Winterfell is completely ruined and the reconstruction work is very tedious. It is impossible for Gary alone to complete it.
He needs manpower.
Moreover, they made a lot of noise along the way, and sooner or later the Dreadfort would receive news.
Therefore, he also needs troops to defend the city.
Jon·Umber expressed his opinion during the dinner, "Your Majesty has now recaptured Winterfell. He should immediately send a letter to the the North princes and ask them to come to Winterfell to swear allegiance."
The normal process is indeed like this, but Gary has no army and almost no "self-protection" ability.
Who can guarantee that the the North nobles who came with their troops have no different intentions? Isn't he trying to lure a wolf into the house?
"Send letters in two waves. First, send a request for help to those families who will never betray Stark, and ask them to come with their troops. Wait a few days after the first batch of letters are sent out, and then notify other the North nobles."
Jon·Umber As a lord who has lived in the North for decades, he must have a clearer understanding of the various nobles of the North than Gary.
He thought twice and said, "There are many families like our House Umber who are loyal to Stark, but now the only ones who really have the spare capacity to send troops to support us are probably House Manderly of White Harbor."
Gary I have heard of White Harbor, which is the richest city the North.
House Manderly, who rules White Harbor, was a great noble in the southern region more than a thousand years ago. At that time, Aegon·Targaryen had not yet landed, and Seven Kingdoms was still divided, each claiming the title of king.
House Manderly was squeezed out by the ruler of the Reach kingdom, House Gardener. They were forced to leave the southern territory and wander around.
It was King in the North at that time that accepted them and granted them fiefdom.
Since then, House Manderly has become a loyal fan of House Stark.
Moreover, House Manderly has a grudge against House Bolton ("Little Peeling" Ramsay·Snow forcibly married White Harbor Earl's sister in order to obtain the title, and then starved her to death.), so they are even less likely to be loyal to House Bolton.
Gary knows in his heart that with the power of the dragon, it is easy to attack a city but difficult to defend it.
If he doesn't have an army, let alone recapturing the entire the North, even holding Winterfell will be a problem.
"Well, Aunt Hana, please go to Rookery and bring over Raven who contacted White Harbor."
Aunt Hana filled a bowl of broth for Daenerys and exclaimed in her heart: What a beautiful girl, Master Luke is really lucky.
She heard Gary's voice, came to her senses, and replied, "Master Luke, Rookery was burned to death, and Raven was also burned to death."
Gary slapped his forehead and smiled bitterly. He actually forgot about this.
Jon·Umber reminded, "Your Majesty, there should be Raven in Cerwyn city."
Cerwyn City is the closest castle to Winterfell, and it takes less than half a day to ride there.
Although the House Cerwyn there is a small family with few troops, they are also diehard loyalists of Stark. Meiqi Cerwyn Earl and his only son Clay Cerwyn in Cerwyn City both died fighting for Robb.
The current Earl in Cerwyn City is the sister of Meiqi Earl, Qiao Lier·Cerwyn.
It's just that this female Earl has no military power, and there are only a few dozen soldiers in the city.
Cerwyn City's one thousand troops went to war with the former Duke, and after Red Wedding, they were absorbed by Roose Bolton.
Gary doesn't know the other families of the North, but he still knows this House Cerwyn.
When he went out to patrol the city to suppress bandits, Cerwyn City was often used as a place for them to stay because it was so close.
At that time, Meiqi Earl was also very hospitable and often entertained them with delicious food and drinks.
Now that House Cerwyn is marching south for Robb, all male heirs are dead, and only one woman is left in the bloodline. Why not be tragic?
Gary couldn't help but think of another family in the same situation, House Mormont of Bear Island. However, House Mormont is much stronger than House Cerwyn in terms of strength.
"Okay, go find House Cerwyn and borrow Raven."
Jon·Umber finished the broth in his hand and stood up, "Then I will leave now, Your Majesty..."
He paused, unable to speak.
Gary looked at him sideways, "If you have anything to say, just say it. I know nothing about the North's current situation. This is when I need advice."
Jon·Umber said uneasily, "I'm afraid that House Bolton will arrive before House Manderly. Doesn't Your Majesty have Magic who can resurrect corpses? How about we go to collect some soldier corpses near Winterfell first?"
Gary raised his hand to stop him and said extremely seriously, "Resurrecting a dead body is a very evil method Magic, and it is blasphemy against the gods. I will not use it again unless absolutely necessary."
Sooner or later, the North will face the army of wights. It is best to use less magic like Guli, which has the same origin as the White Walkers.
Otherwise, in the future, he is likely to be regarded as the same kind of White Walkers by humans.
And...
I don't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that the "White Walkers ized area" on his left arm suddenly increased.
Originally, White Walkers was transformed only to the joints of the arms, and the upper arms still had normal human skin color.
But since he used Magic, which transformed Wights, his upper arm began to be eroded, and the area transformed into White Walkers gradually expanded.
If this trend continues, if he continues to use Magic, which "transforms dead bodies into Wights and humans into White Walkers", there is a high probability that he will also become a White Walkers.
This is an experience he has never had before using Ice Magic.
Perhaps Ice Magic of White Walkers is still a normal element Magic, but controlling dead corpses and transforming humans is another completely different Magic...
No, that's not Magic, it's more like a curse.
It is precisely because of this curse that White Walkers has a particularly obvious weakness and will be killed by Dragonglass and Valyrian steel.
Jon·Umber saw Gary's firm attitude and stopped trying to persuade him.
"Then I will set off for Cerwyn City right now. Once I borrow Raven, I will immediately return to Last Hearth to mobilize troops. Your Majesty must not act on impulse. If House Bolton's army arrives before the reinforcements, Your Majesty had better abandon the city first..."
"You want me to abandon the city?"
Gary's eyes became sharp, "Umber Earl, I know you are doing it for my own good. But when the enemy comes, it's not a good idea for me to abandon the city and run away as King in the North. After you send the letter, rush back to the fief as soon as possible. I have my own arrangements for Winterfell."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Jon·Umber sighed helplessly, feeling that Gary was young and energetic and refused to admit defeat. He hung up his sword again and said goodbye to Gary.
Then, he chose a fast horse in the stable and rushed to Cerwyn city overnight.
After dinner, Gary moved Eddard's coffin to the church inside Winterfell.
"Master Luke, the Duke should go to the underground mausoleum. After the war, we will hire some stonemasons to come back and carve a stone statue for the Duke."
Aunt Hana followed and suggested in a low voice.
Gary shook his head, "Eddard Duke's funeral can't be so hasty, let's wait a few days."
After saying that, he turned around and asked Daenerys, "Are you proficient in those Magic runes?"
Daenerys is quite confident. She is becoming more and more skilled in fire Magic. "I can now carve the Magic runes that were used to forge Valyrian steel."
"Very good. There are many abandoned weapons in the city, and we just have enough materials to build two pairs of Valyrian steel plate armor."
Gary not only wants to build armor for himself and Daenerys, but also wants to build a suit of steel armor for Drogon.
He didn't want to be like the Dragon Mother in the TV series, where two of the three giant dragons were sent away before they became arrogant for a long time.