rotten castle of his, and let a Lannister give birth to him like a sow!" Cersei put down her hand covering her face, showing a flushed face He looked up at Robert with resentment on his cheek. "I'd rather die than live like that! Kill him!"

"Mother, please don't say a few words, please!" Myrcella finally realized what it means to be soft-spoken, and cried again, tightly clutching James' arm: "Uncle, don't listen to her Yes, if you have something to sit down and talk about it, you will definitely be able to explain it clearly!"

(The rumors are true. Can you sit down and explain this clearly?) James expressed doubts about this, but in front of the children and the steel swords of the two Kingsguard brothers behind him, he had to calm down .Robert is not a mad king, killing him will bring disaster to Lannister, and even if he puts aside the family and only from a personal point of view, he really doesn't want to be an oath-breaker again: "You sent me today To Dragonstone, if I go obediently, what will happen?"

"Nothing will happen, that's the idea of ​​our good Prime Minister. I can neither kill you or arrest you for no reason, but I can't let you wander around the Red Keep trampling The face of the king, let alone put you back to Casterly Rock, so that your father has no worries... You need to 'find a safe and secure place to restrict your freedom'." Robert said coldly, "He picked the dragon Stone Island, the Lannisters have no influence there, and apart from Stannis's fleet, almost no ships will stop there, unless you plan to swim back, otherwise you will have to sit quietly." He paused For a moment, "It's a good idea, but it doesn't seem to get you hooked... Now it's my turn to ask you, why did you come back after leaving the Red Castle? Is there any other reasonable explanation besides a guilty conscience?"

"I met Janos Slynt when I was out of the city, and he captured my brother Tyrion." If it wasn't for some key information or word of mouth and confidence gained from it, how dare a mere garrison commander move Lannis Special family?It was inappropriate to say this, James only knew that he felt something was wrong and rushed back immediately, and bumped into the scene in front of him: "Is this also an order from His Majesty?"

"No, why would I catch a dwarf?" Robert snorted disdainfully: "An idiot would only touch your brother. Something happened to Tyrion, which can neither make Tywin feel bad, but also give him a reason to turn his face and fight. I Having you and Cersei in his hands is enough to make your father dare not act rashly. Now that you are back, it’s okay, the second question, do you admit the content of the rumors?"

"I don't admit it." James is reckless, but he is not stupid: "It's completely malicious, except that the three children have blond hair, and the rest don't have half the truth. If Your Majesty wants me to explain why the prince and princess are not black-haired, I'm sorry to answer No, His Majesty likes black hair, so he should go to Dorne to pick a queen."

"Very well, since both of you don't admit it, I'm blind to mobilize people today." Robert sighed: "Kingslayer, for the sake of your father Tywin, I will give you a chance to choose , make a decision before the garrison enters the Red Keep—should I choose a room in the Red Keep until my next child is born, or should I send someone to take you to Dragonstone for a long vacation?"

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Chapter 166 Don't be free, or die

James' face twitched, and the five fingers of his right hand unconsciously clenched the sword in his hand.

Why doesn't he want Cersei to live freely and happily, but he wants his sister to live well, what should he do?

James is no longer the youthful and reckless young Kingsguard 16 years ago, nor is Robert the mad king who turned back half of Westeros back then, and there is no West Territory brought by his father outside King's Landing now. The elite army...shall they make a humiliating choice, or kill or be killed in a moment of joy, and then lead the family into a catastrophe?

After a while, James realized that no matter whether he was smart or experienced, he was not enough to deal with the current situation. He had to go out alive, trying to let his father know the situation in the Red Keep, and let Duke Tywin tell Robert from all aspects. Cersei might be saved by pressing and trying to save her.

That's the truth, but Robert asked himself to pick a place to be under house arrest. Isn't that an insult of red nuts?If I really make a choice between the two, and then obediently be imprisoned in the place I choose until Cersei is forced to give birth to Robert's child, will I still be the proud Jaime Lannister I used to be?

