Chapter 560: Winter Strikes (9)
The dim light shone faintly warm and light in the cold Winterfell, and Rams's face was close to each other, vaguely under the gray oil lamp, and Melisandre was a little uncomfortable, and moved her head back slightly.
Groups of patrols passed by the outside of the house with their footsteps, during the siege of the whole city by monsters, as long as there was a little noise somewhere, a large number of city guards would arrive at the first time, the cold wind howling in the city was cold, the house should have revealed warmth, but now, it seems that the atmosphere is not like this.
Rams's expression was calm and haughty, as if he had calculated that everything was under his control, and he was right, Melisandre did have the power to kill him here, but she couldn't.
Once Rams dies of magic, even if it has anything to do with magic, Melisandre is definitely the first to be suspected, and at that time, she doesn't have to think about leaving Winterfell, and even Stannis will be implicated by her, and the whole army is in danger of breaking out into conflict.
For whatever reasons, whether public or private, Melisandre could not do so.
However, Melisandre is also the high priest of the Lord of Light, Stannis's right-hand man, and she has seen a lot of big scenes, so naturally she will not be bluffed by Rams, straightening her waist slightly, Melisandre asked calmly, "What do you want to know." ”
Melisandre did not mention the previous threats, and with an expression on her face that seemed to be more arrogant than Rams, she looked down at Rams with a domineering look, with professional superiority.
As the spokesperson of the Lord of Light, Melisandre has always been at her strongest, and she doesn't let people see her weakness. Nor will it be difficult to see the difficulty of casting magic. That's the only way. She was able to maintain the mysterious image of the High Priestess, so that Stannis did not dare to underestimate herself.
Ramsburton seemed to know this, and he gave a strange smile that made it difficult to raise a good impression, and said, "Don't worry, I won't embarrass you, my question is simple, I just want to know." Stannis is not that person, then that person...... Who is it? ”
Melisandre was slightly stunned, but soon acted as if nothing had happened, "Your question is strange. She still said calmly, "Of course Stannis is no one else, Stannis is Stannis." ”
"Don't play fool with me." Rams squeezed a smile on his face as if threatening, "You and I understand what this is talking about, and what I'm asking is who the real Ahai is reborn." ”
Athor Yahai, a hero who lived 8,000 years ago. Legend has it that he defeated the Wraiths from the north with a sword called the Lightbringer, and Melisandre was convinced that Stannis was the reborn of Ahai. So I did my best to serve Stannis.
But now Rams felt that Melisandre's judgment might be wrong, so he was ready to find out for himself.
Hearing Rams poke the question without hesitation, Melisandre also restrained her expression and said in a backwater tone as if a major sacrifice was being held, "Since you know these things, then what else is there to ask, as for the answer to the question, I follow Stannis, I can't explain it yet." ”
Rams still had that nasty smile, he stepped forward and shook his finger, "No, no, no, you're still pretending to be confused with me, do you think I don't know, you've been planning to leave Stannis for a long time, if it weren't for the monster siege that suddenly appeared here, I'm afraid you'd have disappeared long ago, but even so, you're still looking for a way to get out of here." ”
"If you didn't admit Stannis by mistake, why would you do this?"
Melisandre's expression was still calm, although it was a little unexpected, but Rams knew that it was not surprising, Winterfell was temporarily under his control, Melisandre's small movements could not escape his eyes, Rams was right, Melisandre was indeed looking for an opportunity to leave Winterfell, for ...... reasons It's not much different.
Melisandre, the sacrifice of the Lord of Light, gave her all of herself to the Lord of Light, and the Lord of Light's prophecy told her to help Ahai be reborn, and she would do it unconditionally, and if the interpretation of the prophecy changed, she would continue to look for a new Ahai rebirth without hesitation.
However, most of the prophecies were not interpreted accurately, and there were several times when she suspected that Stannis was not Ahai reborn at all, but in the end, it was all gone, only this time, she was very sure that Ahai's rebirth was about to appear, and the prophecy had never been so clear and unambiguous, but unfortunately, this person was not Stannis.
