(Male protagonist's perspective)
I stood in front of the king's tent for at least half an hour, while they were having a heated conversation inside. Thanks to Wannian, I finally understood what they were talking about. Royce objected to me being put in charge of the project because I was only 16 years old.
He kept saying we needed someone more experienced to go with us; three wouldn't be enough. He was right. If we were ordinary people, even if we could climb in, they couldn't possibly cause any serious harm before they died. But I'm not an ordinary person, and this plan will succeed; I know I can reach the gates of the Great Citadel," Robert said.
"That's enough. Summon Ser Drasil in."
After I bowed to the king, I stood straight before him. He said.
"I've heard about your plan; how did you know there was an entrance there?"
I had anticipated this problem, so before coming here, after informing Lord Stark, I openly used my familiar and my Crow to scout around the Great Citadel, explaining how I obtained this information. I told the King this explanation.
"Are you sure you can climb up there?"
"I've climbed towers before, but this will be more difficult because the wind is very strong around the bottom of the cliff."
"Even if you can climb up, how will the other two climb? Are they also expert mountaineers?"
"No, Your Majesty. They're not good at rock climbing. I'll use a rope while I climb. Every so often, I'll tap the hook with a hammer and secure the rope there. Of course, since we don't have a 60-meter rope, I'll have to secure each joint to the cliff face. We should choose a time when the wind and waves are high. This will make the climb more difficult, but then the sound of the waves crashing against the shore and the howling wind will drown out our noise."
"Lord Royce said."
"Your Majesty, I still believe that three people cannot accomplish anything. We should send more men."
"King, if they go to war, even 50 men won't amount to anything. We're not going to war; what I'm doing is infiltrating. If we go to war, it means we've failed. We're going to play the role of the Ironborn. If we can reach the gate mechanism, that would be ideal. If not, we'll set it on fire. For the glory of the North, we're willing to sacrifice our lives."
"I really want to punch this guy in the face. Can you shut up?" Robert said, taking a big gulp of his drink.
"We won't suffer any losses. If this the North warrior wants to do it, we can't stop him. Ned, you're lucky this time. I really like this kid; if he survives this war, he'll definitely be an important person. Hahaha!"
We had to wait a week for the ropes to be ready before we could set off; in the medieval world, everything took a lot of time. We didn't have 60-meter ropes, so they had to take them off the sailboat, which required a great deal of work and time.
Under the cover of Nightfall, our small boat anchored at the bottom of the Kitchen Island. Because of the large waves, there were some small rocky clearings around the base. We placed all the ropes and hooks there, waiting for the boat to leave.
I started climbing using Formotegon ( Mold Earth ) and Primaferus ( Primal Savagery ), but I didn't bring a rope, only a hook. I didn't even bring a hammer because I didn't need it. I built a staircase here. The rope was for the safety of Harrick and Caygan. If I slipped, I could turn into an eagle, but the twins would die. I stopped when I reached 8 meters.
-Bore, Erebus; Give me a rope.
Two of them transformed back to normal and grabbed the rope and hook. As they approached me, I dug a deeper hole, stuck my feet in, and secured myself. This way, I wouldn't lose my balance from the wind they generated by flapping. Erebus's wingspan was 4 meters, and it generated a considerable amount of wind.
I used magic to secure the hook to the cliff, then tied one end of the rope tightly to it. I continued climbing, repeating the same action every 5 to 8 meters, until I reached the base of the Citadel the Wall. I tried using Formotegon ( Mold Earth ) on the Wall, but it didn't work; damn it, these walls were also protected. I could make a small hole, and my magic had some effect. When I used Crimson Fireball, the gate was slightly burned, but I would need 10 or 20 Crimson Fireball to break it down. The same here; it would require at least ten times the magic, and I didn't have that much. I had to use a hammer.
" Erebus, I need the hammer at the bottom. Can you bring it?"
Using a hammer is really difficult. Laying 50 meters of rope took me an hour, but the last 10 meters took me 3 hours because I had to hit all the hammers. That's one of the reasons it took so long. I tried not to make any rhythmic noises to avoid attracting unnecessary attention. After 3 hours of hard work, we were almost ready.
·Promodynes ( Find Animal ) Humans·
I cast the spell, but nothing happened. I realized that one of the runes, whose meaning I didn't know, must be blocking the reconnaissance spell. I crawled into the garbage heap; it was disgusting inside. The heap was 3 meters long, and I had to wedge my claws between the rocks to get through. I reached the end and cast the same spell again, but this time it worked. So, it could only block it from the outside.
There was no one in the kitchen, so I tied the rope to the beam. Then I had Bo signal the twins, and she went down to signal them. Once they arrived, the second part of my plan began.