The right arm holding the sword trembled under the inner struggle. Myrcella was holding James' arm, and she was keenly aware of this detail through the gauntlet. She tightened her two thin arms and hugged James tightly. Mu, raised his head and stared at his uncle with tearful eyes, begging him to be patient this time.

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"The rumors are true. James is my lover, the first and last boy I fell in love with, and the first and last man who slept with me." James's little reason is struggling to suppress his heart Cersei, who was kneeling on the ground, did not give him a chance to continue the psychological struggle, but after a moment of silence - suddenly said something. "Kill him, James, or he dies, or the two of us die in love here. You dare to leave me here as a sow, and I will hate you to my grave!"

Being imprisoned in the Red Castle like a sow to give birth to a man she hates, and because of the existence of herself and her younger brother, her father is afraid and dare not act rashly?To live this kind of life, it is better to fight once, or die at worst.In the Game of Thrones, you either win or die...but even if you lose, you should choose your end. This is the last dignity and pride of a Lannister.

"Father, queen mother is speaking angry words!" Joffrey finally did not dare to remain silent, and used the reason his sister had thought up.If there was just a quarrel in the room before, what the queen is saying now has already threatened the life of the prince: "No matter what, you are my father!"

"She's talking angry, Your Majesty." For the first time, James couldn't think of any other way but to parrot his tongue. Goosebumps appeared on his back, and he begged the gods to let his twin sister shut up, but when he opened his mouth, he was even stronger. Threat: "If you dare to attack her again because of her anger, see if I will stand here and watch."

Cersei is indeed speaking angry words, but whoever speaks angry words must not be the truth?Robert had had enough of guessing, and he was determined to listen to his Prime Minister honestly: "Okay, I see, the king shouldn't beat his wife, I'm waiting for your answer, Kingslayer, the Red Castle , or Dragonstone?"

"You managed to get me pregnant once, Robert." Cersei didn't give James a chance to be in a dilemma, raised her head, and said viciously like a curse, determined to take the children out and force her brother to do it. "But I asked James to find a woman to help me remove the baby. That was the only time you had a chance to get a legitimate prince, but you didn't even know he existed, so I quietly killed him in my stomach with medicine. , and finally poured the immature little prince into the stinky ditch... That feeling is really wonderful!"

"How do you remember that so well?" Robert wasn't provoked, or maybe he was, but repressed—the latter was actually more frightening.He smiled disdainfully: "I have climbed into your bed at least dozens of times."

Cersei showed a piercing smile: "Indeed, there have been dozens of times, you didn't find a prostitute after drinking, and stumbled to my room. But I always have a way to satisfy you in other ways, hands, mouth, chest ... Anyway, you can't tell the difference. You are always so drunk that you forget everything the next day. Except for those two times, I slept in a daze. It’s a common way to deal with men, I took a long shower afterward, but unfortunately I still didn’t escape.”

"Is this also an angry word?" Confronted with the vague memory, Robert's whole body was shaken, and his eyes fixed on James with fire.

"Curious why I hate you so much, the night of our wedding, the first time we slept in the same bed, you crawled on top of me, got inside me, smelled of booze, and whispered 'Lianna', your good brother's Sister, that whore who stole a man!" Cersei didn't give her younger brother a chance to defend herself, but she cruelly shook out all the grievances accumulated over the years, and added a powerful blow: "From that moment on, I I swear to never let you have a prince of your own! Thank the gods, I did it!"

It's true, there's no reason, Robert's instinct is so sure, Cersei can't make it up!The undrinked and sober king of a moment ago turned into a raging beast like wildfire, f**k Eddard Stark, f**k his foolproof plan, damn the Lannisters!He roared explosively, and slammed the hammer at the queen, "You bastard woman, go to hell!"

"You dare!" James also roared angrily, raised his arm and swung his sword, tore down Myrcella who was holding him like a doll, and stabbed at Robert like an arrow flying from the string.To his family, to his glory, he only knew that if he could tolerate other men beating and even hurting his twin sister face to face, then he would not be Jaime Lannister!

