The king on the Great Wall

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Thus, a small group of heavily armed men in black followed the traces left by the army of ghouls attacking Last Hearth City last month, and marched quickly and calmly towards the only castle in the northern border that fell under the tide of corpses.

However, the distance of a few miles was fleeting, and soon, in the gray eastern sky, the silhouette of a castle appeared indistinctly.

But it was not only the castle that entered the field of vision. Along with a thunderous roar from the sky in the direction of their advance, within half a minute, a huge dark green shadow suddenly appeared from behind the snow and fog and swooped down on them. , at a height of only a few meters, as if brushing everyone's scalps, they flapped their wings again and climbed into the air behind them.

dragon!

The sudden "Xialongwei" caught everyone off guard, and everyone broke out in a cold sweat. Although almost all of this group of people participated in the Battle of Long Lake, they have already seen the world and can control their emotions, but the horses under the crotch cannot be owned by people. General courage and self-control.Amidst a burst of hissing, everyone's mounts suddenly lost control, and the formation was chaotic, almost turning their backs on their backs.

"Don't panic!" The accompanying red-robed woman tightened the reins and shouted loudly. At the critical moment, she pinched the spell-casting hand and used spells to calm the frightened horses: "It won't attack us!"

Melisandre was not aware of the existence of R'hllor's gift, let alone that Egger now possesses the power of a real dragon that is even stronger than Daenerys, but she firmly believes that the magic dragon is the pet of the Red God without any reason. , can never harm His Chosen One.

that's the truth.

With the help of the witch's magic, Iger, who was leading the team, successfully controlled the horse that almost threw him off. He ordered everyone to resume the queue and continue on their way without any panic, while frowning and looking into the air.

I ordered to feed the queen's dragon at all costs, and the information sent back also showed that the two dragons had been sleeping peacefully in the castle - neither flying around to cause panic, nor hurting anyone.If it wasn't for the boldness of the soldiers who stayed by the queen's side to deceive him, then why did the green dragon in front of him go crazy and make such a fuss to scare himself?

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It was not only Iger who was confused on the ground, but Lei Ge who was flying in the sky was even more confused.

A minute ago, it was still sleeping soundly in the dragon's nest sheltered from the wind and snow, but it suddenly sensed an unusually frightening... No, the strange pressure of the frightening dragon came directly in its direction from far and near.It is different from the terrifying aura emanating from an unknown existence outside the ice wall in the north: the one that came to it this time, in addition to making it feel scared, is more of a kind of worship and awe from the bottom of my heart. Awe... This is a kind of suppression on the soul level, so thorough that it doesn't even dare to run away, it can only obediently get out of the dragon's lair immediately and fly to see it.

The green dragon originally guessed that he would see an old dragon as huge as a mountain, with wings spread out to block out the sun... There is a high probability that it is an old dragon of a certain generation of his ancestors. A shadow, and then carefully sensed it, only to find that it was actually under him - on the ground.

In the dragon's world view, it is disrespectful to fly over the head of a strong man, so it dived down in a hurry, but still did not find the right owner, only saw dozens of humans riding on horseback in the snow.Unable to figure out the reason, it didn't want to fall into the snow and hurriedly pulled up again, circled back, and circled seven or eight times cautiously, before confirming that it was not mistaken: the source of the aura that made it respect and fear was coming The team was among the little men slogging along on the ground.

Lei Ge's brain, which doesn't have much wisdom at all, can't figure out the reason, but the instinctive fear that comes from deep in the genes makes it unable to produce the slightest "don't worry about it and go back to sleep" or "attack and test it" After looking at it for a long time but failing to understand the situation, it finally decided: go down to the ground and take a closer look.

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The wings flapped and blown a large number of snowflakes. In a strong airflow like a storm, the dark green shadow circled several times above everyone's heads and finally lowered its altitude again, cutting into the direction of a group of men in black from the side, and finally landed on the road ahead. In the thick snow on the edge.

Everyone had to stop again.

"My lord, what shall we do now?" Casey asked dumbfounded.The dragon had been flying above their heads for quite a while, and Iger ordered everyone to ignore it and move on, and the big guys followed suit, but it landed and was blocking the road. Probably crossing the flesh and blood of a dragon isn't it!

"It's looking for you, Commander-in-Chief." Melisandre also reined in the horse, turning her face to stare at him.

