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Riverlands, Kingsroad
After crossing Moat Cailin, support from the Neck also arrived at Jon's side.
The Crannogmen were short in stature, and within the mountains and rivers, they were natural-born scouts.
They were familiar with the terrain and excelled in stealth operations; after joining Jon's army, they would become an indispensable part of it.
When Jon was stationed near the Kingsroad, the heirs of the Lord of the Neck, Jojen Reed and Meera Reed, directly led a force of over a thousand men to Jon.
This team was entirely composed of Crannogmen, wearing light leather armor and carrying short spears and bows; many even held special vine fishing nets.
Back in Winterfell, Jon had heard Maester Luwin mention that Crannogmen were skilled with short spears and nets; once caught in their traps, even the lizard-lions, the top predators of the Neck, would become their prey.
The sigil of House Reed was the lizard-lion, and rumors said that members of House Reed would catch a lizard-lion upon reaching adulthood to prove themselves.
Jojen Reed was a young and handsome, yet thin youth, with a gaze that revealed a sense of world-weariness and indifference; upon seeing Jon, his unchanging face showed a flicker of surprise and disbelief.
Jon's impression of this fellow was also very deep; he seemed to be a little fool who was led astray by the Three-eyed Crow. It was he who brought Bran Beyond the Wall, and it could be said that he personally facilitated the Three-eyed Crow's body transfer.
Meera Reed was a girl full of heroic spirit, and she couldn't help but blush slightly upon seeing Jon's face.
As Jojen's elder sister, she was also an outstanding Crannogman warrior. Historically, the Crannogmen had always been the scouts and recon soldiers for the army of the North, so they were not very surprised by Jon's summons this time.
"Welcome, both of you. Please, take a seat!"
Under the arrangements of the attendants, the Reed siblings sat before Jon. These arrangements were prepared by House Bolton; it had to be said that Roose Bolton truly knew how to handle people.
Jon told him not to go to any great expense, so he only arranged for male servants to take care of Jon's daily life. At first, he had arranged some maids, but after seeing Jeyne, Lord Bolton finally understood why Jon had no interest in those maids.
After pouring a cup of lemon tea for the siblings and adding a bit of honey, Jon spoke.
"Lord Eddard should have notified you in advance to monitor House Frey's movements, so I hope you can personally tell me about the situation recently."
"As you command, Your Majesty Aegon!"
Upon hearing Jon's question, Jojen Reed hurriedly stood up to answer, but after seeing his somewhat cramped manner, Jon signaled for him to sit back down.
"House Frey has recently been mobilizing its army. The roads from the Kingsroad to their house are filled with their hedge knights and mercenaries; we lost many people to discover this information."
House Frey was the northernmost family in the Riverlands, rising to power by controlling a large bridge across the Blue Fork. Although their history was not long, their family's strength was among the best in the entire Riverlands.
After King Robert's death, Tywin Lannister struck first, using the charge of Eddard Stark's treason as an excuse to deal with the Riverlands as well. He and his brother Kevan Lannister launched a pincer attack, directly defeating the coalition forces organized by the Riverlands' House Tully.
After conquering the Riverlands, Lord Tywin adopted a policy of co-opting and dividing, gradually consuming the forces of the Riverlands bit by bit.
It could be said that currently, except for a few powerful families, almost all of the Riverlands had become vassals of House Lannister, with their armies disbanded and the entire Riverlands governed by the army of the Westerlands.
As the first to pledge loyalty to House Lannister, House Frey directly took the area south of Moat Cailin under its jurisdiction, and several surrounding small families were even occupied by the countless Freys.
"Recently, some strange creatures have appeared in the forests of the Riverlands. They are fiery red all over, and local residents call them Red Wolves. These monsters attack our soldiers everywhere, and some villages and towns have even been raided by them."
"Hmm!?"
Hearing Jojen Reed's description, Jon raised an eyebrow and directly summoned a Mo Sha Hound.
"Is it this?"
"Ah... be careful!"
"A Red Wolf!"
Jojen and his sister jumped up upon seeing the Mo Sha Hound, and the short spear in his hand was ready to be thrown.
