Taking risks and breaking the situation with violence. It is easy to take it for granted. Egg has made similar mistakes time and time again since he entered this world.
Whether it was the misunderstanding of the number of enemies when they first encountered the White Walkers and nearly died, or the failure to interfere with an important plot this time and got into trouble, it was all because of the same problem. He first determined that Jaime and Cersei did not dare to enter the castle and have an affair when there were people in the old inner courtyard. After being ignored, he thought that Bran would walk to the castle and climb up... As a result, both parties used unceremonious tactics. The action was a slap in the face, and the tragedy could not be avoided in the end.
After racking his brains for most of the night, Egger still couldn't come up with a good way to escape from the predicament in the future. He forced himself to close his eyes. In a daze, he was so exhausted physically and mentally that he didn't even know when he fell into sleep. Know.
Sleep is always the best rest. When the first ray of morning light shone through the small window into Iger's room the next morning, he opened his eyes and lay on the bed for a minute, and a bold idea suddenly came to his mind.
Since there is no way to stay out of the plot, how about not hiding at all?
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In the middle of the sleepless night last night, Egg spent half the time thinking about how to save Bran from the assassination, and the other half was spent thinking about how to clear up the relationship if the assassination still happened, but no matter which way, no results were achieved. The reason is simple - when he was thinking of ideas, he unconsciously imposed a harsh condition on himself: not to involve himself.
Who ordered the assassin who went to kill Bran with a Valyrian steel dagger? The original author only vaguely gave the suspects, and the screenwriter did not give a definite answer. Fans of the drama and book fans on the pre-time travel forums can argue hundreds of times about this. On a thousand floors, some thought it was Cersei who was trying to silence her, some thought it was Joffrey who was holding a grudge after being slapped by his uncle, and some were even so whimsical that they thought it was Littlefinger who was far away in King's Landing trying to create chaos... Supporters of each view have a lot of seemingly convincing evidence and reasons, which makes it impossible for Egger to make a definite judgment.
We don't know who the assassin is, who was sent and when, so how can we quietly stop it?
There are many difficulties in preventing the assassination, and it is even more impossible to get rid of the relationship afterwards. The reason is very simple: the move of the training venue to the old inner courtyard was not hidden from outsiders at all, and the identity of the person who "first discovered" Bran's fall was well known. Not to mention that this accident is indeed directly related to him - since neither of them is innocent, how can we clarify the relationship?
With so many difficulties in front of you, you still put shackles and restrictions on your thoughts, and you imagine that you can hide in the dark and let things pass quietly without anyone thinking of you. Isn't it fanciful?
In that case, just join in!
Iger is usually a rational and calm person, but he is actually quite stubborn and does not believe in evil. He does not like to be troublesome, but he will not be afraid of trouble when it comes. If you can neither sever the relationship nor prevent Bran's assassination on your own, then abandon all unnecessary conditions - use the simplest and crudest way to break the situation, and directly tell the Stark family that someone is going to assassinate Bran. What will happen?
Following this line of thinking, the first thing he thought of was to leave a note anonymously to the Stark family, but he would still be in trouble if the assassination happened. If he wanted to avoid being suspected and targeted, he had better play the role of absolute villain. A character who is innocent and cannot be suspected: the messenger.
Go directly to members of the Stark family and inform them of the news that Bran may be assassinated.
Who should I look for? The first thing Iger thought of was Jon Snow, whom he had just met, but thinking that this guy was still just a child for the time being and whose reliability was questionable, he had no choice but to give up. Then, there is only one member of the Wolf family that he knows and has the opportunity to meet.
As for the target of the report... After thinking about it, Iger chose Joffrey. The prince himself is the most suspicious, and was suspected by Tyrion in the original work. Not to mention these, what he considers is that his identity is the most sensitive but will not involve him - Joffrey's surname is Baratheon, he is , at least currently in the eyes of the Stark family, he is the son of King Robert.
As a child and the future ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, when Ed learned that he wanted Bran dead, no matter how angry Ed was, he would never explode immediately. Even if he did, it would be difficult to involve Tilly, who was about to take him away from the Great Wall. Ang... In order to leave that dangerous and difficult hellish place, Ige didn't care about anything.