Iger nodded and didn't speak.He is not a fool, he had already guessed this when the dragon circled above their heads for the first time, and even pushed it forward - on the day he received R'hllor's gift a few days ago, he was already convinced: the next time he meets the dragon Some situations may arise from time to time... But all the imaginary scenes took place in the presence of Daenerys, and the current fact is: it is not that he met the dragon, but that the dragon flew over to find him.

A green dragon with a master recklessly flew in front of him to block the way. As a subject, what should I do with it?

"Wait where you are, Casey, Melisandre, come with me."

The young attendant at that time was considered a young man now, but his courage still didn't increase much. After being called out, he shrank his head and rode out of the crowd reluctantly—the three left the queue, and slowly walked towards the place where they stopped. The big guy who was tens of meters ahead paced back and forth.

The green dragon swept away the snow on its side with its tail and limbs, and after sorting out a place that barely made it uncomfortable, it stopped moving, raised its long neck like a swan, and sprayed hot white mist quietly. Quietly overlooking the three approaching on horseback.When there was still a distance of seven or eight meters, no matter how they urged or whipped, the horses refused to take a step forward. Iger had to dismount with two followers, and asked Casey to hold the reins of the three horses so that they would not be startled. Run away, and walk through the last section with the red-robed woman.

This big guy really has reasons to hate the Northland: the snow around his body quickly turned into snow water under the transpiration of his high temperature, and after a while, small puddles were formed at the position where his feet stepped on the ground and his tail hung down, mixed with The thawing permafrost turned into mud again... It's disgusting to think about stepping on such a puddle of mud, no wonder it took a long time to fly before landing.

The scorching heat on the magic dragon used to be so repulsive to people thousands of miles away, but now it is no longer an obstacle. Iger raised his head and kept eye contact with this big guy, walking cautiously but not shyly into the shadow of the green dragon , You can touch it with your hand before you stand still and put your hands on your hips to see what it wants to do.

One raised his head almost vertically, and the other lowered his head almost straight—after looking at each other for a few seconds, Lei Ge finally confirmed that the breath came from the villain in front of him, and stepped back slightly, lowering his head, He put the head, which is a little smaller than the black dragon Drogon but still huge for human beings, to Iger's side, and faced the man's face with the huge eyeballs with vertical pupils. Why does the little guy who can swallow it have such a powerful aura that makes it tremble with fear?

The dragon doesn't have rich facial expressions, and Iger can't read its thoughts from its eyes. He is hesitating how to respond. It is also the first time that Melisandre, who is so close to the dragon and has a bold skill He couldn't help stretching out his hand first, and carefully touched the green dragon's nose.

"Chi——" The bronze dragon eyes turned to the daring witch, accompanied by a violent snort, Lei Ge opened his mouth to reveal his black teeth, and made a fierce bite gesture towards Melisandre.

It has already learned from Daenerys that "people can't eat", so it just opened its mouth and closed its mouth to scare the woman in red, but Iger didn't know what it was planning, and it sounded like it had slept with him before. Seeing the only red-robed priest beside him in distress, he wondered if Melisandre's spells were capable of protecting himself from the dragon's mouth, so he subconsciously stretched out his hand and pressed the green dragon's head.

In the palm of his hand, the scorching heat that could have burned him is now just warm to the touch, and the next change made everyone present unexpected: the green dragon who was aggressively attacking the red-robed woman just a second ago, The moment he was touched by Iger's hand, he froze in place as if being held down by him with a mighty force. The next second, he put away his grinning appearance, took a step back, bent his shoulders, and lowered his neck , made a body language that any species and any culture can understand at a glance: lying on the ground with all five bodies cast!

No, in addition to the chin, the front claws with wings and the hind legs, the dragon also has an extra tail, so if it is more vivid, it should be called-six-body projection!

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Chapter 503 To Ride or Not to Ride

Lying in the cold snow, even Lei Ge couldn't figure out why he would suddenly make such an unprecedented gift—since he accepted the gift from the Red God, Iger no longer needed such piecemeal warming parts as gloves, ear protectors, and so on. The result of showing his hands is: when the skin of his palm touches the scales on Lei Ge's face, the power of the real dragon is directly transmitted through the form of biological electric current on the body surface, which brings tens to hundreds of times the power Air, the effect produced by radiation alone!

