#38Chapter 38 The Tragedy of the Village
The crows flew from afar, bringing the message people wanted.
The Riverlands, the area between Riverrun and Oak Hall.
Robb led the wolf cavalry team and was slowly advancing. He did not go directly to the Riverrun City.
According to the intelligence of the Blackfish, Robb decided to go south first to find Tywin's army that was wreaking havoc in the Riverlands.
Tywin Lannister was a cunning opponent. He led the main force to huddle in Harrenhal, and his nobles killed people wantonly in the Riverlands. "
He did this to make Robb take people to Harrenhal to fight him, relying on the unique geographical advantages of Harrenhal to defeat Robb.
"A cunning fox, but unfortunately, no matter how cunning the fox is, it is no match for the hunter and can only hide in the cave and tremble. "
When Robb thought about this, Little Jon rode up with a letter in his hand.
Little Jon's face was full of excitement: "Your Majesty, Lord Lakewood's raven flew back, and there is a result in King's Landing. "
Tearing open the envelope, Robb first checked whether Lord Lakewood had delivered the message according to the code.
In order to ensure the accuracy of the information, Robb and Lakewood agreed on a secret code. By checking whether the third letter of each letter was deliberately misspelled and altered, they could determine whether Lord Lakewood was threatened.
After seeing that the letter had the agreed code, Robb felt a little relieved.
In the letter, Lord Lakewood said that although the Lannister family was somewhat dissatisfied with Robb's conditions, they finally met Robb's requirements.
Everyone knew that this was just a temporary delaying tactic.
When King's Landing stabilizes, it will definitely not continue to recognize the current independence of the North, and the war will still break out.
But now everyone is looking for a balance in the chaotic situation, and the Lannister family must compromise.
"Sansa will be escorted to White Harbor, the city of the Northern vassal, by Lord Lakewood, along with her father's ashes, and then sent back to Winterfell by the nobles of the North. "
"Arya is missing, and King's Landing can't hand over the people. This is not unexpected to me. After the transaction is completed, use this excuse to rob the lords of the Westerlands."
"Father's greatsword Ice will be sent back to Riverrun. This is the clan sword of the Stark family and has symbolic significance. More importantly, Ice is made of Valyrian steel."
As the most luxurious steel in Westeros, Valyrian steel is a magical material that is said to be fatal to the White Walkers outside the Great Wall.
In fact, for Robb, it doesn't matter whether Valyrian steel can cause harm to the White Walkers.
It's just the undead. He has nine ways to make them fall into sleep forever, nine ways!
What Robb is most concerned about is whether this magical material can amplify his spells.
There have never been many opportunities for his Kalia spells and swordsmanship to appear. A large part of the reason is that there is no suitable spell catalyst, and the consumption of using it is far greater than prayer.
"It seems that Earl Lakewood has done a good job. After returning, I can consider leaving him one of my ministers. "
After Robb finished reading the letter, a ball of fire suddenly appeared in his hand and burned it up, leaving a little residue to drift away with the wind.
Many people were surprised to let Jaime go directly, but Robb prepared a backup plan.
He planted the seeds of scarlet corruption in Jaime. In fact, there is no antidote at all, because that scarlet corruption is not fatal at all.
As time goes by, the corruption will gradually shrink.
But it will not disappear.
The scarlet corruption will always leave a little trace of corruption on Jaime, so that Robb can understand Jaime's movements through the induction of mysticism.
Although Jaime has returned to King's Landing, Robb has always controlled him.
In fact, this matter was Jaime's initiative.
"If I go back, my father and Cersei may not keep their promises. They may continue to imprison your two sisters, so you should take some precautions on me. I don't want to break my promise because of an accident. "
Robb smiled at that time, praising Jaime for being a real knight.
But Jaime thought too much. Robb had already planted the scarlet corruption in him, so he was wasting his time.
The matter of King's Landing was settled, and Robb had put his mind at ease, and his mood was much better.
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"Your Majesty, Oak Hall is five miles ahead. I heard that Lord Tywin's men are wandering around here, looting villages, but it seems that there is a force fighting with them."
Little Jon rode to Robb on horseback, holding the letter from Sir Blackfish in his hand, reporting the current situation to Robb.
Robb nodded: "Send more people out to see the situation around. "
Just then, another centurion, Daisy Mormont, arrived on horseback. As a rare female heir to the nobility, she was tall, six feet tall, even taller than Robb, who was still growing.
She looked angry: "Your Majesty, the village ahead was looted, the scene was so tragic..."
When Robb led his men to the village, the entire village had turned into ruins and burned to a scorched earth.
The abandoned naked bodies were left outside without anyone to deal with them. The scavenging wild dogs and crows saw someone coming and fled.
The women were all dismembered horribly. Judging from their appearance, they were obviously treated inhumanely before being tortured and killed.
This is a cruel battlefield.
The wolf riders who saw this scene all showed crazy expressions on their faces.
Lannister!
Damn it!
Robb had a blank expression on his face, and no one knew that he was already filled with anger.
"It seems that our opponent Tywin is a person who likes to spread terror. In this case, I think he should like this taste."
"As a king, I swear here. I swear to capture Tywin alive, and then return everything that the people of this village have suffered to that old man tenfold, no, a hundredfold."
"I hope he won't die so early when he is tortured."
Robb ordered the corpses to be collected and piled together.
Then he stretched out his palm, and a ball of bright red flame appeared in it. Robb gently pushed it upward. The flame left Robb's palm and gradually expanded in the air, eventually forming a huge fireball.
Watching the fireball devour the corpse, Robb continued to move forward with the wolf riders.
Most of the river lands are still in the hands of Tywin and his lackeys. The other side wants to force him to fight in this way.
Robb knows that the biggest taboo in fighting is to perform on the stage chosen by the other side, so Robb will not fight him.
Since he likes guerrilla warfare, I'll just play with him.
Let's see how long this old dog can play with me.
Just as I was thinking, Centurion Ed Karstark brought intelligence: "Your Majesty, there are two forces fighting ahead. Judging from the flags, one of them is a noble under Lannister!"