King of The Wall

2020-11-02

Chapter 7 Escape?

The only remaining horse was paralyzed. Although it was still alive, it didn't raise any more.

Igor glanced south, and then looked behind him again. Ass sat on the ground.

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It has been ten days since they met Others' horror night, and the two have escaped for ten days and ten nights. During these ten days, they closed their eyes It takes less than a day to add up. At this moment, I am exhausted physically and mentally, and I really want to fall down on the ground and never raise again.

Fortunately, there are only a few leagues away from the finish line at this moment, no matter how much dawdling. , I can definitely sleep peacefully in the south of the safe wall tonight.

The escape all the way was not smooth. Although they escaped from Others, they soon ran into trouble: the supplies carried by the beyond the wall patrol were classified and carried by the four people who carried out the mission. Waymar Royce, as the officer, rides a war horse, naturally the lightest but most precious jerky and floss; Igor's horse carries blankets and spare clothes, Gary carries bread, and Will keeps the food for feeding the horse. Oatmeal... If you had to choose two out of the four and leave with only the other two, what would you choose?

The answer doesn't matter because Igor and Gary have no choice. Will's horse was killed by Others, and Waymar's was startled away, and the two surviving Night's Watches had only half of their food and warm supplies left... The problem soon came to the door: food and grass, there must be food and grass. Of course, horses in the wild can live by only eating grass, but the horses of Night's Watch are weight-bearing after all. In order to ensure physical strength, the fat and protein contained in oats are indispensable. There was not much bread for the animals to eat, Gary's horse was exhausted after two or three days of grass, and the condition of Igor's mount was only slightly better - as for the root cause, Igor suspected that it was purely because oneself was lighter.

The two stopped briefly after the first horse fell, and soon made the decision to break the strong man's wrist. They killed the first horse and took the meat, and distributed all the remaining bread to the remaining horses as rations. Put weapons, food and blankets weighing dozens of kilograms on the horse's back, and the oneself can't escape on foot... Three guys who survived the disaster, just like this, they ate horse meat and horse bread, and escaped for several days. After feeding the last loaf of bread, finally approached The Wall.

Gary sighed, removed the things from the horse, and threw them aside, drawing the steel sword.

Igor, who was leaning against the tree for a short breath, looked towards him suspiciously: "What are you doing?"

"Kill the horse."

"Kill the horse. Igor felt an unfathomable mystery, "Escaped with us all the way, there was no credit or hard work, and when you were about to get home, you killed the killer? It's still half a day away from the Wall, and I crawled back hungry, not to mention the horse meat. Finish eating."

"humph." The veteran snorted disdainfully, "Are you going back to Castle Black?"

"What do you mean." Thinking also consumes energy , Igor really doesn't have the time to play dumb riddles with the veteran now: "Where else can I go if I don't go back to Castle Black."

"I'm going to cross the Wall to the south and find a place to hide." Gary stared at Igor: "At the westernmost end of the Wall, there is a natural danger Gorge that runs east-west and cuts off the Frostfangs mountain range. Because of its existence, the original builders of the Wall thought that no fortifications were needed in this section, and only a solid tower was built in the south of the canyon, which led to A chain bridge to the opposite side. The tower is called West Bridge Watch, and we all know that Night's Watch built nineteen forts along the Wall, and this one is the only one that doesn't rely on the Wall..."

Escape? Igor's heart skipped a beat, but he thought about it for a long time: "So, we can bypass the Wall from that bridge and go south? Commander Mormont wouldn't let such a huge loophole exist."

"Of course not. , the Bridge of Skulls has been sealed, and Shadow Tower will be stationed at the West Bridge to prevent wildling from climbing over Gorge by wire. We have to cross from Gorge, first down to the bottom of the canyon, and then climb up to the south of the canyon… There is almost no road, it is dangerous and difficult to walk, and it is impossible for a large army with luggage to pass through, but if the two of us are lightly equipped, there is still a good chance of crossing."

"After bypassing the Wall, Do you have any follow-up plans?"

"No." The veteran shook his head: "Let's take a step by step."

"It's not that you don't know what happens to a deserter. ." Igor shook his head: "Others are terrifying, but after all, there are ways to deal with them, as long as they hide in the Wall and rely on..."

"You know an egg," the veteran interrupted him, "Waymar ·Royce is dead, he's a nobleman!"

"We didn't kill it."

"We didn't kill it, but in the eyes of some people, we did It’s no different!” The veteran said bitterly, “The subordinates must protect the superior, and now that the superior is dead, the two of us run back in despair, and we will lose some credibility if we say anything, Others? God damn Others , if that kid Waymar is alive, it's okay to say, now it's only the two of us left, and those guys will believe it!"

