Chapter 188 Mance’s Child

Author: Leaning on the railing and letting the wind blow

Chapter 188 Mance’s Child

Wearing a long black gold brocade cape, forged silver armor, and noble silver hair.

Although he had heard about him from the Night Watch, Sam was still quite shocked when he saw it in person.

Seemingly surprised by the appearance of a woman here, Sam saw the silver-haired knight's doubtful eyes resting on Gilly and Val.

"Who is he?" Gilly asked curiously.

The silver-white armor and colorful cloak firmly caught her eyes.

Val was looking there too.

He did not come this way, but walked straight up the spiral staircase and walked towards the crow's nest.

Cole pushed open the door of the crow's nest and walked to the maester's room, which was full of books and various bottles and jars.

Although the old bachelor is blind, he is still familiar with the various bottles on the table: "It seems like just yesterday, my child."

The sound of the impact of leather and floor reached Aemon's ears, and he could distinguish the sound of Cole's footsteps.

"Time is really the most cruel test of the gods in the sky. Cole Daeron is the oldest, but Aegon is younger than me, but the gods let me live to the end. Time has allowed me to see the death of my relatives and the decline of my family.

Even destruction. When the great raven brought the news of Targaryen from the south, I was deeply saddened by it. In my dream, I saw pairs of innocent eyes falling in a pool of blood. It was your cry that lifted me from the sad dream.

Wake up." The bachelor's words were very soft.

"Watching you grow up, I seem to see Egg again. He is also like this. He grew up from a small point in his mother's arms and then grew taller than me. Life is really the greatest creation of the gods." He was filled with emotion.

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Cole listened quietly to his memories, just like he did when he was a child. However, when he was young, he always had many questions, and Grandpa Eamonn would answer them one by one. Later, he learned to listen.

"I have the letter, Grandpa Aemon," he told the maester.

Aemon nodded, "The Citadel is a good place, but it's not suitable for you, my child. It's my fault." His tone was slightly apologetic.

Cole knew what the bachelor was thinking. Although Cole had not opened the recommendation letter, he had already guessed the content inside.

The Seven Kingdoms is not easy, especially for a person with no status like him, and the identity of Targaryen was a heavy burden at the beginning. If he lived well, why not just marry a wife and have children to spend his life?

This is what Maester Aemon hopes.

Maybe Aegon is the prophesied savior of light born from the stars, but Cole is not.

When he has traveled enough among the Seven Kingdoms, he will naturally understand what kind of world this is, and the Academy is the choice Aemon gave him.

After Cole knows his identity, he can stay in the Citadel and abandon this identity completely, or he can leave with this letter and shoulder the responsibilities entrusted to him by Targaryen.

Obviously, Cole had no chance to choose, because this letter was not brought by him personally to the school city, but was sent by Prince Oberon. When he took the letter from Oberon, he had already automatically

Accepted my responsibility.

Even if he is a man seeking freedom in the vast ocean, he will be pushed into the eye of the storm in Westeros because of his identity as a Targaryen.

"Grandpa Aemon, the identity of Jon Snow."

"After Jon chose to swear to wear black, he gave up his identity. He is a good boy." Aemon thought Cole was worried about the impact of Jon's identity on him.

It takes a long time for the raven to come from the south, so the Night's Watch does not understand what is happening around the Iron Throne.

But Cole's change was still felt by Aemon. Just as he warned Aegon, Cole had killed the innocent and romantic "little Ego" on the Great Wall, and he had become a real man.

Cole smiled bitterly. Maester Aemon obviously misunderstood what he meant.

"When I was a child, you told me the story of Maegor and Aemond, and I still remember it vividly." The cruel King Maegor I Targaryen and the kinslayer Aemond Targaryen.

A smile appeared on Maester Aemon's face.

"Grandpa Bachelor, do you know how to cure greyscale?" Cole changed the topic and asked about another issue in his heart that he had no solution for.

"Geyscale." The bachelor murmured softly and frowned. There are bachelors in the city who use an ointment made of lime and mustard mixed with water to prevent the spread of this disease, but no one has ever given a specific treatment method.

Or books have announced that this seems to have always been a terminal disease that plagues mankind.

"Can you tell me who he is? My child." The bachelor's tone was full of worry.

"My fiancée, Shireen Baratheon."

"Gods have mercy, poor little guy." The maester's words were full of pain, and he shook his head. "Forgive me for not being able to help you, little Cole."

Looking at his sad face, Cole suddenly regretted it.

"Maester Aemon." The door of the crow's nest was opened again, and a fat figure came in.

Cole turned his gaze back. He had dark hair and a big round face. Facing Cole's scrutinizing gaze, Samwell Tarly couldn't help but shrink his neck and lower his head.

"Me, me." His voice was weak and hesitant. When facing Cole, he felt similar to his father Randyll Tully.

"Sam." The maester called him softly, "This boy is now my assistant, helping me feed the crows and sort out the letters from the Seven Kingdoms."

Cole gave him a kind smile, but Sam still didn't dare to look up at him.

"I'm going to feed the ravens." Sam whispered.

"I know you, Samwell Tarly, the son of Randyll Tarly." Cole said to him. "I think Lord Randyll would be proud if he knew that his son killed the White Walkers."

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When Sam heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He wanted to ask: Is it true?

"Jon told me you loved reading."

"Yes, sir. This is one of the few hobbies I have." Sam answered him.

"Don't be nervous, am I scarier than the White Walkers?" Cole saw his legs trembling.

"Please forgive my rudeness, sir." His expression almost made him cry.

"I thought we would have a lot to talk about. Have you read "The Chronicles of the Four Kings"?" Cole tried to keep his tone gentle.

"I've read a transcript of it."

"That's great. I should pour you a glass of wine and ask you something about the Four Kings."

Sam glanced at Maester Aemon and thought: If there is anyone in the Seven Kingdoms who knows the deeds of the four kings Daeron the Young Dragon, Baelor the Blessed, Aegon the Mediocre and Daeron the Good, it is old Maester Aemon.

"You should forgive this kid. Although he is smart, he is not very courageous." After hearing Sam didn't respond for a while, the bachelor said.

"Did you bring those two ladies back?" Cole continued to ask him.

"Yes, my lord." He replied cautiously. Sam remembered the oath of the night watchman. This is not a place where a woman should come.

"What are you going to do? Staying in Castle Black is not a long-term solution." Cole did not mean to blame. "If you can't place them, I can help you."

Sam gave him a wary look, a face that made him feel ashamed, "I have to ask Gilly about this."

"Jili? It's a good name. I remember it seems to mean carnation. Is it the black-haired lady?"

Sam nodded, he fought in his mind, and suddenly said with a trembling tone, "Sir, I wonder if you could let Mance Rayder see his child."

"Is that Mance's child?" Cole's tone suddenly became serious. He knew that the queen of the King Beyond the Wall had given him a son, and even used it to lure Mance to cooperate with him, but the child was not with him at all.

On hand.

"Yes, yes." Cole's tone changed, and his voice was so frightened that it became soft and silky.

"Okay, I agree." He adjusted his expression, hoping to hide his mood, but Maester Aemon still heard the joy in Cole's words.

Sam forced a smile and felt sweat dripping down his face.

"Maester Aemon, there are still things for me to deal with in the military camp, so I will take my leave."

"Go and do your thing, kid."

After Cole's footsteps disappeared in the distance, Aemon said to Sam, "He chose a difficult path."
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