Another one----Skinchanger?
This is the complete question of Titus.
Wenda smiled and nodded, she also felt that she was very lucky.
Starpike Earl, who claims to know Skinchanger well, once told her that Skinchanger south of the Neck is quite rare.
Unexpectedly, in the small town of Riverlands, she discovered the existence of Dodge.
That was an accident.
Following Earl's orders, she is leading a team to collect feedback from lower-level soldiers on combat rewards, and monitor whether any officers dare to disobey Starpike Earl's will and embezzle the rewards of their subordinates.
During this supervisory work, Wenda accidentally heard all kinds of strange local rumors about Dodge, and that's how she discovered such talents for her Earl, and they were rare talents in the mysterious field.
Here, there is not only the joy of finding an "abnormal person" with the same type of ability, but also a little pride for Mr. Earl, who particularly loves mysticism, to find a Skinchanger.
It's no wonder that she was so excited today.
"How did you find him?"
Titus asked with a smile, still muttering secretly:
Could it be said that you "substitute messengers" are still attracted to each other?
Wenda briefly talked about how she discovered Dodge by accident, and then made an expression like "Don't worry, he hasn't finished his performance yet" and motioned to Titus to continue watching.
While they were asking and answering questions, Dodge still stood there, rolling his eyes and continuing his out-of-body experience.
The black-headed dog called "Bru" suddenly shook his head, and his face looked blank, as if he was a little confused.
Next to it, the eyes of another reddish-brown hound suddenly became "clear", which was a strange and clear feeling.
It's as if the hound suddenly looks more human.
"Is this----consciousness transfer?" Titus said in surprise.
According to his understanding of Skinchanger and Wenda's personal experience, Skinchanger doesn't just want to "Skinchanging" any animal, just "Skinchanging" it.
Among Westeros humans, only the North and Wildlings who believe in Old Gods like Children of the Forest and have the blood of First Men have the potential of Skinchanging.
In addition to Skinchanger in the south, there must have been First Men Skinchanger in our ancestors.
But even people with this talent need to choose the appropriate Skinchanging carrier, first cultivate enough feelings to become each other's "partners", and then slowly try to enter their consciousness into the animal's brain, so as to control the "possessed" animal's body and control its actions.
And not all kinds of animals are suitable for humans Skinchanging.
As stated by Master Hagen of Skinchanging north of the Wall, Beyond the Wall Wildlings:
Skinchanger Whether you can control a certain animal depends on whether your temper is consistent with the animal's nature.
Like these the Hound in front of us, it is relatively easy to establish contact. Because of their species, they are easy to get close to and trust humans. The longer they stay with them, the easier it is to invade their consciousness.
Wild wolves, on the other hand, are more difficult and need to establish a long-term and lasting intimate bond like marriage before they can try it.
Birds, like Wenda's white falcon Griffith, are the most alluring. If Skinchanger controls the birds, if his will is not strong enough, he will soon lose interest in everything on the ground and only think about "flying" all day long.
Cats are cruel and conceited hunters, beasts among beasts. They are more difficult to control than wolves and can only be forced by their own powerful force.
Deer are too weak. Wenda once introduced it to Titus. If it invades their consciousness for a long time, warriors will turn into cowards.
Her first Skinchanging partner was a deer. After his death, Wenda's abilities greatly increased, and he was replaced by the current White Falcon.
According to her, as long as she can survive "death" in the body of Skinchanger's partner, her ability to control abilities will naturally increase.
Because when taking the initiative in the body of another creature, the death of that creature will not cause the death of Skinchanger, but may only lead to a mental breakdown. When Skinchanger's body loses its life, it is considered the "first" death.
Skinchanger's consciousness can still remain in the body of Skinchanger's partner, but the consciousness itself will change, and human thinking abilities will gradually become simpler.
In such a "second life", the memory of Skinchanger's body will slowly become blurred until the human nature completely disappears and is replaced by animal nature.
The Wildlings Skinchanger group living in the far north also has unwritten moral principles, such as: prohibiting eating human flesh, mating with wolves in wolf form, and occupying the bodies of other humans.