"What will happen to us?" Igor frowned, all the way along the way Run away, I didn't think about it.

"What will happen?" Gary sneered, "Although we brought the information about Others back to Castle Black, whether it will be treated as a deserter is the matter of the above sentence. Since it may be When the deserters are dealt with, why not just run away?"

Igor was silent for a while, then opened the mouth and said uncertainly: "Night's Watch Legion is so tight now, we two are Rangers after all ... Commander Mormont is impossible to cut it."

"Of course Commander Mormont doesn't want to cut us, but the family of that kid Waymar Royce will have an answer!" Gary said bitterly: "The Royce family used to be the supreme king of Vale, and it was also the ancient First Men family with a history of thousands of years. After being subdued, it has always been the most powerful bannermen of Vale House Arryn. Even the people of House Stark have to be polite when they meet them. The kid's father brought his son over and generously provided a large amount of supplies to Night's Watch. If such a big noble wants to ask for an explanation for his son's death, do you think Commander Mormont will protect us? ?"

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Since the ruler of Vale did not participate in the Battle of the Five Kings in the original plot, most people may not have any impression of the Royce family, but if I tell you : The Vale cavalry that Sansa brought to Winterfell to help Jon Snow defeat Ramsay Bolton in the illegitimate child battle, all under Waymar Royce's father Yohn Royce, half of them even came directly from Royce's house, you know this What a Great Family.

Igor doesn't know if Gary is alarmist. Although it's been nearly a year since he passed through, he was born in a world that calls for equality for everyone. To be honest, he doesn't know how much influence the great nobles of this world have. power and voice. But he knew very well that even though the Great Family was being played around under the conspiracy of Littlefinger and the big eunuch, it was still easy to deal with a Night's Watch soldier.

No wonder the survivors of the patrol trio in the original plot ran away.

Now the problem is: the survivors of the patrol who crossed the Wall eventually died under the sword of Eddard Stark. Igor doesn't think that oneself, a transmigrator who doesn't know the road and doesn't know people, joins the escape team to change this fate. ...returning to Castle Black or fleeing south through Frostfangs' Gorge, bypassing the Wall? Or to put it more abstractly, is the decision of fate in the hands of Night's Watch Legion, or is it oneself?

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"Even if Lord Commander doesn't cut our heads off, we'll be blacklisted. Next time there's a dangerous, deadly mission, we'll be the first choice. Gary continued, adding a compelling reason to escape: "Let's not mention, Benjen Stark will definitely take someone north to find out if the Others really exist, if the two of us aren't caught. Beheaded, when the time comes is no suspense leader and cannon fodder. I have been in the Wall for 40 years, I can clearly understand the temperament of these officers, they don't have to pout, I can guess What kind of shit will it pull out."

Igor has nothing to say, sighed, at least Gary was right, Benjen Stark did take people north to find Waymar Royce in the original plot, and here Also missing in the field search. Even if oneself survives another patrol, then there will be the Ranger expedition launched by Lord Commander Mormont to find Benjen Stark; then there will be the wildling invasion and the Others siege... He is only beginning to learn to ride a sword Ordinary person, who can guarantee to survive round after round of crisis again and again?

I'm afraid it's too late to make a long-term plan, and I must get out of Night's Watch as soon as possible. It's better to hit the sun if you choose a day, or just run with Gary!

It's a pity that this horse that oneself is used to riding, escaped from Others' sword with oneself Life and Death Together, but eventually becomes oneself's ration for deserters.

Just as Xinyiheng was about to make a decision, the tired and paralyzed horse groaned uncomfortably, struggling to stand up, as if aware of Gary's intention to draw his sword. The old soldier waved his sword, intending to kill it quickly, and was about to strike, but suddenly his expression changed and he hesitated: "What sound?"

"Don't scare me." Igor's hair stood on end. When they got up, they quickly shut their mouths after being stopped by the other party's gestures to speak.

The whistling of the cold wind and the swaying of leaves and hua hua constitute the background sound between Heaven and Earth. In addition, there are only two people's breathing heartbeat and Igor's horse's uneasy snorting. But gradually, an impact muffled sound with a fixed frequency stood out from the background sound... From far to near, from an illusion to clearly audible, "pu da" and "pu da" are very rhythmic, obviously Approaching the two.

This is the sound of horses' hooves trampling in the thin snow. The two of them have listened to it for ten consecutive days. Of course, they are not unfamiliar, but now the horse that escaped with the two of them is paralyzed on the ground, where did it come from? The sound of hoofs?

Was Waymar's scared horse running after him, or...

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(end of chapter)