Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

Winterfell has never been so lonely as it is now. The white light of dawn gradually smudged the entire sky. Normally, Catelyn would have stopped at the narrow window of the bedroom to appreciate the new light. But now, she was haggard, her hair was messy, and she was sitting by Bran's bed, panting heavily.

Bran's direwolf was lying beside Bran, with scarlet blood on its mouth. Catelyn looked at the little wolf with tears in her eyes. The assassin's dagger fell to the ground, and the body had been dragged away by the few guards of Winterfell.

Maester Luwin sat quietly by the side, and saw the lady in front of him wipe her tears, and her face gradually became calm and spirited, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He walked up and said to Catelyn, "Your injury is very serious, madam, and it needs to be bandaged."

Catelin then remembered the hideous wound on her palm, which was deep and bone-piercing. The severe pain brought her back to reality. Catelyn has been trying to remember the name of Bran's direwolf.

"Thank you, Maester Luwin." Catelyn said softly, she stood up, her eyes sparkling.

The maester nodded, Catelyn saw him as a cute and dedicated gray mouse, short but skillful, quickly bandaged her with bandages, the old nanny took off her clothes and wiped the blood off her body with a soft cloth, and when she came to her senses, her whole body was soaked in comfortable hot water.

Luwin fed her poppy milk, and only then did Catelyn fall asleep.

When she woke up, Robb, Theon, Maester Luwin, and Sir Rodrik were all there. Robb was wearing leather armor and a long sword at his waist. For the first time, Catelyn found that he was not wearing a blunt sword.

"My son has picked up real steel." This was the first sentence Catelyn said when she woke up.

Sir Rodrik smiled slightly, "It's time, my lady."

Robb blushed a little and said to Catelyn, "Theon found this in the tall building where Bran fell."

Catelin followed Robb's gaze and saw that Theon was holding a box in his hand.

"What's inside?" Catelyn thought of her sister's letter, but these things could no longer scare her.

"A tuft of golden hair, my lady." Theon still smiled, and Catelyn felt like her brother Edmure's smug smile when he discovered the secret hidden by his sister Lysa.

Catelin knew what this meant, she struggled to get up, and Robb hurried forward to support her mother.

"Assassinating an unarmed boy, he was even in a coma." Sir Rodrik said angrily.

Robb stared at his mother's face, "Sir Artis, he was under the tall building at that time, and Bran fell from the building." Catelyn said nothing, her eyes were on the tuft of golden hair, and she became particularly calm at this time.

"Sir Artis has been with us for a long time and would never do anything to hurt children, not to mention that Bran admires him so much." Sir Rodrik said.

You don't know that my dear sister was imprisoned by the respected Duke Artis. Catelyn thought to herself.

Maester Luwin knew what Catelyn was thinking and said, "The master accepted the advice of Duke Artis and drew troops from Winterfell and the Wolf Forest Guard. Three hundred northern soldiers followed the master to the south."

Catelin looked at Luwin in confusion, "Ned, why does he trust that Arryn?"

Luwin looked at Robb and Theon, as well as Sir Rodrik, and he looked at Catelyn with a look of inquiry.

Catelyn said, "What I am about to tell you is not allowed to be spread. Once the news is leaked, it may cost the lives of Ned and my daughters."

Everyone was silent in an instant and looked at Catelyn.

On the Kingsway, three hundred Northern soldiers lined up, and the number of Stark's wolf flags surpassed that of Lannister lions. Looking at the silver and fierce figures of the Northerners in front of him, Artis felt relieved.

He watched Sansa and Joffrey talking together, and Eddard watched this scene with fear on the side, while King Robert laughed and asked the singer to praise the interaction between Sansa and Joffrey.

Cersei looked at Sansa silently. Tyrion said that his sister seemed to be quite satisfied with Sansa. Whether it was court etiquette or character, Cersei rarely praised her.

Eddard didn't want to take Sansa and Arya south to King's Landing, although Eddard himself felt that King's Landing had the golden cloaks loyal to the royal family and the three hundred Northern soldiers he brought with him, so it shouldn't be a problem to protect his daughter's safety. Nevertheless, if the content of Stannis's letter was true, King's Landing was dangerous after all.

Robert insisted on letting Sansa go to King's Landing, and even ordered Eddard to take Arya to the south to learn the etiquette of a noble lady.

Eddard agreed with this very much. He decided to go to the south and select a suitable noblewoman for Arya, so that she would at least stay away from King's Landing. When the adults' affairs were dealt with, he would have someone take her back to the North.

As for Sansa, when the truth came out, the engagement would be cancelled, and his daughter would have no reason to stay in King's Landing. At that time, he could order his men to take Sansa and Arya back to the North.

He even asked Artis if there were any suitable noblewomen to choose from in the Valley. Artis recommended Lady Waywood of Iron Oaks to Eddard, but when Artis mentioned that Lady Waywood had a group of unmarried children and grandchildren, he frowned. He was afraid that his daughter's heart would be stolen by a young man there.

