Thump, thump, thump!
Deep within the dense jungle, hundreds of cavalrymen wearing mail with the ice wolf sigil were slowly advancing with wary expressions.
At the very center of the cavalry formation, Jacaerys, Ela, and Duke Cregan were riding side by side.
Due to the large commotion caused by Womax and the three dragons, Jacaerys, fearing he would startle the snake by beating the grass, naturally chose to ride a horse.
However, through their mental link, he could feel Womax closely following them high up in the sky, out of sight.
"Your Majesty, I still don't understand. There are three castles relatively close to Sowen City.
Why are you so certain that the next 'miracle' will occur at Deepwood Motte?"
After holding back for most of the day, Duke Cregan finally voiced the doubt in his heart.
Jacaerys's lips curled into a smile upon hearing this. He had originally expected Cregan to ask as soon as they left Winterfell.
He hadn't expected the other party to be so composed. He was indeed a vassal capable of shouldering important responsibilities.
"Torrhen's Square is the closest of the three castles, but the Heart Tree in the Godswood of the Tallhart family is not a Weirwood.
Instead, it is the most common tree in the North, and also their sigil, the Sentinel Tree.
Of the remaining two castles, Harroway's Town is located on a tributary of the Broken Branch river, surrounded by the vast Northern plains.
Deepwood Motte, on the other hand, is located deep within this vast Wolfswood.
The instinct of creatures will cause them to prioritize a more comfortable environment."
"They..."
Hearing this word from Jacaerys's mouth again, Cregan did not continue to press the matter, but instead whipped his warhorse a few times, slightly increasing his speed.
Three days later, Jacaerys successfully arrived at Deepwood Motte, located on the northern hills of Sea Dragon Point.
Due to the terrain, the narrow Deepwood Motte was not suitable for building a Godswood within the castle walls, so it was built a few kilometers to the east in the Wolfswood.
Therefore, Jacaerys and the others exchanged pleasantries with the Lord here, Earl Glover, borrowed a few hundred Glover family infantrymen familiar with the surrounding environment, and then went to the Godswood to investigate.
The branches of the Heart Tree here were bare, without a single leaf, and the trunk was completely withered and cracked in many places.
The Stark Family soldiers carefully examined the surroundings but did not find the strange three-toed footprints again.
This indicated that the other party's movement speed in the Wolfswood was not fast and they were behind Jacaerys and the others.
Since that was the case, Jacaerys naturally had Cregan and the more than a thousand soldiers set up an ambush around the Heart Tree, further away.
They waited for three full days, and late on the third night, there was finally movement in the Wolfswood surrounding this Godswood.
Using the specially made telescope removed from Womax's saddle, Jacaerys saw three small figures like children in the moonlight.
They did not use the roads built by humans, but instead moved through the thorny Wolfswood filled with bushes with Agile movements, quickly approaching the Heart Tree in the Godswood.
As soon as they reached the withered and dead Heart Tree, Jacaerys conveyed his thoughts to Womax.
Roar!!!
A majestic dragon roar like rolling thunder came from high in the sky. The three small figures trembled all over and immediately looked up at the sky.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Clatter, clatter, clatter!
At the same time, countless torches suddenly ignited around the Godswood. The dazzling firelight tore through the night, surrounding the entire Godswood in a large circle.
Hundreds of Stark cavalrymen rode warhorses and patrolled the perimeter, while the other few hundred Glover family infantrymen formed ranks and tightened the encirclement, approaching the Heart Tree.
The three small figures naturally knew they had fallen into a trap at this moment, so they began to discuss fiercely in a strange language.
The tone of this strange language was like singing, quite clear and pleasant to the ear.
It was only because Jacaerys was a bit far away, otherwise he would have been able to distinguish that this strange language was very similar to Helaena's when she used magic on Dreamfyre.
Their argument quickly ended. Two of the small figures immediately lay prostrate on the ground.
Then they wriggled non-stop, as if they had turned into slimes from previous life's anime.
One of the figures quickly condensed into a wolf-like beast, while the other figure grew larger and larger, eventually becoming a long-haired mammoth with a pair of thick, long tusks.
The ice wolf lay on the ground, letting the last small figure climb onto its back.
Moo-roar!
Thump, thump, thump!
And the long-haired mammoth opened its huge elephant mouth, straightened its thick trunk, and let out a loud roar towards the approaching torches.
