The Reach, Horn Hill cheng, two months ago.
After more than ten days of long journey, Samwell and Sa Rhaella·Shad arrived at Horn Hill, which was besieged by the enemy.
They did not dare to get too close and hid behind the pile of rocks to observe the situation.
Rhaella·Shad was very surprised, "Ironborn are all here? Isn't their primary target Highgarden? Why are there still troops here?"
Samwell recognized those flags and explained, "They are not Ironborn, but the army of several the Reach lords. However, you are right, they have taken refuge in Euron·Greyjoy, which is no different from Ironborn."
Sa Rhaella probed for a while, "Looking from this side, there are at least four thousand troops surrounding Horn Hill city. They have completely surrounded Horn Hill. How are we going to get in?"
She turned around and kicked Samwell, "Hey, this isn't your family's castle. Is there any secret tunnel?"
Samwell nodded and pointed to the forest on the west side of Horn Hill city, "There is a hunter's cabin in the forest, and there is a secret passage into the castle."
Sa Rhaella's eyes widened, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go?"
The two got back on the carriage, avoided the sight of the enemy troops outside the city, and sneaked into the forest.
Deep in the forest.
Sa Rhaella tied up the carriage, and then came to a collapsed mound with Samwell, "Is this the hunter's cabin you are talking about?"
Samwell smiled awkwardly and said, "When I came here when I was a child, this place was indeed a hunter's cabin. It probably collapsed over time..."
He moved the fallen wood to the side, cleaned it for a long time, and finally found a hidden wooden door after peeling away a thick layer of moss.
"This is it!"
Sa Rhaella, who was waiting on the carriage, yawned, "Yeah, yeah, thank you for your hard work. Let's pick up your family and set off quickly. I don't want to fall into the hands of these rebels, understand? Sam."
Samwell opened the rotten wooden door, "I don't want to either."
The two of them entered the secret passage one after the other, and swam along an underground river to the bottom of the well in Horn Hill city.
Sa Rhaella, who had excellent water ability, climbed out of the well first, then put down the bucket tied with a rope and pulled up the obese Samwell.
Samwell rested breathlessly for a while, "My father... is leading the army outside, and we... we go directly to my mother. She and my three younger sisters are the ones I want to take away."
Sa Rhaella looked at Samwell's body shape and began to estimate the size of the three sisters. "The capacity of a carriage is limited and cannot fit five fat people."
Samwell blushed angrily, "My mother and sister are not fat! They are both beauties with well-proportioned figures! And not only them, I also want to take away my wife and children."
Sa Rhaella has heard about this matter for a long time, "Yes, yes, there is also your precious daughter Princess Wildlings, and your noble illegitimate son."
Samwell couldn't talk to Sa Rhaella and didn't want to waste time with her here. He took Sa Rhaella to easily bypass the patrolling soldiers and entered Main Castle.
Room on the top floor of Main Castle, Earl.
Samwell knocked on the door, waiting for a response from inside.
"Who is it?" A woman's voice came from the room.
Samwell had a gentle smile on his face, "Mother, it's me."
After that, the woman in the room stepped on the floor with bare feet and hurriedly opened the door, "Sam? Is it really you? Weren't you at Citadel? When did you come back?"
The woman looked at Samwell who was soaked and in a state of distress. She felt distressed and said, "Why are your clothes wet? Is it raining outside? Come in with your friends quickly and I will find some replacement clothes for you."
She opened the door, turned around and went to the closet, where she picked out a dress of her own and a set of clothes from Randyll·Tarly.
The woman took Rhaella to the next room to change clothes, and asked Samwell to stay in the bedroom to change clothes.
After both parties had changed out of their wet clothes, they reunited in the bedroom.
Samwell introduced each other to them, "Mother, this is Sa Rhaella Shad, a friend I met at Citadel. She helped me a lot when I was able to escape Oldtown."
"Rhaella, this is my mother, Mrs. Melissa Florent Earl."
Sa Rhaella did not have a title and was a junior, so she lowered her head and saluted Mrs. Melissa Florent Earl. "Madam, we will leave the city later and have to swim again. There is no use in changing clothes... Thank you, madam, for your kindness."
Melissa Florent smiled and said, "You came in through the old secret passage? It was flooded ten years ago and was abandoned by us long ago. When you are leaving the city later, I will take you to the newly built secret passage. No need to swim."
"Bang!"
Dickon·Tarly kicked open the door and waved more than ten soldiers with swords to enter the room. He sneered, "Brother, you are really out of touch. You sneaked into the city without reporting to me first?"
"Dickon? Are you back? Where is father?" Samwell thought his father would take Dickon with him, but he didn't expect that his father would leave him at home.
The movement here also alerted the sisters in the next room. They wrapped themselves in blankets and came over to check, "Sam? Are you back?"
Samwell was very happy, "Just in time, you are all here, let's pack up quickly and leave here as soon as possible."
Dickon held the hilt of the sword and asked with an evil expression, "You are still so cowardly that you actually want to abandon the family castle? We have lost the protection of the castle, what else can we use to resist the enemy? Do you want to run? Can you outrun the enemy's cavalry? You want to die, I won't stop you, but don't even think about dragging your mother and sisters with you!"
Samwell stomped his feet anxiously, "Citadel still developed a new weapon for Euron·Greyjoy. It is a projectile weapon a hundred times more powerful than a catapult. Once they use artillery to knock down Highgarden, they will use it to clean other castles. I have seen the power of artillery with my own eyes, and ordinary city walls cannot withstand it."
"Then reinforce the city wall! Why do you only think about escaping? In your heart, is the honor of the family worthless?" Dickon roared.
Samwell was speechless and the soldiers around him stared at him with disdain.
He didn't want to refute until he noticed a gentle gaze in the crowd, that was his wife Gilly (female Wildlings) and his illegitimate son.
Samwell clenched his fists, "You don't understand anything at all. Even if you double the thickness of the city wall, artillery can still blast Horn Hill city to pieces!"
Dickon shouted angrily, "That's nonsense! If Ironborn had such a powerful weapon, Highgarden would have fallen long ago..."
"How do you know that Highgarden has not fallen?" Sa Rhaella, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked.