A vast wilderness.
In the wind and snow.
On the King's Road covered in snow.
A huge convoy is moving forward slowly.
Snowy weather.
It is all too common in the north in the winter season.
During the long and miserable months of winter.
Such windy and snowy days can sometimes last for half a month or even a month without stopping.
So, even in the weather with snowflakes flying all over the sky.
The huge convoy heading south to King's Landing will not stop either.
The team will only stop at night, when they need to set up camp when they need to rest, or when they encounter severe snowstorm weather.
at this time.
In the middle of a huge team.
Several figures were riding horses side by side, talking constantly.
"Uncle Benjen, can you tell us about the Wall and the Night's Watch?"
At this time, Jon Snow turned to look at Benjen Stark, who was wearing black robes, and said.
He will soon go to the Great Wall in the Far North to serve as a night watchman, so naturally he is eager to learn some information there.
"Great Wall..."
When his nephew asked about this, Benjen Stark smiled and then said: "You may have heard of the Great Wall from many people, but that is not the real Great Wall."
"Jon, when you get here, you will understand."
"The same goes for the Night Watchmen..."
Benyan Stark spoke with a smile on his face, but didn't want to say much.
The heyday of the past.
The tradition of the northern nobles regarded it as an honor to serve on the Great Wall and become a night watchman.
Many sons who are lower in the line of succession in the northern families are willing to wear black clothes, and the heraldic shields of the nobles hang proudly in the Shield Hall of Castle Black.
However, since the White Walkers began to disappear.
In its place is a new enemy: the "savage".
(Savages: The people living outside the desperate situation of the Great Wall, they call themselves "free people"; but south of the Great Wall, they are considered to be lawless, uncivilized "savages" composed of thieves, rapists and murderers.)
Gradually, the Night's Watch began to forget about their real enemies, the White Walkers, and focused on guarding against the wildlings.
As time passed, the purpose of establishing the Night's Watch gradually faded, and due to the Seven Kingdoms' neglect of the Wall, the manpower of the Night's Watch became less and less.
At its peak, the Night Watch Legion had nineteen castles and tens of thousands of legionnaires.
Today, there are only three castles where night watchmen are still stationed.
There were not even a thousand legionnaires.
And even within this Night's Watch Legion, which numbered less than a thousand people, there were all kinds of people from the Seven Kingdoms mixed in.
Among them are farmers; people who cannot pay their debts; poachers, rapists, thieves and illegitimate children.
Only a few members come from noble or titled families, and most of them join the Night's Watch as a last resort due to defeat in political struggles within the kingdom.
The once extremely glorious Night's Watch Legion wore black robes and black clothes with incomparable glory.
Now it has become the place where the entire continent harbors filth and evil.
This has to make Benyan Stark, the chief ranger of the Night's Watch, feel a sense of sadness.
This was also the reason why he was unwilling to talk about the Night Watch in public.
Because of the bad reputation the Night's Watch now has.
Anyone with some knowledge knows it.
"Morgan, why don't you come with me to see the Great Wall?"
At this time, the little devil Tyrion Lannister suddenly looked at the figure riding a tall horse beside him and said suddenly.
"With you on our side, we will all be safer."
The little devil joked.
Benyan Stark and Jon Snow looked over. Naturally, they understood the meaning of the little devil's words, and they all looked at Morgan.
"There will be a chance, but not now..."
Morgan shook his head and smiled.
A place like the Great Wall in the Far North is known as one of the greatest wonders of the world.
He would be lying if he said he didn't want to see it with his own eyes.
But getting to King's Landing is more important now.
The Great Wall of Despair is right there, and it won’t escape. Just wait until the right time to go there.
"Morgan has an important mission when he goes to King's Landing this time. He'll just go there next time..."
Jon Snow answered for Morgan at this time and continued: "Next time we come, we will go to the Great Wall to have a drink together..."
Seeing Morgan shaking his head, the little devil had already guessed that he was definitely going south with Duke Eddard Stark.
At this time, he didn't notice anything about Jon Snow's rescue.
But Benyan Stark on the side smiled when he heard Jon Snow talking about going to have a drink on the Great Wall.
Jon Snow then asked: "What's wrong? Isn't drinking allowed on the Great Wall?"
Benjen Stark just smiled and shook his head: "You will know when you get to the Great Wall..."
At this time, the little devil Tyrion Lannister seemed to have thought of something. He turned to look at the chief ranger in black robes and asked: "I heard that the Great Wall is entirely made of ice. Is this true? Of?"