If there really is some weird existence in the dark that keeps the plot going, he would like to see: This time I am willing to take the risk and intervene directly, how can you deal with me?
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Bran's fall delayed the king's arrangements for returning to King's Landing. Robert returned to King's Landing to take away Eddard, the new prime minister, but now his son slipped and fell and his life or death was uncertain. In order to show his friendship and empathy, the king not only He didn't leave as planned, and he and his good brothers guarded the unconscious naughty child all night.
For reasons of rationality, Egg patiently waited for a whole day before carefully finding his commander, Chief Ranger Benjen Stark, who had not spoken to him for several days.
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"What's the matter?" The support requested from his brothers had not yet arrived, and one of his nephews had an accident and lay half-dead on the bed. This Stark looked tired and worried.
"Sir, I have something, I don't know whether I should talk about it..."
"Now that you have stepped through the door, you must have come to a conclusion. If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly."
"This matter involves a certain big shot. I dare you, sir." Ensure my safety."
Bunyan looked up at Egger suspiciously and nodded impatiently: "I promise, just tell me."
"It's about your nephew, Bran." Egger started in the organized language. As he recounted the story, he suddenly felt a bit like a sycophant, for no other reason than that everything that followed was made up by him: "He fell while climbing the wall that day, and was shot while competing with Sir James not far away. I was the first to discover it because of my skill, so when I overheard someone talking about it this morning, I subconsciously paid attention to it."
"Yes." Bunyan nodded to show that he was listening.
"The people who spoke at that time were Prince Joffrey and a knight in armor whom I didn't recognize. The knight said that even if Bran recovers, he will not be able to walk for the rest of his life, so he might as well die." The
chief ranger frowned. , this is true in a sense: in this cruel and cold world, the life of the disabled will undoubtedly be difficult and painful, as can be seen from Tyrion's growth history. But this kind of thought is okay when you think about it in your mind, but it is extremely disrespectful to the master of Winterfell when you say it out... Who is so arrogant?
Well, actually it doesn't matter who they are, you can't just hold them accountable for someone else's casual remarks in private. Benjen Stark looked at the most intelligent ranger under his command, and understood that the other party could not come to him to report just because of this sentence. There must be other subsequent developments.
"Prince Joffrey agreed with what the knight said. Originally, the matter ended here, and I was ready to leave, but His Highness the Prince's next words made me wary." Egg continued pretending to be nervous: "The prince said , he was going to give Bran Stark 'mercy' and relieve him of the pain after waking up."
"Mercy." Benyan frowned even more tightly: "What exactly did he say at that time?"
"He said "I want to 'learn from the people of Braavos and give freedom to the Stark boy'." Egger vividly described the scene and words to the chief ranger, which were completely performed in his mind, "If only this was the case." Forget it, the prince also took out a dagger...I didn't see the specifics of it. I was behind a haystack and could only listen with my ears. He introduced to the knight, 'This is a Valery dagger. I took the dagger made of substeel from my father's arsenal. The handle is made of dragon bone, worthy of a Stark child." "
Continue."
"The next words, because the two of them left It was far away, so I couldn't hear clearly, but what is certain is that the prince asked the knight to find a mercenary and give him the Valyrian steel dagger to handle the matter." Egger said vaguely, "Personally, I feel that this may just be a child bragging, but after all, it is a big deal. I thought about it again and decided to tell the adults about it. Even if it is just a joke, sending an extra guard outside Master Bran's room is not a big deal. What a big trouble."
Bunyan thought for a while with a solemn expression. He didn't know what was going on in his mind. After a while, he stared at Egg and said, "Do you know what you are doing?" "
Accusing the future king of the Seven Kingdoms without any evidence. , this is treason and should be executed according to law."
"It seems that you already know the culture and laws of Westeros very well, so I won't talk nonsense. Now go back to your room and remember not to tell anyone about this matter. Anyone can talk nonsense, do you understand?"
"Follow your orders."