King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 28 Returning North
In contrast to the trip that left the Wall and headed south more than a month ago, return Wall's Igor will inevitably have to experience the unpleasant feeling that the temperature is getting lower and lower, the road is getting narrower, and the people are getting less and less. Three days after leaving Winterfell, the farmland villages gradually disappeared. They approached the no-man's land between Wall and the North guardian jurisdiction. The trees of Wolfswood became deeper and denser, and Kingsroad gradually became a forest path...

The mountain is in the west and the road is northeast. The weather has become colder than before. The temperature at night has already dropped below freezing point. Whenever the north wind blows, it will cut into their tightly wrapped sheepskin like a knife. Not only that, but there will also be howls of wolves in the distance. Jon's little white Direwolf will perk up his ears every time he hears it, but he never responds.

A week after hitting the road, they rendezvous with Yoren of the Night's Watch Wandering Crow waiting at a wooden estate just before entering a new land grant on the edge of Wolfswood. The so-called Wandering Crow is actually an officer in Night's Watch who is responsible for recruiting personnel... Because he often runs all over the country and brings all kinds of scum and desperate people back to Wall and becomes the "crow" in wildling's mouth, hence the name.

This Yoren doesn't look as honest and honest as in the original play. The fierce expression and the thick beard and hair that almost cover the facial features can make the little child cry at first glance. Tough guy not to be trifled with. He brought two ragged peasant boys from Fingers.

"The rapist." No matter how vicious the Wandering Crow was, he was only a service officer. Yoren introduced the identities and origins of the two recruits to the two Rangers nodded succinctly. Westeros has a very simple and rude way of punishing criminal civilians, especially North, whoever commits a crime will be cut off, stealing and cutting hands, talking nonsense, slandering others and cutting their tongues. brain. Two rapists... Apparently, hard times on the Wall are better than being eunuchs.

After the two groups meet, they become nine people and one wolf. Jon Snow can't stop looking at Yoren and his two gloomy companions, his expressions become weird, and people are unconsciously silent and dazed. Igor saw the changes of the boy in his eyes, and of course he understood the root cause: illegitimate child had only seen two Night's Watches, Benjen Uncle and oneself, and apparently mistakenly thought that black clothed Legion was full of decent people. He would never have known that Igor was able to get the opportunity of Winterfell because of his good looks, good manners, and clear-headed articulation.

Evidently, Yoren and the two rapist recruits were a stunned wake-up call for him. Igor felt sorry for him, he chose, or was forced to choose because of his identity, was a difficult road...

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Tyrion is always in camp or out of camp. it can not be helped. He was so small that his limping would only get in the way. So when it came time to stop and settle down, dwarf would wrap up in leather jackets and wine bags while others set up tent shelters, tended horses, and built fires to keep warm while reading alone.

That night, after everyone was busy with camping, Igor habitually found Tyrion on the edge of the camp.

"What are you looking at?"

"A book about dragons, which I took from Winterfell's library with the consent of Eddard Stark Duke. Go back." Tyrion put the book down on his lap and showed it to Igor: "What I saw today was a record of the Battle of Field of Fire."

"What's that?"

"One of the battles of Aegon's conquest of the Seven Kingdoms, in which Loren Lannister, king of Casterly Rock, and Mann Gardener, king of Reach, fought against the conquest of Targaryen, with a combined army of six hundred princes, five thousand cavalry, And more than 50,000 mercenaries and infantry. The Targaryen side's army is only about one-fifth of the opponent's army, and most of them are recruited from the enemy armies that have been defeated before, and their loyalty is worrying." dwarf knew that Igor had not grasped the words of Westeros soon. , he still had difficulty in reading, so he introduced the contents of the book to him: "The two armies met in the flat and fertile fields along the Reach coast. Years of conquest seem to come to an end...but it's only a few minutes before Aegon Targaryen and his two younger sisters go to war'."

Igor has already guessed the follow-up: "Then the dragon joins When the battle is over, the tide of the battle is reversed in an instant, and no one in the Seven Kingdoms knows about it."

"Yes, but this is the only time in history that Vhagar, Meraxes, and Baelor Lean are three. The dragons attacked at the same time. More soldiers were burned by dragon fire on this day than in the other battles of the entire Conquest combined. After the two famous battles of 'Field of Fire' and 'Burning of Harrenhal', other kings came to understand that whatever Either stick to the city or take the initiative to win, so House Stark of North and Arryn of Vale surrendered without a fight, and the Seven Kingdoms soon unified the six kingdoms."

"The one with the dragon is completely Crushing, fighting is just looking good, without any military reference value."

