Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 161 Wolf vs. Skinchanger

Ed rode his cavalry through one after another of the burned savage villages, and often encountered raiders from the northern border and rangers, escorting the savage captives to the Great Wall in the south.

The savages all looked at Ed with mournful eyes, and they kept cursing, but more often than not, people cursed at Mance Rayder who drew the wolf king's wrath, not at Ed.

Wildling raiders were once a serious threat to the Lords of the North and the Night's Watch. Wildling raiders crossed the Wall, abducted women and children, and looted property and food in the land grant or in the North.

Now, raiding parties from the North and the Rangers are rampant beyond the Great Wall, taking more wildlings away.It is estimated that neither Mance Rayder nor the wildling thought that the retribution would come so quickly.

Most of these captives were old and weak, women and children, and they would be escorted through Castle Black to Houcrown for temporary settlement, because the Lord Lord Bear, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, refused to accept any wildling prisoners.

In the eyes of the Night Watch Corps, the wildlings are useless mouths, and they are the sworn enemies of the Night Watch Corps.

Ed was willing to take in these savages because of the threat of the White Walkers and because of the need for labor in the northern border.The northern territory is vast and sparsely populated. Every time a savage is added, more manors can be opened up and more workshops can be built.

Of course, food is a big problem. Fortunately, there is enough food in Winterfell, and Ed has ordered Earl Wyman of White Harbor to buy a large amount of food from King's Landing, Pentos, Braavos, and Seagull Town. It is believed that the first batch of grain transport ships have arrived at the White Knife River.

Except for those wildling warriors who tried to resist, Ed did not allow soldiers to kill innocent people indiscriminately. In most cases, these wildlings calmly accepted their fate of enslavement.

The savages claim to be free people, but in fact, outside the lawless and lawless Fortress, they still have to endure the bullying of the King of Bones, the Weeper, Varamyr and other bully kings. Slavery is also a common thing. They are a nation born in the cold winter. Most people have the courage to accept the fate of being taken away.

The savages at this time would regard Ed as an intruder, a bloodthirsty wolf king, but when they reached the northern border, life would definitely be much better than beyond the Great Wall.Most savages have never seen the Great Wall in their entire lives, and they dare not expect extravagant life in the south of the Great Wall. Now, although the war has caused the savages to lose their homes, it has also opened the door to a new home.

When Ed led the cavalry through the sixth village, he encountered a scout led by the ranger Sauron Smallwood. This cavalry team was originally sent to the Ghost Forest to investigate.

Many were wounded, and Thoren Smallwood's horse was strewn with heads.Ed knew at a glance that this team had just encountered a fierce battle.

Soren Smallwood proudly said: "Lord Ed, my brothers and I were besieged by the subordinates of the white mask Morona all the way. There are too many enemies. Six of my subordinates died, but more than 30 wildlings died. I took some captives, asked for information, and executed them."

Ed was concerned: "Are you injured?"

"A little wound." Sauron Smallwood spit, "I'm very happy. Lord Ed sent cavalry to burn the wildling's village and take the wildling away. What should I have done? To deal with the barbarian and uncivilized, you have to If you strike hard, the kindness of a woman can only feed a tiger."

Robb asked: "I heard that Morona was one of the wildling leaders who captured Jory Cassel. Did you find out about Jory Cassel's whereabouts from the captives?"

Thoren Smallwood replied, "Yes, but unfortunately different captives gave different versions. A Thenn captive said Jory Cassel was dead, and a Spearwife said Jory Cassel was killed." Imprisoned in the accursed dungeons of Hardwood, and a seal tribe captive, say Jory Cassel was sent to Mance Rayder's camp."

"I guess these savages are just hearsay. If I hadn't met the skinchanger Polo and his wild boars, I guess I could have captured more savages."

As soon as they heard about Polo and his wild boar, the people around immediately fell silent, even the direwolves and the sun pricked up their ears.

Ed leaned forward on the horseback, "Did you fight the wild boars in the Polo area?"

"That's natural. If I only fight with wildlings wielding wooden clubs and stone hammers, how can I lose six cavalry?" Sauron Smallwood said wearily, "The wild boars in the Polo area disemboweled my men." , Even I was almost stabbed by the fangs of the wild boar. I have never seen such a big wild boar, it is simply a vile beast that ran out of hell. In front of the wild boar, we can only run for our lives."

"There are too many wild boars in the forest. Will Polo District summon a wild boar army? If I knew I would suffer such a big loss from wild boars, I should have eaten more wild boars before."

Ed pressed, "Where did Polo and his wild boar appear?"

