White Walker Warning

When Jon and Davos left the hall, Ramsay remained standing outside the door, his cheek so swollen that he could barely open one eye.

"Jon, actually, I don't think things are that serious. Balon was once a king too. Even if Robb didn't make the right decision, as long as he's willing to surrender and hand over the crown, that's fine. His wife is already pregnant, isn't she? He can be brought to King's Landing's Landing as a hostage." Davos tried to persuade Jon not to be so extreme.

"Hmm." Jon nodded, knowing he had acted well enough. It would be best to persuade Robb to go back and deal with the Wildlings Beyond the Wall.

The two stood there for an unknown amount of time, with fierce arguments and even curses constantly emanating from the hall behind them. Finally, footsteps approached, and Robb, followed by Catelyn and Jeyne, led a group of lords to Jon and Davos.

He was still wearing a crown.

Robb came to Jon, opened his arms and hugged him tightly, remaining silent for a long time.

This left Jon somewhat undecided, when he suddenly heard Robb whisper in his ear, "This crown is so heavy, Jon."

After saying that, he placed his hands on Jon's shoulders and said, "Thank you for bringing your sisters back."

Jon still didn't quite understand Robb's meaning, but he glanced at the expressions of Catelyn, Edmure, Rickard, Brynden, and the others behind him out of the corner of his eye.

Greatjon is gone!

Upon noticing this detail, Jon felt a sense of relief. The next second, Robb was about to remove his crown and kneel down, while the expressions of the lords behind him were rather unpleasant.

Jon quickly caught him and turned to Davos, saying, "Your Highness, Your Highness doesn't need to kneel, does he?"

"Prince?"

Everyone was puzzled. A prince? What prince?!

Only then did Davos realize that he had forgotten to mention something very important.

"I am truly sorry," Davos said somewhat flusteredly, producing a warrant before addressing the crowd, "In the name of Stannis Baratheon I, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Protector of the Realm of the Seven Kingdoms and the entire realm, Robb Stark is hereby granted the title of Prince in the North!"

"Your Highness!"

Upon hearing this title, the expressions of the feudal lords visibly softened.

During the Targaryen era, Westeros at most had only two princes.

One was the Prince of Dorne. Dorne resisted fiercely even after the other six kingdoms had bowed to the dragons, until the dragons were wiped out. The Targaryen then won them over with a marriage alliance and promised them the title of prince and a relatively independent status, which finally made Dorne also pledge allegiance to the Iron Throne.

Over the next century, people in the North often thought that if Torrhen hadn't surrendered so readily, and had fought for a while longer, they might have also earned a princely title.

When Davos read out the decree, everyone felt that their efforts had not been in vain.

Catelyn even smiled at her daughter-in-law Jeyne, and the two women even showed a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.

Seeing that the mission had been successfully completed, Davos said happily, "Your Highness, everything is fine now. Mothers will not lose their sons, wives will not lose their husbands, sons will not lose their fathers, and brothers will still be brothers."

"Long live the Prince of the North!"

"Long live Robb Stark!"

Long live Jon Stark!

The soldiers of Riverrun erupted in heartfelt cheers, scattering the crows. Sunlight pierced through the clouds, and the shadows of war receded further.

After the banquet, the Stark sat together again, without Brynden, without Edmure, and even Davos made time for them.

Inside the room, Jon, Robb, Catelyn, Jeyne, Sansa, Arya Stark sat by the fire, reminiscing about the past.

Jeyne was now showing signs of pregnancy, and Jon asked Robb, "Have you chosen a name for the baby yet?"

"If it's a boy, we'll call him Eddard." Robb smiled at Jeyne, then at Catelyn. "If it's a girl, perhaps we can call her Lyanna, in memory of our aunt."

When the conversation turned to their future children, Margaery inevitably came up, and Jon took the opportunity to tell them about his and Tyrell's wedding arrangements.

If you conquer Casterly Rock Casterly Rock, you can get married there; if you fail to conquer it, you'll have to go to Highgarden.

"Jon, I was able to enter the Westerlands only because Grey Wind discovered a hidden path, Tywin has probably blocked by now. If you want to attack the Westerlands, you either have to take a direct assault on Golden Tooth or take a long Westerlands from the south. But if you do that, you will definitely encounter many obstacles, and in the end, you will have to face Casterly Rock," Robb said with great concern.

Jeyne, who was standing nearby, also noticed that since her husband took off his crown, he seemed much more relaxed and talked more.

At this moment, Catelyn couldn't help but speak up, "Yes, Jon, Harrenhal is actually quite nice, three times larger than Winterfell. Daven is now guarding Golden Tooth. Rickard killed his father on the battlefield, and he's determined to avenge him. Tywin has also returned to the Westerlands, and the entire Westerlands obeys his commands. The Westerlands are unlike any other place. Tywin showed his cruelty as soon as he became Lord of Casterly Rock. Do you know about the Rains of Castamere? The House Reyne, a lineage with over a thousand years of history, was wiped out by him! He's a formidable opponent!" Since Jon's heartfelt words, Catelyn hoped Jon would be more cautious and prioritize his own life.

