The body of Eddard was sent to Riverrun by agent Hand of the King Tyrion during the period of War of the Five Kings.
Later, Mrs. Catelyn who was in Riverrun sent someone to take the body back to Winterfell. But the coffin was still on the way, so House Greyjoy attacked Winterfell.
After that, Red Wedding, the North were completely in chaos, and the coffin of Eddard was also missing.
At this stage, the children of House Stark are unable to protect themselves, and no one has the energy to find the lost coffin.
By the time Jon·Snow became King in the North later in the series, they had long since changed, and Eddard's body could no longer be found.
Gary was glad that he took one more look, otherwise he would have missed Eddard's body.
He opened the coffin lid, revealing a gap.
Several months have passed, even in the cold winter, the body in the coffin has rotted and turned into a dry skeleton.
But the clothing, hair color, and even the broken neck bones of the skeleton all prove that it is the remains of Eddard·Stark.
During the years when Gary lived with Winterfell, Eddard·Stark treated him like a parent and son, and would often defend him when Catelyn deliberately made things difficult for him.
Sometimes, Eddard would take him and his four children, Robb, Snow, and Theon, to hunt. He would tell the history of House Stark, the traditions of the North, and the legends about White Walkers.
Although the four children have different identities, he will treat them equally and play the role of a loving yet stern father.
Thinking of this, Gary couldn't help but have red eyes. He held back tears, "I'm sorry, I came back late and couldn't save you. I couldn't save Robb..."
He silently made a vow, "But I swear that I will take good care of my brothers and sisters and prevent them from being harmed. I will also take back Winterfell and make the North belong to the Wolf family forever."
Gary After a long moment of silence, he closed the coffin again. Then he personally carried the coffin onto the wooden carriage.
Jon·Umber, who originally wanted to help, was stunned, "Your Majesty's strength is so great."
The North, Dreadfort.
After Roose·Boton came back, he felt very angry about the fact that his illegitimate son Ramsay·Snow castrated Theon.
He originally wanted to exchange Theon for Moat Cailin in the hands of Ironborn. Now Theon is no longer a man, no longer the heir of Iron Islands, and has lost its due value.
Therefore, he ordered Ramsay to take people to capture Moat Cailin. As long as Ramsay completes this task, he will ask King's Landing for orders to let Ramsay get rid of his illegitimate son's status and officially become his heir.
Just as Ramsay was preparing to leave, a Raven flew back to the Dreadfort with a secret message.
The letter said that the son of Eddard, Bing Wizard Luke·Stark, suddenly appeared in Riverlands. He killed all the Frey clan, burned Luanhe City, broke through Moat Cailin, and headed towards Winterfell.
The letter also said that he had the ability to resurrect the dead and owned a giant dragon.
Finally, there was an order from Tywin, who asked Roose Bolton to immediately send troops to intercept and kill the man who called himself Luke·Stark.
Roose Bolton stopped Ramsay's departure. Facing the threat of the dragon, he wanted to take all his troops to Winterfell.
His current army is composed of more than 2,500 people from House Bolton, more than 1,000 people from House Karstark, more than 1,000 people from other the North families (remnants of War of the Five Kings), and more than 1,400 people borrowed after marrying House Frey.
The coalition forces totaled more than 6,000 people, including more than 5,000 infantry and about 1,000 cavalry.
Roose Bolton left 600 infantrymen to defend the Dreadfort, and more than 5,400 people set out with him to Winterfell.
Moat Cailin.
Gary had no extra manpower to stay here, so not long after he left, Iron Islands sent a new Ironborn team over to continue occupying Moat Cailin.
This was a bitter experience for Margaery who was heading north. The one hundred and eighty cavalry under her command were useless in this swampy terrain.
In desperation, she could only choose the water route and take a boat to get around Moat Cailin.
Winterfell.
This ancient castle with a long history has been reduced to ruins, Main Castle was seriously damaged, and all the wooden structures in the city were burned down.
The once beautiful Godswood was cut down in half, and the lush grassland was trampled by horse hooves. The exquisite and eye-catching Glass Garden was artificially destroyed, leaving only ruins.
Gary and Daenerys rode in front, Jon·Umber drove a carriage behind, and the three of them arrived in front of Winterfell's broken city gate.
Looking at Winterfell, which had carried his memories for five years, turned into the dilapidated appearance it is now, Gary was heartbroken and even more angry.
"Phew!
An arrow was shot from above the city wall and went straight to Gary's face.
Gary didn't even look at it. He raised his hand to grab the arrow. He looked towards the top of the city wall and silently counted the Bolton troops staying here. "How come there are only about twenty people left behind? Bolton ignores Winterfell's status so much?"
The dragon Drogon flew across the sky. It landed skillfully on the city wall and swept down some of the Bolton soldiers with its thick tail.
Then it sprayed out a stream of Dragonfire, burning all the remaining Bolton soldiers to death.
Joan Umber pulled out his sword and guarded Gary's side. When he saw that Drogon had already attacked the city, he explained with confidence, "All House Stark's descendants have already... Probably House Bolton thought that no one would attack Winterfell, so only these soldiers were left."
Apart from its special significance to House Stark, a ruin is indeed of no use to other families.
Gary and others rode into the city, and the few surviving Bolton soldiers quickly knelt down and begged for mercy. Unfortunately, Gary was not prepared to forgive House Bolton who killed Robb.
After receiving the instructions from Gary, Jon·Umber took a sharp sword and beheaded all the surviving Boltons.
"Master Luke?"
Several ragged nuns came out of the ruins, looked at Gary on horseback, and called with tears in their eyes.
Most of Winterfell's servants were killed by "Little Skinner" Ramsay·Snow. The reason why these nuns were left behind was to allow them to cook for the defenders.
Gary turned over and dismounted. He remembered those nuns who had watched him grow up.
Two of them are nuns who work in the textile room, and they made the gloves he used back then. The other three nuns work in the kitchen, which is very close to Training Yard, and everyone is an old acquaintance.
"Aunt Hana, why are you the only ones left? Where are the others?"
Gary stepped forward, supported the trembling old man, and asked.
Aunt Hana rubbed her eyes, "Everyone else is dead. First, Theon came back with Ironborn. He killed Ser Kesso, and also killed Master Bran and Master Rickon. Then House Bolton came in and killed them. They are all devils, killing people and skinning them..."
The old man became increasingly emotional and his breathing became rapid.
Gary quickly reassured, "It's okay, Aunt Hana, Bran and Rickon are not dead. I will take them home soon."
The nuns were extremely surprised, "Really? Master Luke, have you found Master Bran and Master Rickon?"
"Let me just say, Theon The two children who were skinned are slightly different in size from the two young masters."
"Bah! Don't mention that ungrateful Ironborn. The Duke treated him as his own son, but he actually betrayed House Stark. I will pray every day so that God can punish him and let him experience the pain of being skinned!"
Gary nodded, with a vague murderous intention in his eyes. "Boton and Greyjoy, I have written them down. One day, I will make them pay a heavy price."
Drogon sensed Gary's emotions, and he spit out Dragonfire, burning the corpses of Bolton soldiers on the ground to charcoal.