A stranger blocked the road, which immediately alerted Brienne.
She jumped off the wooden carriage and put her hand on the hilt of an ordinary iron sword, "Arya, do you know him?"
"Well, he is my friend, an assassin... No, he is Faceless Men."
Arya's originally joyful smile also solidified at this moment, "Jia Qun, are you here to assassinate me?"
Brienne pulled out his sword and protected Arya with his hand, "Arya, please come behind me."
Jaquin was dressed as a farmer. He stood where he was, not approaching Arya. "Arya·Stark, aren't you at Winterfell? What a pity. It seems that my trip to the North is destined to be full of hardships."
Arya asked, "Are you going to the North to assassinate Luke?"
"No, I went to King in the North to discuss cooperation." Jia Qin shook his head and denied.
Arya took out an iron coin from the money bag at his waist and threw it to Jia Qin, "Give your coin back to you, I don't need it anymore."
Jia Qin took the iron coin and said with a smile, "The girl has found a better destination, how will her fate change?"
He bowed his head and saluted, "If the cooperation negotiations go well, we will meet again."
After saying that, the mysterious farmer turned around and blended in with the refugees coming and going, disappearing into the sea of people.
Winterfell.
Over the past month, Lord the North's cavalry squad has come to Winterfell every day. They have taken away some of the refugees assigned to their respective castles, and then set off to return.
One hundred thousand refugees outside the city left one after another in this way, and the remaining one hundred thousand people established a town outside Winterfell. With the help of Giants, the town has begun to take shape.
Underground, forge.
Gary had just finished building the fourteenth piece of Giants plate armor when he received the news that the advance grain transport unit departing from the Dreadfort had arrived at Winterfell.
The five thousand troops of Barristan and Davos are also on their way back to Winterfell and will arrive in half a month.
With Tyrion on top responsible for handing over the grain, Gary continues to work hard. He is still a long way from the goal of thirty-seven pieces of Giants plate armor.
After a tiring day, Gary listened to Tyrion's work report during dinner, "Your Majesty, all the grain shipped back from the Dreadfort has been stored in the warehouse. Highgarden sent a reply, Shield Islands from the Reach is occupied by Ironborn, and Highgarden cannot transport grain to the sea. If they take the land route, they must pass through Crownlands or Westerlands, and are easily intercepted by Lannister, so they cannot support us in a short time."
At the dinner table, Margaery asked nervously, "Sure enough, as my grandmother said, Ironborn has occupied Shield Islands, and their next target is Qingting Island."
Tyrion nodded in agreement, "There is no news about this yet, but if Ironborn takes Qingting Island, the entire Westeros will no longer have a sea force that can compete with it."
Gary held Margaery's hand tightly and comforted, "Ironborn is nothing to worry about. The wooden sailboat will always be restrained by Dragonfire. If you are really worried, can I ask Daenerys to accompany you home?"
Margaery struggled for a while, holding Gary's hand with both hands, "No, the North needs Dragon more than the Reach. My second brother Garlan will lead Redwyne Fleet back to defense, and he will bring us good news."
House Redwyne's Qingting Island is in the southwest corner of Westeros, and the distance between it and the North is too far. If Margaery takes away Daenerys and three Dragon, it will take at least a year to return, which will greatly slow down Gary's strategic deployment.
This was something Margaery didn't want to see, so she chose to refuse.
Tyrion then reported, "Highgarden's reply also mentioned that Miss Sansa is in Highgarden. She is now the fiancée of Willas·Tyrell, serving as the link to maintain the alliance between Highgarden and Winterfell."
Nowadays, Margaery's identity has been rejected by Mace·Tyrell, and she is framed as "a mistress who looks like Margaery·Tyrell".
The marriage contract between Willas and Sansa became the only connection between Highgarden and Winterfell, which just solved the urgent need of the two families.
However, Sansa is the ex-wife of Tyrion. It seems a bit cruel for Tyrion to tell this news personally...
Gary poured a glass of wine for Tyrion and pushed it in front of him, "Are you okay?"
Tyrion bowed his head respectfully, "Your Majesty is asking about Miss Sansa's remarriage? There is no love between me and Miss Sansa, and I will not be sad because she marries someone else."
Gary knew that Tyrion loved his first wife deeply, "If your wife is still alive, we will definitely find her."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tyrion drank up the fruit wine in the cup, feeling secretly sad. The originally fragrant fruit wine also became inexplicably bitter.
At this moment, a the North soldier suddenly approached Gary. However, after the last assassination incident, the Ice warriors around Gary became more vigilant, and they quickly stopped the soldier.
The soldier took off his helmet, revealing his long red and white hair. He lowered his head and saluted, "Your Majesty, I am from House of Black and White..."
"Jaquin?" Gary knows this special hair color. This person is Arya's guide and House of Black and White's Faceless Men in the series "Game of Thrones".
Jia Qin paused and said with a smile, "It seems that Princess Arya mentioned me."
He stroked his face, "Jaquin is the name of this mask, and my current codename is The Alchemist."
"Jaquin's name is still smooth."
Gary pointed at the the North soldier leather armor on Jaqen, "You killed one of my soldiers?"
Jaqen looked down at the leather armor he was wearing and explained, "No, I knocked him unconscious, then threw him into the stable and stole his leather armor."
Gary turned sideways and faced Jia Qin, "Isn't it a little impolite for you to come in like this?"
Jia Qin said helplessly, "Your Majesty, Winterfell's gatekeepers refused to let me in, and were not willing to inform me, so I had to use my own method to go into the city to meet with Your Majesty."
Gary knocked on the dining table with interest, "You want to see me? You're not here to assassinate me? It's interesting, come with me."
The dining hall is crowded with people and not a good place for conversation.
Gary and Jia Kun came to the study room on the top floor of Main Castle. Tyrion, Margaery and Daenerys were worried about Gary's safety, so they led the Ice warriors to follow them.
"By the way, you Faceless Men assassinated me just a month ago. Are they sending you here now to apologize?"
After sitting down, Gary asked Jia Qian the purpose of his visit.
Jia Qin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the previous assassination mission was our responsibility. We Faceless Men have no grudge against you, why should we apologize? But your Majesty, don't worry, we have given up the assassination mission and will not send anyone to assassinate you again."
Gary tapped his fingers on the table again and said flatly, "You want to give up the mission and exchange the lives of your companions?"
"Of course we hope that Your Majesty can let that child go, but she is not the purpose of my trip." Jia Qian raised his head and looked directly at Gary, bowed his head and saluted, "Your Majesty, on behalf of House of Black and White, I want to reach cooperation with you."