Then, with heavy steps, it charged towards the encircling soldiers to the north like a heavily armed truck.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The Glover family infantrymen responsible for the northern encirclement saw this and immediately drew their bows and shot at this huge target.
The long-haired mammoth's thick hide blocked most of the arrows, and even if a few arrows broke through and shot into the thick hide,
They were blocked by the thicker layer of fat underneath and could not cause any substantial damage.
This long-haired giant beast thus charged through the rain of arrows, crashing violently into the Glover family infantrymen to the north.
Bang, bang!
Ah!
The first few Glover family infantrymen to make contact forcefully suppressed the fear in their hearts and thrust their spears at the long-haired mammoth.
But as soon as they pierced its thick hide, they were directly thrown back by its immense strength.
These soldiers who were thrown back immediately spewed out a large mouthful of blood, fell heavily to the ground, their fate unknown.
The long-haired mammoth used its charging momentum to consecutively knock back more than twenty Glover family infantrymen.
But after its speed decreased, it was immediately surrounded by the other infantrymen and continuously stabbed in the body with their spears.
As the saying goes, ants can kill an elephant!
The spears could only leave shallow damage on its thick hide, but they couldn't withstand the large number of Glover family infantrymen and spears.
The long-haired mammoth's four thick elephant legs quickly became covered in blood.
Woo, woo!
At this moment, the wolf-like beast carrying the small figure let out a warning growl and appeared in front of the Glover family infantrymen holding torches.
With the light from the many torches, these Glover family infantrymen could now clearly see the other party's appearance.
The appearance of the wolf-like beast was easy to recognize, it was the sigil of the Stark Family, an adult ice wolf.
And the small figure on its back looked like a little girl, except that she was wearing clothes woven from leaves and bark, looking like a wildling.
But the next second, they knew this was definitely not an ordinary little girl.
She took out a round black ball the size of a fist from her leafy clothes and threw it forcefully towards the group of Glover family infantrymen attacking the long-haired mammoth.
Hiss, hiss!
The round black ball actually ignited automatically in the air, and then the surface of the black ball glowed with a faint blue light that continuously intensified,
Until finally it became like a meteor dragging a blue flame tail, falling into the group of Glover family infantrymen.
Bang!
This blue meteor exploded violently, and the light blue flames that ignited immediately engulfed seven or eight Glover family infantrymen.
Bang, bang, bang!
The little girl riding on the ice wolf's back took out three more round black balls from her embrace and threw them towards the Glover family infantrymen.
Amidst the continuous violent explosions, the Glover family infantrymen responsible for the northern encirclement began to stop in their tracks.
They were already on the verge of collapse from being bombed by these never-before-seen round black balls.
Whoosh, whoosh!
As the little girl tried to blast a way out with the round black balls, the sound of dragon wings tearing through the air suddenly came from overhead.
Clatter, clatter, clatter!
Moo-roar~~~
Womax's massive body crushed a patch of trees, and then his sharp dragon claws, descending from the sky, were fiercely embedded in the long-haired mammoth's thick, fatty back,
The severely wounded long-haired mammoth immediately let out a mournful cry.
After grabbing the target, Womax flapped his wings and ascended into the sky.
The long-haired mammoth, which had just been crushing the Glover family infantrymen with its huge size,
At this moment, like a chick, was easily snatched into the sky by the 'eagle' Womax with no ability to resist.
Seeing that it could not break free from the dragon's claws in the air, the long-haired mammoth wriggled again and returned to its original form.
The huge long-haired mammoth suddenly turned into a tiny figure. Womax, of course, was unable to react and was directly taken advantage of by the other party, who jumped down.
The ice wolf quickly dashed forward and, with a leap, caught the small figure falling from the sky onto its back.
The little girl, who had been staying on the ice wolf's back, saw green blood flowing from the small figure's back and immediately looked anxious.
It seemed that even though the long-haired mammoth had changed form, it still could not erase the injuries previously inflicted by Womax.
The little girl immediately took out some green powder from her embrace and sprinkled it on the small figure's back.
At the same time, she emitted a mournful singing voice, like a cuckoo crying blood.
The surrounding Glover family infantrymen were infected by this pure singing voice, and actually felt sadness in their hearts, immediately feeling like they wanted to cry.
A faint green light rose from the small figure's back with the singing voice. The green light disappeared in an instant, and the injury on the small figure's back also healed directly.
"What kind of creatures are these?
