Chapter 28 Winterfell
Attis finally saw Duke Eddard, who was often praised by his father and Bronze Yohn. He had a standard Stark face, gray eyes, and dark brown hair.
Robert and Eddard hugged each other, and the cold and just Duke Stark also laughed as much as King Robert. This was the feeling of long-time friends. Attis looked at this scene with a smile. He noticed that Mrs. Catelyn beside Eddard, the Tully family's auburn hair and blue eyes were particularly bright. Sarah, Lady Catelyn is much slimmer, and even though she is the older sister, she is exceptionally beautiful.
The children next to Lady Catelyn also have distinct appearances. The one closest to Duke Ed is naturally the heir to the Duke of Winterfell, Robb Stark. However, he does not have the standard appearance of the Stark family, but instead perfectly inherits it. The Tully family has auburn hair and blue eyes.
Artis almost thought that Jon Snow, standing at the outermost part of the family, was Robb Stark, with his hair as black as night and the long face of the Stark family. Attis thought of the illegitimate child that Duke Eddard brought from the south, but she was not brought to King's Landing by King Robert. She was not as responsible as Eddard and brought him back to the north.
There are many children in the Stark family. Attis observed that only Arya, the youngest daughter in the middle, had the appearance of the Stark family. The others were like Bran, Sansa, who was tall and graceful even though she was only 11 years old, and the remaining ones. The youngest son Rickon has long hair and looks like a crazy kid. They both inherited the red hair of their mother’s Tully family.
Ed's kind face appeared in front of Attis.
"Lord Eddard." Attis bowed to his elder (although he was technically a peer).
"No need to be polite, Attis, Jon is my father, you are my brother, and we are a family." Eddard put his hand on Attis's shoulder, which made him feel calm in the falling snow in the north. Feeling a touch of warmth, Attis smiled sincerely.
Attis kissed the hand of Lady Catelyn, who had been looking at him with a smile. Robb's face was stiff in front of him, and the smile on his face looked like that of a fledgling lord. He was obviously not used to this kind of scene, but Trying to be consistent with his father.
Sansa's cheeks were already red when he approached. She had long listened to the ballad about the "Eagle of the Vale" sung by the minstrels in the main hall of Winterfell. She single-handedly fought into the tens of thousands of wildlings and rescued them. The beautiful lord lady also defeated a mountain-like monster in the King's Landing Tournament and won the championship.
But now such a legendary hero appeared in front of her, and Sansa almost jumped with joy.
Attis kissed her hand gracefully, not noticing the little girl's turbulent heart. Instead, he saw Bran and Arya pushing each other aside, and then smiled softly.
"Bran! Arya!" Lady Catelyn's stern voice came, and then she nodded to Attis to express her apology.
Attis always smiled and responded, "It's okay, madam, your two children are very cute." He scratched Arya's nose with his finger, causing the little girl to go crazy like a cat.
"Hahahaha!" Robert laughed. He liked the wolf's cubs very much.
The city's grooms came to take care of the king's horses, and Cersei walked into the city with her children. Robert asked Eddard to lead the way to the Stark family crypt, saying he wanted to pay his respects.
Cersei expressed her dissatisfaction: "We were in a hurry early in the morning. We are cold and tired now. Shouldn't we rest first? There is no need to be so anxious to see a dead person."
Robert looked at Cersei coldly, and the situation reached a stalemate for a while. It was Jaime who held Cersei's hand slightly before the queen gave in.
Then Eddard and Robert disappeared into the distance together.
Robb Stark personally accompanied him to the already arranged residence in Winterfell, and Attis felt that Robb was always actively trying to talk to him.
"Attis, I mean, Lord Attis." Robb said awkwardly.
"It doesn't have to be like this, just call me Attis, Robb." Attis knew the mentality of an almost 14-year-old heir to a lord.
Robb's reserved expression was greatly relieved, but he still maintained a stiff smile, "Attis, I heard that you fought in person, or with wildlings, is it true?"
"What you heard was true, Robb." Attis replied.
Robb smiled softly, and Attis could tell it was sincere this time, "Bran talks about this every day, he wants to see you wield the sword.", and then he looked at him with passionate eyes.
The competitive spirit of the little boy, Attis thought to himself, but naturally ignored the fact that he was only seventeen years old.
"No problem, we can even spar, Robb." Attis found his room under the leadership of Robb, and turned to Robb with a smile.
"It's a deal!" Robb nodded slightly and watched Attis close the door.
Jon Snow looked at the busy Winterfell, where they were preparing for a dinner. Snow had never seen so many people walking through the castle and outside. He was dazzled by the banners and exquisite armor of the southern houses, the crowned stag banner of Baratheon, and the stag guards who always surrounded the king. Jaime Lannister, the Kingsguard, who is wearing bright golden armor and a white cloak, the "Kingslayer" that his father doesn't like to mention, and the little devil Tyrion who is following Jaime and is hard to ignore.
There are only a few knights in the Arryn family, but their sky-blue cloaks and fully armored plate armor make them look particularly formal and cold. They always gather together in silence, as if they don’t want to interact with the northerners or the other southerners in the royal family. Surround yourself with people.
