Finally, he stated that he would give the Night's Watch a batch of weapons specifically for fighting wights and Others, and would dispatch a team of Chosen of God to the Wall to assist the Night's Watch in battle. However, he emphasized that the Chosen of God would not participate in the war against the Beyond the Wall Wildlings, only in battles against the Others and wights.
After making the decision with the Night's Watch to accept the Savage Tribes, Lynd did not participate in the subsequent discussions about the battle. He declined their send-off, left the Hall of Affairs alone, passed through the courtyard, and arrived outside the castle.
At this time, Maester Aemon was still standing not far from the Lava Dragon, quietly asking his Assistant Scholars various details about the Lava Dragon's physique.
"Lord Lynd, have you finished discussing matters with the Commander and the others?" Although Maester Aemon's eyesight was poor, his hearing was extremely sharp, and he easily identified the newcomer from the sound of his footsteps.
"Yes, we've finished discussing," Lynd said, walking over to Maester Aemon.
"Is it about accepting the Savage Tribes?" Maester Aemon said, as if he knew everything.
"Hmm," Lynd responded, "But not now, it will be after a few battles." He then looked at Maester Aemon and said, "The battles the Wall will face later will be very intense, Maester Aemon. It's too dangerous for you here. Perhaps you should temporarily go to my Summerhall…"
"My Lord, have you forgotten that I am also Night's Watch?" Maester Aemon shook his head, turned to look at the Wall, and said, "I also have a responsibility to stay at the Wall and protect it."
Upon hearing this, Lynd did not try to persuade him further. He stepped onto the dragon's back, sat in the dragon saddle, and prepared to leave by dragon.
However, Maester Aemon suddenly spoke again, "Lord Lynd, if my family descendant on the continent of Essos…"
"Maester Aemon, you don't have to worry. I assure you Daenerys will become a part of the force against the Others, not an enemy." Lynd gave Maester Aemon a guarantee, then motioned for the Assistant Scholars to help Maester Aemon move further away, and only then ordered Nessario to take off.
After the Lava Dragon took flight, Lynd did not immediately head south to Summerhall but instead turned towards Icehold.
Icehold is not far from Black Castle, with three castles in between. Lynd quickly flew over Icehold, but unlike at Black Castle, Lynd directly had the Lava Dragon land in the square within Icehold.
Due to Willas, Icehold has the largest permanent garrison among all the guardian castles on the Wall, even more than Black Castle. This is because the forces stationed here, in addition to the thousand men of the Night's Watch, also include three thousand men sent by Highgarden specifically to protect Willas. A total of four thousand men, more than a thousand more than Black Castle's permanent garrison.
However, the men sent by Highgarden to protect Willas do not belong to the Night's Watch but obey Willas's orders. Therefore, these three thousand men do not usually live inside Icehold but have built a town outside Icehold and usually stay within the town. They only enter Icehold to defend the castle with the Night's Watch in certain special circumstances, and the Commander leaving Icehold was one such special circumstance.
When Lynd and the Lava Dragon landed in the square of Icehold, the surrounding Night's Watchmen were terrified and scattered, hiding far away. In contrast, the Highgarden army quickly took up high ground, aiming their bows and arrows at Lynd. If Lynd made any slight movement, they would attack without hesitation, showing no fear of the Lava Dragon.
Lynd looked at the surrounding bows and arrows, then paused his gaze on the Highgarden soldiers, a thoughtful expression on his face.
Clearly, the Highgarden army's reaction was somewhat abnormal; they showed no expected fear when facing the ferocious giant dragon, as if that emotion had been severed. This made Lynd think of his own Silent Monks and Redemption Sisters who had completed various trials at the Redemption Sanctuary.
"Put down your weapons! Everyone, put down your weapons! It's Lord Linde Terra, it's Lord Linde Terra!" At this moment, the Commander of the Highgarden army recognized Lynd's identity by the dragon and Lynd's distinctive Banished Knight Armor, and shouted loudly to those around him.
The tense atmosphere immediately dissipated, and the archers lowered their bows, but they did not put their arrows back into their quivers, remaining very vigilant.
Lynd paid no further attention to these Highgarden soldiers. He got up and stepped off the dragon's back, walking to the Icehold Commander's deputy and saying, "I want to see Willas. Lead the way."
The Commander's deputy was stunned for a moment, then, without thinking much, led Lynd from an ice cave on the side of the main castle into the interior of the Wall.
Inside the icy passage leading to Willas's location, there were still some Highgarden warriors guarding. These warriors were all, without exception, clad in heavy armor, with large, burly builds, looking as if they had been through many battles.
As Lynd walked past these men, he could clearly feel them scrutinizing him with an examining gaze, as if determining whether Lynd posed a threat.
Soon, Lynd arrived at the central part of the Wall, inside a huge, empty ice cavern.
In the center of this ice cavern was a very conspicuous ice pillar, connecting the floor and the ceiling of the ice cavern. To outsiders, this was just an ordinary ice pillar, but in Lynd's eyes, this ice pillar actually looked more like a rune pillar, with a large number of mysterious runes superimposed together, completely encasing the ice pillar from inside to out. The runes at the top and on the ground were also connected, forming a single entity.
But the most striking thing was not the ice pillar itself, but Willas, who was encased in ice within the pillar, serving as the core of the entire rune system.
Willas was completely submerged within the ice pillar at this moment, without a single gap. A normal person in this situation would likely be long dead, but Willas was still alive and well, as if he was immune to the cold and did not need to breathe like ordinary people.
Upon seeing Willas in this state, Lynd's first thought was of the Others.
"You've come, Lord Lynd!" Before Lynd could speak, Willas greeted him first. However, his way of speaking was not direct; instead, he mimicked human voices through the vibrations of the surrounding solid ice.
Lynd walked to the ice pillar, gazing at Willas sealed within, and said, "Lord Willas, your current state is quite surprising to me."
"My current state is very good, better than expected, you don't need to worry," Willas saw through Lynd's thoughts, offered a few comforting words, and then, not wanting to say too much on the matter, proactively said, "Are you here to see me today because of the Others, or because of the Three-Eyed Raven?"
"Neither," Lynd shook his head, looking at Willas, and said, "It's about Euron."
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