The deterrent force that suddenly increased to the limit made the green dragon subconsciously think that his inappropriate behavior had angered the superior, and the body instinct took over the muscles of the whole body in an instant. Before it could react, the entire dragon body had already fallen into the snow pile.

A light touch by myself has such an astonishing effect on the dragon!

Iger no longer dared to dislike R'hllor for being stingy—the little scale she gave herself seemed inconspicuous, but it surprised people again and again.He remembered with certainty that never had any of the three dragons shown such a degree of fear and fear, even for Daenerys Targaryen, who had indeed hatched, nurtured, and tamed the true blood of the dragon. Surrender.This is not like a magic dragon paired with a dragon knight, it is simply a puppy reprimanded by its master.

Melisandre also re-examined the man beside her in surprise—even though she was convinced that Iger was the chosen one of the Lord of Light, she never thought that he could subdue such a big guy so easily and completely.Judging from the information obtained from Ma Qiluo and other colleagues, even the "mother" Dragon Queen was not so comfortable when taming them.

"It's afraid of you." The red-robed woman judged, and boldly reached out to touch the dragon's head again. Now that Iger suppressed and surrendered, Lei Ge didn't even hum. "I guess you'll have no problem riding on it."

"Agreed, but... should I do that?"

Although it is a question, Iger actually doesn't have much idea of ​​consulting opinions, he already has the answer in his heart.Daenerys is ten years younger than him, but she is not an innocent child. She is a ruler and she is a subject. If she relaxes her vigilance and is complacent because she wins favor with a good story, she will end up miserable sooner or later.Iger always keeps in mind that a companion is like a tiger: relying on a little favor, you will be so bold as to ride her dragon without saying hello... It's like marrying someone else's daughter without even seeing your father-in-law—if the queen wants to find It's a good result for the same kind to be happy and agree that Rego is his mount, but what if it doesn't?Once suspicion is aroused and the crazy factor in her true dragon blood is triggered, not only will the good start be wasted, it may even cause trouble for the upper body!

In addition to political considerations, there is actually another more practical problem before Iger: he doesn't know how to ride a dragon.

Seeing the docile appearance of the green dragon, it's definitely not a problem to climb up on it and sit on its back, but what's next?How to order it to take off?How to order it to turn?How to order it to fly where?How to make it fly around and then send itself back to the original place?How do you make sure it doesn't throw itself when it accelerates, brakes and rolls over?

This is not a joyous cartoon like "How to Train Your Dragon". There are countless details in the real world, and any one of them can't be considered in place and something goes wrong... R'hllor won't suddenly wake up from his long sleep, and then fly over to catch him The spokesperson who is about to fall to death!Don't you see: Even Daenerys, who brought up Drogon and learned the art of dragon control, finally honestly put a safety belt on the dragon's back?

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To ride or not to ride, that is the question.Fortunately, he didn't have to worry about it soon: after thinking about it for a while, a small group of horsemen came from the direction of Hearth City in the end—if only his subordinates were present, he might have the courage to go through it. He is addicted to riding dragons, but in front of the Unsullied, with his prudence, he will definitely not make any moves that may fall into the shoes of others.

"Okay, good boy, don't lie in the snow, go back."

Iger patted Lei Ge's big and strong head, and said loudly in the same tone as a big pet.But his wide palm was just a tickle to the green dragon, and it couldn't understand what he said at all. The latter blinked a few times, puzzled, and didn't make any movements.

"Varerian may be more useful." Melisandre suggested, and then demonstrated with Daenerys' mother tongue, "It's all right, let's go!"

Iger repeated the sentence imitatively, and at the same time took away the hand on Lei Ge's head. The magic dragon slowly raised its head, and stared at Iger hesitantly for a long time, until he saw him waving his hand to drive away The movement was really to get it to leave, so it shook off the remaining mud spots after the snow water evaporated on its body, opened its wings again, and flew away in the violent flapping.

On the ground, the place where the dragon just lay down left a huge long and narrow puddle, which was steaming hot in the icy environment and quickly cooled to freeze, and the small group of cavalry who were still at the end of the field of vision just now had already arrived a stone's throw away.

Unexpected but reasonable: not all the unsullied people came, half of them were non-commissioned officers ordered by Iger to protect the queen, and the leader was the general leader—who dared to do dirty work and execute Warner Bookwell, who is super powerful and highly regarded by him.

