Chapter 187: The Landlord Arrives

After Jon and Daenerys briefly explained their respective situations, they discussed the subsequent plan for defense against the army of the death.

Winterfell can only be considered a gathering place, not a place for defense. The only way to defend is by trenches. Daenerys immediately ordered all soldiers to dig trenches, and try to dig two trenches to repel the enemy before the arrival of the Army of the Dead.

After the discussion, Daenerys returned to the room assigned to her.

Feeling the temperature was much higher than outside, Daenerys looked inside the room, but did not see a fireplace, and wondered why it was so warm.

Drogon also felt the warmth of the room. Although as a fire dragon, there was no difference between outside and inside for him, he still flew around the room curiously to see what kind of heating method was used in the room.

But after looking around, he found nothing. Not wanting to believe it, he put his little paw against the wall to try, and sure enough, he felt the temperature was noticeably higher.

He listened closely against the wall and actually heard a faint rustling sound.

[Heating?] Drogon was surprised to hear the familiar sound of running water.

"Drogon, do you notice why this room is so hot?" Daenerys said, and put her ear to the wall. As expected, she felt the warmth and heard the sound of flowing water.

She knocked on the wall, but it was empty. "How did they do that?" Daenerys looked at Drogon and asked herself.

drogon was also very puzzled. It was the first time he saw a heater installed in the wall.

Knock, knock, knock!

Daenerys heard someone knocking on the door, and she went to open it, followed by Drogon.

"Your Majesty, is this room okay? If not, I can change it for you." The door opened and Jon stood at the door and asked with concern.

After entering Winterfell, he replaced Ramsay as the master here. Although Ramsay was very angry, he could do nothing about it.

After all, this is the home where Jon grew up, and he also has a good relationship with Queen Daenerys, so Ramsay can only stand aside unwillingly.

"The house is warm. Can I ask what the sound of water running in the walls is?" Daenerys couldn't help but feel curious.

"Winterfell is located on a hot spring. When the castle was built, the craftsmen buried pipes in the walls to allow the hot spring water to flow through the pipes, so that Winterfell will not be too cold in winter." Jon explained with some pride.

"It's amazing!" Daenerys exclaimed in admiration after hearing it.

Even Drogon had to admire the wisdom of the Stark ancestors and the ingenuity of the craftsmen.

After receiving a wave of praise from Daenerys, Jon saw that Daenerys was very satisfied with the place, so he stepped aside to make way for the little girl about twelve years old who was following behind him.

"She is a maid temporarily arranged for you. Her name is Naya. She is from the Last Hearth City. You can tell her anything you want."

Knowing that Daenerys came alone and had no maid with her, Jon found Naya from the Umber family.

"Your Majesty!" Naya knelt timidly.

After arranging the maid, Jon left when he saw that Daenerys had no more requests.

Two days later, soldiers reported that a cavalry troop was approaching the Kingsroad south of Winterfell.

Daenerys and Jon came to the top of the city wall upon hearing the news. As the cavalry approached, Jon's expression gradually became complicated.

The people who came were the Northern cavalry led by Robb, about 5,000 people, and they were the first to arrive at Winterfell.

Looking at the familiar Winterfell standing on the hillside, Robb's eyes became slightly moist. He never thought that there would be a day when he would return here.

His mother Catelyn and sister Sansa, who were following beside him, were also excited. Although they had only been away from here for three years, it felt like a lifetime to them.

With a wave of the whip, the three of them sped up and ran towards Winterfell...

On the city wall, Jon confirmed that it was Robb who came, and walked quickly down to find Bran and Rickon, and walked out of the city with them.

Just as Robb and his two knights were about to rush into the city gate, they saw Rickon pushing a wheelchair, Bran sitting in a wheelchair, and Jon following behind them slowly walking out of the city gate.

Seeing the three people coming out, Catelyn was the first to jump off the horse, ran to the wheelchair and hugged Bran tightly.

Bran was her most beloved child, and when she almost had no hope of escaping from the wedding at the Twins, Catelyn thought she would never see him again.

Letting go of Bran, Catelyn hugged her youngest son Rickon.

Robb and Sansa behind Catelyn also jumped off their horses and walked towards Bran and the others, hugging each other.

The brothers and sisters haven't seen each other for several years, and except for the youngest one, Rickon, everyone else has changed a lot.

Catelyn let go of Rickon and looked at Jon standing in the distance, nodding to him.

Her husband was beheaded, she and her son were almost killed, and the family suffered a great change. Catelyn no longer looked at Jon, her husband's illegitimate son, with the same disgust as before.

Jon was a little surprised to see Catelyn nodding at him, and quickly forced a smile in response.

After talking to Bran and Rickon, Robb walked up to Jon and gave him a tight hug. The two brothers, who had previously had a cold relationship, had long since resolved their past grudges after several years of experience.

The two talked for a few words, and then Sansa came over and hugged Jon gently.

Bran didn't see his sister Arya, who was better at archery than him, so he knew that she had successfully entered Braavos and didn't ask any more questions.

The family entered the castle, and Daenerys was already standing inside waiting for them. Robb took his mother and sister to Daenerys and saluted respectfully.

Looking at Daenerys, who was only two or three years older than her, Sansa couldn't help but reveal a trace of deep envy in her eyes.

Robb looked at Winterfell, which was still familiar after several major renovations. He did not expect that he would recapture Winterfell in this way.

Yes, recapture!

Now that he has come to Winterfell, Ramsay, the bastard son of the Bolton family who previously occupied this place, will naturally stand aside.

It's not that he relied on the power of Queen Daenerys to occupy this place by force. Even if Daenerys didn't come, as long as he came here, he would take back Winterfell even at the cost of losing troops.

Hmm?

Robb was observing Winterfell when he suddenly realized that someone was looking at him from the second-tier stands.

Looking up, I saw a fair-skinned young man leaning on the wooden railing and looking towards me.

Robb narrowed his eyes slightly and thought of the other person's identity, Ramsay, the illegitimate son of Roose Bolton, the vassal who betrayed the Stark family.

Seeing Robb looking at him, Ramsay raised the wine glass in his hand, smiled at Robb, drank the red wine in the glass, and passed the glass to the waiter next to him.

Watching Ramsay's movements, Robb suddenly realized that the wine waiter next to him looked familiar.

"Theon?" Robb recognized that the person next to Ramsay was Theon, whom he had regarded as a brother but who had betrayed him, and was about to rush up and beat him up.

But as soon as he took a step, he found that Theon was in a very bad condition.

Apart from the fact that his appearance was not much different from before, he no longer had the arrogance and cynicism he once had. There was only dullness and timidity in his eyes, and his mouth was still muttering something.