The last one is also the most serious one.
Whether it is to Skinchanger or being Skinchanger, it is extremely dangerous.
Titus knows that maybe someone can control five - or even as many as six beasts to Skinchanging at the same time - but those are all fixed Skinchanging partners.
But he didn't know that he could still "play" like the Dodge in front of him. This was obviously not a "Skinchanger" in the conventional sense.
Starpike Earl I originally thought it was the unfolding of the Eight Ninja Dogs, but I didn't expect to get a surprise from Captain Ginyu.
He watched Dodger continue to perform there, and the human eyes kept switching between the eyes of the eight vicious dogs. The faces of the dogs one after another became "anthropomorphic" in turn. For a while, he could not figure out where the real limit of the small town Hunter was.
Wenda explained with a smile on the side, "Dodge can transfer his consciousness to any hound he raises at will, and can switch at any time - this is something I can't do. According to what you talked to me, I'm afraid ordinary Skinchanger can't do it. Maybe only the Greenseer in your mouth can?"
Among a thousand people, only one is born Skinchanger, and among a thousand Skinchanger, there will only be one Greenseer.
That is the privilege of Old Gods's beloved, once Westeros's legendary indigenous creature "Children of the Forest".
"In previous battles, he relied on the sense of smell of hounds to personally "detect the enemy's movement route and catch them one by one."
Wenda added another sentence, Titus understood her intention. He stepped forward and watched the white in Dodger's eyes gradually fade away and return to the normal shape of his eyes. His tone was full of praise. Reward: "Dodge--really? Your ability seems to be more effective than ten archers, a hundred kennel masters or dog trainers! With you here, we will have an extra trump card whether it is detecting the enemy or tracking prey."
His thoughts moved very quickly, and he was actually already thinking:
If there is no problem with adaptability, find some Direwolf north of the Great Wall for this Dodge, or some other raptor, which can better utilize its functions and Skinchanging characteristics.
Just one Lady White Eagle can play a key role in the war. If there is another "eye" in the sky, then no matter what kind of battlefield it is, nothing can hide from the eyes and ears of Starpike Earl.
Dodger's face glowed with enthusiasm and anticipation. Compared with being a lonely Hunter with eccentric behavior in the eyes of ordinary people on the edge of a small town, joining the guard of a big shot was a future that he had never dared to imagine before.
-Yi was inevitably considered a "monster" by the monks who believed in Seven. Before Wenda showed similar abilities, he never dared to show too much of his abnormality to outsiders.
Dodge was not good at words, and he didn't know whether he should imitate those knight masters and kneel before his master to swear allegiance.
He used the method he was good at.
Dodge bent down and put his hand on the head of the black head dog "Blue" lying at his feet. Both people lowered their heads. Dodge's eyes lost focus again and turned white.
The sun shines in through the cracks in the door curtain and falls on the shiny fur of the hound.
"Blue" let out a low growl from his throat, stood up suddenly, walked forward, and gently touched Titus Earl's hand with his nose.
Titus couldn't help but laugh when he saw this, thinking: What a good dog.
He took the initiative and patted Blue on the head.
"From now on, just follow me with peace of mind. I will never treat my own people badly."
The whiteness in Dodge's eyes faded, and he raised his head again, smiling excitedly with his ferocious bald head.
He turned around and walked toward the house, seemingly planning to pack his luggage.
After taking two steps, he stopped again and turned back to add, "My dogs recognize people. Except for me and the people I told them, no one else can touch them at will, otherwise they will bite people if they are unhappy."
Lady White Eagle stood next to Earl and addressed the new team member's concerns with a smile, "Don't worry, Dodge, I will explain this to the guards in the team."
Titus also nodded in agreement.
Looking at Dodger's strong back disappearing into the wooden house, and then looking at the dogs sitting around his feet, the smile on the corners of Hei Earl's mouth deepened.
This unexpected harvest brought by Lady White Eagle may make him more happy than welcoming the arrival of "reinforcements".
"Eagle dog, eagle dog, I want you to be an eagle, not a dog":