"Master Iger!" Like everyone else, Warner naturally saw the scene of the green dragon lying on the snow just now, and now he opened his eyes wide and carefully looked at the commander-in-chief who hadn't seen him for half a month, only to find that he was indeed the same as last time. The meeting was very different, "The queen's dragon suddenly left the nest and flew away for no reason. We were hurriedly ordered to form a team to find out the reason. That was... what happened just now?"

"I don't know either, it may be related to the King of Light's choice of me as the spokesperson." Iger did not intend to explain further, shaking his head and said in a general way, "I just came here to explain this to the Queen face to face, regardless of the dragon Alright, let's go, take me into the city to meet His Majesty."

The leader of the Unsullied who accompanied him was one of the few people who knew the common language of Westeros among his colleagues, but he could only understand and understand it, and he couldn't use it proficiently. Seeing that Rhaego above his head had flown back to the direction of Last Hearth City, and Iger planned to go to the city to meet the queen again, so he nodded and greeted him, and stopped asking.

Iger turned around and recruited the stunned attendant Casey who was leading three horses not far away, and ordered dozens of soldiers who were waiting on the spot farther away to organize their teams to follow, and planned to bypass the muddy area in front of them that was "sprung out" by the dragon Going into the city to meet Daenerys as planned, but when the soldiers gathered around him, a voice stopped him.

"My lord, please wait a moment!"

Eggle looked at the speaker, and Leon held a huge crow in his hand and pushed forward to push away everyone's mounts: "Just now when you were... dealing with that dragon, an urgent message was sent from the front." He approached Egger and will The note was handed over: "The scouts in charge of security spotted the shadow of the cavalry in the direction of the large army. It is likely that they are the northern patrols in charge of guarding the King's Road. Our movements... may have been spotted."

Of course there is no raven in the world smart enough to accurately deliver the message to a moving target in the wild, but the big bird that is resting on Leon's arm has this ability-it is actually a victim A crow controlled by a skinchanger, or a beast spirit entering a crow's body.Rather than saying "it", it should be said that it is "he". Iger brought this group of strange people with him and firmly controlled him to ensure that he has a reconnaissance and information transmission efficiency far exceeding that of any army in the Seven Kingdoms. Now It really came in handy.

"So fast?"

Iger's heart sank.

The land-grant army mainly walked on their legs. Of course, he was not so naive as to think that Robb would eat and sleep at home and eat and do nothing.With Daenerys Targaryen occupying the Last Hearth City that originally belonged to the north, it is reasonable for the Stark family to send patrols to guard the direction of the north, but what he did not expect is that this kid eats After a long memory, he boldly extended the warning circle... to a place so close to the Last Hearth City!

It is bad news that the opponent's vigilance is higher than expected, but it will not directly abort his plan. Relying on the macro advantages of fast marching along the road and pre-war information control to block the news in advance, the first stage of the goal still has a lot to offer. High probability of realization: It will take more than half a day for the scouts to transmit the news back to Winterfell, but it will still take a few days for Winterfell to send a letter to the northern princes to bring back the troops that just left... …Combined with the two days that have already left, my own management has won at least an extra week of advantage.

Right now, whether the strategic goal of the first step can be achieved depends only on whether you can make good use of this week's advantage... Before the large-scale assembly of troops in the northern border arrives at Winterfell, go there first to seal the victory!

Originally, there were still four to five days away from Winterfell—it didn’t matter whether it was four or five days, but now that he was discovered in advance, then, to be on the safe side, he might have to make sure to arrive in four days, or even try his best to compress it. It's three and a half days or even less than three days!

The green dragon suddenly dropped from the sky and blocked the way, wasting a few ten minutes of his time, and later going to the city to explain to Daenerys "why her dragon is afraid of herself" will consume a little more time than he planned... The movement of the army has been discovered, and when the time has started to become tense, it seems inappropriate and dangerous for him to break away from the army and sneak in to meet the Queen!

"Warner." Iger made a contingency decision in an instant, "The situation has changed, and I have to return to the army immediately, and I can no longer go to the city to explain to her in person. Tell me: How long will it take for the Queen's black dragon to come back?" Go around?"

"The wings have almost grown, probably in these two days." Warner was a little puzzled: "You are here, how long will it take to go to the city to meet the queen? A war will not take half a day." Can't win!"

