"Screech —" Blackie whizzed over the savages' tents, blocking the golden sunlight and casting a huge shadow.
"Ah, the Devil Dragon, the Devil Dragon is here!"
A spear-wielding woman milking a goat, a man in animal skin chopping firewood, a butcher slaughtering fat pigs … Even Mansred, who had walked out of his tent to ponder over the contents of the Dragon Queen's letter, looked up and saw the black dragon circling in the blue sky. His expression changed drastically.
There were children wailing and crying, mothers calling for them urgently, barbarians swearing and pulling their bows with all their might, shooting arrows into the sky that were as fast as shooting stars but were weak and powerless. There were giants beating their chests and roaring into the sky with their spears, and there were mammoths letting out long howls that were as loud and clear as a siren …
But none of these affected Danny under the blue sky. The golden fingers of the rising sun reached into the hazy white fog in the early morning. The vast Ghost Forest was in full view in front of her. In addition to the tall oaks, soldier pines, and iron trees, there were also many rivers and lakes embedded in the forest. The surface of the rivers was covered with a layer of ice and snow, reflecting golden light under the sun.
In the silent forest, there were few birds and beasts, and there was no sound of flowing water. Except for the whistling of the wind caused by high-speed movement, Danny could not hear anything.
She could not help but pat Blackie's back. Their minds were connected. The black dragon drew an arc downward and brushed past the treetops lightly.
"Kacha, kacha …" The sharp treetops bent and bounced up again, shaking off the snow, but there was still no sound of animals below.
"Are all the animals hiding? Are they all dead? "Danny murmured.
But she did not dare to continue. If the Night King threw an Ice Crystal Javelin out of the forest, she would be in big trouble.
Blackie quickly pulled up and once again entered the safe altitude of 1,000 meters.
After circling the Ghost Forest, Danny did not find any deviant ghosts or zombies. She continued north. The trees on the ground became thinner and thinner. The sun was not weak, but the air was getting colder.
After flying for seven or eight hours, Lin Luoran has circled the area within a thousand kilometers of the Great Wall. Deviant ghosts seem to be afraid of sunlight and hide. Danny doesn't find any of them.
However, she did not come out empty-handed. The snowy scenery beyond the Great Wall was magnificent, and the terrain was complex and changeable. She swam freely in the undulating valleys, slid across the freezing lake, raced with the shadow lynx in the snowfield, and competed with the white-headed goshawk in the sky. Danny had a sense of freedom, as if a divine dragon was roaming the Ninth Heaven.
Especially in the Windy Sound Gorge, the gorge was deep and narrow. Sometimes, Blackie would turn its body sideways, its wings scraping the rocks on both sides of the gorge, causing snow to swirl in the air. Sometimes, it would lower its altitude to avoid the thick and long sparkling icicles above its head. Sometimes, it would spit out dragon flames to clean up the vines and rock trees that were hanging on the ice. Sometimes, the space was too small, so Blackie had no choice but to leap out of the gorge and fly parallel to the mountain ridge.
Danny clenched the bone spurs on the dragon's back tightly. Sometimes, she would cry out nervously. It was her first time playing with such a complicated flight path, and it was especially exciting.
"Ahhh, Megalosaurus, it's really the Megalosaurus, the true dragon has been resurrected!"
Blackie approached the Great Wall. A large group of Night Watchers in black huddled by the battlements and shouted excitedly. Some of them even knelt down on the wall.
Compared to when they left in the morning, there were dozens more Night Watchers on the wall.
"Hiss —" Blackie swept past the cheering crowd and flew south for a distance before flapping its broad wings and landing in front of the King's Tower.
"The main force of the Night Watchers is back?" Danny asked as she looked at the curious Night Watchers in the yard.
Barristan came over and said, "The Night Watchers of the Shadow Tower sent Bowen Maxi back. The Night Watchers who were patrolling the east are also back."
"This is Her Majesty Danny Liz Targaryen!" Old Yimont shouted to the Night Watchers in the yard.
Danny jumped off the dragon's back and came to the stone steps. Nearly two hundred Night Watchers in black either put down their work or came out of the tower, the stable, the smithy and the main hall after hearing the noise. They looked at the Megalosaurus beside Danny curiously and fearfully. After a moment of hesitation, some of them knelt down and saluted.
With someone taking the lead, more and more people knelt down. Soon, almost everyone was shouting, "Long live Her Majesty the Queen, long live the Dragon Queen, long live the true dragon!"
The Night Watchers were shocked by the appearance of Targaryen and felt that the arrival of the legendary Megalosaurus was like a dream to them. However, they quickly accepted the reality. Other than peeking at the black dragon sleeping on the stone steps from time to time, they did not stop working.
Danny looked around and asked, "Did Whitey go hunting?"
"He flew to the forest in the east not long after you left," Barristan said.
"Your Majesty, let me introduce …" Old Yimont led a few Night Watchers over. Other than the one-armed Tanner, Danny did not know any of them.
"This is Bowen Maxi, the commander-in-chief and also our general affairs officer," Old Yimont said as he pointed at a red and fat bandaged man who looked like a red pomegranate.
