Chapter 24 Between Family

Leaving the place of right and wrong in Winterfell, Clay finally had the opportunity to think about his next plan in White Harbor, a place where he could relax.

He had been busy in Winterfell for such a long time. In fact, except for the identity confirmation and the acquisition of magic power, things did go according to his predetermined plan.

However, starting from the Heart Tree Magic Riot, what happened afterwards was completely beyond Clay's script and became completely beyond his control.

Fortunately, although there were some twists and turns in the process, at least Clay finally jumped out of the muddy waters of Winterfell in time.

When he was used as a gunman by Littlefinger and became a pawn in instigating the conflict between Stark and Lannister, he once thought of not doing anything else and directly bringing the assassin to show off his cards to Duke Eddard. Anyway, Yark was hit. Xi Fayin's assassin will explain everything within a certain period of time.

But later, he rejected his idea. He was already standing on the edge of the chessboard. If he took one more step forward, he would officially enter the game. However, in the Game of Thrones chessboard, there is no chance to change the identity and restart it.

To a certain extent, both Clay and Littlefinger are looking for the ladder called "Chaos". He likes the Stark family's sense of honor and way of doing things, but that's all.

As the team walked through the huge White Harbor City, enjoying the respectful gazes of the people of White Harbor who were busy with various livelihoods, Clay's heart became a little hot.

Here, the mermaid flag is the law, and he is the successor of the mermaid flag.

"Go back first. You have a lot of time to take a closer look at this city. Lord Stannis and our fleet have killed many pirates on the Narrow Sea over the years. The trade routes are much better than before."

Count Weiman patted Clay, who was staring at the city scenery, and said with a smile.

"Okay." Clay shook his horse's reins and rode up to the new castle where the family members lived. This time, Clay was only escorted by a dozen experienced White Harbor veterans.

As for his sister Vera, although she was not to blame for what happened during the trip to Winterfell, Earl Wyman still put her in a carriage decorated very differently from Queen Cersei's Wheel Palace and pretended to be a The noble lady of the Mandalay family.

Slowing down at the entrance to the inner gate of the castle, Clay saw his sister Wilfield.

The eldest daughter of the Mandalay family, who has passed her 19th name day, is wearing a spotless snow-white dress with golden accessories on her upper body. Under the midday sun, her entire body looks stunning. Elegant and holy.

Clay's witcher vision allowed him to clearly see the pattern carved on it from a long distance, a trident surrounded by various sea creatures.

Jumping off the horse, Clay came to his sister.

"Welcome back, Clay, where is your grandfather?" Wilfield raised her neck slightly and looked behind Clay.

"Oh, I came back first. Grandpa is behind. He will be back in a while."

Clay didn't think too much, took his sister's hand and prepared to go back to the castle. He had been riding for so many days along the way, and he couldn't wait to take a bath and rest.

Wilfield hesitated, biting her red lips. The Mandalay family had relatively rigid rules. Logically speaking, when Earl Wyman returned, she, as the eldest daughter of the family, should wait until the end.

But she knew very well that Clay didn't like these red tapes, and her temper was relatively soft. She was somewhat conflicted for a while, and she didn't move her steps.

After pulling it, he found that his sister had not left. When he turned around and saw the unnatural look on Wilfield's face, Clay suddenly thought about it and comforted his sister and said:

"It's okay. Grandpa has no time to take care of you now. Now it's Vera's turn to be unlucky."

When he said this, Clay himself felt a little smile. When he was in Winterfell, the guard captain had talked to him many times and said that the two sisters were very interesting in the Mandalay family.

The two of them seemed to have agreed that there would be seven days in one Monday, and they would spend six days each making Count Wyman angry.

The eldest sister, Wilfield, is too soft-tempered. Although she has a good appearance and figure, Earl Wyman has always disliked her weak style of treating others. The old man has been used to being strong all his life, so naturally he does not want his family to speak softly to others. .

The younger sister Vera is just the opposite. She fails to learn what a noble lady should learn day by day, but her personality is too strong. She is too wild-tempered and a little careless, and she doesn't look like a noble lady at all.

When Earl Wyman saw Weirfield on Monday, he asked her if she could have a tougher personality, otherwise she would be bullied all the time when she got married. On Tuesday, he saw Vera having dinner and spreading food all over her body.

But it's also interesting. The two sisters always give the old man a day off on weekends, probably because they are considerate of the elderly man's poor health.

That's why Clay just said that it was Vera's turn to be unlucky today, and that's why he felt so happy when he saw Wilfield heaving a sigh of relief.

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At the dinner party, Clay changed into a luxurious dress embroidered with blue stripes, and was struggling with the fish steak on the dinner plate.

Suddenly, he heard the old man's voice:

"Our Lord Eddard has agreed to go to King's Landing to serve as His Majesty King Robert's Hand of the King, along with his two daughters."

At this family gathering, neither Uncle Willis nor his father Wendell came, so this was actually meant for Clay.

Clay understood that this letter from Winterfell was equivalent to the official announcement that Eddard Stark would succeed the king. Counting the time, the king and his party should set off.

Although Clay was not able to stop the running wolf from going south this time, he at least prevented Bran from falling off the broken tower and becoming disabled, and there would be no assassins to murder the unconscious Bran.

Even though this is just a small change, Clay believes that if little adds up, he will always have the ability to completely change that crucial step.

Wilfield and Vera, who had been whispering together, stopped talking. This was the case at the Mandalay family dinner table. Women were not allowed to interrupt unless it involved themselves.

In the past, it was not obvious that Clay was away, but now that Clay is back, Earl Wyman is reinforcing or hinting at this, consciously or unconsciously.

"Direwolves are not suitable for that hot place in the south..."

After saying what he just said, Earl Weiman ate his food alone, mumbling something, and Clay knew what he meant.

Historically speaking, the Stark family heads in the past generations have almost never had good results when they went south to King's Landing. The most typical example is that Duke Eddard's father and eldest brother were burned alive in the throne room by Mad King Aerys II.

It is estimated that few nobles in the North support Duke Eddard. They have long been accustomed to the cold but hard land in the North and have no interest in participating in the messy power struggle in King's Landing.

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