At this, Daenerys's beautiful eyes widened slightly. "I remember that the Duke of Winterfell took the most elite Northern cavalry to the Wall of the End."
Although Robb Stark had been condemned by the Seven Kingdoms, one had to admit that the battle-hardened Young Wolf had trampled the army Lannister had built at great expense, earning the Northern cavalry a formidable reputation.
Thus, Daenerys naturally found this news unbelievable.
At the same time, another piece of information in the secret letter also left her in disbelief—returning from the dead...
"This battle lasted only two days. The Northern cavalry suffered more than a thousand casualties, while Stannis's army paid nearly five thousand."
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Gryn leaned against an armrest and looked toward Daenerys, who was reading the letter. He continued, "Stark's supplies were burned outright. Lord Eddard had no choice but to retreat."
Hand of the King Mace stroked his pointed beard and nodded, saying with feeling, "That squad led by Florent was far too fortunate. They actually found Stark's supply camp so easily."
After a pause, Daenerys lifted her gaze from the letter. "Hand Mace, Stannis was indeed too fortunate. His army just so happened to lie in ambush along Stark's marching route."
Gryn's fingers tapped the armrest several times. "The cavalry Lord Eddard sent to reinforce the supply camp were once again just so happened to be intercepted by Stannis's army."
Hand Mace furrowed his brow, his cheeks puffing up. Then his heart trembled, and he said, "Just as Stark had gathered his routed soldiers, Stannis... just so happened to launch another attack..."
After a brief pause, he could not help speculating, "Could Stannis have spies within Stark's army?"
After considering it briefly, Gryn shook his head slightly. "Even if Stannis had eyes hidden within