In Tywin's creed there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
He can bow his head for the sake of immediate interests, and even endure humiliation, but in the end, the one who laughs last will win.
The pre-war meeting ended.
Duke Tywin was escorted by Lannister soldiers and returned to the camp of the Westerland soldiers. Flags representing various families in the Westerland were flying over the camp.
"grown ups."
"grown ups."
The soldiers on night watch along the way saw Lord Tywin and hurriedly saluted him, but Tywin looked cold and didn't even look at him in response.
"Joanna."
"Kevan."
"Jillian."
Although the Targaryens were mentioned in the pre-war meeting, few people knew that Tywin's resentment towards the Targaryens would be even deeper. The two were incompatible and could only end if one party was completely destroyed.
However.
It's a pity that the thoughtful Tywin still doesn't know what the good children he is proud of are doing in King's Landing.
After all, the news of Jon Arryn's death has not come back yet.
And the next day.
With the hazy morning mist, the defenders on the walls of White Harbor yawned slightly. They had the coat of arms of the Valley family on their chests, and the green military flag fluttered in the wind.
They are soldiers from the valley, led by the Earl of Runestone City, ‘Bronze Yohn’. They are now stationed at White Harbor to defend against attacks from the White Walkers, guarding this outlet to the sea, and at the same time relieving the pressure on the frontal defense line.
"Peck, do you think we can survive this winter?"
A soldier in the valley said worriedly. After experiencing two terrible times, the morale of the coalition forces has now reached a low point, and the whole army is full of pessimism.
After the failure of the first decisive battle at the Wall, the coalition forces were still motivated and determined to fight back at Winterfell.
However, the Battle of Winterfell once again suffered a heavy blow in a head-to-head encounter, completely shattering the confidence of the coalition soldiers and generals.
Not only ordinary soldiers, but even many generals and nobles have a very pessimistic mood, as if the end of the world is tomorrow.
Morale is such a thing. It can be vigorous, then decline, and then be exhausted. Successive defeats will not arouse the fighting spirit of the soldiers, but will rush all the way towards the abyss. This is why there have been so few cases of Jedi counterattacks since ancient times.
reason.
"have no idea."
"Hmph, maybe today or tomorrow, we will die."
Another soldier named Peak was holding a spear and his fingers were red from the cold. He exhaled white air, shook his head and said.
"Just die. If you die, you won't be able to endure so much suffering. This world is hopeless. How about the Seven Gods? I finally understand that the stupid Seven Gods are of no use at all."
"What we have here is the Seventh Level of Hell!"
"There used to be no use in praying. The monk told me that it was because I wasn't pious enough. I just paid a little money to be pious. Now the world is about to be destroyed, and the Seven Gods haven't even shown their faces yet."
Under extreme pessimism, people's former world view has collapsed. Peak, a soldier in the valley, cursed the seven gods he once believed in.
"Shh, keep your voice down."
At this moment, a carriage with a mermaid coat of arms drove over not far away. The companion beside him poked Peke and reminded him to keep his voice down.
"Old Lord Mandalay is here."
Although the faith of the Seven Gods collapsed, even if the soldiers cursed endlessly, the Seven Gods pretended not to hear them like a turtle.
But people who devoutly believe in the Seven Gods can hear it and punish him.
Although death would be death sooner or later, Peake did not want to be beheaded by old Lord Mandalay.
The lord of White Harbor is the Manderly family, which was once the Reach family. However, because of its excessive power, the Reach King was wary of it. Later, it was expelled from the Reach Kingdom in the 1000 BC and exiled to the North.
He was accepted by the King of the North.
The Manderly family swore loyalty to the Stark family in the name of the old and new gods under the Heart Tree in the Wolf's Lair, and the King of the North granted them a fiefdom.
This kindness became the source of the Mandalay family's loyalty to the Stark family. The Mandalay family used their wealth to build a city called "White Harbor".
The person who climbed down from the carriage with difficulty was the current Earl of White Harbor, Wyman Manderly. He was already very old, in his fifties and almost sixty years old.
Moreover, he was obese and could only travel in a sedan chair. His loud and hearty laughter was nicknamed 'Lord Eel' or 'Lord Unable to Ride a Horse' by the people under his rule.
However, Old Mandalay had a good temper and was not angry after hearing that. Instead, he laughed and laughed it off.
With the support of his guards, Earl Wyman Manderly climbed onto the walls of White Harbor to inspect.
Naturally, he didn't hear the rebellious remarks of the valley soldiers just now, and even patted Peake on the shoulder to encourage him. The valley soldiers were so frightened that they didn't even know what to say.
The figure of the old Earl of Mandalay gradually moved away with the support of the guards, just as the soldiers in the valley let out a sigh of relief.
Another companion next to him had sharp eyes, looking at the road in the distance shrouded in white wind, snow and fog, and suddenly said.
"Look!"
"what is that?"
A shadowy black figure first appeared in the white wind and snow. However, at this moment, an ice arrow penetrated the wind and snow at an extremely fast speed and hit the eagle flag next to the valley soldier Peke.
.
Wow
The banner of the Arryn family collapsed suddenly, and Peake, who had just spoken nonsense to the Seven Gods, was also shocked.
"Hold!"
At that moment he even thought he was going to die.
However, he took two steps back in panic, but did not notice that there was too much wind and snow on the city wall and his feet were slipping.
Then he lost his footing and fell directly from the city wall, falling headfirst onto the ground on the back of his head.
Bang
As if a rag sack had been dropped, the body lay on its back on the ground, and blood quickly spread in the white snow.
However, at this moment, no one cared that he slipped and fell to his death. The Valley soldiers and White Harbor soldiers on the White Harbor city wall instantly fell into chaos.
"The White Walkers are coming!"
"The White Walkers are coming!"
The soldiers shouted a warning and blew the early warning horn.
Woo~
In an instant.
The desolate horn sound that shook the eardrums resounded through the clouds, and the Seven Nations Allied Forces stationed in White Harbor City heard the horn sound and swarmed out.
The endless army of the dead gradually appeared in people's sight. Everyone swallowed and clenched the weapons in their hands.
The old Earl of Mandalay, who was obese and needed to be supported, was breathing heavily, but he also had no fear on his face. He held his hand on the battlement and looked at the army of dead in the distance. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.
However, when the Army of the Dead got closer and closer, he saw the two White Walkers at the front, and his pupils suddenly tightened.
The fat palm that clenched the battlement mouth pinched a handful of cold snowflakes, which instantly soaked into his heart.