The king on the Great Wall

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The Stark family deserves the evaluation of "integrity" from top to bottom, but the two problems of insufficient resources and physical needs among the low-level civilians cannot be solved and erased by the noble family members of the lord. I wish, even when Ed Stark was still alive and in charge of Winterfell, prostitutes existed and could openly do business in the towns outside the castle walls, not to mention that there is no way to grow them in this place where everything is dying In the harsh winter, and experiencing the difficult years when the number of war orphans and widows increased greatly?

There are indeed places where you can spend money to buy fun in the winter escape town, and there are quite a few public and private ones, both open and dark.But on this day, following the guidance of the "old driver", the soldiers of the Dreadfort found a good family with a thriving population, sufficient winter reserves, and quite a reputation and influence in the local area.

When several Dreadfort people with skinned coats of arms tattooed on their clothes knocked on the door of the house and did not invite themselves in, they began to harass the family's wife and daughter, asking them to provide "services" but being refused, the conflict was on the verge of breaking out.At this time, another group of soldiers from the Land Grant Army "coincidentally" passed by this place for shopping and acted righteously. The movement of the conflict between the two sides attracted the passing Unsullied patrol team, and the ending was no suspense.

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The unlucky ones who realized that they were being bullied naturally shouted for grievances. However, the two groups of land-grant army soldiers who deliberately pointed the wrong way at first and then acted righteously when the conflict broke out all retreated after the trap was completed-finally turned the prisoner to the queen The Unsullied patrol team in front of them really passed by on duty, and the victim and the surrounding neighbors were unaware of Petyr's frame-up plan... There are all witnesses and evidence from the victim, and the group of people who were recruited really fell into the mud In the crotch, it's either shit or shit.

Daenerys does not like the Stark family, but this does not prevent her from treating the subordinate residents of Winterfell as part of the kingdom and bringing them under her protection.As a woman and a king, she heard such atrocious deeds happened under her nose, and it is conceivable that she felt sullen. Roose Bolton and Varys, who were called to accept the questioning, could guess what was going on, but He didn't even dare to defend himself, so he could only stand under his seat, tremblingly and submissively bearing the wrath of the real dragon, unable to say a word to help his subordinates.

The arrogance of committing crimes during the Royal Cavalry's stay in Winterfell is beyond words. Petyr unabashedly suggested that Daenerys should be punished severely, and all the criminals should be hanged outside the city as an example... Such a treatment is not right. It was too much, but the father, brother and children of the victim's family decisively picked up the device and confronted the intruder, and some of the soldiers of the Fort Dreadful who were deceived had a sense of nonsense, and actually did not complete the violence against any female family members.Considering that the crime was attempted, and that the Bolton army had just taken the lead in surrendering their loyalty, after some discussion and intercession, Daenerys finally chose a compromise plan more rationally: Roose Bolton personally reported to the broken-in family. He apologized and offered compensation, and then strictly controlled his subordinates. The offenders were flogged in public in the central square of the winter town to warn everyone.

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After the justice was presided over, the criminal was dragged out of the city by a group of Unsullied to receive punishment... As the Hand of the Queen and the Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watch, Littlefinger and Iger naturally would not lower their status to waste time watching the whipping.They won another round and took a 3:2 lead in this open and secret fight. They successfully overwhelmed Varys and walked side by side in the castle, discussing proudly but not forgetting their appearance.

"Unfortunately, the patrolling Unsullied arrived a moment earlier than planned, and those idiots were more cowardly than I thought. They put down their weapons and surrendered as soon as they saw the queen's personal guards—otherwise, if a woman is raped or If the conflict escalates and causes some bloodshed, they will all die." Petyr sighed regretfully, "But that's enough, anyway, our original goal is not to kill those unknown people, but Just slap Varys in the face hard, and let Nabolden know how bad it is by the way."