"I have made up my mind, so I don't need to say more." In front of him is his capable subordinate, but after all, he is just a native of the world with a medieval mindset. Iger doesn't expect him to understand his seemingly neurotic race against time: "Speak to the Queen for me. Apologize, and tell His Majesty - 'I am waiting for her royal driver at Winterfell'!"

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Chapter 504 Noble and Selfless

"The Night's Watch raided Winterfell?"

After waiting in the cold wind for more than an hour, Roose Bolton came to his surprise... To be precise, he was overjoyed with the news: this guy, Iger, betrayed himself and almost turned his years of planning and waiting into nothing. It was useless, but the other side pulled him back from the edge of the cliff with a military operation that was so bold and ingenious that people couldn't help shouting loudly!

The emotional change from anger to despair to surprise is so large and so fast that he didn't know whether to continue to hate or love this damn night watchman for a while. Show emotion on the face.And the change of Varys's face from red to white to blue made him gloat so much that he laughed in his mind. As for why the green dragon flew to Iger and threw himself on him, Bolton asked for a moment. I didn't care about it at all, and I didn't want to delve into it.

"Please allow me to make a bold guess, Lord Varys." Old Bopiqiang swallowed his throat-cheeked smile, and said solemnly with his usual indifferent expression, "Now, the queen may change the original arrangement and stay in the northern border?"

To Bolton's disappointment, Varys shrugged his shoulders calmly, without losing his composure at all: "The duty of a subject is to serve, not to speculate on His Majesty's mind. Only she can make decisions about the queen's itinerary. Don’t dare to book in advance.”

"Indeed, we shouldn't speculate." Bolton nodded in agreement, guessing that the eunuch was just trying to calm down, trying to hold his expression, "But, as the chief intelligence officer, Lord Varys must always consider all possible possibilities. What happened, and help the monarch prepare for it? Don’t you think about it now... In case the Queen cancels the plan to return to the south, how should I deal with the conspiracy of the Stark family’s ‘Dragon Slayer’?”

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The other party is right, and Varys certainly knows this. Although he is not soft on his lips, he has already agreed with this point in his heart: when Daenerys found out that the commander-in-chief of the night watchman did not fool her, and heard After leaving a message, he will definitely change his original plan. According to Iger, we will meet in Winterfell in a few days!

The reason why he didn't start thinking and responding right away was just because he was trying his best to suppress the unknown fire burning in his heart at the moment, trying his best not to make a fool of himself.

As a scheming top chess player, Varys knows that there will inevitably be various variables in reality, and the plan will never be 100% perfect.And if you want to be the final winner, all you have to do is to be like an emotionless thinking machine, always take into account as many variables as possible in advance and be prepared for prevention, and still keep in mind when accidents still inevitably happen. Calm and calm, able to find stop losses and solutions to problems with a clear head.

This is the idea, but people are not machines after all, and anyone's patience... has a limit: from the two rumors of the note that triggered the two sudden wars in the valley to suppress the rebellion and the six kingdoms to kill lions, to the situation in the seven kingdoms Especially the changes in the forces of Dorne and the Reach out of control, and not long ago, Daenerys suddenly and openly flew from the south to the gifted land to participate in that shitty final battle...

For the past two or three years, I seem to have been working hard every day to "plug the loopholes in the plan due to various strange accidents", so busy that I even have limited energy to set up a new situation.Right now, when the hard-fought plan to return to the south also has a high probability of aborting again, even his incredibly flexible and strong nerves are finally a little bit overwhelmed.

Things are not going well... It's normal, but there should be a limit to the frequency of occurrence, right?Accidents are called "accidents", isn't it because they happen by chance?If the result of doing a lot of planning is always worse than thinking about nothing, then what is the point of scheming?

The emotion of almost going berserk existed for a second or two, but was finally swallowed and eliminated by the incomparably powerful rationality and excellent emotional management. After taking a long breath, Varys restrained the trembling of his shoulders and returned to the Come in reality.

The planned bankruptcy is a foregone conclusion, now, it is time to try to cut losses and solve the problem.

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"Lord Bolton, I have served several dynasties with the notoriety of an octopus spider. I have followed all the way from King's Landing to this northern border. The only purpose is to assist a qualified king to completely end the long civil strife in the Seven Kingdoms and restore order. and peace, and bring stability and happiness to the people." The eunuch put on a worried expression, and suddenly said something completely out of line, "What do you have to Prince Aegon in the south? view?"