Soren Smallwood shook his head and pointed to the dense jungle in the distance, "It's less than six leagues to the southeast. Lord Ed, if I were you, I wouldn't take the initiative to provoke wild boars, anyone would kill them that day In front of wild boars, they are all prey."

"I have two direwolves." Ed showed a wolf-like smile, "It's not sure who is the prey! Sauron, many of your men have been injured. Hurry back to the Fist of the First Men and let the nurses heal their wounds."

Soren Smallwood left with his cavalry team, and Domeric rode up to Ed, "Lord Ed, it's too dangerous to challenge the wild boar of the skinchanger in the forest."

Theon sneered and said, "Domilik, a wild boar scared you? I'm in the wolf forest, I don't know how many wild boars I have hunted!"

Domilik glared at Theon in disgust, "Can the wild boars in the wolf forest compare with the wild boars in the Baltic area? The wild boars in the Baltic area can bite off the head of a war horse in one bite.

Theon had his usual cynical smile, "We have direwolves, what are you afraid of?"

Domilik was a little angry, "What if Nightwalker and Sunshine are bitten by a wild boar? What if there are other skinchangers around the Polo District?"

Ed agreed with Domilik's point of view, he didn't want to risk the direwolf's injury to challenge the huge wild boar.

A well-thought-out strategy must be developed.

At night, Ed ordered the team to camp in an abandoned village, and Robb saw the direwolves walking at night and the sun disappearing into the forest under the night.

"Father, we have to get the direwolves back. The wild boars in the Polo area are nearby. They may be hunted by wild boars."

Ed smiled, "Robb, don't worry, in the jungle at night, the direwolf's vision and sense of smell are better than wild boars. Sunshine and nightwalking will return safely."

No matter how powerful the skinchanger in the Polo area is, a pig is a pig. Even if the wild boar in the Polo area is a giant, he is not a carnivore after all, and it is impossible for him to have a stronger sense of smell, hearing, and vision like the direwolf.

When Ed fell asleep in the tent, the wolf dream soon came, and his soul was attached to the direwolf Night Walk.

Ed found himself running in the jungle, his dark coat blended with the night, he stepped on fallen leaves and ooze, he smelled pine needles, tree sap and humus, the winter snow rose under the sentinel tree Lingshuang Aoxue, a part of his heart It reminded him of his sister who had been dead for many years.

His wolf wife hunted a fawn in the distance, he smelled the blood, rushed to share the venison feast with the wolf wife, and then he ran with the female wolf, the wolf's coat color was black and white , Ed fantasized in his heart that the she-wolf was Caitlin.

Ed's mission was to find wild boars, so he spread his wolf legs and ran in the jungle, followed by the female wolf. From the direwolf's sense of smell, the smell of the forest was so fresh, he could smell mushrooms, rabbits, squirrels The smell of dead human corpses.

And the smell of humans, the stench of thousands of humans gathered together.

The direwolf walks at night and the sun is like a ghost. Following the scent, it quietly touched the camp of the savages. Behind a hill, hundreds of tents of savages were crowded together like weeds. attract enemy attacks.

There were two savages standing guard with stone knives. However, human vision was very poor at night, and they couldn't see the two direwolves hiding behind the woods.

Ed, who was attached to Ye Xing, saw the wild boar at a glance. It was as huge as a hill, weighing more than 3000 catties by visual inspection.The wild boar was sleeping and snoring loudly.Polo, lying on the boar's belly, also seemed to be asleep.

Those two guards weren't worth mentioning, and with one quick blow from Nightwalk and Sunshine, they could rip the throat of the Polo and take out the skinchanger.Night walk and sunshine look at each other.

Just as the direwolf was about to take action, Polo suddenly sat up, and the wild boar woke up instantly.

Polo cursed and climbed onto the wild boar, and the wild boar rushed towards the direwolf's night walk and the sun with the momentum of shaking the ground.

The whole wildling camp was awakened by the rumbling footsteps of the wild boar, and Morona the White Mask stepped out of the tent.

"Polo District, what's going on?"

Polo was riding on the back of the wild boar, "That damned direwolf is the enemy's skinchanger, I feel it, and I want to kill it."

The white mask Morona was taken aback, "If that's the case, the enemy has already discovered our camp, you should stay and protect the camp."

The Polo District ignored Morona, he only had eyes for the direwolf.

Ye Xing ran wildly towards the south of the forest, and Polo District was chasing after him on a wild boar.The sun circled around and returned to the outside of the savage camp.

A few miles away, Ed woke up in the tent, sweating profusely. He blew the horn, and the cavalrymen in the whole camp, who were waiting for battle, woke up from their sleep.