Maxi's waist was injured, so he wrapped a thick white cloth under his woolen cloak.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" The pomegranate man saluted cautiously.
"Sir Denis Mallister, the commander-in-chief of the Shadow Tower."
"Thank you for coming to the Wall's aid, Your Majesty."
He was a man in his sixties with a white beard. He was tall and strong, with a red face and a loud voice. His eyes shone brightly. He was similar to Barristan.
"Count Janos Slynt."
A short and strong man with a double chin looked at Danny with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Count Slynt?" Danny raised an eyebrow and said strangely, "Count Slynt, you helped Lannister kill Eide Stark and killed Robert's thirteen illegitimate children for Cersei. You must be Lannister's most trusted aide. I have a question that I don't understand. Can I ask you? "
"Uh …" The man with the double chin blushed and stammered, "Your … Your Majesty, I … I am not that close to Lannister. I … I have already put on the black cloak. You can't punish me for my relationship with Lannister."
"Hehe, where is the courage you had when you beheaded Eide Stark in front of St. Basil's Cathedral?" Danny sneered.
"The person who beheaded the Prime Minister was Ilyn Pine. I just … just …"
"All you did was pin Eddard Stark to the ground, so that Ilyn Pyne could behead him with his sword. Barristan said coldly.
"Knight, I …" Slynt was about to argue when he suddenly realized something and emphasized, "Your Majesty Danny Rize, Eide Stark and Robert are the main culprits who stole your father's throne!"
"Sigh, I don't care about your rotten past. Like you said, put on the black cloak and let bygones be bygones." Danny waved her hand and said unhappily, "I just want to ask, as Lannister's most trusted aide, can you answer my question? Why did Joffrey change his mind?
Lannister promised Eide that as long as he admits his crimes and puts on the black cloak, he will let him and his daughter go back to the North.
That way, the lion and the wolf won't fight. It's the best choice for both of them. "
"Uh, about that …" Slynt was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when his expression became troubled again.
Seeing Yimont and the other Night Watchers' curious expressions, and the monster behind the Dragon Queen looking at him 'hungrily', he gritted his teeth and said, "Littlefinger spent six thousand gold royals to buy me over to Eide Stark. In order to deceive Stark and make him think that everything is under control, Littlefinger and I have already sided with the Queen Dowager. Or rather, I was Queen Cersei's subordinate from the very beginning.
The money should have been refunded. After all, it was just an act.
But Littlefinger came to me and told me his worries. He and I have betrayed the Prime Minister. When Eide returns to the North, he might not do anything to Lannister, but he will definitely take revenge on us two insignificant people.
Then, he told me … By the Seven Gods, that guy is really smart. He completely understood Joffrey's personality and knew that he would definitely go back on his word!
Littlefinger told me to get rid of Eide and Stark as soon as King Joffrey gave the order, especially Cersei and Varys, before anyone could react.
That money became my service fee … That's how it is. "
"So Littlefinger really …" Barristan was shaken and had a complicated expression. He remembered what Danny said to Catelyn back at the Brotherhood's base in Hejian.
Danny nodded calmly and said to old Yimont, "Continue, there are still a few knights!"
"What? Oh … "Yimont finally recovered from the 'big melon' and continued to introduce Alisa Thorne and Glendon Hewitt of the Eastwatch.
As mentioned before, the commanders of the Night's Watch were all knights. They were all of noble birth, well-educated, and had high military skills.
After the few of them exchanged greetings, Danny was puzzled to find that her guard, Jon, was nowhere to be seen.
Without waiting for her to ask, Yimont said, "Since Your Majesty is back, please come with us to judge Jon Snow!"
"Judge? What crime did Jon Snow commit? "Danny was surprised.
"Your Majesty, the bastard killed the brothers of the Black and joined the wildlings," Sir Alisa Thorne said enthusiastically.
.....
In the wooden hall of Dark Castle, the chairs were pulled away, leaving a large empty space in the center. Jon Snow knelt on the cold wooden floor with his head down. Under the light of the fireplace, he looked angry and frustrated.
There was a long wooden table at the head of the table, and Slynt sat in the middle. Beside him were Yimont and Head Steward Marcy. The other knights also sat behind the table.
Danny did not sit with them. The king had the right to know the truth about the internal affairs of the Night's Watch, but he could not directly interfere.
She and Barristan sat by the fireplace, with Perestan and a dozen other Night's Watch beside them.
"Bastard, you killed Colin. The wildlings can testify to this. They saw you slit your commander's throat with their own eyes. Do you deny it?" Jainos Slynt asked sternly.
Jon argued, "I'm a spy! Colin told me that no matter what the wildlings wanted me to do, I was not to disobey. I had to do it. Then he told me to kill the wildlings for his trust, and I did it. "
"Who knows you're a spy?"
"Colin Severed Palm. He told me to do it."
"He's dead. He died by your hands." Sir Alisa's excitement could be felt even by the Night's Watch who was watching the trial. "Do you think there's a turnip on my neck? You've said all the good and bad things. "
"If I were a traitor, I wouldn't have gone back to Dark Castle to tell everyone to be on guard," Jon said angrily.
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