Roose Bolton didn't understand where Varys stood on this matter, so he could only choose not to express his position cautiously: "I don't know much about it, please advise?"

"Both the prince and the queen are Targaryens, and they both hold powerful armies and are powerful. If they can join forces to fight against the enemy, the turmoil in the Seven Kingdoms will be quelled in an instant...but if not, the great cause of unification will be far away, and the people of the Li people will have to suffer again." It has been a long time of war. If Lord Bolton is the Queen's confidant, what would you suggest to her?"

"Marry each other with Prince Aegon, and rule the Seven Kingdoms together?" The eunuch said straightforwardly, and Lao Bopi understood what to say after a while, "or at least...recognize each other's identities, and negotiate the priority of the monarch and minister, unanimously external."

"That's right, it seems that your lord has thought about this question a long time ago. This is the most beneficial choice for Westeros." Varys was satisfied with Bolton's quick and decisive answer. Feeling a warm smile: "But you know, not everyone is willing to put national interests at the top. There are always some families and individuals in the queen's seven kingdoms, inside and outside the palace...either for their own self-interest, or they are stuck in their own way Can't turn around, always trying to stop the trend of the times, or inspiring her desire for power and defensive instinct in His Majesty's ears, preventing her from becoming an excellent and caring monarch. You say, for such a person, what should we do Do?"

Even Roose Bolton was stunned for nearly two seconds before he understood what Varys was talking about: he is indeed the intelligence chief who has served three dynasties. The Stark family, who do not want to be loyal to the queen, are "the diehards who stand in the way of the trend of the times", and the political enemies and opponents who disagree with the eunuch in Daenerys' imperial meeting are "the diehards who stop the trend of the times". The queen becomes the vassal of a good monarch"!

He is willing to help himself deal with and eliminate the Stark family and replace them... and exchange chips, or part of the price is: after squeezing into the queen's camp and becoming the new guardian of the north, he must stand as a lord In the faction of Varys, support his political views of "two dragons do not fight"!

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"Lord Varys, you are the most noble and selfless person I have ever seen in my life." Roose Bolton did not intend to delve into the interests or PY transactions between Varys and Aegon Targaryen, he is a pragmatic person, And the most important task right now is to seize the opportunity and bring down the Stark family that has been on their heads for thousands of years in one fell swoop, and the rest are all details.He nodded, stared into the eunuch's eyes, and said solemnly and sincerely: "The stubborn old school that cannot keep up with the times should be eliminated and swept into the dustbin of history; People are our common enemy!"

"Thank you, Lord Bolton." Although he didn't mention a single word about the specific content of the transaction, Varys knew that the other party understood his subtext—he had already spoken to the future guardian of the north before him, and then Formed a fairly solid political alliance. "Let's put these future matters aside for now. Let's go back to the topic we just discussed... You are right. Our beloved Queen has too many things to worry about. As loyal servants, we naturally have to help her share Some worries. Regarding the sinister conspiracy of the Stark family, I must have a mature plan in your mind, sir?"

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Chapter 505 For the country and the people

"I dare not say that I am mature, but the plan... I did have it." Bolton stretched his wrist, "However, since the land-grant army has gone south and headed straight for Winterfell, these original plans have become useless. It makes sense. Egger West is a thoughtful person. Since he must be fully prepared and fully sure of sending troops, I am not worried that the Stark family’s plan will still pose a threat to His Majesty’s dragon. Instead, I am starting to worry about other One thing - the relationship between the Night Watchman and the Stark family has always been close, and the commander-in-chief has a close personal relationship with the young wolf lord and his little sister. I'm afraid he won't be able to make up his mind after besieging or capturing Winterfell To deal with those diehards, but only to coerce Winterfell to change its flag by means of coercion and lure, so that too many people who do not really support her get mixed into the Queen's team, which hinders His Majesty's future unification and reform, and is the cause of failure. Sow the seeds of disaster!"

"Hmm..." Varys pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Indeed, the probability of this situation happening is quite high. Do you think Lord Bolton has a good solution?"

"I suggest that the queen should either go around the north and return south regardless of the night watchman, or she should leave as soon as possible to supervise the battle at the front line of Winterfell in person, to confirm whether the Stark family is really willing to bow their knees, and don't let the commander-in-chief suffer from subordinates and The influence of emotions has led to a big mistake!" Roose Bolton's eyes became sharper, "I see that there is no barracks outside the walls of Hearth City in the end, and the number of the Queen's relatives must not be many, and the Dreadfort has already rectified thousands of elites. I would like to send troops here immediately to escort His Majesty out!"

