The Loyal Mormont

Jorah couldn't understand how he had been exposed, but what's done is done, and now his only worry was his dragon queen.

Jorah Mormont, Daenerys's number one sycophant, is known as "Big Bear".

Because Tyrion arrived at Slaver's Bay earlier, he did not manage to capture Tyrion and then return to win Daenerys's favor.

He contracted a terrible Greyscale while traveling west through the Sorrows ".

Greyscale are the same disease that Shireen had.

Shireen's diagnosis of Greyscale was both unfortunate and fortunate. It was unfortunate that this strange disease almost ruined a girl's life, but fortunate that she was able to live so long despite having Greyscale.

People who get Greyscale are generally not far from death.

But for this bear, getting Greyscale wasn't scary, nor was dying; what was scary was losing Daenerys's favor.

Until he arrived at his place of sorrow, Lys.

Here, Jorah's wife betrayed him, betraying her husband who had broken the laws of Westeros for her, and chose a governor Lys Lys, who became his concubine.

His wife's name was Lynise Hightower, and she was Alerie's sister.

In other words Jorah and Mace are brothers-in-law.

Jorah of Lys heard a great deal about Westeros, but what shocked him most was the dramatic changes that had taken place in the Seven Kingdoms over the years.

He knew Robert's death would lead to political turmoil, but he never imagined it would escalate to this extent.

Joffrey was actually a bastard, Cersei and Jaime had an affair, and Eddard's bastard son was actually the son of Prince Rhaegar!

The Dragon Queen initially demoted him because of his status as a "spy" and because he refused to admit his mistakes. He decided to stay in the Citadel while receiving treatment to gather information for Daenerys.

If the illness cannot be cured, then in the final moments of his life, he should return to Slaver's Bay to express his feelings to her, and then he will die without regrets.

As if blessed by the Seven, he encountered a fat scholar in the Citadel.

The fat maester not only cured his Greyscale through some adventurous means, but also claimed to be a friend of Jon, who claimed to be Rhaegar's son!

This delighted Jorah, who hoped to get more information from Maester Sam and at the same time try to make contact with the mysterious old Aemon.

Unexpectedly, one day while he was still sleeping, a group of people suddenly broke into his room and took him to Casterly Rock.

Upon arriving at Margaeryport, formerly known as Lannisport, in Casterly Rock, he made no stop and became even more anxious upon learning that Jon would be traveling with him.

Jorah Mormont had no idea what fate awaited him.

It's getting colder and colder; are we heading towards the North?

Jorah felt the familiar chill and was puzzled. He looked out through the crack in the door.

Suddenly, a series of heavy, powerful footsteps approached rapidly, and he quickly retreated and sat down on the bed.

A tall knight clad in heavy armor appeared before him.

"Jorah Mormont?! His Majesty wishes to see you. Come with me."

"Jon?"

"You dare call His Majesty by his name?"

The tall knight frowned and grabbed his collar.

Only when he got closer did Jorah realize that the person in front of him seemed to be wearing a very peculiar mask; it was Sandor.

In fact, the two were about the same size, but Sandor, because he was wearing armor, had a much stronger presence.

Jorah pursed his lips and followed Sandor to meet Jon.

As they walked down the corridor and into a room, they saw several young people talking.

"The Iron Bank has already hinted that Young Griff is willing to take on the loan of 900,000 Gold Dragon. If they get the Iron Bank's help, they will soon invade the Crownlands."

The speaker was a young man with reddish-brown hair and blue eyes. Although young, he had an extraordinary air about him. Jorah thought hard and suddenly realized that the person in front of him was very likely Robb Stark, the Prince of the North.

So that young man with gray eyes, who also occupied the absolute center—

"Let them keep dragging it out. I have plenty of ways to deal with these bankers later."

"So what do you plan to do?" asked another handsome young nobleman with brown hair.

"It's simple. This time, we'll find a way to capture some Wights, preferably White Walkers, to show those insects from the Free Cities what's what and force them to help us. Otherwise, I'll just throw the Wights onto their land!"

"Catching Wights, catching White Walkers! What is this guy talking about?!"

