Viserys woke up before dawn the next day. He turned his head and glanced at Daenerys beside him. His sister-in-law Liang was still sleeping, her breathing was steady, Silver-Haired Figure was scattered on the pillow in a mess, and a hand was resting on Viserys's arm.
Viserys did not wake her up right now, but quietly got up from the bed, then put on her coat and walked to the hall of the castle.
Davy and the others were already waiting in the hall at this time. In order to prepare what Viserys needed, they didn't rest at all last night.
At this moment, the old Long Table in front of him was covered with a map drawn with charcoal on old parchment. Next to it stood two Rangerss in black. They were also holding several rolls of parchment in their hands and comparing them with the map on the table.
"Your Majesty." Davy saw Viserys coming in. He quickly stood up and saluted, then pointed at the map and said, "These are the times and places where Wights appeared from the southern edge of Haunted Forest to Fist of the First Men. We drew them during our patrols in the past three months. Some places may not be accurate, but most of the marks were confirmed by the three of us on the spot."
Viserys walked to the table and looked down at the map. Davy They used charcoal to mark the range of Wights's activities. They also drew an irregular circle in the west direction of the southern edge of Haunted Forest. In the circle were written the words "Wights Group", and there were a few small arrows pointing to the depths of the forest.
"The group of Wights has been operating in this area before. There are about seventy or eighty of them. The last time we saw them was a month ago."
Davy clicked on the map with his finger and continued, "In short, when we observed them, they basically never left this area, and they would scatter in the snow during the day and gather at the edge of the forest at night."
"What about the records in Haunted Forest? Are there any records in this regard?" Viserys asked.
"We can't get in at all. The furthest Night's Watch patrol is to the south of Haunted Forest. We have tried to get in a few times, but we only went to the edge and then retreated. The Wights inside are too dense. They are very sensitive to living people and are very dangerous to us."
Davy's tone was a little hesitant, but he finally said, "We had two teams of brothers go in to patrol before, but they came out three days later. Only one person came out, and the others were all dead inside."
"The living man said there was something deep in the woods, but they didn't see what it was at the time. They only heard some strange sounds mixed with the wind, like someone singing or the trees talking. Then he found that there was no one around him, and he ran back in panic."
Viserys nodded. He probably knew what those sounds meant. Greenseer would control Weirwood to whisper. Maybe Greenseer wanted to remind them of the danger, but they were still discovered by Others. Only that person was lucky enough to come back alive.
Viserys remembers that when he was a child, when King's Landing and Gods Eye used Weirwood's vision, he also perceived those sounds, but he was still young at the time and didn't pay much attention to them, but the sounds were not much different from what Davy described now.
"When you were patrolling Beyond the Wall before, did you see some particularly large Weirwood? There were white trunks and red Leaf." Viserys asked.
Davy and the other two Rangers exchanged glances, then both shook their heads and said, "No, Your Majesty, the Weirwood we saw are not big. The largest one is about the same as the one in Winterfell Godswood, and they are all ordinary Weirwood, there is no Winterfell Those tree faces in Godswood."
"It's just that Beyond the Wall is too big. In the records of Night's Watch, we only visited a small part of the south and east. There are basically no records of the north and west."
"The most recent record of Night's Watch's large-scale march north was led by Bloodraven Duke, but that was already a long time ago."
"Bloodraven Duke Brynden. Raven Lord Commander was still Night's Watch at that time. He led a team of two hundred elite A brigade composed of Rangers went deep to the north of Haunted Forest, trying to find clues about Others. It is also said that it was to find Greenseer."
Viserys frowned slightly. Bloodraven did seem to have conducted such an operation before, but that expedition was almost completely wiped out. Only a few people returned alive, and Bloodraven himself He also disappeared from Beyond the Wall and never returned to Wall. Although Viserys knows that he has now become Greenseer, he does not know the reason.
"According to the records of those Night's Watch who returned alive, where did they end up?" Viserys asked.
"I have been interested in these before, so I often help Maester Aemon organize files. I have seen records in this regard. The furthest they reached was near a place called 'Whispering Gorge', but they encountered an unprecedented snowstorm there."
Davy shook his head, sighed, and said, "According to those who came back, Bloodraven Duke disappeared nearby. They were looking for it for a long time, but not to mention Bloodraven Duke, even the traces of the other Black Brotherss were not found."
Viserys thought, Whispering Gorge? Could that be where Greenseer is hiding? If he can't find him in Haunted Forest this time, he can go there and have a look.
"Okay." Viserys looked over everything Davy and the others had prepared, then rolled up the map and said, "You don't have to do it anymore. I'll just take care of the rest. You can go back and rest."
Just then, Daenerys also came out of the room. She had now changed into riding clothes, Silver-Haired Figure had also been braided into a braid hanging behind her head, and the Valyrian steel sword he gave her was hanging around her waist.
Seeing that Viserys was already packing her bags, she walked over quickly and said, "Older Brother, shall we leave now?"
"No, let's have breakfast first." Viserys said, "I just asked someone to prepare some hot food. We will leave after eating."
Viserys ordered the people to heat up some broth and white bread. Caste's Castle There is very little white bread here. They Night's Watch usually eat black bread, let alone broth.
Viserys and Daenerys simply ate some, and after bidding farewell to Night's Watch Rangers who was guarding Beyond the Wall, Viserys left the castle.