Roose Bolton did not meet Jon in his own camp. Instead, he chose House Darry's camp as the venue.
When Jon arrived at their camp, he found quite a few soldiers either sparring or discussing the situation and the war.
Those were things only "cultured people" could do.
When they saw Jon, they all cast appraising looks his way.
Though most of those looks were cold and indifferent.
Jon's "tactless" behavior at Riverrun that day had made many people unhappy.
But Jon did not care. He was thinking about something else.
House Darry now had fewer than four hundred soldiers left.
Yet they still had more than twenty knights.
Moreover, the quality of these remaining soldiers was quite high.
They had accompanied their lord through battle after battle, so their loyalty was assured.
Although the forces under Jon's command were expanding rapidly, the shortage of mid-level officers would make it extremely difficult to relay orders.
It would also prevent him from fully exploiting the advantage of his "map cheat."
If he could incorporate such a force into his own command, his army's combat strength would immediately rise by a great deal.
But that was only wishful thinking.
As an old noble house, House Darry would not submit to a bastard like him.
They might not even think much of Robert.
House Darry had produced a Kingsguard.
He had followed Jon's birth father, Rhaegar Targaryen, and died at the Ruby Ford.
It was said that the cellars beneath Darry Castle still secretly held Targaryen banners and portraits of every Targaryen king.
It could be said that there was only one sun in their hearts: Targaryen.
As soon as Jon entered Darry's tent, he saw him waiting there.
The Martin brothers were with him, along with young Lyman, the current Earl of