To be honest, Iger is a bit contemptuous of taking innocent people as victims to slander opponents, but at the same time he understands that this is not even the dirtiest side of politics, so he can only control the contempt in his heart, and join the discussion with his usual expression: "His Majesty ordered Bolton to strictly restrain his subordinates and not leave the barracks without incident. This can be regarded as the loss of one of Varys' arms. But with the tenacity and viciousness of the octopus, I'm afraid it won't let it go."

"I've already started digging a hole, and I won't let this guy idle." Petyr said confidently, and then his tone became serious: "News has come from Seven City, and Robb has convinced most Except for the old man of the Karstark family who led his army back to Kahuo City after contradicting him, the other four families have agreed to come to Winterfell with him to meet the new monarch. Speaking of which, how is your search for an heir to the Umber family going?"

"The real one hasn't been found yet, but the fake one is ready, just waiting for the time to use it."

"Put it there first, don't worry, especially don't let Varys take advantage of the news. Since Robb has good news, then we will take the initiative. Unless we have to, don't take the risky move that may be caught by the opponent. Except for a few companies whose news is still uncertain due to the distance, we can now openly announce that we have won the support of half of the nobles in the northern border. Even if it is only verbal for the time being, this is still a major victory. But the more dominant we are, the closer we are to the finish line, the more careful we have to be, the cornered and cornered opponent dares to use any trick."

"I have already ordered that all units of the Land Grant Army restrain soldiers according to wartime standards, prohibit any form of private outings, and never give the opponent the opportunity to retaliate with an eye."

"Okay, but apart from the safety of the soldiers below and you and me, the princes of the northern border in Seven City are coming soon, and you and I have to guard against any tricks from Varys in this matter." Littlefinger nodded approvingly , obviously satisfied with Iger's intuition and prudence, "I don't have much to do with this, I'm afraid I have to trouble the commander-in-chief to prepare for reception and defense and many other matters."

"I will handle it."

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Varys will inevitably have the next wave of attacks, which does not even require the two to reach a consensus but is self-evident.Iger and Petyr made all the psychological and physical preparations, but they didn't expect that the opponent's counterattack not only bypassed the two and their subordinate forces, but also didn't target the first batch of northern princes who came to make a pilgrimage. It was under their noses that a breakthrough was opened in an unexpected place.

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Chapter 545

"Commander-in-Chief... Commander-in-Chief! Something is wrong, Miss Arya intends to assassinate the Queen, and the Unsullied have arrested her!"

"Putt, what?" Iger was eating breakfast when he heard the news, and he was so shocked that he even spat out the half-chewed food back on the plate, "When did it happen, where is she now?"

Robb is rushing towards Winterfell with the army of the four northern lords, intending to lead them to swear allegiance to Daenerys, and he will arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest. Locked up as an assassin, what would you think and do?

This is by no means a coincidence, Varys saw this for sure, and the director planned this incident!

"Just now! You told us to pay attention to the abnormal situation, so someone saw it and reported it to me immediately. Now it seems to be brought to His Majesty, in the guest room."

"This damn dog eunuch." The anger was ignited, and Iger stood up. He clenched his fist and slammed the tabletop the moment he got up. The soldiers were startled, "Take me there!"

He strode towards the door with great strides, not even bothering to put on his warm coat, and pushed the door open into the cold wind. This attitude of burning fire and desperately trying to find someone quickly infected other people in the restaurant, even if it wasn't today. The staff on duty who were not even guards put down their breakfast, picked up the guy and followed.

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In order to show obedience to the monarch and to be afraid of the two big sticks in the world of ice and fire, Iger "kneeled down" after taking down Winterfell and welcoming Daenerys and her party. The arrogance was firmly held in his stomach.Whether it is in front of the Queen, Petyr or Varys, they are restrained and cautious, for fear of leaving the impression of arrogance or threat to the superiors and colleagues in the power core of the future new dynasty.

But this time, Varys' method blew him up.