"A few miles to the southeast, there is a camp of savages. Attack quickly!"

No one dared to question Duke Ed's order, and the knights mounted their horses one after another.

Robb, who woke up from his sleep, yawned and said, "Father, we are all sleeping, how do you know there is an enemy camp a few miles away?"

Domilik and Theon also came together, they were very curious.

How should I explain it to my children?Ed smiled mysteriously, "As a general, you must know astronomy and geography. I watched the sky at night and saw a wandering star hitting the Ice Dragon constellation in the southeast. I guess there are enemies in that direction."

The direwolf's night walk led Polo and his wild boar to the south. The wild boar couldn't catch up with the direwolf, so the night walk and the sun took turns to lure the enemy. Polo was furious, and he was getting farther and farther away from the wildling's camp.

In the wildling camp, the white mask Morona blew the horn.

"It is very likely that the enemy has discovered our camp, and we must move immediately."

A Hardfoot Man complained: "In the middle of the night, that stupid pig in the Polo District, you can't sleep because of the noise, and you white-masked bitch keeps shouting again, so you can't let people sleep?"

Even if the leader gave an order, it was difficult for the free folk to execute it, and the lack of discipline has always plagued the combat effectiveness of the wildlings.

A savage in a seal's skin said: "Where is the enemy? Are you having a nightmare?"

As soon as the savage finished speaking, a long spear pierced his back, and northern cavalry rushed in from all directions, with torches flying, and many camps caught fire instantly.

The white masked Morona got on her horse and ordered the free folk to fight, and the cowards fled into the night with their heads in their hands.Bravely brandishing wooden sticks, rusty spears and pitted long swords, they launched a desperate charge towards the northern heavy cavalry.

The wildlings tried to resist at first, until the direwolf Sunshine appeared like a ghost. It bit off the arm of a Thenn and tore the neck of a seal tribe warrior. The blood and death made the wildlings tremble, and the wildlings began to rout.

Morona knocked down a cavalryman and cut down a second, but her third enemy met Domilik.

The long sword in Domilik's hand sprang out like a spirit snake. Years of swordsmanship and riding training made Domilik an excellent cavalryman. Many people believed that Domilik would become the champion of the tournament.

Morona was no match for Domilik at all. The long sword in her hand was quickly blown away, and she fell off the horse. When she stood up, Domilik's long sword had already touched her chest, and the direwolf Sunshine showed scarlet strength. tooth.

Ed rolled over and dismounted, "Morona, you are my prisoner. Let me ask you, where is my captain of the guard, Jory Cassel?"

Morona sighed, "Mance ordered us to capture the enemy nobles, commander, and send them to Mance's camp. We handed Jory Cassel to Mother Mole, she is the leader of the wildlings in the northern forest. , it is estimated that Jory Cassel has been sent to Mance's camp."

Ed said, "How many savage camps are there?"

Morona said proudly: "I will not betray the free people even if I die, that is my ethnic group."

Ed admired: "I respect your choice."

Morona spat blood, "If it wasn't for the stupid pig Polo who insisted on chasing the wolf, I might not have lost."

Ed smirked and said, "Don't worry, the Polo District will be reunited with you soon."

Polo District rode a wild boar and chased the direwolf at night. After several hours, they still couldn't catch up. The strength of the wild boar far surpassed the direwolf, but the speed and agility of the wild boar were far behind the direwolf.

"Damn wolf cub, I must strip you alive!"

When dawn came, the forest was covered with dew, like pearls dropped by passing gods.

Polo gave chase cursingly, and Nightwalker jumped a stream and rushed under a weirwood heart tree, where Eddard Stark was washing the blood off the ice of Valyrian steel swords.

Polo recognized the direwolf crest on Ed's chest, "Are you from the Stark family? You look very similar to Bunyan. Could it be that you are the legendary wolf king Ed?"

Ed smiled, "That's me."

Polo showed a sinister smile, "This direwolf belongs to you? So, Ed the wolf king is also a skinchanger? It's a wolf spirit. It's a pity that you and your direwolf must die, Because you met me."

The wild boar let out a roar, and Polo drove the wild boar towards Ed.

Five meters away from Ed, the wild boar and Poluo District fell into the pit, screaming, and Poluo District ate a mouthful of dirt.

Ed imitated the tone of Polo District, "It's a pity that you have no brains, because you met the wolf king Ed."

Polo cursed: "You despicable guy, you actually used a trap. If you have the ability, come out and fight one-on-one! Wild boar vs. direwolf."

Ed sneered, "We're at war, and I'm fighting a wild boar? You think I'm Robert?"

"Now you have two choices, either surrender or die."

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