Benyan Stark shook his head: "Not entirely, it is made of a mixture of stone and ice."
"It's about three hundred miles long and seven hundred feet high..."
"Above the Great Wall, there is the cold wind and ice and snow that howls all year round..."
After Benjen Stark explained, he looked at his nephew beside him and smiled: "So, do you understand?"
All right.
Listen to what Uncle Bunyan said.
Jon Snow understood immediately.
In such a harsh environment, going to drink on the Great Wall is totally asking for trouble.
Looking at his nephew who looked a little embarrassed.
Benyan Stark smiled: "It's nothing Jon, you haven't been there so you don't know it's normal."
"But your ideas are still very creative and fresh..."
"Ha ha..."
There are a few of them chatting together to relieve their boredom.
Morgan's journey to King's Landing was not yet boring.
But four days later.
The huge convoy arrived at a fork in the road.
A desperate Great Wall leading to the far north.
One line goes all the way south, leading directly to King's Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms.
Morgan is going to say goodbye to Jon Snow, Benyan Stark, and the little devil Tyrion Lannister who is going to pee on the Great Wall.
The weather is not bad today.
The sky is bright, windy but not snowy.
The huge motorcade leading to King's Landing continued to advance slowly.
Behind the large team.
Before the fork in the road.
Several people are saying their final farewells.
"Jon, joining the Night's Watch is an honor..."
Before the fork in the road, Ed Stark looked at the white snow in the distance ahead, turned to look at Jon Snow beside him and said.
"We Starks have been guarding the Great Wall for thousands of years..."
"You are also a member of the Stark family..."
"Although you are not given my last name, you are my child..."
Hearing the words of his father beside him, Jon Snow fell silent.
Even though his father treated him no differently than Robb and Brandon, Jon had always been worried about his bastard status.
He often felt like an outsider.
Because of this, the king and queen were given a welcome banquet last time.
After being discriminated against again as an illegitimate child by Mrs. Catelyn Tully, who had always been prejudiced against him.
He was resentful and determined to join the Night's Watch, where his origin was not important.
Hearing his father's words at this time, Jon Snow felt much better.
"Is my mother still there?"
Suddenly, the silent Jon Snow turned to look at his father Eddard Stark beside him and asked: "Is she still alive?"
"Does she know about me?"
"Does she know where I'm going?"
"Do you know what I'm going to do?"
Facing a series of questions from the children around me.
Eddard Stark was silent.
Look at the child next to you.
At this moment, he had the urge to tell the other party all the real truth.
However, thinking about the huge dangers that may come with this matter, this is something that the child in front of him who can still see a hint of youthfulness cannot bear.
Take a deep breath.
Ed Stark looked at Jon Snow and said seriously: "Next time..."
"Wait until the next time we meet."
"I'll tell you everything about your mother..."
"I promise..."
Look at the smile on his father's face.
Jon Snow also smiled and nodded.
His father had never mentioned his mother in front of him, even though he had asked her several times before.
This time, my father finally gave himself a positive answer.
Although I still have to wait until the next time we meet.
But at least he saw hope, which made Jon Snow very happy.
Jon Snow is saying goodbye to Eddard Stark.
Morgan also watched the little devil Tyrion Lannister and Benjen Stark saying goodbye.
Benyan Stark: "Morgan, I'll wait for you at the Great Wall..."
Tyrion Lannister: "Goodbye in King's Landing then, Morgan. When I come back, I will take you around King's Landing. I know which brothel has the hottest and most beautiful women..."
"Haha, then I'll wait for you..."
"Goodbye you two..."
Looking at Ed Stark who had said goodbye, Morgan smiled and waved to the two of them.
In the past few days, the relationship between the two of us has become much more familiar than when we first set off.
We are now considered good friends.
Morgan pulled the reins, and the carrot under him immediately followed the Duke of Winterfell's horse in front of him happily.
Rear fork.
Benjen Stark, who was waiting for Jon Snow, looked at Morgan and his brother leaving.
He pinched the horse's back with both feet, and the horse under him immediately jumped out.
Jon Snow and the little demon Tyrion Lannister, led by a Night's Watch soldier, followed immediately.
The five people walked quickly away in two directions.
And finally disappeared into the boundless wilderness of snow.
"Morgan, Arya's character is a little lively, please help me keep an eye on it..."
Seeing Morgan following him, Ed Stark immediately turned to look at Morgan and said.
