Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 4 Gathering of Vassals
Winterfell is surrounded by tents from the winter town.

More and more people flooded into the winter shelter town, and after the houses in the winter shelter town were sold out, Ed ordered these people to be housed in tents, but this was only a temporary solution, and the winter shelter town had to be expanded.

Ed walked among the crowds in the winter town, the shepherds leading the cattle and sheep, the swineherds driving the pigs, and the farmers driving their wagons full of grain, all bowing to Ed.In the crowd, the most common sentence Ed heard was "Master Ed, please take us in."

When winter comes, the winter escape town is the hope for these people to survive the cold winter.

"Don't worry." Ed clenched his fist with his right hand, "I promise on my honor, I will lead you to live a good life."

The residents who bought the house began to be responsible for repairing the house, and some residents began to reclaim the purchased land, plant seeds, and plant hope.

The winter resort town is almost all wooden houses, close to the wolf forest, the wood can be obtained locally, and the price of stone is much higher.

Duke Ed recruited 1000 people to enter the wolf forest to cut wood. At the same time, Ed took out the wood stored in Winterfell, and the first batch of houses broke ground.Among the workers who build houses, only a very small number are carpenters and masons. Fortunately, building houses does not require too many skilled workers.

However, in Ed's plan, the future winter town will be developed into a city. Ed plans to build stables to domesticate war horses, build a forge to make armor weapons, and build barracks to train horses.

These important military industrial sites cannot be wooden houses. The fire protection effect of wooden houses is too poor. Stone buildings are much safer and more durable than wooden houses.To complete these plans, Winterfell needs to recruit more skilled craftsmen.

In order to celebrate the birth of Rickon, the youngest son of Ed, Duke of the North, a birthday party was held in Winterfell as scheduled, and lords from all over the North arrived one after another.

The first to arrive was Earl Mitch Seven of Seven City, which was only half a day's ride away from Winterfell.Lord Seven brought a troop of cavalry and a troop of wagons stuffed with corn, grain, and a cart of battle axes as a gift to the Duke of the North.Earl Mitch Seven stared at the crowds in the winter town, his eyes widened in shock.

"Master Ed, have we already entered the cold winter? Even in winter, I have never seen such a bustling winter town."

Afterwards, Earl Gabert Glover of Deepwood Castle and his younger brother Robert Glover arrived with cavalry and carriages. There are the leaders of the Wolfwood tribes such as the Forest Clan, the Trunk Clan, the Tree Clan and the Branch Clan, all of which are vassals of the Glover family.

The Glover family's presents to Winterfell included two wagons of salmon and abalone, a wagon of wild boar, and a chest of hides.Most of the Glover family's fief is woodland, near the sea, and relatively little arable land, so most of their gifts are prey and seafood in the forest.

The soft-spoken Earl Roose Bolton arrived with the cavalry and caravan from the Dreadfort, and the terrifying bloodman banner waved in the wind behind him.Earl Bolton presented fox fur, mole skin, buckskin and some processed animal fur coats.

Theon Greyjoy laughed and said: "Master Bolton, these animal skins are undoubtedly the masterpiece of the skinner's knife. May I ask if you did it yourself?"

Roose Bolton stared at Theon with dirty ice eyes, sneered noncommittal.

Wyman Manderly of White Harbor arrived at Winterfell with a huge team. The [-] cavalry in steel armor made the residents of the winter town squeeze over to watch.

The fiery Greatjon Umber arrived with the Umber family's tribe under the Umber family's broken chain giant banner.Bigjon is nearly 2.1 meters tall, almost as tall as Hodor, the foolish stable boy in Winterfell. Although his son is called Littlejon, he is a head taller than his father.Almost all the followers of Amber's family are taller than 1.9 meters. No wonder people have rumored that Amber's family has giant blood.

The Umber family's gift to Winterfell included beef, seal skins, and ten carts of grain.Earl Horwood's gift was venison, deer antler, and buckskin, and Lord Locke of the old city brought seafood from Biteman Bay.

Maggie Mormont of Bear Island with her daughter, Daisy Mormont, Maggie is a gray-haired, little woman in armor like her daughter.The gifts brought by Bear Island are fish and bear skins from Ice Bay.

Boar boar, mead and corn were gifts from Lord Rickard Karstarks of Kahoe City, House Karstarks are a branch of Winterfell.

Earl Wyman Manderly is as fat as a mountain, each finger is as fat as a sausage, and his stomach is so big that it seems to hold the entire White Harbor. He is a fat man who often laughs, nicknamed "Master Eel", Because of his heavy weight, Master Wiman can only travel in a sedan chair, which also confirms his other nickname "Master Ma is so fat that he crushes him to death".