Jorah listened to the young man in the black brocade robe with a red three-headed dragon embroidered on his shoulder, and he couldn't help but feel horrified.

Judging from his tone, catching a White Walkers was as easy as catching a chicken.

"There's no way around it, people are selfish. If Westeros falls, these White Walkers will flee to the Free Cities and spread eastward. Even Daenerys ' dragons couldn't hold them off. Just imagine, hundreds of millions of tireless and painless armies—it's practically a catastrophe!"

"Well, then let's scare them—" the brown-haired young man said.

Before he could finish speaking, Jorah finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Her own Dragon Queen is on the Essos, just across the Narrow Sea; she absolutely cannot allow them to do this.

"Your Majesty, please forgive my rudeness. The people of the Free Cities are innocent, as are those slaves. They are actually very pitiful. Please—"

"Pathetic?" Jon sneered at Jorah. "Then Ser Jorah, knowing full well that the laws of Westeros are for human trafficking, why did you still do it?"

"I----"

Jorah's wife, Lynise Hightower, was incredibly extravagant, and Jorah Mormont's fiefdom, Bear Island, was a poor place. To satisfy his wife's luxurious lifestyle, Jorah was forced to engage in human trafficking, ultimately harming both himself and others.

However, over the years he has followed Daenerys and, seeing Daenerys liberate slaves and care for commoners, his heart has changed considerably.

It's a pity that the ugly things they did back then can't be covered up.

Jon believed he had no need to unleash the White Walkers upon the Free Cities to wreak havoc on ordinary people; at most, he would only scare the slave owners who indulged in luxury.

After witnessing the White Walkers 'Wights tireless and pain-resistant nature, they will most likely choose to dutifully provide financial support to Westeros in its fight against the White Walkers.

Jon was able to capture Jorah because he vaguely remembered that Jorah seemed to be coming to Westeros for treatment, so he ordered his men to keep an eye out.

In the end, Sam sent a message to Jon.

In short, everything was full of coincidences.

Jon deliberately distracted himself by having someone search for Jorah Mormont, mainly to see if he could sever the possibility of Daenerys and Aegon Jr. cooperating, or rather, with Varys Petyr and his group.

"So you were sent by Varys to contact Daenerys?"

"Yes, he promised me that as long as I eliminate him and serve Baratheon, I will be pardoned and allowed to return to Westeros."

"So Varys and the others knew about Daenerys and her brother Viserys's situation all along, but did nothing about it?"

"Yes, yes."

Jorah didn't quite understand why Jon cared about such things.

Robb, suddenly realizing something, spoke up, "Jon, you mean Daenerys and Viserys are just a decoy, used to cover for Young Griff? To mislead Robert!"

"Yes, that's what I mean." Jon glanced at Jorah was utterly shocked, and continued, "Now that the rebels have come forward— Petyr is one, Varys is one, and Illyrio of the Free Cities is another—they're all in cahoots. They're only thinking of using Daenerys and Viserys, including Daenerys's marriage to that barbarian, all to pave the way for Young Griff!"

So that's how it is, so that's how it is, so that's how it is----

Jorah felt a pang of regret, wondering why he hadn't realized this sooner.

After Daenerys discovered that he was a spy, Jorah maintained that he was innocent because he had not yet pledged allegiance to her at that time.

Even when he decided to follow Daenerys, he remained unwavering, and therefore still refused to admit his mistake.

But now that he knows he was actually a tool used by a group of people to persecute the poor brother and sister, he can't help but feel some remorse.

Seeing Jorah's unnatural expression, Jon decided to add fuel to the fire, "Poor thing, a true dragon forced to make peace with a beast."

Upon hearing Jon's words, Jorah's face flushed crimson. After a moment of silence, he said, "Your Majesty, I have heard that Young Griff and Varys are currently entrenched in the Vale. My illness is cured. Please allow me to attack the Vale for you, even as a common soldier. I hope to be able to cut off their heads for the Queen."

Jorah spoke very sincerely, even kneeling directly in front of Jon.

"No rush," Jon said. "Let's go to Bear Island first. Don't you want to see it after being away from home for so long?"

"Bear, Bear Island?"

The mention of Bear Island filled Jorah with a wave of distress and guilt.