No matter how low-key and friendly, the Land Grant Army with the Night Watchman at its core is the most powerful armed force in the Seven Kingdoms, and he is also the current de facto leader north of the Neck.With the Black Legion actually controlling the entire Winterfell city, how dare this eunuch dare to challenge him with the life and safety of the people he cares about on his own territory!

Tolerable or unbearable?

With Iger's self-cultivation and good temper, it is actually a bit difficult to completely piss him off, but this time Varys succeeded.

He can use Arya to know her father's latest thoughts, he can rely on Arya to fool her brother around, he can take off Arya's pants and spank her ass... But others, touch this girl No fine hair!

No reason, just no!

In order to prepare for the smooth and safe ceremony of the northern princes' allegiance to Daenerys, he was so busy these two days that he didn't fall asleep until midnight, and got up again at dawn.While having breakfast just now, he was so sleepy that he could barely keep his eyes open.But at this moment, he was full of energy, angry, and murderous, and walked quickly towards the Queen's Cave in the center of the castle, completely forgetting his calm and clumsy plans... Constantly imagining chopping Varys into pieces So much so that it wasn't until the Unsullied's spear pushed him under his nose that he realized that the situation was a bit unsightly.

Leading forty or fifty people with swords and swords came straight to the queen's residence in a menacing manner. Anyone who saw this scene would mistakenly think it was a mutiny and forced the palace. The arms were raised.

"What are you doing?" Iger regained a trace of rationality, turned around with a frown, and waved his hand behind his back: "It's not that those who are on duty today will be dismissed immediately, and you are not allowed to stay. Those on duty are waiting for me outside!"

After dispersing the soldiers who had no idea what he wanted to do, but who just joined in the fun, and ordered the shift guards to wait outside the house, the Unsullied who guarded the door put down his spear and let Iger enter the guest room building alone.

The hall in Winterfell that could accommodate 500 people had already been used as a camp for the Land Grant Army, and the largest room on the first floor of the guest room was temporarily requisitioned by the Queen to receive guests and handle affairs.When Iger entered, there were about 30 people inside, most of them were Unsullied soldiers and Daenerys' attendants or members of the court. Due to the small size, it already seemed a bit stuffy and crowded.

Daenerys sat calmly on the high chair at the front, Missandei and Varys stood beside her, and Arya stood in the middle of a small open space surrounded by the crowd—it happened to be The unlucky ones who were whipped by Littlefinger the day before yesterday stood in the positions where they stood, facing everyone's eyes like an exhibit.But to Egger's relief, Petyr had already arrived one step ahead, and was standing next to the girl holding one of her arms, probably to prevent Arya from contradicting the queen or uttering nonsense.

He squeezed into the crowd, suppressed his emotions and walked to the arena, and also stood beside Arya, sandwiching her with Littlefinger from left to right, and saluted the Queen: "Good morning, Your Majesty... who can come?" Tell me, what happened here?"

"You don't need to pretend to be a good person!" The little she-wolf yelled subconsciously, apparently not getting over the awkwardness of Iger's betrayal of the northern border.

"Don't mess around!" Iger turned his head and glared at her, then muffled in a low voice.

He actually yelled at himself!Obviously even more aggrieved and angry, but for some reason, the bastard's unquestionable tone and subsequent majestic aura have a strange magical power that makes people's hearts tremble. Not only couldn't help but want to listen to him, even the wounds on the buttocks and between the legs that were almost healed began to ache again.

After all, she was not stupid or overthinking to the point of dying. Knowing that she was in danger and Iger was going to protect herself, she muttered twice angrily, pursed her lips and stopped talking.

So all eyes in the room were attracted to the new commander-in-chief of the night watchman—everyone knew the queen's "new favorite" for a long time, but the impression Iger gave to everyone was only "very good at doing business" and "very good at business" Very good at fighting" This is the first time they have discovered that this lord has such a tough side.Standing in front of Miss Stark at this moment, he looks like a ferocious beast guarding its cubs, baring its teeth, revealing an aura of choosing to eat.

