Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

Chapter 32
Winterfell has never been so lonely as it is now, and the faint whiteness of dawn gradually smudges the entire sky. Normally, Catelyn would have stopped in front of the narrow window of the bedroom to admire this new light.At this time, her face was haggard, her hair was messy, and she was sitting next to Bran's bed, breathing heavily.

Bran's direwolf was lying peacefully next to Bran. The scarlet blood stains on its mouth were particularly obvious. Catelyn looked at the little wolf with tears in her eyes. The assassin's dagger fell to the ground. The body had already been buried in Winterfell. Many guards dragged him away.

Maester Luwin sat quietly aside, feeling slightly relieved when he saw the lady in front of him wiping away her tears and her face gradually becoming calm and alert.He stepped forward and said to Caitlin: "Your injury is deep, ma'am, and it needs to be bandaged."

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

"Thank you, Maester Luwin." Catelyn said softly, standing up with bright eyes.

The maester nodded, and Catelyn looked at him like a cute and dedicated chinchilla. He was short but skillful and quickly bandaged her up with a bandage. The old nurse took off her clothes and wiped away the blood on her body with a soft cloth, waiting for her to come back. Suddenly, my whole body was soaked in the comfortable hot water.

Luwin fed her poppy milk, and then Catelyn fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up, Robb, Theon, Maester Luwin, and Ser Rodrik were all present. Robb was wrapped in leather and armor, with a long sword on his waist. For the first time, Catelyn noticed that he was not wearing a blunt sword.

"My son took up real steel.", these were Caitlin's first words when she woke up.

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

Robb blushed a little and said to Caitlin: "Theon found this on the tall building where Bran fell."

Catelyn followed Robb's gaze and saw a box in Theon's hand.

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

"A lock of blond hair, my lady." Theon still smiled, and Catelyn felt like the proud smile when her brother Edmure discovered the secret hidden by her sister Lysa.

Catelyn knew what this meant. She struggled to get up, and Robb hurriedly stepped forward to help his mother.

"Assassination of a defenseless boy while he was unconscious," Ser Rodrik said angrily.

Robb stared at his mother's face, "Ser Attis, he was under the tall building at that time, and Bran fell." Catelyn remained silent. She placed her eyes on the blond hair and became extremely calm at this time. .

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

You don't know that my dear sister is imprisoned by Duke Attis, whom everyone respects. Caitlin thought to herself.

Maester Luwin knew what Caitlin was thinking and said, "My master adopted Duke Attis's suggestion and mobilized the troops guarding Winterfell and Wolfwood. Three hundred northern soldiers followed my master southward."

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

Luwin looked at Robb and Theon, as well as Ser Rodrik, and he looked at Catelyn with a pleading look.

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

Everyone fell silent for a moment and looked at Caitlin.

On the King's Road, three hundred Northern soldiers were arrayed. The Stark family's running wolf flags outnumbered the Lannister lions. Looking at the silvery white in front of him and the fierce figures of the Northerners, Artis suddenly I feel a lot more at ease.

He watched Sansa and Joffrey talking together, Eddard watched this scene with some fear, and King Robert laughed and let the singer praise Sansa and Joffrey's interaction.

Cersei looked at Sansa silently. Tyrion said that his elder sister seemed to be quite satisfied with Sansa. Whether it was palace etiquette or character, Cersei rarely gave praise.

Eddard did not want to take Sansa and Arya south to King's Landing, although Eddard himself felt that King's Landing had golden robes loyal to the royal family and the [-] northern soldiers he had brought, so protecting his daughter's safety should not be a problem.Still, if the contents of Stannis's letter are true, King's Landing is in danger after all.

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

Ed agreed with this very much. He decided to go to the south and select a suitable noble female companion for Arya so that she could at least stay away from King's Landing. After the Lord's affairs were settled, he would have someone take her back to the north.As for Sansa, when the truth comes out, the engagement is cancelled, and her daughter has no reason to stay in King's Landing, then she can order her men to bring Sansa back to the north with Arya.

He even asked if there were any suitable noble women in the Attis Valley to choose from. Attis recommended Mrs. Waywood in Iron Oak City to Ed, but when Attis mentioned that Mrs. Waywood had a group of unmarried children and grandchildren, He frowned, fearing that his daughter's heart would be stolen by some young man inside.

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

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

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

Attis knew at that time how special Myrcella was among Cersei's three children. He looked at Princess Myrcella's naughty appearance as a child and scolded Cersei and Jaime a thousand times in his heart.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Attis did not move his eyes and continued to look at Tyrion's wry face.You’ve guessed it, what about Tywin?
Ever since the king's team entered the Riverlands, Attis had expected that Eddard's deployment had entered the sight of the southern princes. These three hundred northern soldiers could not be ignored. Lannister's red robes The deployment in King's Landing will not exceed 200 people. During peacetime, no great nobleman has ever had more than this number of troops in King's Landing.

Even the Arryn family's blue-robed bodyguards only rivaled the Lannister's number, numbering close to 200.

Attis could even think of the overwhelming dissatisfaction and complaints from the nobles in the royal realm against Ed, a strange northerner. "What do you want to know, Lannister?" Attis didn't call Tyrion by his name, but his family name.

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

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

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

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

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

(End of this chapter)