The Wall, Eastwatch-by-the-Sea.
Davos set out on the same day as Gary. He led 1,500 cavalry and headed east along Wall to find the fleet left by Stannis on the seaside.
Then, he will take a boat with 1,500 cavalry to Skagos.
Eastwatch-by-the-Sea and Skagos face each other across the sea. The distance between the two places is not far.
Davos It takes them four or five days by boat to reach Skagos.
The problem he has to face is that Skagos is huge, and finding Rickon·Stark on the island will not happen overnight.
Fortunately, King in the North gave them plenty of time, enough for them to search the entire Skagos.
Kingsroad northern section, early morning.
After Arya had breakfast, he couldn't wait to lead the Ice warrior group and escort Sandor to the unknown mountain range on the west side.
Gary rode on Drogon to follow them secretly, and went into the mountains with them in the air. In this way, if Arya encountered an emergency, he could provide support as quickly as possible.
Arya and his party went deep into the unknown mountain range, with Sandor exploring the road ahead, looking for traces of humans. Twenty Ice warriors guarded Arya, alert to changes in the surroundings.
They climbed over high mountains and set foot in mountain streams, and finally found a large tribe near the Gift.
Sandor, who was standing at a high place, spotted the tribe in the distance and ran down the mountain to report to Arya, "Princess Arya, there is a primitive tribe of thousands of people on the mountain near the Gift."
"Great! Let's go quickly!"
Arya urged, Sandor also immediately mounted his horse, and the group set off again.
Gary in the sky just watched helplessly, Arya staggered away from the nearest tribe and ran to another tribe farther away.
However, the tribe that is a little further away has a larger population and should be a big clan among the mountain clans. Arya Going there might get twice the result with half the effort.
In the valley near the Gift.
This primitive tribe, home to thousands of mountain clans, is composed of thousands of wooden buildings. There is smoke in the tribe, and hundreds of wooden houses of various sizes are located here.
There are large gaps between wooden houses, and the open space is crowded with people. Many mountain clans are preparing game for dinner.
There is also a wooden wall outside the tribe to resist attacks by foreign enemies and wild beasts.
Arya A group of people came on horseback and were stopped by the mountain clan guarding the gate. "Who are you? Why are you close to our tribe?"
Arya rode forward, "My name is Arya·Stark, and I'm here to seek your help."
Several young mountain clans woke up from a dream when they heard the three words "Stark". They quickly ran down the wooden wall and opened the door for Arya and others.
"Miss Stark, please come in, I... I will inform Lord Flint."
After they opened the door, one of the mountain clans ran into the tribe in a hurry.
Arya knows much more about mountain clans than Gary. She knows that there are more than forty tribes in mountain clans, and these tribes will call their leaders after the tribe's surname plus "adult".
For example, if the young man just said "Lord Flinte", then this must be the tribe of the Flinte clan.
The old Togenhen Filint led his two sons and a group of clan members out of the wooden house and walked toward Arya and others.
Out of courtesy, Arya asked Sandor and Ice warriors to dismount with her.
Although Togenhen Flint was gray-haired, his body was still strong. He came to Arya and comforted him softly, "Miss Arya, welcome to your arrival. As long as we are here, the despicable Bolton can't hurt you!"
Arya felt a touch of warmth, and she smiled and said, "First Earl, Bolton has been eliminated by Stark, we have recaptured Winterfell."
Togenhen Filint is not a noble, nor is he a real Earl. But Winterfell will address every tribal leader of a mountain clan with the courtesy of Earl.
This is tradition, and Arya should abide by it.
The mountain clans have lived in the mountains for a long time, so the news is still lagging behind. They don't know about the battle of Winterfell yet. They only know that His Majesty Robb died in Riverlands, the the North coalition forces were defeated, and House Bolton became a traitor.
Togenchen Flint laughed and said, "Good thing! What a great thing! Quick, Miss Stark, come into the house with me."
He couldn't help but patted Arya's back enthusiastically, "Stark returns to Winterfell, let's celebrate!"
Togenhen Filint asked the tribesmen to take away the horses of Arya and his group, and then he led them into the largest wooden house.
His two sons were outside greeting the tribesmen, "House Stark distinguished guests have come to our tribe! We are going to bring out the best prey and the strongest wine and entertain them well! Everyone, get ready and entertain the distinguished guests tonight!"
The members of the Felinte clan all responded, "Oh!"
A few hours later, the bonfire dinner began.
Arya and his party received warm hospitality from the Filint clan, and their tables were filled with countless barbecues and fine wines.
While Sandor and Ice warriors were feasting, Arya was asking about the situation.
After learning of her intention, Togenhen Filint agreed without saying a word. He would let his two sons lead a thousand warriors from the clan to follow Arya to attack Deepwood Motte.
Not only that, he will also help contact other tribes and let those "Earl" come here to visit Arya.
"Thank you for your help, Felinte Earl." Arya was so moved that she almost cried. She sniffed and expressed her sincere thanks.
Togenhen Flint drank a glass of wine and said with a bold smile, "Miss Arya, you don't need to be so outspoken. We are of the same species and we are a family. In addition, you and I are blood relatives, so of course I will try my best to help you."
Blood relative?
When Arya asked, he found out that his great-grandmother had the same name as him, also named Arya. She was from the Felinte clan.
It's called, Arya·Filint.
After chatting about the origins of the two families, Togenhen Flint asked about the details of House Stark's recovery of Winterfell.
Arya suddenly became energetic, "It's my brother, Luke·Stark, who defeated Bolton. He has a powerful Ice Magic, and a fire-breathing Dragon!"
The wine glass in Togenhen Flint's hand stopped. In the recent period, he occasionally saw a black Dragon flying over their tribe and hunting for fish in the Bay of Ice sea area.
The tribesmen who went hunting in the nearby forest also saw Dragon devouring animals several times. Fortunately, Dragon did not harm them, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
It turns out that Dragon belongs to House Stark?
Half a league away from the Filint clan tribe, on a certain snow mountain.
Gary created a Ice barrier and huddled inside together with Drogon to avoid the wind and snow.
He built a bonfire, gnawed on the hard meat, and snuggled up with Drogon to keep warm.
"Hey, I don't know what the situation is like over there at Arya? Did the leader of the mountain clan give her a hard time?"
There was a trace of worry in Gary's eyes, and he felt that the dried meat in his hand made his teeth grind even more.