His father, Jeo Mormont, voluntarily donned black and went to the Wall so that he could take control of Bear Island.

But he himself did such an absurd thing.

He had already heard from Sam in the Citadel that his father had encountered Wights, and if Jon hadn't sensed it in time, he probably would have perished in the icy wilderness.

In a way, Jon also owed him a debt of gratitude.

Soon, the servant Robert Frey rushed in to tell Jon that they would be arriving soon, while Jorah the Bear showed obvious unease.

He didn't know how to face his family and friends.

Soon after, the fleet docked, and the former Lady Maggie appeared at the humble harbor to greet them with her daughter Lyanna Mormont.

Lady Meggi was a rough and unrefined woman with a large head and thick arms. Her white hair was tied back, and she was clearly Jorah's aunt.

Lady Maeghie was just like Greatjon, always talking about how great fighting was, and she seemed like a complete battle maniac, decisive and rough at the same time.

Lyanna, the little bear girl beside her, also seemed to resemble Arya in temperament at first glance. While she remained relatively well-behaved beside Maege, her eyes were anything but honest, constantly scrutinizing Jon and Robb.

Because of Jon, neither the little bear nor the little wolf girl suffered the series of terrible blows that had happened before, and they had enough time to grow up slowly.

Although it may seem a bit naive now, it's not necessarily a bad thing.

The one with green eyes is Robb, the one with gray eyes is Jon, the one with green eyes is Robb, the one with gray eyes is Jon— "

Lyanna kept repeating this to herself to make sure she didn't make a mistake when she brought back her greetings, as she already knew everything about the two of them.

Especially Jon, that Targaryen who looks like Stark.

The conquest of King's Landing, the Westerlands, the annexation of the Iron Islands, and the recent defeat of Stannis —every single event is exhilarating.

The annexation of the Iron Islands, in particular, was a huge boon to Bear Island, which was ruled by the House Mormont. Sometimes, those vicious Iron Islands bandits would target Bear Island for raids, and the people of Bear Island had fought those pirates to the death many times.

Jon's annexation of the Iron Islands meant they would no longer have to worry about invasions.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Prince—"

Maege, along with Lyanna and a group of Bear Island maesters and servants, greeted Jon and Robb.

Jon said, "Bear Island is in a very important location. It will become a crucial hub for the transshipment of supplies in the future. Soon, craftsmen will come to expand the port. Let's call it Prince's Port."

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Maege was, after all, a lord, and she knew that with the future expansion of Bear Island's port, tax revenue would increase, and her life would become more comfortable.

But just then, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

"Jorah!"

Lady Meggi was initially shocked, but she walked step by step to Jorah.

He was Jorah's aunt and became chieftain of Mormont after Jorah was exiled.

Jorah, who had been hiding, wanted to recognize his aunt whom he hadn't seen for many years but dared not.

He practically hid behind Jon and the others, hoping to conceal his enormous body, but what was bound to happen still happened.

Before anyone else could say anything, Maggie punched Jorah hard in the face.

Bear Island has always been known for its fierce people; even in front of Jon and Robb, when it comes to disciplining children, they will still do it without hesitation.

"Megi looked like an enraged mother bear," she said, raising her large, rough fists high before slamming them down on Jorah's bald head, her attack style just like a bear's.

Jon didn't stop him; he simply stood by and watched, even observing him with a spectator's attitude, while casually slipping a bag of dried fruit into the hand of the little bear girl beside him.

Lyanna, the little bear girl, looked at Jon with great surprise. Her eyes were dark and bright, her cheeks were slightly red from the wind, and she had a shy expression on her face.

When Lyanna saw Jon smilingly handing her a bag of snacks, she thought he didn't seem like a king at all, but rather like the older brother she had always wanted.

She looked down at the parchment paper package, which contained raisins, dried lemons, and dried apples, all covered with a thin layer of icing.

I grabbed a raisin and popped it into my mouth; the sweet and sour taste filled my mouth, along with the aroma of other fruits.

She didn't eat much, but instead cautiously asked, "Your Majesty, may I take some back to eat?"

"Of course, no problem. Lots of delicious food will be passing through Bear Island in the future, so you can eat however you like."

