Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

The warmth of the tent was disturbed by the cold wind, and Attis walked out of the tent. As the early morning approached, the sounds of the military camp in the valley had gradually ceased, leaving only the sound of the wind and the footsteps of patrolling the camp.

Count Leonor Corbray's army should arrive at the Twins and join up with Lynn Corbray and Jon Grafson.

The Duke of the Eagle's Nest cannot expose Lin En's shady deeds, and as the patriarch of the Corbray family and Lin En's brother Leonor, he is the first person to do so.

As for the risk of liquidation before the battle, Attis did not intend to liquidate the Twins in this situation. This required the endorsement of the Iron Throne as a prerequisite. The Twins incident must first be characterized, and then the responsibility would be settled.

Moreover, Robb's army is not the only army in the North. The 10,000 Northern infantry led by Roose Bolton are still in the royal territory. For Robb, as the master of the North, he cannot give up.

After receiving Roose Bolton's ambiguous attitude, Attis decisively chose to cooperate with Roose in a tacit understanding. Roose could only restrain the soldiers of the Bolton family and some families close to Bolton, which amounted to no more than six or seven thousand people. At least 2,500 infantry were led south from the Dreadfort by Luce.

Attis believed that not all the northern princes in Luce's army were willing to hide in the royal territory. They would either lead their troops north to Twin River City, or force their way across the Ruby Bank to seek direct aid to Riverrun City.

With the cooperation of Attis and Roose "sending scouts to each other and being captured", Roose Bolton decisively chose to let the infantry of Glover, Tauhar and even Karstark families quickly march towards Ruby Beach, making a direct decision. A gesture of aid to Riverrun.

Attis stood where he was, recalling a series of previous actions.

Roose Bolton's march was also successfully brought to Riverrun by the raven through the deliberate release of water by the defenders in the Harrenhal Valley. Robb Stark would probably be more determined to leave Riverrun after knowing the movement of this 10,000-strong army. Looking for an opportunity to join the Royal Northern Army.

As for going north to Twins City and seeking an opportunity to join the Royal Northern Army, the casualties Stark would pay would probably be something the North cannot bear.

Therefore, he is not afraid of Roose Bolton's betrayal. Ruby Ford is guarded by the valley, and Roose's journey north to the Twins is completely under the supervision of Harrenhal, the Twins and the Blood Gate. Under the control of the valley, there is a risk of being entangled by the army at any time, and then the entire army will be annihilated.

Attis breathed out cold air, stretched out his palms, and felt the chill inside his body.

If the weather is getting colder and colder, as the maester and Melisandre said, maybe the long summer that has lasted for so many years is really coming to an end.

The bonfire is still burning, the firewood is sizzling, and the sentries who are about to change their shifts are sitting around the bonfire. The blue flag of the Crescent Falcon is tightly hugged by one person, and his face is baked orange-red by the bonfire.

The sound of conversation could be heard faintly.

"I have never seen the Young Wolf Lord's wife." The sentry with a slightly younger face said.

"I've seen him before. He once sang me a song in a tavern." The veteran sitting next to him stroked his beard and leaned slightly on the stone beneath him.

"Can she sing?"

"Which tavern?"

"Can she make cakes?"

people around asked in surprise.

"That's nonsense. Are you stupid in your own castle? Jeyne Westerling is a noble girl from the West. Like you, where is your knowledge? Didn't the maester teach you?" The returning scout yelled. .

The slightly immature sentinel lowered his head in shame, "My home is just a horse and a field. Where can I use a bachelor?"

"Sending you out to fight? Are you a knight? You are too young. You are just a child." The veteran put down his hand stroking his beard and tapped his head instead.

"I am a knight!" The sentry who was hit on the head was a little embarrassed and angry. "In the Battle of the Twins, I personally cut off Black Walder's head!"

"Seven levels of hell." The veterans and returning scouts shouted in surprise.

"You'd better not be joking. We've never heard of you, a squire. Were you a squire at the time?" The veteran's beard was very close to the sentry, who quickly backed away.

"Of course. Later, I was canonized as a knight by Count Yohn Royce himself. The territory of the Green Fork River that belongs to me is next to the Twin River City. There is a small manor and a church next to it." Sentinel Smile and show your innocence.

The veteran scolded: "Is this a horse and a field you are talking about?" After saying this, he made a slapping gesture.

The surrounding soldiers struggled for a while, and the sentry quickly begged for mercy.

"Don't die in this battle. You don't have a family fortune." The veteran leaned against the stone and murmured. "You still have a long road to become a knight. Oh, the seven gods bless you." He clasped his palms and murmured. .

"Charging forward, for Duke Attis Arryn," the sentry smiled slightly, his face still childish. "What I love most is my sister and brother. It is better for them to enjoy the glory of the Seven Gods in the Riverlands than for me." The sentry exhaled slightly.

"I will give everything for the Eagle's Nest City. I am a knight, a knight of the valley. I fight in the name of a knight. I repay Duke Arryn's kindness in the name of a knight. If it were not for the territory of the Riverlands, I would never be able to repay the debt I owe." The young sentinel looked at the sky, with stories hidden in his eyes.

The returning scout pressed the string that tied the armor tightly with both hands, "I know many people, Simon, Eric, they all owe a lot of debt to the lord. Fortunately, they made meritorious service at Harrenhal and divided the territory on the Green Fork River. , otherwise, I’m afraid even the heirloom armor and spears will have to be sold.”

"To Lord Arryn." The veteran sat up from the stone and raised his hands to the sky.

The knights of the Vale around the bonfire responded one after another, "To Duke Arryn."

The voice was not loud, and it reached Attis' ears. He raised his head and leaned his head on the wooden stakes tied to the military tent.

Reason and desire for power no longer disturbed his heart at this moment. No matter what he pursued, he was first the Duke of the Eyrie, the Lord of Arryn Vale, and the protector of the Vale people.

The territory of the Green Fork River at least truly eased the territorial disputes and contradictions within the Vale, allowing a new batch of military nobles to stand with the Eyrie and Attis with their merit books.

He did not intend to disturb these sentinels. The silver light of dawn bordered the sky, and the low and cold sunlight gradually enveloped the earth.

The clouds dispersed, and a long, almost blood-red tail appeared in the sky. The white dots with long red tails even overshadowed the sunlight in the sky. The cold silver light suddenly dimmed. The scarlet comet seemed to be a striking scar left after it broke through the sky, and the scattered red beams were blood spilled.

Attis was stunned in the same place. He remembered Melisandre's prophecy.

"The night is long and dangerous everywhere, and the day is bright and prosperous." Melisandre's figure appeared in his mind, like a red ghost, "The red comet leaves a track, the summer is about to end, and the winter is coming."

Attis withdrew his thoughts from his trance and looked up at the red comet with a long tail. The dazzling red light was faintly scorching.

He moved his steps and walked towards the tent.