The North, Winterfell.
Gary and Weiman Earl came to the deepest part of Godswood, and saw Dragon Drogon on Heart Tree, which was about to wither.
Drogon noticed that a stranger was approaching his temporary nest, and immediately exposed his two rows of sharp teeth as a warning.
Weiman Earl, like all contemporary Westeros people, saw Dragon for the first time in his life. He stood under Heart Tree, not knowing whether it was fear or excitement, his thighs were trembling, and the fat on his face was also shaking.
The two stopped here and looked at Drogon for a long time.
Weiman Earl seemed to have other things on his mind and soon lost interest in Drogon.
Gary noticed that he was absent-minded and asked proactively, "What? Dragon Did you feel disappointed? Or do you have other things on your mind?"
Weiman Earl said with a sad expression, "Your Majesty, I have two sons in total. The second son Wendel died in Riverrun together with His Majesty Robb. The eldest son Wei Lys was also captured by Lannister and is still imprisoned in Harrenhal."
He is already over 60 years old, and now Wei Lys is the only son left. If Wei Lys is executed by Lannister, then House Manderly will be extinct.
Gary frowned, Tywin had many heavyweight the North hostages in his hands, but he didn't have any bargaining chips, so it was indeed very difficult to handle.
"Tywin must have contacted you. What conditions did he offer?"
Weiman Earl was helpless, "Tywin asked House Manderly to swear allegiance to Iron Throne, and then assist the new Warden of the North Roose Bolton to stabilize the North's situation."
Gary noticed something and said, "You come with me."
They returned to the lobby on the first floor of Main Castle. Gary went upstairs and brought Valyrian steel sword--Bright-Roar, along with a letter they had just written, and handed them to Weiman Earl.
"This Valyrian steel sword, named Bright-Roar, is the ancestral sword of House Lannister. As for this letter, it contains the whereabouts of Tywin's third brother, Gerion·Lannister. You use them to make a deal with Tywin and let him release your son."
Weiman took Bright-Roar and the letter, hesitated for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for not being able to accept it. Your sister Sansa·Stark is still in King's Landing. We should exchange her back first."
Gary smiled and patted his shoulder, "Sansa is worth much more than a Valyrian steel sword. Tywin will not agree to the exchange. You can go and save your son with peace of mind. I have my own arrangements for Sansa."
Next to Riverlands, Kingsroad, there is a familiar farmhouse.
Arya was sitting on the carriage and saw the kind-hearted father and daughter who had helped her.
At this time, they were loading their luggage on the flatbed truck, as if they were about to go on a long journey.
Sandor also discovered the father and daughter at this time. He was very surprised. He had obviously robbed all their money and food. How did they survive until now?
The farmer tied the flatbed cart with a rope, put his daughter Sally on the cart, and prepared to drive the carriage away.
Suddenly, a caravan passed by Kingsroad in front of his door.
After he experienced some bad things, he didn't want to interact with strangers anymore, and wanted to wait for the caravan to pass before setting off on his own.
But contrary to expectations, the caravan suddenly stopped, and the farmer saw a familiar scarred face among the people in the caravan.
The farmer's face turned pale and he didn't know what to do. He had no choice but to retreat.
Arya stopped the caravan, got off the carriage, borrowed a bag of coins from businessman Roose Lan Cook, and then ran to the farmer alone.
"Hello, do you remember me? You helped me. This is my compensation for you. I'm sorry for all the unpleasantness that happened."
She held up the money bag with both hands and apologized sincerely.
Unexpectedly, the farmer did not take the money bag, but held her hand in surprise, "You are God's Messenger... No, you are His Majesty Luke's sister? His Majesty Luke saved me and my daughter, he has been looking for you. You..."
He glanced at the caravan not far away and deliberately lowered his voice, "You should go to the North with us. Don't believe these sanctimonious Mercenary."
Arya was stunned for a moment, "Luke has been here? He... forget it. Are you going to the North?"
A farmer whose ancestors have lived in Riverlands for several generations would actually choose to abandon his hometown and go to an absolutely unfamiliar land. There is no doubt that this requires unimaginable determination.
The farmer did not want to leave his hometown, but he was forced to do so because of the war.
And...
"We have converted to Supreme God, and the land of Seven can no longer accommodate us."
Supreme God?
Arya wanted to ask more questions with a puzzled face, but Sandor came over on horseback.
He urged impatiently, "What nonsense are you talking to him about? It's going to be dark soon. We need to hurry up and get on our way."
"They are also going to the North, and we happen to be traveling together."
After Arya finished speaking, he explained to the farmer, "The destination of this caravan is Winterfell. You can go with us. The road is relatively safer."
The farmer glanced at the fierce-looking Sandor, and doubts arose in his mind, is it safe? Are you sure?
But now it was a war, order was broken, and there were soldiers, bandits, and refugees everywhere. For the safety of his daughter, he had no choice but to compromise.
"Thank you Princess Prince, we are willing to go together."
More than ten days later, Winterfell.
One month has passed since the the North princes received the summons from Gary.
After learning the final result of the Winterfell battle, various lords also arrived at Winterfell one after another.
They are: Qiao Lier from Cerwyn City·Cerwyn Earl, Mrs. Leshan Flint of Widow's Hope Earl, Orlu Locke of Old City Earl, Hanno Flint of Flint's Finger Earl, Leader Holland Reed of Greywater Watch, Last Hearth of Jon·Umber, Barrowton of Barbrey·Laswell Earl, Bear Island of Lyanna·Mormont Earl, and finally the Weiman White Harbor, Manderly Earl.
Within the North, all the lords who can come are present.
Others who were not present, such as the Tallhart family of Torrhen's Square and the Graver family of Deepwood Motte, have fallen into the hands of Ironborn, and their family members have also been imprisoned by Ironborn, so they are unable to respond to Gary's call.
Gary is well aware that among these the North princes, some have secretly taken refuge in Bolton.
So he asked Daenerys to take Drogon to meet these lords, and used Dragonfire as fireworks to welcome their arrival.
This move is to intimidate some half-hearted lords, and also to declare the power of Winterfell.
At the dinner.
Gary decorated the banquet hall with ice and snow, creating Ice long tables and ice-backed chairs for guests to use. He himself also sat on the Ice throne, wearing an ice spike crown, waiting for the lords to enter.
Most of the the North princes are not young people. They sit on the bitingly cold ice chairs, feeling like they are sitting on pins and needles, and are extremely uncomfortable.
Only Weiman Earl is a special case. He is sitting on a large custom-made wooden chair. The reason given by Gary is very good. Ice cannot support the huge size of Weiman Earl, so he is allowed to sit on the wooden chair.
As for the other lords, they should follow him as the king and sit on the ice chair together.