At dawn the next day, Robb had already eaten a rich breakfast and walked neatly from the main castle towards the school grounds.
As soon as he stepped into the stone gate of the school grounds, he saw that there were arrow stacks and weapon racks all over the school grounds, and a group of soldiers wearing standard leather armor, standing still, watching him silently.
His father Eddard and Sir Rodrik, who was also fully armed, were waiting for him on the wooden platform in front of the school grounds.
Seeing this formation, Robb quickened his pace and stood under the high platform in two or three times.
"This group of warriors are the descendants of many of my vassals in the north. From today on, you will live, train, and fight with them."
As soon as Robb stood still, Ed introduced him with a solemn expression and a serious tone.
When Robb heard this, he quickly scanned the queue and found that most of them were young faces.
Eddard pointed his right hand at Robb and continued speaking while facing the soldiers.
"Robb Stark, the next Warden of the North, Duke of Winterfell. You grew up in the North, and you will be buried in the North in the future.
From today on, he entrusts his life to you, and he will also bring you honor and glory.
All of you will be brothers worth talking to with an open mind, and comrades worthy of being entrusted to fight behind.
The lone wolf dies, but the pack wolves live!
You are his wolves!"
"Be loyal to Lord Stark until death!"
As soon as Ed finished speaking, a shout suddenly came from the soldiers, and then the soldiers on the school field began to respond one after another.
"Be loyal to Lord Robb until death!"
"Loyalty till death!"
"Loyalty till death!"
Listening to the shouts that gradually became unanimous, Robb felt his blood surge and his mood was in a very excited state.
Westeros has a traditional system of primogeniture, but Eddard can also designate Brandon, Rickon and other heirs to inherit the lordship.
Today, Ed's behavior is called the "Wolf Pack Ritual", which is equivalent to clearly designating Robb as the successor to the North.
Even if Robb becomes incompetent, dandy, and ridiculous in the future, as long as he does not commit the unforgivable crime of killing his father and king, no one can shake his inheritance.
'The wolf king should have his own wolf pack!'
The 'Wolf Pack Ceremony' is an unwritten tradition of the Stark family.
It is a personal guard team formed by the current lord for the next lord.
Of course, because the Mad King burned Ed's father and brother to death without any warning when he was eighteen years old.
Living in the Eagle's Nest City at that time, he naturally obtained the right to inherit, but he did not experience this traditional ceremony.
But adhering to tradition, he had already begun to look for suitable vassal heirs and prepared to perform ceremonies for Robb. However, due to some other reasons, he moved forward the plan.
"The rest is up to you, Ser Rodrik."
Ed looked at the excited soldiers on the school field, nodded to Rodrik, then turned and left.
When the scene gradually returned to calm, Rodrik would then perform his duties as a coach.
At his signal, a total of thirty soldiers in the school field began to fight against each other.
This is a simulated actual combat training, so they all wear leather armor and fight with unbladed blunt swords.
Although a blunt sword cannot cut through leather armor, it can be hit by a powerful slash and it will definitely be painful.
As for Robb, who was alone, his opponent was naturally Rodrik, who was experienced in combat.
After a sword fight, Rodrik praised Robb with great satisfaction, thinking that he had done a good job.
But Robb didn't care at all about this. Instead, he was not very satisfied with himself.
In terms of combat, the original Robb can be said to be relatively versatile. He is very good at tactics, swordsmanship, archery, riding, and close combat. He is born with talents in this area.
But it is because we pursue all-roundness too much and cover too many fields that we cannot reach the top in a certain aspect.
For example, 'Kingslayer' Jaime Lannister is completely incompetent in other aspects, but when he can hold a sword with both hands, he can be regarded as the top class of swordsmanship in Westeros.
Captain of Eddard's personal guard, Jory Kelso.
Previously, he followed Robb to pursue the defecting soldiers of the Bolton family. At that time, Robb was concentrating on the battle and had no time for him to care.
But according to Xion's casual talk, Jory rode his horse into the defensive formation of the defecting soldiers at that time, and chopped down many soldiers like melons and vegetables.
But it was this kind of warrior who, after killing several Lannister soldiers in King's Landing a few months later, was easily killed by Jaime Lannister with one move.
Although James was a little idle and waiting for work, the reason why he was able to kill Jory with one blow was mainly because he was too strong.
After Rodrik mentored the other warriors, Robb conducted daily swordsmanship training alone.
After completing routine training, he felt that his swordsmanship had reached a bottleneck.
Ordinary training can only consolidate the foundation, and it is difficult to make breakthrough progress.
On the contrary, the real fight with the defecting soldier captain made his swordsmanship mature from a youthful one and made great progress.
However, there are too few suitable opponents like this.
Since the swordsmanship training had little effect, Robb simply rested on the spot and began to observe these personal guards who could be entrusted to his back.
However, even if they were loyal warriors chosen by Eddard, Robb would not trust his back so easily.
In the world of Game of Thrones, betrayal and betrayal are commonplace, and Robb will only feel at ease with someone he personally approves of.
At first glance, the most eye-catching thing is a female warrior who is at least six feet tall (approximately 183m).
She is also a female warrior, but her style is completely different from that of Brienne of Tarth, who is stronger and burlier than men.
She is tall and slender, and during the sword fight with her opponent, her steps are swift and graceful, as if she is performing a sword dance.
This fighting style is not at all like the sword fighting skills of Westeros, but a bit like the water dance of Braavos.
The other one who stood out from the crowd was a tall man with a beard and about seven and a half feet tall (approximately 228cm).
He was completely in the style of a Westeros warrior, and the standard blunt sword seemed a bit small in his hands. When he slashed with the sword with both hands, his opponent was beaten to the point where he could only parry.
However, it can be seen that the descendants of the vassals in the north are very capable in fighting. Although this warrior was a little embarrassed when he blocked left and right, he could completely block the fierce attack of the big man.
After he got used to it, he was able to strike back with a cold blow from time to time, slowly disrupting the big man's attack rhythm.
Robb knew in his heart that as long as he persisted, he would be the winner in the end.
The result was not beyond his expectation.
The big man couldn't attack for a long time, and the rhythm of his final attack was completely chaotic. He was struck by his opponent's sword on his left waist. His face was twisted in pain, but he gritted his teeth and insisted on not screaming.
Different from the usual basic training, this training lasted for a long time.
Until near noon, as Sir Rodrik loudly announced the break, the soldiers who had been exercising all morning on the school field all breathed a sigh of relief.
They all gathered around Robb, either to express their loyalty or to get closer to each other.
Robb did not disappoint them either, replying, talking and saying hello to each of them with a smile on his face.
He also learned from it that the female warrior was Daisy Mormont, a descendant of the Mormont family on Bear Island.
The big man is Little Jon Umber, a scion of the Umber family. His opponent is Owen Nory, a scion of the Nori clan in the mountains.
Except for being somewhat familiar with Little Jon Umber, Robb had never heard of anyone else's name.