Duke Attis Arryn, whom Snow admired a lot, stood on the school field, competing with his instructor Rodrik Cassel with blunt swords. Bran stood beside him and looked at Attis with an adoring look on his face, while Arya, like a cat, stayed on the corridor upstairs, leaning on the railing with both hands and looking excitedly.
Roderick looked a little pudgy in front of Attis. The ring armor that was originally hidden under his dark cloak was all exposed, and the blunt sword was in his hand.
"Excellent swordsmanship, Lord Arryn." He took a breath and said to Attis.
"Thank you." Attis rushed over, so fast that the coach of Winterfell didn't even see the movement clearly, and he was already lying on the ground.
"Oh!" Bran shouted excitedly.
Roderick climbed up in embarrassment, "Exquisite martial arts, Your Majesty the Duke." He praised with a smile. "It is an honor to receive your appreciation, Lord Roderick." Attis replied humbly.
Roderick looked at Attis with satisfaction, and he pointed at Bran with his blunt sword, "This kid keeps talking about you, and I got bored when I taught him how to practice swordsmanship." Bran seemed a little shy, and took a step forward. Scurrying behind Jon Snow, making everyone laugh.
Attis looked at Jon Snow standing beside him, with a white wolf surrounding him.
"This direwolf," Artis pointed at the white wolf behind Jon Snow.
Jon replied: "Ghost, his name is Ghost." When Jon spoke, white mist came out of his mouth.
"So close to you.", Attis said. "I mean, you two are very similar."
Jon frowned in confusion, "What do you mean?"
"Attis is saying that you are too taciturn, brother!" Arya rushed out from behind and bumped Jon Snow hard, and Jon Snow picked her up playfully.
Attis looked at the happy appearance of the Wolf family and felt very envious in his heart.
"Let me compete with you, Duke of the Vale." Theon of the Greyjoy family came over, with a slender figure and a cynical smile on his face.
Attis silently grasped the blunt sword and pointed it at Xion.
Theon nimbly played tricks with the sword. The sword was like several tentacles of a sea monster, and the trajectory of the attack was difficult to predict.
Attis simply took a few moves, stretched out his legs to trip Xion up, and pointed his blunt sword at his neck.
"Come again!" Xion became more courageous as he fought, and the blunt sword in his hand became more flexible. Attis stopped talking, and hit Theon's wrist with a heavy blow. Theon screamed in pain, and the blunt sword in his hand fell off with a sound.
"Awesome!" Jon couldn't help but exclaimed. He knew the secrets of Xion's swordsmanship. Attis's ability to figure out the tricks and defeat him in just a few rounds was something he didn't possess. of.
The simple competition on the school field only helped Attis to exercise his muscles. Soon they dispersed back to their respective places, because the dinner party soon started. Robb had been having fun with the various dishes brought by Robert under the arrangement of Eddard. He wanted to communicate with such nobles, so he couldn't get around to go to the school grounds to compete with them.
Attis finally met Eddard Stark alone. He didn't even look for it on his own initiative, but Duke Stark took the initiative to find Attis' room.
"Attis." Ed simply greeted and sat next to Attis.
Attis wanted to stand up and salute, but Eddard pressed his hand to signal him to sit down. "You are used to living in Winterfell." Eddard asked kindly, just like when he talked to Bran in the morning.
"I live very well, Lord Ed." Attis replied with a smile, "This is like Runestone City, everyone is very nice to me."
"That's good." Ed seemed to have no words to answer and sat there in silence.
Seeing this, Attis knew that his opportunity had come, and he took the initiative and said: "Lord Ed, actually, the reason why I came with King Robert this time is..."
"Myrcella?" Eddard waved his hand, and Attis secretly thought that Robert must have told Eddard about this. "I think it's good. To be honest with you, Robert is planning to marry the three families together, betroth Myrcella to you, and marry my daughter Sansa to Joffrey." Eddard said seemingly helplessly.
"I think there is no need to be so anxious about this matter, Lord Ed." Attis stared closely at Ed's face. Ed also sensed something was wrong with him and asked in confusion.
Attis took a deep breath and told Eddard the contents of Stannis' letter.
Ed looked at Attis in shock, and then a serious look spread on his face, "This is a very serious accusation, Attis, I'm afraid you are young"
Attis took Stannis's letter out of his pocket and handed it to Eddard.
Ed looked at it carefully and looked at Attis with a complex expression, "Why didn't you tell Robert?"
"There is no evidence, Lord Ed. I'm afraid the evidence has left this world along with my father." Attis replied calmly.
Ed looked at him deeply and said, "No one can reveal it until I find the evidence." After saying that, he turned and left.
Attis breathed a sigh of relief. He finally handed over this hot potato to someone who was trustworthy and could bear the consequences. Eddard was deeply trusted by the king. Attis even judged that Robert trusted Duke Eddard unconditionally. At that time, as long as Edd finds out the evidence, he can justifiably arrest Cersei and the others, and take the opportunity to pull out Littlefinger and find out what his relationship with Lannister is.
As for whether the content of this letter is true or false, it is indeed worthy of consideration, and Stannis's motives are very questionable. However, these things are typical hot potatoes, and it is best to choose a character who can bear the consequences.
Attis felt the heat of the fire with his hands, feeling very uneasy.
(End of chapter)