After a moment of silence, Missandei, the little clerk next to Daenerys, stood up with the Queen's nod and acquiescence: "Master Egger, Miss Stark was wandering around the castle with this sword just now, and the guards found her Please come here and ask about the situation."

Iger took a closer look and found that what Missandei was holding was nothing else, but the little stabbing sword that Arya had confiscated and let Arya keep for herself - "Sewing Needle".

Could it be that this crazy girl really had the stupid idea of ​​assassinating Daenerys again?

As if hearing Iger's heartfelt voice, the girl immediately yelled angrily: "What is wandering! I'm just in a bad mood, so I went to the top of the library to blow some air!"

Varys, who was standing on the other side of the queen, shook his head with his trademark kind smile: "Miss Stark, please allow me to be blunt, at such a sensitive time, it is not right to walk around the castle with a sharp weapon at will. What a wise move..."

"Please shut up, Lord Varys." After listening to this round of dialogue, Iger already had a rough idea of ​​what was going on in his mind. If you really want to assassinate the queen, you will never be so cowardly that you will be caught but deny it.He suppressed his killing intent and opened his mouth, determined not to be gentle again, "Your Majesty, are the soldiers who 'invited' Miss Arya here at that time? I have a few questions to ask."

No one, except Robert Baratheon, had ever shut up Varys in mid-sentence.Iger changed from his usual reticence and suddenly became reckless. This outrageous behavior not only made the eunuch stunned on the spot, but also made Daenerys sit up straight up quite interestingly: "Hey, you are here, answer the commander-in-chief's question." question."

"Black Shell" is an ordinary Unsullied, like their leader "Grey Worm", he chose this strange name as his lifelong codename on the day he was liberated by Daenerys.He served as the squad leader because he knew the common language. After hearing the Queen's order, he stood up from the crowd, nodded to Iger, and stood there waiting for his inquiry.

"Hello, Black Shell. When you 'called' Arya today, was she on top of the Library Tower?"

"Yes."

"The library tower is nearly two hundred feet away from the queen's living room, and the two buildings are not connected to each other. What makes you think that she poses a threat to the queen?"

"The drawing-room is overlooked from the top of the library tower, and the lady carries a sword."

"Hehe..." Iger sneered unceremoniously, looked up at Varys, who had recovered from his astonishment, stared at the eunuch, and asked the Unsullied one last question: "Your Excellency Black Shell, as the Queen The guards should be on guard on the ground around the guest room, how did you find a girl on the top of the library tower that is higher than you in the distance, and you can see that she is carrying a small sword?"

"I didn't find out. It was Mizidan who told me: he saw Miss Stark walking towards the library with a sword."

"This is my home! You can control where I want to go..."

"Do I have to tell you to shut up too?" Iger turned his head and glared at Arya again, holding back the rest of her yelling.

As he had expected, there was no way the Unsullied would get his hands dirty against the Starks for Varys.They are only loyal to Daenerys, and this time they are just the same as they were used by Petyr the day before yesterday-they were used as guns by someone with a heart.

Iger didn't know this "Mizedan", but he was sure: Even if he asked the queen to summon this person and asked who instructed him, he would only reply that he happened to pass by and saw a girl holding a sword, so He kindly reminded the guards and did not order the Unsullied to arrest her.

As the Queen's Guard responsible for Daenerys, the Unsullied are caught in such a responsibility dilemma: Once someone reports information about a suspected threat to them, even if they don't take it seriously or even guess that it is a trap, they have to be cautious. Jump in with the principle of correct procedure.

Not to mention that Varys is so impeccable in doing things like this, even Iger himself knows how to command remotely so that others can't point the finger at himself who is behind the scenes.

He angrily told Varys just now to tell him to shut up, and he secretly hoped that he would fight back, but unfortunately he didn't wait, it seems that today he can't attack the eunuch in public.But it doesn't matter, the top priority is to protect Arya first, how to deal with the enemy, you can think about it later.