"Of course, I just look at the picture for fun, why do I want military reference value." dwarf watched unfathomable mystery Looking at Igor, thinking that the other party was a Night's Watch soldier, he was quickly relieved: "House Gardener is in this battle. Destroyed in the battle, House Tyrell became the ruler of Highgarden... Thanks to Gods, my ancestors escaped and surrendered decisively in this battle, so that I can reminisce this battle through time and space here today. "

Igor was unfamiliar with the world's many terms, and it wasn't until then that Aegon's opponents in the Field of Fire campaign included House Lannister's Westerlands lords... No wonder Tyrion knew this battle. Pay special attention.

“Why are you reading books again. Jon Snow also came over, his face still gloomy, the chief ranger is his elder, and the Night's Watch Wandering Crow and other recruits are completely different from what he imagined, and the teenagers who feel out of tune with the people around him are now only with Igor and Igor. dwarf has something to talk about.

"Is there any problem with reading. "Igor spoke before Tyrion could speak. "Jon, how old are you?" "

"Fourteen. "

"You are only fourteen years old, but you are taller and stronger than many peasant children who are twenty years old. Why do you think this is? "

"The illegitimate child just looks faster than the other children," says Master Luwin. "

"You are fourteen years old, and you still believe this kind of lie to children?" "Igor sneered unabashedly: "Who is older than you and Robb?" "

"Same age." Jon's expression dropped immediately: "I don't know my exact birthday, it should be Robb a little older." "

"You are the same age, but I think Robb is taller than you, so what about the illegal child looks faster?" "Igor laughed: "Let me tell you, you look taller and stronger than your peers because you eat better than most people in the world!" Many farmers' children can't keep up with the nutrition at the most critical stage of development, and they can't grow to your height and size in their entire life, but you can have fish, meat, and various vegetables grown in the Winterfell glass greenhouse. ..."

"Under my father's stewardship, almost no one in the North goes hungry! ”

“It’s not the same as eating full and eating well. If it’s just a meal, eating a large meal with a balanced diet and eating whole grains and porridge to fill the stomach will have the same effect, but if it takes 14 years, the difference will be will be obvious. "

"Really, but this has nothing to do with reading." "

"It doesn't matter, but there is a saying in my hometown China: Every bite you eat becomes a part of your body." "Igor said, "And then -- every book you read becomes part of your Soul; every friend you make becomes part of your social circle. "

"And the body, soul, and social circle, maybe with a little luck, is actually all a person is. He concluded: "So, I will try to make oneself eat well, I will try to read as much as I can, I will try to make friends with people who are worth socializing... Don't ask why people are reading again, Lord Tyrion may be shorter than you, But his Soul is much heavier than yours. ”

The teenager blinked a few times, looking thoughtful nodded. Dwarf was on the side with a weird expression, he was often photographed flattery, but being able to say flattery so artistically makes oneself useful He looked at each other again with great interest, and found the Night's Watch more and more interesting: "Igor, you know, I thought you were an accountant for Night's Watch at first, but after a while I thought of you again. Like a bragging liar, and then you're an adventurer from another continent...and you're a philosopher again. "

Igor laughed: "Yes, but these identities don't conflict with each other. "

He's not forgetting his relationship with Tyrion at all times now, can he leave Wall in a non-runaway way, now it's up to the dwarf to worry about not worrying about him. However, although what he said just now was to please the other party, it was not a random fabrication. Eating well, reading a good book, and making friends with good people were his rules of life before crossing the border. Although the dwarf in front of him was not healthy, there was still another problem. He has a lot of bad habits, but he is undoubtedly one of the most worthwhile people in this world.

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Jon is still young, although Igor is right, But it was still far from the level of recognition and inner resonance. After Igor explained the major principles, he was a little hungry, and he looked at the direction of the camp: "Dinner should be ready soon, let's go back and have a look. "

"Well, let's go, I haven't finished drinking the good stuff brought from King's Landing, I just don't know if there's enough meat to drink." ”

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The camp is already a delightful sight: people build shelter from the wind around an old wall, the horses are fed and the campfire is Born, Yoren sat on a stone and skinned his freshly caught prey. The smell of the bisque wafted around, and Tyrion limped over to Morris, the servant who was stirring the hot soup, to pick him up. Give it back after tasting it with a ladle.

“Add more pepper. ”

Igor walked to the small temporary table and sat down, ready to enjoy dinner, but just as his butt touched the ground, a few sou sou bursts suddenly sounded, accompanied by several landings and even shooting through. The soup came flying with arrows from the cauldron, and they were attacked.

"Enemy attack! "

Yoren dropped his skinning prey, loudly roared drew oneself's sword.

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(end of chapter)