Lord Wyman's presents to Winterfell were dazzling, including melons and fruits from the Vale, honey and watermelons from the Reach, golden wine from the Arbor, firewine from Myr, and pancakes for the Lady and the Duke's daughter. Toss perfume, lobster, crab, whale oil, etc., as well as a delicate baby carriage and a bunch of wooden toys.

The northern mountain clans and tribes also presented rich gifts. Chiefs Wall, Riddle, and Flint presented groups of goats, goat milk, venison and pheasant, animal fur coats and amber products.

The Earl of Streamland, Roderick Lathwell, generously offered fifty war horses, three carts of freshwater fish, and five carts of grain to Winterfell. Earl Lathwell's brothers and sons have all arrived.

Arriving with Lord Lathwell and his daughter, Countess Barbaret Dustin, lord of Barrowton.

Every time there is a harvest banquet in Winterfell, Countess Barbaret Dustin will always be "ill" and deliberately absent. Winterfell has long been used to it. The number of times can be counted on one's fingers.

Now coming to Winterfell to attend the birthday party of the youngest son of the Duke of the North, Mrs. Barbaret Dustin actually came. Ed invited her symbolically and didn't expect her to come, but she still came.

Mrs. Ballet chose a long black dress. In the belief of the Seven Gods in the south, this is the color of mourning. Her skin is pale and her expression is indifferent as if wrapped in a shroud. The gift of Mrs. Ballet is only a cart of vegetables. A cart of radishes and a cart of turnips, many green vegetables are actually yellow and dry, how shabby and shabby it is.

Ed couldn't help but pay attention to Domeric Bolton, the attendant next to Ballet. He was a thin young man of medium build, with long brown hair and a gentle manner. He was the son of Roose Bolton and the heir to the Dreadfort.

Mrs. Ballet's gift amazed the lord on the side, and Greatjon smirked and said, "Barballet, are you too picky? Duke Ed is happy with his son, and these are all your gifts?"

Master Wiman echoed: "That's right, it's the harvest season, and it's time to give vegetables as gifts, Mrs. Ballerina, you are going too far."

Mrs. Ballet's smile seemed to be able to freeze the people around her to death, "I'm sorry, my territory was attacked by the Ironmen, and some granaries were burned. I also want to prepare for the sacrifice in the barren graves, to commemorate our ancestor king, and commemorate our ancestors. The ancestors of the people cost a lot of money, Lord Wyman, you obviously don't understand, you southerner who believes in the seven gods."

Wyman Mandalay can only shut up. The Mandalay family is rich and powerful, and it will inevitably arouse the jealousy of other northern nobles. Their family is exiled to the north from the Reach, and they believe in the Seven Gods. This makes the Mandalay family politically powerful. It is inevitable that they will be alienated and alienated by the northern nobles who believe in the old gods.

Lord Seven said: "Mrs. Ballerina, you scared our Lord Wyman. Besides, it is unlucky to talk about paying homage to the dead at a birthday party."

Barbaret disdainfully said: "We people in Huangzhongtun live under the tomb of the ancestor king. We never dare to forget those who have passed away. How can there be new life without death. Master Seven, you may have forgotten the great ancestor of the ancestors. , I have not forgotten."

Lord Woer on the side couldn't take it anymore. He came from the mountain clan. The mountain clan has always been famous for its hospitality and loyalty to Winterfell. Lord Woer was nicknamed "Big Barrel". With a fiery red beard hanging down his beer belly, he said angrily: "What's the matter with you, woman? Today we are celebrating the birthday of Master Ed's son, but you are here to pay homage to the dead. Good guy, you are the most filial in feelings, right?"

The Woer tribe is the most powerful of the mountain clans. As soon as Lord Wuer spoke, the leaders of the Riddle family, the Flint family, the Norrie family and other tribes came up to besiege Mrs. Ballet, and Countess Maggie also spoke out and reprimanded her. Mrs. Ballet sneered and said nothing, as if enjoying the siege of everyone.

The Earl of Laswell hurried forward to rescue Mrs. Ballerina, and Roose Bolton smoothed things over in a soft voice.

Catelyn holds baby Rickon, with Duke Eddard standing behind him, and the two watch from a distance as the ballet quarrels.Caitlin complained, "The ballet is really disgusting. This widow shouldn't come at all. She was talking about honoring the dead at Rickon's birthday party. And the clothes she was wearing, all black, and the mourning dress color."

For northerners, black may be more reminiscent of the Night's Watch, but for southerners, black clothes more often represent the Stranger, the Silent Sisters and death.Catelyn was born in the Tully family in the riverland and believed in the Seven Gods. Naturally, she regarded the ballerina's black dress as a provocation.

Ed murmured, "This is a troublesome widow."

(End of this chapter)