In the ice and snow, only a white expanse is left in front of people's eyes, and even those tall and straight giant pines can only see a faint shadow in the snowstorm weather.The horses' hooves kicked through the snow, but the sound was barely audible to the knight, for the howling wind seemed to hide all traces of activity.Will had thought that this vast black wilderness, known to the southerners as the Ghost Shadow Forest, had long been incapable of making him afraid.But tonight was clearly an exception.When a blizzard falls in the North, it's enough for anyone to perceive their own insignificance and powerlessness.For nine days, dressed in black hooded cloaks, they rode lightly, leaving the Great Wall in the north, and then turning northwest halfway, biting the footsteps of a group of wild men.However, the environment is deteriorating day by day, and it is becoming more and more difficult to track."
Let's go back, the savage is dead anyway."
In the wind, a veteran named Gary shouted at the head of the group and suggested to the red-haired captain at the front of the group.Will had been a night watchman for four years and was already a veteran with hundreds of patrols, but Gary had forty years of experience and was a true veteran."
Where's the evidence?"
The knight at the front of the squad turned around and asked his lieutenant."
Will sees it."
Gary smiled stiffly and threw the problem at the young man.In fact, since three days ago, no one could see any living creatures other than the three of them, and today's terrible blizzard would only kill themselves and the others along with the wild people.It's not worth it, but it's hard to disobey.Mormont's order was to track down the Savages, so he sent this team, but Sir Weimar had been sworn to be the Night's Watch for less than half a year, and this was his first patrol, and he was very meritorious.If you know that the new leader of the squad is the laughing stock of everyone when they drink, then you can understand why he is in a hurry to prove himself.When the former aristocracy does not bring authority, only strength is the value of the north.The red-haired knight tugged at the reins of the horse, and a faint white breath erupted from the nostrils of the thin brown horse under his crotch, and it was so tired that it could not even find a shred of forage these days."
Will, tell me again what you see?
Don't miss any details. ”Sir Weimar took the opportunity to wipe the hoarfrost off his beard and asked the young knight on the flank behind him."
They went in this direction, and they might be able to see it when they crossed the ridge, and there was a col over there, which was the most sheltered place in the vicinity, and occasionally people saw wild people haunting there, but I didn't see them freeze to death this time."
Sir pursed his lips and glanced at Gary with some displeasure in his eyes, while the latter looked at Will with the same look, as if complaining about why he was okay.However, veterans naturally have their own opinions."
Sir, there is no fire nearby, a living person can't stand this temperature if he doesn't raise a fire, and savages are also human.""
No, they are monsters, and the wildlings will take babies and women and sell them to white ghosts."
Sir withdrew his gaze and rode forward again, "I won't allow myself to go home empty-handed on my first patrol, no matter what, I want their heads." ”The wind and snow became heavier, but the sky and the earth were not dark, because the aurora overhead kept writhing, bringing colorful illumination.Neither Gary nor Will wanted to look for anything, but at this point, the captain gave the order, and he had to do it, which was the rule of the Night's Watch.The snow at the foot of the mountain was very thick, and they didn't know where to go, so the three of them dismounted, tied them to the big rocks jutting out of the ground, and chose to climb the mountain on foot.Climbing up the snow-capped mountain against the wind, leaving deep footprints, and going down the mountain is also not easy, and it takes a lot of physical strength.They didn't eat anything decent these days, except for a few jerky, which were as hard as tree bark, and only drank a few sips of bad wine, and after strenuous activity, they were even more dizzy, and they could be said to have climbed down the mountain.But even so, they found some clues in the basin on the other side of the ridge.Some of the trees had been cut down, some of the stones had been piled up in the shape of a fire pit, but they had not been ignited, and the small branches that were used as firewood were scattered beside them, half-planted in the snow, and were about to be buried by the snowflakes."
Sir, this is a new trace of a wild man, but I can't figure out why they didn't raise the fire."
Will watched the chief's long red hair dance in the wind and clenched the hilt of his sword.The fact that the trail was not covered with snow suggests that the wild people may have been nearby, or that they may have been more numerous, hiding somewhere.The vision was severely impaired, and the fear of the unknown was like indigestible food in his stomach, and he kept swallowing.However, there is only cold wind in the mouth, and the chapped lips already speak to the condition of the body."
Go to the trees over there and look around, see where there is still fire, they didn't start a fire here, they must have found a more sheltered place."
Jazz wasn't exactly an embroidered pillow, and now he had some analytical skills, and although he was eager to prove himself, he also knew that he had to find the wildlings before he could claim their heads with his sword.Young Will resigned to his fate, handed the sword to Gary, who was smiling narrowly, bit the holster of a dagger with his teeth, and crawled towards the top of the nearest tree.The pine needles on the tree seemed to be frozen hard, and his numb face felt pain, and he had to close his eyes.A few seconds later, he heard a loud exchange between Jazz and Gary under the tree."
Why is it so cold here?!
Gary?
”"I don't know, I've never been in a situation like this!"
The veteran tried to draw his weapon as he answered the chief's question, but the sword seemed to be frozen in its sheath, and it didn't move.At this moment, dozens of white figures suddenly appeared in the snowstorm behind the two.They are tall and strong, their bodies appear to be made of translucent white ice, and the weapons in their hands resemble giant ice edges, sharp and shining.None of the three could believe their eyes, and in their confused minds, these terrifying figures and the images in the story gradually merged.The last time the Alien, or White Ghost, was recorded was a thousand years ago.Why do you encounter so many people at one time?
They all looked the same, like shadows descending from the wind and snow, and the sound of Jazz's sword and the other's weapons colliding together was not metallic.It was a high, thin sound at the edge of human hearing, like the wailing of an animal about dying."
Long live King Robert!"
To drown out the feeble sound, the shaky knight let out a roar of rage, and he leaped from the snow and slashed his sword at the head of his foe.He was indeed a qualified night watchman, at least not lacking in courage.However, the sharp steel weapon shattered when it collided with the ice.In the next moment, the pale and transparent sword sliced through the black chain mail, as if it were the best silk in King's Landing, it was really so smooth.