"Then, Your Majesty, I think the matter is very clear." Iger moved away from staring at Varys, tried to relax his fierce expression, and looked at Daenerys again, "I am Arya's swordsmanship teacher, This little sword grew up with her since she was a child, and she has never left her body. She only wears it out of habit, and it is definitely not out of ill will towards you; Approaching silently, Ruoqiang said that she was investigating from a high place to prepare for the assassination, the main castle where she lives is obviously very high, why bother to look far away?"

"My lord commander, you have misunderstood." Missandei, as the queen's personal maid, knew from the situation and expression that she should appease her subordinates for Daenerys at this time, "Your majesty did not suspect that Miss Stark is an assassin, I didn't deliberately make it difficult for her, but just asked for a little out of prudence."

Iger did not intend to accept this statement, but after the little black girl finished speaking, she continued to speak at the previous speed and volume: "Besides, I also hope to point out one thing to everyone: Winterfell is a Stark city. Although His Majesty is the monarch they are loyal to, he is also a guest here. The master vacated the entire large guest room as His Majesty's temporary residence. The strict security measures implemented by the guards cannot be overstated, but away from this building... Arya, as a member of the Stark family, does she want to carry a sword, a knife or a spear on her body, and she wants to be in the library tower, weapons It is her right to be the owner of this place, and she has no obligation to report and explain to anyone! It is a great arrogance for a guest to "invite" the owner to this place inexplicably, and to "inquire" like a prisoner And rude. I hereby request His Majesty to release Miss Arya immediately, and let the black shell who caused this misunderstanding apologize to Miss Stark!"

Amidst the sound of breathing, the room returned to silence. Iger heard Littlefinger's whispered reminder to calm down, but he chose to pretend not to hear it.

Had he been carried away by anger?A little, maybe, but not to the point where he loses his mind and realizes that the request is slightly overbearing and excessive, and that Daenerys would be offended.

But he decided to do it anyway.

Leading the land-grant army to surprise the northern border and take down Winterfell in one night is a military victory that can be recorded in the annals of history, but politically it took him many years to complete the "Northern reputation" and "Stark prestige" with great difficulty. Favorability" both returned to zero or even became negative.But since Robb has honestly surrendered to Daenerys and began to persuade the northern princes to also stand in line as a lord, then Iger's plan to use the Stark family as the core family in the "Northern Autonomy Plan" will probably not There has been a change—the wolves are all honest people, and honest people are better at controlling them. Instead of changing people, it is better to let them stay where they are.

And since it was decided to let Stark continue to serve as the guardian of the north, then for such a powerful family, it is natural to seize every opportunity to regain his reputation and favorability.

Of course, if you take the risk of losing "Daenerys' favorability" or even "the Queen's favor" to protect the cub in public just out of this consideration, you are obviously suspected of picking sesame seeds and throwing watermelons.The bigger motivation driving Iger to do this is: she doesn't want Arya to suffer this wrong again.

This is one of the few people he really cares about and cares about in this unaccompanied world.Changing banners to attack Winterfell and shelling the main castle had already broken her heart, but it was a helpless move, but now that the battle between Petyr and Varys has brought Chi Yu to the fore, this is really a disaster for her.Half a minute after entering the room, Iger realized that Daenerys had no intention of causing trouble. If he just wanted to save Arya's life, he could do nothing... But Arya is his cheap apprentice and little lover. Not only did he want to ensure her health today, but he also wanted to be willful for a while, to seek justice for her, to ask for an explanation!

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Chapter 546 Being a thief and preventing a thief

The playful look on the queen's face disappeared, Petyr covered his forehead in distress, but a barely noticeable smile appeared on the corner of Varys' mouth.The house became silent again, the Unsullied soldiers who could not understand the common language looked around and waited for their colleagues to translate for themselves, while those who understood all turned their eyes to the monarch. The mind to explain?

Frowning slightly, Daenerys understood that she had encountered a problem.

