Chapter six hundred and fortieth chapter alone outside the fortress
"This wooden bow was used by Lyanna for practice when she was little. Do you still remember?"
In the dark cellars of Winterfell, the dim firelight swayed gently and shone on the bluestone statue. Lyanna Stark still looked compassionate, holding her hands up and looking up to the sky.
But in fact, this statue does not look like Lyanna at all. Eddard wanted to make a bow and arrow statue for his sister, but in the end he listened to Maester Luwin's persuasion and made Lyanna's statue like this.
"Remember."
"This is Lyanna's practice bow. She once competed with me with this bow."
Bunyan looked at the small wooden bow in his brother's hand. The place where he held it had been polished smooth. This was the result of his sister practicing day and night at that time. There was no talent or intelligence, only hard work.
practise.
Even when he was young, Bunyan cried when he couldn't beat his sister and was laughed at for a long time.
"This bow was placed in the warehouses of Winterfell after Lyanna's death."
"I even couldn't find where to put it later."
Ed's dark brown hair is mixed with a little gray, his neatly trimmed beard is also a little gray, and his gray eyes are surrounded by crow's feet.
He looked at the small wooden bow in his hand, then raised his head and asked in a low voice.
"Later it appeared thousands of miles away in the Gulf of Cailin."
"Benjen, do you think Lyanna put it there?"
On the other hand, Bunyan, who was holding a torch in his hand and with half of his face illuminated by the flames, frowned slightly when he heard the words and thought carefully about the possibilities of what his brother said.
"But it's possible that she might also be controlled by the Night King?"
The White Walkers can control the other zombies, while the Night King can control all the White Walkers. This scene has been witnessed many times in previous battles with the White Walkers.
Humans are creatures that are very good at learning, so humans are constantly learning from experience in the battle with the White Walkers, looking for possible weaknesses of the White Walkers, and then exploiting them.
In the end, they came to the conclusion that the entire army of the dead and the core power of the White Walkers were in the hands of the Night King. If they killed the Night King, they could defeat the entire army of the dead.
But it's a pity that if you want to defeat the Night King, you must first defeat the endless army of dead people surrounding him.
So the problem is back to its original point.
This is also the reason why the White Walkers went south with great force. Humanity paid a huge price but could not find a way to defeat the Night King.
Unless the Night King has something wrong with his own brain, he gives up the protection of the corpses around him, and rushes out alone to lead the way.
At this time, the human race ambushed a master who was proficient in assassination. He was holding a Valyrian steel dagger, and he hit the target with one strike, becoming a hero who saved the world.
This possibility is not impossible, but the difficulty is that it requires the cooperation of the Night King himself.
According to the result of the last one-on-one duel between Viserys and the Night King, the opponent was very precious about his life and took the initiative to retreat at the slightest sign of trouble.
"But the meaning of this wooden bow is only known to Lyanna, me and you."
Eddard Stark was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then suddenly spoke.
"Father doesn't know, Brandon doesn't know, and Caitlin doesn't know."
Bunyan was stunned for a moment, then fell into deep thought.
The significance of this wooden bow is truly known only to the three brothers and sisters of the Stark family, and even the eldest brother Brandon is not very clear about it.
Because the eldest brother Brandon, as the superior heir of Winterfell, was always busy with other things at that time, while the three brothers and sisters ran out to play by themselves.
So it is indeed possible that this small wooden bow was brought all the way from Winterfell to Moat Cailin by Lyanna.
Because although Lyanna's name is engraved on it, no one except her knows what it means.
"Is it true?"
"Is Lyanna still conscious?"
After thinking about all this clearly, Benyan looked slightly excited. After all, he stayed at Winterfell during the Usurper's War. After the war, he went to serve on the Great Wall. He didn't have time to see his sister Lyanna for the last time. This
It has always been his lifelong regret.
"In that case, father and eldest brother aren't you?"
The cellar of Winterfell collapsed, and the Kings of Winter, the King of the North, and the Duke of Winterfell all woke up. Their father Rickard and eldest brother Brandon were also among them. The Earl of White Harbor, Wyman Man,
Lord Dele once claimed to have witnessed Rickard Stark with his own eyes, but at that time he was scorned by the coalition leaders and regarded as nonsense.
But if it looks like this, becoming a White Walker can restore one's consciousness, isn't this a good thing?
"We can't confirm it yet."
Compared to Bunyan's excitement, Ed looked very calm. Therefore, ever since he got this small wooden bow, Ed began to think about it over and over again. He even couldn't sleep at night, and finally secretly thought in his heart.
Made a decision.
"I am going to go beyond the wall myself, Bunyan."
"What?"
Bunyan was stunned for a moment and had not yet reacted. Then Eddard Stark just paused for a moment, and then suddenly said something shocking.
"I want to follow Lyanna's trail and investigate this matter."
Ed spent the past few months thinking about the whole thing over and over again, and finally made up his mind.
After retaking the Great Wall, he will fulfill the mission of the Night's Watch. He will go alone, one man, one horse and one sword to the north of the Great Wall to track the traces and lair of the White Walkers, and investigate Lyanna's affairs.
If this matter cannot be solved, it will almost become a knot in his heart.
After all, this is related to his father, brother and sister. Ed Stark has always adhered to his honor and protected his family, but at this time, he put on black clothes and Winterfell has been entrusted to Robb.
Decided to live a life for myself.
Just like what he and Robert had dreamed of as teenagers at that time, the two brothers rode their war horses down the King's Road, walked to the ends of the earth with their swords, and never came back.
"No! Ed!"
However, Eddard's decision encountered strong opposition from his brother Benjen.
As the chief ranger, he once lived alone outside the wall for a period of time, and during those days he almost narrowly escaped death.
He has to look for food every day during the day, and he has to find a place to sleep at night so that his throat won't be bitten by a wolf.
At the same time, no matter day or night, you need to beware of an enemy more terrifying than wild wolves, that is, savages.
However, although there are no wildlings outside the wall now, there are even more terrifying white ghosts.
If his brother Ed wanted to track down the White Walkers alone, wouldn't he be risking his own life?
"If you insist on going outside the Great Wall, why don't you go and do it instead?"