"Kill him, Jaime!" Cersei achieved her goal, screamed and rolled to avoid the first hammer, and crawled under the table to hide: "I can't kill him, we two will die here today, and we will die in the next life." Be siblings!"

The soldier's intuition saved Robert's life. Although he was so enraged that he almost lost his mind, he had no intention of exchanging his life with Cersei. He gave up the pursuit and turned around. Rhaegar Targaryen's warhammer fell on the Kingslayer with terrible force, forcing him to step back and raise his sword to parry.

"when!"

This was not a head-on collision, but just a swipe of force, and the two weapons collided with a deafening sound, which showed the strength of the two sides.

"James!" Alex Oakheart shouted angrily. Seeing the king being attacked, he lifted the white cloak behind him and attacked the former sworn brother helplessly. Behind him, Boros Braun After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and followed suit.

"Everyone stop!" Robert pushed James away with a hammer, and seeing his daughter being pushed to the ground but still getting up crying and trying to stop the fight, his heart ached in the end.The relationship between Cersei and James seems to be a certainty now, but he watched the three children grow up. If he accidentally killed one and it was his own, it would be too late to regret.

If the two royal guards and Robert were to attack, even the reincarnation of Dawn Sword God would have to be punished obediently, but the dragon slayer didn't bother to bully the less: "Take the princes and princesses away, and I will teach you a lesson." This guy!"

"Your Majesty!?" The two Royal Guards were surprised.

"Do it!" Robert clenched his warhammer, his blood boiled, and he hadn't had a fight for a long time. Come judge—a fair trial by combat, and if you win, you and your sister are innocent, and if I win... go to hell and regret not getting on the boat to Dragonstone today!"

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Chapter 167

The night watchmen all disarmed and entered the Red Castle led by the gray-robed guard who informed them.But the group did not go to the Prime Minister's Tower as Iger expected, but stopped at a small square on the road leading to Maegor's Tower-Ed Stark was waiting for them here.

As prime minister, Ed has a lot of important things to do today, and in order to save time, it is not a big deal to condescend to leave the office.I hope these night watchmen who claim to bring him a "ghoul" are not joking, otherwise, Ed Stark is willing to tell them with his actions that he also has a temper.

"My lord Prime Minister." All the night watchmen greeted the King's Hand who came out to meet him in person.

Ed nodded, did not respond to the greeting, but went directly to the reinforced wooden cage on the carriage, and observed the objects locked in it.

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The ghoul doesn't know what fatigue is, and it doesn't know strategy at all without the command of the White Walker... It always cooperates to the extreme with all its strength and pounces on the closest living creature with body temperature, roaring and relentlessly taking the entire carriage They were all trembling, but luckily the cage was fixed with ropes, and the cart was pulled by a very stable old horse... Otherwise, they would have overturned the cart countless times on the way from the Linhe Gate to the Red Castle after the curtain was lifted.

"This is the ghoul?" Ed Stark is also a human being, one of the few people in the world of ice and fire who was born into a high-ranking nobleman, educated, critical and skeptical. The same question: "I think this looks like a sick lunatic."

This question is easy to solve, as long as random people come and stage the scene of the "ghoul examination" before entering the door, but now the weapons of the night watchmen have been confiscated.

Fortunately, the guard who watched the show outside the door was still there: "My lord, the black-clothed brothers demonstrated outside the door just now, this man... can't be killed."

Ed is a man of action, he didn't talk too much nonsense, he stretched out his hand to pass the guard's steel sword, held it in his hand and stared at several night watchmen: "If I stab him with the sword, this person will die..."

"Let the adults dispose of it."

(If the thing in front of him is still a living person, killing him is a kind of mercy.) Ed Stark thought so, without much hesitation, he found the position of the ghoul's heart through the cage, and stabbed it in with precision.