Judging from the information currently on the surface, the Unsullied indeed captured Arya by mistake, and it is really rude to usurp the host as a guest... It stands to reason that there is nothing wrong with bowing your head and apologizing for the one who made the mistake .

But she could not agree to this request.

It was the Queen's Guard who arrested Arya. They overreacted because they valued their own safety. If they had to apologize in public just because of a misunderstanding, Miss Stark's grievances disappeared. The guards Where should the grievances of the soldiers go?Once this mouth is opened, the Unsullied will be forced to consider "whether this person can be arrested" or "whether that person can be messed with" when they find suspicious situations when they are on duty in the future... The efficiency of security and defense work, their own Personal safety is not guaranteed at all!

What's more, everyone knows the truth about the Stark family's allegiance, but they just don't tell the truth for Iger's sake.I was forgiven and accepted for failing to stand in line in time. Fortunately and grateful, how can I not bear even a little bit of grievance?

If it was someone from the Stark family who made this request, Daenerys would definitely turn her face on the spot, order their entire family to be arrested and thrown into a dungeon, and then turn around and give the name of the guardian of the North to the Bolton family... ...But, the one who played with her temper was the commander-in-chief of the night watchman, the current actual controller of Winterfell City, which she had the most high hopes for, valued and loved the most.

If you agree, the Unsullied will be angry; if you refuse, you will have a conflict with Iger... How should I choose?

This guy, did he simply not realize how inappropriate his request was, or did he have such a good relationship with the Stark family... he didn't hesitate to contradict himself to protect this shortcoming?

If it was the former, then this person might not be as smart as I imagined; if it was the latter, it meant that his loyalty to him was not as strong as he had expected.

A touch of disappointment floated up from Daenerys' heart, which quickly turned into vague displeasure and anger.She tried her best to suppress her negative emotions... She still needed this man for the time being, so she just tolerated his offense this time.

After all, she is not the 15-year-old immature princess when she was just a fledgling. Although the short reign of Slave Bay is not a glorious resume, it still allows Dany to accumulate some experience in dealing with embarrassing situations.After a moment of expressionless silence, she thought of a way to smooth things over.

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Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Queen stood up from her seat, walked down a short step, walked gracefully to the arena, gave Iger a meaningful look, and turned to Aiger with a warm smile. Leah.

"Miss Stark, I'm sorry for what happened today, but I hope you can understand one thing: my guards were only performing their duties, they didn't make any mistakes, and naturally there is no one to apologize to. Daenerys was five years older than Arya, but only half a head taller. She put her right hand on the girl's shoulder and said in a soft voice, "But you did suffer rude and inappropriate treatment no False, after thinking about it, I can’t shift the responsibility to others. This is my negligence when I gave the order, and I didn’t consider the interference caused by my own existence to the normal life of you and your family...Here, I am very sorry Formal request: I hope you can forgive me this time for the sake of my unintentional mistake, okay?"

Bah, no!

Arya exhausted all her self-control and didn't spit out. Subconsciously shrunk her shoulders and wanted to take a step back to avoid Daenerys' approaching touch, but was blocked by Petyr standing behind her, so she had no choice but to Come face to face with the Dragon Queen.Reaching out without hitting the smiling person, looking at the soft smile on the other side's face, two inexplicable thoughts came out of his mind uncontrollably.

The mad king's daughter is actually more beautiful from a close up than from a far away... Also, she doesn't seem very crazy.

For some reason, Arya felt her face heat up, suppressing the unprovoked good feelings and a bunch of messy thoughts, she realized that this was a satisfactory result far beyond expectations, and her mother, sister and brother were still in the castle After all, it is impossible for her to intentionally offend the other party.

"Okay, I...forgive you." Having said that, Arya still had her reluctance written all over her face, which seemed to be retaining the last bit of stubbornness.

"Thank you." Daenerys looked very happy, "Have you had breakfast, haven't you, together?"

Never!Arya was about to make an excuse to refuse, but suddenly thought of another thing: "Wait, my sword!"