"I know my lord..."
Morgan nodded.
Although he was named by Ed Stark to follow him south to King's Landing.
However, the other party did not change his job status, nor did he give any special orders.
Morgan is still a swordsman, but from the swordsman of Winterfell to the swordsman of the Stark family, it is not a temporary one.
Although there is no specific job title.
But Morgan has proven his strength several times.
Plus the attention of Duke Eddard Stark and Lady Caitlin.
This time he is no longer the swordsman with no real power in Winterfell.
This time, there were less than a hundred soldiers escorting the Stark family south.
If necessary, Morgan can command everyone in these guards, including the guard captain.
This was the day before the great procession left Winterfell.
Mrs. Caitlin specially asked for what Morgan had specially ordered in front of a group of selected guards.
Now, Morgan is ordered by Ed Stark to look after Arya.
This made Morgan feel like he had become the steward of the Stark family members going south this time, rather than a swordsman.
The two briefly chatted for a few more words, and soon caught up with the large, slow-moving team.
Duke Eddard Stark rode straight to the front of the large procession to chat with King Robert Baratheon.
Morgan rode past many people on horseback and quickly arrived at an exquisite carriage pulled by two strong horses behind the queen's large and luxurious carriage.
"Mr. Morgan..."
"Mr. Morgan..."
"grown ups..."
Morgan's arrival immediately greeted the Winterfell cavalry guarding the carriage.
Morgan smiled and nodded, and soon came to the carriage carrying the two girls of the Stark family, Sansa Stark and Arya Stark.
inside the carriage.
Arya Stark, who was looking glum, was angry at her sister Sansa Stark for not letting her get off the carriage.
At this moment, she heard a sound coming from outside the window. She immediately opened the delicate curtains and looked out the window of the carriage. She saw Morgan in a black robe riding a horse and walking beside the carriage.
"Morgan..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Arya, who was about to expose her lack of politeness, held it back and shouted: "Mr. Morgan..."
"Jon, has he left?"
"Did they go to the Great Wall?"
Arya asked quickly when she saw Morgan's "Er Ya".
She knew that her brother Jon Snow would leave the large team and go to the Great Wall today.
Because Jon came to say goodbye to her last night.
She originally wanted to see her brother off today, but her father wouldn't allow it because her sister who loves to snitch was there.
Seeing Morgan appear at this time, she immediately asked.
"left already..."
Hearing Arya's question, Morgan smiled and nodded, but looking at the eager-looking girl, he grinned and continued: "But before Jon left, he specifically asked me to tell Arya not to worry, he I will miss you."
After hearing this, Arya's expression of eagerness disappeared instantly, and was replaced by a face full of joy and excitement.
It sounds a little strange.
Because of her active personality, she likes to dance with knives and guns, and likes weapons such as long swords, bows and arrows, which is exactly the opposite of her sister Sansa, who is a noble lady.
However, her illegitimate brother Jon Snow has always supported her.
Hidden in the carriage beneath her was a slender dagger she named "Sewing Needle" given to her by Jon Snow when they were approaching Winterfell.
Her relationship with her illegitimate brother is better than that of other siblings born from the same mother.
At this time, I knew that Brother Jon had specially asked Morgan to tell him.
Arya's originally extremely depressed mood immediately became soaring.
"Really?"
"Did Jon really say that?"
"Then did he say when he would be back?"
Arya continued to ask with a happy look on her face.
"Of course, I wouldn't cheat on a girl."
Morgan nodded and continued: "But I don't know when he will come back. He didn't say..."
"Ouch..."
At this time, a slightly cute voice suddenly came from inside the car.
Morgan, who had just turned his head, immediately turned back and saw a furry head that looked very similar to the Erha he had seen before, but with completely different eyes, also stretched out from the car, and was crowded with Arya. .
"Nymeria, why are you squeezing..."
"Ouch..."
"Get down quickly..."
"Ouch..."
"..."
Watching this noisy back and forth, one person and one wolf.
Morgan smiled.
With this pair of living treasures, the long journey ahead may not be so boring.
…
Time passed slowly.
One month later.
The huge convoy passed White Harbor, where Morgan once stayed, and arrived at the abandoned castle Cailin Bay.
Two months later.
The convoy reached the Trident.
Three months later.
The huge convoy from Winterfell finally saw "King's Landing" on the east coast of Westeros, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, the location of the Red Keep and the Iron Throne.