"Thank you for your concern, Lady Catelyn, but I believe there is no family that lasts forever. Tywin is ruthless and cruel, but he is also old. The nobles and elites of the Westerlands have suffered heavy losses in this war and are now weak. Not to mention the Lannister, even the gods bowed down in the age of the Targaryen, and what was the result? They are all gone now. There is only a legendary Targaryen princess who has been exiled overseas. There is no invincible opponent. Tywin's many sins in the Riverlands must be paid for with blood!" Jon said resolutely.

Sansa felt a little scared when she saw the flickering light on Jon's face, while Arya was eager to try.

Seeing the strange looks he was getting, Jon tried to ease the tension. "Don't worry, Robb, Lady Catelyn, I know what I'm doing. I hope you'll be there as an elder when I get married."

"Don't worry, I definitely will," Catelyn solemnly assured Jon.

"Jon, how about I leave you five thousand troops to help you conquer the Westerlands?" Robb offered generously, but Jon refused.

Jon believed that these soldiers, who had experienced the full course of the war, were already considered elite and would be of good use.

The problem is that they have been away from home for too long, and it is unknown how long the war in the Westerlands will take. If war-weariness spreads among them, it will affect morale.

"No need, Robb. These North soldiers have been away from home for too long and too far. You should take them back. I have already subdued a group of Westerlands soldiers, and the House Tyrell will also send troops to help me. Tywin is just a temporary conscript, and they are all untrained and cowardly recruits. It's not about the quantity of soldiers, but the quality. I have enough men."

Finally, Jon spoke with Robb about the Wildlings Beyond the Wall, asking him how he planned to deal with them. The Night's Watch's plea for help wasn't just sent to Dragonstone and King's Landing; it had been received by almost all the major lords.

Robb excitedly declared that these were mere Wildlings; at least they could kill their King-Beyond-the-Wall, Mance Rayder, and then drive them back.

But Jon offered a different perspective, Catelyn, realizing that Jon and Robb had something important to discuss, left with Sansa and Jeyne.

"Robb, these Wildlings are people too. There must be a reason why they suddenly launched such a large-scale attack on the Wall. I hope you can focus on appeasement and find them a safe haven. I know this might put pressure on food supplies in the North, but what if they turn into White Walkers?"

"White Walkers!?" Robb had always considered White Walkers as legends. "Jon, are you talking about the legendary White Ghost?"

"That's right, I saw them on the Wall! Not long before I received the news of my father's framing, several Night's Watch went deep into the Beyond the Wall with Uncle Benjen disappeared for a long time. In the end, we only found the bodies of these Night's Watch. As for Uncle Benjen, there was no news of him. Somehow, the bodies of these Night's Watch all turned into monsters that only knew how to kill. They felt no pain when stabbed with swords. Only by burning them or cutting off their heads could we truly kill them."

As a transmigrator, Jon naturally knew the White Walkers ' weaknesses from the very beginning.

He devised a plan to deal with the White Walkers- infected corpses on the Wall, and although he didn't swear an oath, he had already caught the eye of Commander-in-Chief Jeor Mormont.

Jeor Mormont could tell that Jon was delaying his oath, but he just couldn't bear to see him leave. That was why the Commander-in-Chief was so annoyed when Jon left the Wall that day.

Seeing Jon speaking so earnestly, Robb looked very surprised, even swallowing hard, and said, "Jon, you must be joking, right?"

"Robb, if even you think so, what do you think the attitudes of the lords in the south will be?"

"It is Winterfell's responsibility to defend the North. I need your assurance that you will take this matter seriously and not take any chances whatsoever!" Jon said, leaning close to Robb's face.

"I... I understand."

"Those Wildlings Beyond the Wall are enemies, but they are enemies who can become friends. Our differences with Beyond the Wall are at most a struggle for food, but the White Walkers Wildlings fighting us for life! Think of our sister, think of Jeyne's unborn child, Robb, you are not going home, but heading to another battlefield!"

Robb felt a chill run through him as he listened to Jon's warning, even with the crackling of the fire right beside him.

As a military genius, he certainly knew how terrifying an enemy could be, one that could only be killed by burning or beheading.

Fortunately, Jon gave him another piece of information— Dragonglass.

"Dragonglass, also known as obsidian, from Dragonstone seems to have a particular effect on these White Walkers. I will have His Majesty Stannis mine Dragonglass on a large scale on Dragonstone and transport it to Winterfell and the Wall."

Upon hearing that obsidian could kill White Walkers, Robb's tense expression relaxed somewhat.

Finally, Jon suggested that it would be best to dispose of the bodies in the Winterfell crypts as well, to avoid any accidents.

However, Jon miscalculated this point, because Robb said that most of the remains in the crypt had long since turned to ash, and it would not be a good thing to disturb the ancestors rashly.

Finally, the two decided to place a Dragonglass in the mouth of their ancestor's remains, just in case.

"Alright, Robb, there's one more thing I need to tell you: under no circumstances should you trust Lady Catelyn's childhood playmate, Petyr Baelish. You can use him, but never give him any trust!"

This time, Robb didn't ask why; he simply agreed.

He might still be somewhat unwilling to admit defeat in military command, but when it came to understanding people's hearts, he acknowledged that Jon was superior to him.