"I'll ask Missandei to take you back to your room later, let's go, my stomach is growling." Daenerys didn't wait for the other party's answer, took her arm, and didn't look at Petyr. And Iger's face, just like this - like a sister who has known each other for many years, dragging Arya, who was full of bewilderment, through the crowd, and walked out the door.

No one expected this ending.

Missandei hurriedly chased after her with the "Needle" in her arms. The Unsullied quickly lined up to follow after they realized it. Even Varys stood there thoughtfully for two seconds and followed without saying a word. leave.

In the "Queen's Hall of Winterfell", where the air was frozen and the atmosphere was tense a moment ago, the people dispersed in a short time, and only Iger and Petyr were left in the end.

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"Why are you crazy!" Littlefinger was stunned for a while, and complained angrily, "If His Majesty hadn't reacted and thought of a way to resolve the embarrassment in time, how did you plan to end up? I told the queen before you entered the house. After explaining a lot, His Majesty has already believed that Arya is not an assassin, and the child will be fine today. Varys just hoped that we would care about it and make some foolish tricks, but you are fine, and rushed in without even being able to stop her A trap, right in his arms!"

"Master Petyr, you are right, but I don't want to discuss this topic anymore today, please forgive me." Iger replied with a straight face, and turned and walked towards the door that had been closed by the wind.

(My majestic queen's hand, I said a few words to you with good intentions, but you are playing with me?)

Petyrton was also furious at the moment, but the way the confrontation just ended was not only surprising, but also made him re-examine the commander-in-chief of the night watchman——Facing his blatant offense, Daenerys was obviously angry, but not only did she not He was angry, and managed to smooth things over to avoid the escalation of the conflict... This seemingly ingenious countermeasure, which is almost swallowing his anger, is not only concerned about the opponent's control of the thousands of people in Winterfell. There is only one explanation: Iger's status and importance in the Queen's heart, I'm afraid it's more than what she and Varys expected, so that Daenerys would rather give in than to conflict with him who is angry and freeze the relationship.

If even the queen herself is unwilling to be angry with Iger, then how can I, the queen's hand, be more self-willed than her?

Gritting his teeth, Little Finger swallowed his anger, followed Iger's pace, organized his words, and spoke again in a gentler tone.

"Although His Majesty was just smiling, he was extremely displeased! You have made at least two mistakes. One is to write 'Arya will be sure today' on your face indiscriminately from the moment you enter the door." In fact, let His Majesty feel that you value the Stark family more than being loyal to her. She is a queen, but she is also a woman. Do you know what kind of creature a woman is—even if it is clear There is no personal affair at all, and they can't stand others putting another person of the same sex before themselves, which will arouse their instinctive jealousy and resentment!"

"The second mistake is to ask Black Shell to apologize to Arya. What are you thinking? The Queen's Guard, if there is no special privilege for law enforcement and handling affairs, is it still called the Queen's Guard! Don't say that Arya is an insignificant little girl. Girl, even you, me, Varys and even Robb have to swallow obediently in front of the Unsullied. If the queen was not the queen but her father "Mad King" Yi Rhys Targaryen, just saying this to you, he will order someone to hang you up and burn you to death on the spot! You are provoking the wrath of the real dragon... If His Majesty gets angry on the spot, he might just let it go But she suppressed her displeasure with reason, which is even worse, based on what I know about her... Hey, are you listening to me?"

The two walked out of the guest room one after the other, and against the cold wind, they saw Mrs. Caitlin who was in a hurry to find Arya—because all the guards and servants in Winterfell were replaced by Iger. As the titular masters of the Ke family in the castle, they actually had no eyesight at all, so that their own daughter had something to do, and they learned about it later than Petyr and Iger, two outsiders.

The next scene is more interesting: the mother who rushed over anxiously to save her daughter met Daenerys and Arya, who were "close" like sisters, arm in arm. After a few words, she quickly relaxed her expression and joined in. , it seems that most of them were also invited by the queen to share breakfast.