They just used both transformation magic and life magic.
Those withered and dead Weirwood trees should have been resurrected by them.
Hiss, I really want to decompose them into materials and study them thoroughly.
Can Your Majesty give me one?"
While the little girl was treating her companion, the entire encirclement was completed.
Ela, with her desire for research overflowing, stared intently at the three figures and said to Jacaerys,
"They are the indigenous people of Westeros, the Children of the Forest.
I am also very interested in them now. After they are of no value to me, I will give you one."
Jacaerys first answered Ela in a low voice, then turned his head and shouted loudly to the little girl,
"I remember your name is... Leaf, and you can also speak the Common Tongue of Westeros.
Do you see the three large dragons in the sky? You can't escape.
Why not obediently give up all resistance and we can find a place to have a good chat.
If you refuse, then I will make you suffer tortures later!"
That's right, these three small figures were the legendary Children of the Forest.
The little girl's name was Leaf. She had lived for several hundred years and in the original show, she also saved Bran and took him to the cave of the Three-Eyed Raven.
"Minions of the evil god from another world, you will not capture us!"
That Leaf could indeed speak the Common Tongue of Westeros, but her composure at the moment seemed insufficient.
She was immediately angered by Jacaerys.
"*******"
After saying this sentence, Leaf began to sing in the unknown language again.
A pure and melodious singing voice rose, which was completely different from the previous song that made people feel sad and cry.
This time, the singing voice conveyed more of a sense of peace and tranquility, as if immersing people in a warm and incredibly comfortable hot spring.
And this comfortable feeling of peace and tranquility gradually caused people's consciousness to become blurred.
Bang!
Bang, bang, bang!
A Glover family infantryman surrounding the ice wolf and Leaf suddenly fell to the ground.
Then, as if causing a chain reaction, the hundreds of Glover family infantrymen around them continuously fell to the ground one after another.
If viewed from the perspective of the dragons above the Godswood at this moment, these fallen Glover family infantrymen were radiating outwards in a circle.
Even the Stark Family cavalrymen who had been patrolling around, the two rows closest to the encirclement, also fell to the ground.
However, the Stark Family cavalrymen further away were not affected.
But this strange phenomenon that defied common sense filled the conscious Stark Family cavalrymen with fear, and they did not dare to ride forward to check the situation.
Fortunately, there were still three people conscious at the very center of the encirclement.
Duke Cregan was a ruthless man. When he realized something was wrong, he drew the Stark Family's ancestral Valyrian steel greatsword, Ice.
And he used the sharp Ice to cut a bloody wound on his arm, using the intense pain to resist the consciousness-blurring comfort.
Compared to Cregan, Jacaerys and Ela were much simpler.
Ela had immediately used magic to create a small magic barrier near her and Jacaerys's ears and pumped out the air inside.
Even primary school students in the previous life knew that sound cannot travel in a vacuum!
Whoosh, whoosh!
Jacaerys, who could not hear any sound, saw that Leaf did not know what was good for her, and with a thought, Jacaerys, who was circling in the sky, descended again.
Boom, boom, boom!
Jacaerys, who needed live captives, did not make it breathe Dracarys, but instead used its tail, as thick as a tree trunk, to lash and drive the ice wolf.
Leaf saw that her magic was ineffective against these three people, so she immediately stopped singing and hugged the ice wolf's neck tightly as it dodged left and right.
Whoosh!
The direction the ice wolf was forced to dodge was a trap that had been prepared in advance.
As soon as it entered the trap, layers upon layers of large nets rose from the ground, covering the ice wolf's body and pulling it into the air.
The ice wolf in the net struggled, trying to tear the net with its sharp claws to escape.
However, it could tear through one layer, but it was impossible to tear through all the layers of nets.
Moreover, the mesh of this net was small, even if it eventually transformed into a small human form, it would still be trapped inside with Leaf and another companion, completely unable to move.
Three Children of the Forest, capture successful!
Looking at the three small figures hanging in the air, Cregan, whose arm was still bleeding, asked, "Your Majesty, you said before that you brought me to see the gods.
So, are they the Old Gods that we in the North worship?"
"No, they are the same as you, also followers of the Old Gods.
But the Old Gods have long disappeared. The deities you Northerners have worshipped all these years are the Green Seers born from among them."
After answering Cregan's question, Jacaerys turned his head and looked to the north, continuing,
"Now, what are you going to do?"