Jon didn't need any help from the Bear Island; he simply admired the little bear girl.

According to the original trajectory, Lady Maggie should have died at the Red Wedding. However, because her other sisters got married, the responsibility of leading Bear Island fell on this little girl who was only ten years old.

Jon originally needed to come to Bear Island Bear Island to request its support.

Despite her verbal sparring, the little bear girl still made the right choice.

The situation in the Seven Kingdoms is much better now than before.

By bribing her with a small packet of dried fruit, Lyanna can secure more support for her Sunset Sea trade route once she becomes the lord of Bear Island.

Jon chatted with Jorah Mormont, while the others watched with amusement as Jorah covered his head and let Aunt Maggie beat him. After a while, Maggie got tired and stopped.

She led her eldest nephew to Jon, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, Jorah has violated the laws of the Seven Kingdoms by trafficking people. Please spare his life and allow him to don the black robes and serve at the Wall!"

"No!"

Unexpectedly, before Jon could say anything, Jorah spoke first, only to be met with another beating from Maggie.

"No what?! Don't you know why your father, at his advanced age, went to the Wall? You ungrateful wretch, you've disgraced the House Mormont!" Maggie's eyes widened, as if she wanted to tear this ungrateful nephew apart.

"Aunt, what I mean is that I'm willing to atone for my sins, but I have to protect Daenerys first!"

"What Daenerys? Do I look like Daenerys?"

"Stop hitting Auntie! Auntie!"

Even though Jorah was tough and resilient, Lady Meghi was no weak woman either; she would also suffer from taking a barrage of punches.

The most important reason Jon came to Bear Island Bear Island was to make it a transit base for supplies and personnel.

Bear Island is large enough, larger than Great Wyk and Harlaw Island in the Iron Islands.

Moreover, it's not far from the Wall; it's only a two- or three-day boat trip.

It would be perfect as an outpost outside the Long March.

Actually, there is an even larger Skagos on the other side of the mainland.

Skagos is larger, closer to the Wall, and surrounded by several islands that act as a natural barrier.

It's a pity it's not safe. Not only are there Wildlings on it, but it also has to cross the Narrow Sea, which is not yet under effective control. The Golden Company also has some ships, so the possibility of being attacked is not small.

In addition, Jon brought a thousand elite soldiers with him, with the aim of capturing the White Walkers.

As for Jorah —Meggie was getting old and couldn't keep up after a while, while Jorah was strong and tough, so he wouldn't get hurt.

Robb calmed Maeji down, and then Jon said, "Jorah Mormont, we can put aside your unauthorized return to Westeros for now. I have an important task for you."

"Please give your orders, Your Majesty."

"You will join my ranks and travel Beyond the Wall. It would be best if you could capture some Wights or White Walkers for me. Afterwards, I will send a fleet to Slaver's Bay. You must let your Dragon Queen know that Varys and his men used her as a scapegoat to distract Robert. Then, show the White Walkers to the people of the surrounding city-states, demonstrating the terrible things happening in Westeros. Tell them to immediately donate supplies and organize an army to fight the White Walkers in Westeros. If they continue the siege of Slaver's Bay, then we'll all perish together."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Jorah breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't really believe in Wights, both Jon and Sam, the fat maester who cured his Greyscale, spoke with absolute certainty.

Moreover, this was a rare opportunity for Jorah to ask Daenerys for forgiveness, so he certainly wouldn't let it slip by.

Let alone Jon asking him to capture White Walkers, he'd probably agree to take on the Night King one-on-one.

Moreover, the biggest advantage of doing this is that it can temporarily alleviate the situation of Slaver's Bay being surrounded by enemies.

With everyone busy dealing with the legendary White Walkers, no one bothered Daenerys.

Not to mention that the help she has given Daenerys every time has been genuine, there is no doubt that she should stand on that side.

After learning what Jon and Robb were up to, Maege sent hundreds of Bear Island warriors to follow them.

She also assured Jon that within three months at most, she would have a medium-sized transit port and a large number of warehouses on Bear Island.

Robb returned to Winterfell, as the North needed someone to manage it, and it wasn't appropriate to always leave it to Catelyn.