Myrcella touched the fur of the dog in the camp and put her face affectionately on the puppy's tongue, making the little girl giggle non-stop. Attis had no choice but to accompany the princess under Robert's order. Next to him, he looked at the face of the innocent Princess Myrcella, who inherited all the beauty of Queen Cersei, but seemed to have an innocent and kind heart hidden under her skin.

This little princess can fight against her brother Joffrey to prevent her puppy from being bullied, unlike Tommen who can only cry in a low voice and make a simple and weak reply by ignoring Joffrey's words.

When Joffrey laughed at their childishness, Princess Myrcella confidently told Joffrey, "We are children to begin with, and we should be childish."

At that time, Attis knew how special Myrcella was among Cersei's three children. He looked at the naughty appearance of Princess Myrcella as a child and compared it with her mother.

Tyrion's voice sounded at this time, "Look what my lovely niece is doing?" He widened his eyes exaggeratedly, and his ugly face did not scare Princess Myrcella, but made her laugh.

Tyrion rubbed Princess Myrcella's blond hair with his hands, kissed the little girl's forehead, and patted the puppy on the back, "Go play with the puppy, Myrcella."

The puppy bolted out of the tent, and Myrcella hurriedly followed.

"King Robert's dear old brother Lord Eddard has brought a lot of people." Tyrion sat next to Attis and sighed.

Attis sighed softly, "Tyrion, it was the queen who asked you to come here to check the news."

"Not only the elder sister, but also the Kingsguard and many people accompanying King Robert expressed doubts about the Prime Minister's move." Tyrion leaned close to Attis's ear, "They all sneaked to the King It’s really funny to complain there and not dare to say it in front of the Prime Minister.”

They are afraid of three hundred wolf-like northern soldiers, Attis thought to himself.

Tyrion analyzed and said: "I can probably have a heart-to-heart talk with you here. Once your father dies, King's Landing will be in chaos." He shook his head regretfully, and his disproportionately big head swayed back and forth.

"Of course." Attis said, he was very aware of the chaotic situation in King's Landing. The king's indulgence of Lannister had led to increasing conflicts between his two brothers and the queen's power, even now that Stannis had left. , with Renly's management in King's Landing, his power is not small, and the golden robe guards are like grass on the wall, running around between the queen and Renly, it is difficult to trust them.

At this time, the Wolf family entered King's Landing, and the three hundred northern soldiers brought by Ed were like a sharp spear inserted into a thicket of swords. It may not be the final word, but it is enough to intimidate everyone.

But this has once again disrupted the situation in King's Landing. The Wolf family bringing so many people into King's Landing may alarm many people. If the Royal Council sees this scene, those with ulterior motives will not know how they will react.

"Stop being so pretentious, Attis." Tyrion smiled, with bitterness on his face. "I've guessed that the new prime minister has bad intentions. No matter who he is targeting, King's Landing may not be peaceful in the future."

Attis did not move his eyes and continued to look at Tyrion's wry face. You’ve guessed it, what about Tywin?

Ever since the king's team entered the Riverlands, Attis had expected that Eddard's deployment had entered the sight of the southern princes. These three hundred northern soldiers could not be ignored. Lannister's red robes The deployment in King's Landing will not exceed 200 people. During peacetime, no great nobleman has ever had more than this number of troops in King's Landing.

Even the Arryn family's blue-robed bodyguards only rivaled the Lannister's number, numbering close to two hundred.

Attis could even think of the overwhelming dissatisfaction and complaints from the nobles of the royal domain against Ed, a strange northerner. "What do you want to know, Lannister?" Attis called Tyrion not by his name, but by his family name.

Tyrion was obviously stunned for a moment, and he blinked in front of Attis, "Oh, Attis, I never thought that my last name would have such an impact on me as it did today. What's even more terrible is that this kind of impact It’s not pleasant.”

Attis stood up and said to Tyrion: "If you want to know something, why not ask the Prime Minister directly. I guarantee that he can tell you much more than me." Attis left the camp. , and ignored Tyrion.

In history, there were not many times when northerners entered King's Landing forcefully. The most famous one was the "Wolf Time" that alarmed the Seven Kingdoms. After that, northerners entering the south were quite feared by the southern nobles, especially for the royal nobles. The northerners terrify them more than any other enemy. Three hundred northern soldiers? The royal nobles may only dare to take a breather if fifty northern soldiers enter King's Landing.

Attis's thoughts were exactly the opposite of those of the royal nobles. Instead, he felt that Ed had brought too few people. The ravens he had raised with him had already flown to the Eagle's Nest City, and a thousand valley cavalry had already entrenched the king outside the Blood Gate. On the road, since Attis issued the "grain closure order", the King's Road has been rarely visited. In the name of King Robert, sweeping away the banners of the Alpine clans has been tried and tested.

If there is a change in King's Landing, the Thousand Valley Cavalry will march straight into King's Landing to aid the Prime Minister.