"It's so good, my lord has a heart." This sentence is true, and Varys bowed sincerely to express his gratitude. Although five hundred Unsullied and two dragons are enough to deal with most threats from the regular army, if they come again It is naturally better for a force to guard the periphery or the front to increase the insurance factor. "Besides, I have another question—when the Stark family is planning and arranging the 'Operation Dragon Slayer', can they also assign the task of making the dragon hunting crossbow to the Dreadfort?"

"Yes, but after we got the blueprints, we were only pretending, and never built a real dragon hunting crossbow!" Worried that the eunuch was questioning his intentions, Bolton hurriedly explained.

"Of course I don't doubt that." Varys waved his hands with a warm expression, "My suggestion is - quickly send a message to the Ravens of Winterfell to warn the Starks that the night watchmen have gone south and headed straight for them. At the same time, tell Robb: You have rushed to complete a small batch of dragon hunting crossbows, and you can sneak around the front of the land-grant soldiers to attack Last Hearth City and destroy the queen's dragon."

(As expected of an octospider!) Bolton thought to himself—even if Varys didn't say it, he would do it.He had waited countless days for the day when he would rebel against the Stark family. Naturally, he had considered all kinds of situations, but the eunuch in front of him thought of something that could put the wolf family to death in a flash. best way!

"Why is that?" Although his heart was bright as a mirror, Bolton still showed a puzzled face—everyone likes to enjoy the superiority in IQ, and occasionally acting stupid will make it easier for people to relax their vigilance and trust themselves , "If I tip off Winterfell, won't I put Lord Iger who is going south in danger?"

"Winterfell's patrols have been active in the wolf forest not far to the south. The land-grant army passing by will be spotted soon, but just a few days is not enough time for the northern princes to rush to defend the lord. You are here Not only will it not have a negative impact on the situation, but it will also make the Stark family trust your loyalty more." Varys didn't bother to guess whether Bolton really couldn't see the reason or was playing tricks, and explained cooperatively : "As for the latter plan... You must know that if the queen is really thoughtful, taking Winterfell is easy. You and I both know that Iger has a good relationship with the wolf family. His trip to the south in a hurry is not so much a surprise attack, but more like To save them—if Winterfell is declaring its allegiance to the Queen under the siege and pressure of the land-grant army, it will be just like you said: let His Majesty's team be mixed with people who don't really support her."

"Ah, I see!" It's not advisable to blindly pretend to be stupid. Seeing that the fire is about the same, Bolton made a dazed expression: "As long as I pretend to bring a dragon-hunting crossbow to go around and deal with Your Majesty and her dragons later." , the people in Winterfell will still have illusions about the trend of the war, and they will not give in and will stick to the city. And if the Queen's royal family arrives in Winterfell, the gates will still be closed, and there will be no stones on the walls. Hang up the three-headed dragon flag of the Targaryen family, then, the stubborn face of the Stark family will be completely exposed to His Majesty's eyes!"

"That's right, although the means are a bit despicable, but for the sake of the country and the people... this is the best choice for us right now." Varys nodded approvingly, "However, since the Land Grant Army is racing against time, I suggest you do the same, my lord. Time is rare, set off immediately and return to the Dreadfort, hurry up and gather your army, and bring the troops back to meet the queen."

As the Earl of the Dreadfort, I came all this way to surrender. Is it because I didn't bring an army with me that I am not even entitled to see the queen?

Roose Bolton was secretly unhappy, but he really wanted to rely on the queen to find a way out, and he had to rely on the eunuch in front of him to ensure the overthrow of the Stark family. The other party refused to introduce him now, so he naturally couldn't draw his sword He came out and put Varys on his neck to force him to take him into the city. After thinking for a while, he readily agreed: "Okay, then I won't bother you any more, and I will leave immediately. Lord Varys, I wish you all the best!"

(Everything is going well? For a while, everything is going wrong, okay?)

Although these words sounded a bit harsh at this moment and even seemed like sarcasm and curse, Varys clearly understood that it was just his own illusion, so he could only smile friendlyly without changing his expression, and greeted him in the same way: "I wish you a safe journey back too. , Lord Bolton."