"Don't panic! This is a divine beast summoned by His Majesty Aegon, just like those Drakons."
Seeing the overreaction of Jojen and his sister, Ramsay spoke up.
"Sor... Sorry! Your Majesty Aegon!"
After they apologized to Jon, Jon asked:
"Is there any difference between this and the Red Wolves you witnessed?"
At Jon's signal, the Mo Sha Hound wagged its tail like a hunting dog. Seeing its starkly contrasting behavior, the Reed siblings were somewhat dazed.
"Those Red Wolves all have black eyes, unlike yours. Those things are true beasts and monsters; I once locked eyes with them, and there was only slaughter and destruction in their gaze."
"Oh! Are you a Skinchanger as well?"
Hearing Jojen Reed's words, Jon asked, already knowing the answer.
"My Lord! I possess a power similar to a Skinchanger, but my power is different; I can glimpse parts of a blurred future!"
As Jojen Reed said this, a green light flashed in his eyes.
Immediately after, in a certain dimension behind him, a giant crow also revealed its form; its upper body was a crow, while its lower body was a strange shape composed of countless vines.
Roar...
Just as the other party was about to extend a tentacle toward Jon, a dragon's shadow suddenly appeared behind Jon. After roaring at the crow monster, that dimension seemed to be broken apart by some force.
Puff, puff...
After encountering this terrifying scene, Jojen Reed was so frightened that he began to gasp heavily, as if he had been exercising for a long time.
"Jojen, are you okay!"
After comforting his sister who leaned in, Jojen Reed gave Jon a look of complex emotion.
"I'm not very interested in the Three-eyed Crow's plan to save the world. What he wants to do is his business, but do not mess with my family. Otherwise, I will let him experience what true terror is."
Whether the Three-eyed Crow was the savior or the destroyer of this world, Jon wasn't very interested. But from the moment this fellow possessed Bran, many things in this world began to go wrong.
A certain psychotic sea monster actually learned planar teleportation, and the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms, after seeing the destroyed Great Sept of Baelor, actually chose a naked Queen Mother to be their ruler.
The people-loving Daenerys Targaryen actually committed the order of a massacre, and Jon himself walked the path of killing his wife to attain his path.
And in the end, all of this actually benefited the Three-eyed Crow, making him the sole ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His series of land grants was simply looking for trouble; the established nobility of the Seven Kingdoms would never allow mercenaries and bastards to become their lords.
"Your Majesty Aegon!"
After hearing Jon's words, everyone around was startled by his appearance; Ramsay even thought he had been hit by some sorcery trick.
"Don't worry, I was just talking to an old friend."
After signaling the Reed siblings to go and rest, Jon also walked onto the road. Looking at the continuous stream of troops, Jon said to Ramsay:
"Ramsay! Do you think our army can capture the Twins?"
"That is a must, Your Majesty Aegon! Before your great power, any castle will turn into a pile of rubble!"
"Hahaha..."
Hearing Ramsay's flattery, Jon directly laughed.
"But if I told you that I must wait for a month before I can use that kind of power again, would you still think we have no problem?"
A flash of excitement crossed Ramsay's face upon hearing Jon's words; in his view, Jon's willingness to tell him this meant he trusted him.
"Then please let me and my boys show what we can do!"
"Hahaha... Good, good, good! As expected of Ramsay. However, this matter hasn't reached that point yet. I still need you to command my army. Now is not the time for you to be consumed here."
After comforting the eager Ramsay, Jon also spoke directly.
"Continue to increase scouting efforts. It's impossible for Tywin Lannister to only have this level of preparation. He must have left many contingencies for us; this old lion is more troublesome than a fox."
"Awoo..."
Just then, Jon heard a faint wolf howl from the south. Immediately after, his Golden Eagle flying in the sky sent him some information about the Kingsroad to the south.
On the road south of the Kingsroad, a dense crimson tide was rushing toward their location like a wave.
"Enemy attack!"
With Jon's loud shout, the people around felt as if they had heard a clap of thunder, but soon, some heralds attending near him also heard the words.
"Wooo, wooo, wooo..."
So after Jon finished his shout, those heralds directly blew the horns for assembly.
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