Many ravens released from Winterfell soon arrived at the crow nests of the nobles in the north and completed their mission of delivering letters.
White Harbor, House Manderly, New Castle Study,
Earl Wyman looked at the letter in his hand and was so shocked that he couldn't close his jaw and mouth for a long time.
"Maester Flo, is this letter true? Lord Robb not only destroyed most of the Bolton family's army, but also captured the Dreadfort, which has never been captured?"
Upon hearing his lord's inquiry, Bachelor Flo showed a wry smile and replied: "Lord Weiman, I had the same reaction as you when I saw the letter.
However, there have been various rumors circulating some time ago. Some say that he was a deserter from the Bolton family and was chased by the Stark family cavalry.
Some say that the Bolton family's Iron Town was occupied by the Stark family. Others say that the Dreadfortress is ablaze."
The older Bachelor Flo paused for a moment, took a breath and continued,
"With these many rumors, coupled with this letter with the lord's seal, I think this matter should be true!"
"It's incredible, Lord Robb is incredible! Sure enough, the children of ferocious wolves cannot be docile dogs."
Earl Wyman was very excited. He kept making small movements with his hands when he spoke. He seemed to be thinking of something and continued to ask Bachelor Flo,
"Is the ship of Mil's ointment arriving soon?"
"Yes, judging by the time, we should be able to reach White Harbor in these two days."
"Very good. Didn't our caravan in White Harbor get robbed? Just in time, I personally took this batch of Myr ointment to Winterfell."
"Lord Weiman, I will make your travel arrangements right now."
"Well, while I'm away, I'll let Willis handle the White Harbor matters on my behalf. Please teach him more."
"As you command!"
Due to communication difficulties in the north and lack of information, communication basically relies on ravens.
Therefore, when they first received the raven letter from Winterfell, most of the northern noble families could not believe the content.
However, the letter was engraved with the lord's seal of the Stark family. Most families were skeptical of the letter and either went there in person or sent family representatives to head towards Winterfell.
…
Westerland, Casterly Rock.
Casterly Rock is a tall and majestic rock castle located on the western coast of Westeros continent, overlooking the bustling Lannisport and the vast Sunset Sea opposite.
The castle was carved out of a huge rock, and the walls and other buildings built on it made the castle's defense capabilities even stronger.
Of course, it is precisely because of the overall rock structure of the castle that it becomes very troublesome to dispose of human waste.
However, under the clever redesign of Tyrion, a well-planned cleaning system that discharges garbage directly to the sea has allowed the Lannisters to no longer worry about this over the years.
Casterly Rock, like the Dreadfort in the North, has never been forcibly captured by the enemy in historical records.
At this moment, in the stone garden in the castle, Tywin Lannister, the Warden of the West, who maintains his elegant demeanor, is leaning comfortably on his seat, tasting the golden wine of the Arbor Island in his mouth, and admiring the beautiful sunset scenery in his eyes.
Kevan Lannister, who was in his fifties, was wearing a golden nobleman's casual clothes embroidered with the emblem of the Raging Lion family, and walked quickly towards him with a raven letter in his hand.
"What's the bad news again?"
Tywin, who knew his brother very well, saw the expression on his face and asked directly.
"A letter from the spy. The wolf cubs in the north have captured the Dreadfort and captured Roose Bolton and returned to Winterfell.
He plans to support Roose's illegitimate son, Ramsay Snow, as the new Earl of the Dreadfort."
Having served as his brother's deputy for many years, Kevan certainly knew what was important, and he immediately revealed the breaking news.
"What? How long has it been? Roose Bolton was defeated like this? Captured by a boy with no hair at all?"
When Tywin heard the news, he immediately sat up straight with his stretched body. Due to the fierce movement, a lot of the expensive wine in the wine glass in his hand was spilled.
"Yes, we all underestimated this wolf cub too much. The spy said that Luce's battle plan was completely seen through by him, and Luce was plotted every step of the way."
"Hey, this is terrible. From now on, the northern border will become a complete iron plate, and it will no longer be easy to get in."
"Those barbarians in the north rarely go south, what do you care about them?"
Hearing Tywin's sigh, Kevan asked with some confusion.
"Stark is a die-hard supporter of Baratheon. If in the future..."
Tywin put down the wine glass in his hand, looked at the sunset gradually sinking into the sea level in the distance, and whispered.
"What's next?"
"It's nothing, you will know later."
"Um."
Kevan, who has always admired his brother, would never ask if Tywin didn't want to tell him.
He remembered the question he had when he saw the raven letter, so he changed the subject and asked:
"Didn't the spy we put in place so hard before be pulled out by that wolf cub? Where did such detailed information come from?"
"Cersei and Jaime accompanied the king to Winterfell before, and this spy was their work. He was very useful and reported a lot of secret information about Winterfell to me."
Speaking of his children, Tywin showed a slight smile on his face. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with their work in placing the spies this time.
"As expected of our excellent Lannister twins!
By the way, at the end of the spy's letter, it was mentioned that Wolf Cubs was recruiting Tyrion in Winterfell. Tyrion did not agree, but gave him a design for a riding equipment."
Kevan complimented him smoothly and continued reporting.
"Recruiting him? The wolf cub wants to drive a nail between us Lannister?
It's impossible for Tyrion to agree. Although I never thought he was a Lannister, I have to admit that he has a Lannister's smart mind."
"Then what should we do next?"
"Send someone to deliver a message to the nobles in the north and check their voices. Earl Wyman of White Harbor is a shrewd businessman. I think we can discuss business with him.
Then, send a letter to Cersei, asking her to teach Joffrey more and take control of the eldest daughter of the Stark family as soon as possible."
…
In King's Landing, the imperial meeting had just ended, and several ministers bowed to Ed, who was in charge, and left.
When Eddard also stood up to leave, Archmaester Pycelle, the last person who had not yet left, stopped him.
"Ai... Lord Eddard, I almost forgot that there is your raven letter from Winterfell."
The elderly bachelor finished his words slowly and stammered, then took out the letter from his arms tremblingly.
"Thank you, Maester Pycelle."
Ed thanked him, took the letter, and began to read it. However, the more he read the letter, the more his brows furrowed.
"Lord Ed, your son is really brave and good at fighting. Congratulations!"
Grand Maester Pycelle, who had obviously read the letter in advance, began to compliment Ed.
After hearing this, Ed put away the raven letter, turned to look north, shook his head and said something meaningful: "Among the wolves, the wolf that attacks first is indeed the bravest, but at the same time it is also the easiest to die.
of."
…
Sam, who has a big belly and walks with joy, walks through Castle Black with a happy face.
When he saw Jon who was cleaning the house with a cold expression on his face, he immediately said: "Jon, there is a raven letter saying that your brother led an army to capture the Dreadfort and capture Count Roose alive."
"Robb won the battle? What else did the letter say?"
When Jon heard Sam's words, he immediately asked with a happy face.
"There's nothing else. It seems that Castle Black has been asked to step up its guard, saying that there is an army of savages gathering outside the Great Wall."
After Sam answered the contents of the letter, he asked Jon naively,
"Jon, I heard that your brother is called the Young Wolf Lord. Tell me what kind of person he is!"
Hearing Sam's question, Jon heard Robb leaving Winterfell in his mind, and said: "Actually, I don't even know what kind of person he has become now, but in my heart, he is a person who will protect his family and protect his family."