She didn't know how to explain it to Stannis, or Melisandre didn't plan to tell him, saying goodbye was a common thing for Melisandre, but these huge monsters that suddenly appeared outside the city interrupted her plans, her magic was indeed useful, but it was not much stronger than the weapons in the hands of soldiers, and when she encountered such monsters, Melisandre would only be a meal in her belly.
"May I ask you why you're interested in this." Melisandre said suddenly, "You are a man who loves power above all else, and I always thought you were going to be the king of the North, not some merciful savior. ”
"Oh, the bad guys have done too much, can't you suddenly change your taste?" Rams said casually, but obviously jokingly, and then his eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone sharpened, "I'm afraid something big happened on the other side of the Wall, and some night watchmen came here a few days ago, which is very unusual. ”
"The Legion of the Night Watch is not allowed to leave the Great Wall without permission, or even take a step back, even the purchase of supplies is replaced, they will appear here, which in itself represents a problem, poor group of farmers who have not been in their skins for a few days still think that they are just some deserters, deserters? Deserters can escape here. ”
"Then what's wrong with them." Melisandre apparently hadn't thought about these questions either, and in an instant she went from being a wizard to a strange creature who had just taken off her farmer's skin, but she maintained a semblance of calm despite her curiosity.
Rams, on the other hand, is a bit more hateful, but he still retains a pretty good attitude towards Melisandre, if he thinks he is bad...... It's entirely possible to refer to the women who were skinned by Rams.
Glancing at Melisandre, Rams said angrily, "What else could there be." Don't forget the purpose of the Night's Watch when it was founded. And on the Great Wall, except for this thing. What else is worth the night watch...... What do you think I'm doing this way, do you really think I'm going to have nothing to do with women all day? ”
Melisandre rolled her eyes very vaguely in her heart, tempting to say that, but on the surface she had to maintain a very serious attitude, "You mean the Great Wall has been breached by strangers?" She finally asked with some eagerness.
"I didn't say that." Rams shrugged, "I'm just saying maybe, maybe there's news of the Strangers, maybe they're just approaching the Wall." Maybe the Night's Watch is out for a walk, so I'm here to ask you the answer to your question. ”
"Now...... Now that you've said that, can you tell me? ”
Not everyone is stupid, there are some smart people in Winterfell, obviously Rams pays more attention to details than others, maybe it has something to do with his hobby, because you can't ruin a skin because of a little flaw, a beautiful girl paper is rare, and the world will never find the same again.
Melisandre, though surprised at first, quickly calmed down. Combined with the latest signs she had seen in the fire recently, the more she thought about it, the more she thought something might be going on at the Wall.
"No wonder you're suddenly interested in Ahai's rebirth." She said coldly. "I see some signs in the flames, and I'm afraid your judgment is correct, something has happened to the Great Wall."
"And you are so anxious, it is also because you are afraid of those cruel ghosts, I know that you are cruel, but compared to those evil walking in the world, you are still far away, you came to ask me this question, I want to know if Ahai was born again is you."
Sure enough, Rams's face showed a hint of emotion, he had always trusted his instincts and judgment very much, since the Night Watch team came to Winterfell and was eaten by those monsters outside before entering the city, Rams has always had some ominous premonitions in his heart, and many sides told him that the Great Wall not far behind him was afraid that something would happen.
What the Great Wall is for, Rams who grew up in the north can't not know, although he doesn't believe it, but he also knows the horror of the stranger, he grew up listening to the story of the stranger, in the story, the stranger is no less than the evil monster that can destroy the world.
Rams also has fear in his heart, although he acts and is cruel in his heart, but deep down in everyone's heart there is something that he fears the most, or something, or a certain situation, and the fear that the nightmare will come true, is Rams's weakness.
He knew that he could not resist the Stranger on his own, or with his own army, but he could not give up everything in the North, and he did not want to die, and it was also because of the entanglement of many parties, he thought of Melisandre, who could prophesy the sacrifice of the rebirth of Ahai, the hero who defeated the army of the Strangers.
He wanted to know if he was, or in the end, whether it was possible for him to have a good relationship in advance, and Rams had even decided that if it was really Stannis, then he didn't mind lowering his profile, anyway, after defeating the stranger, no matter how heroic the existence would be, there would be an unexpected day.
Fortunately, Melisandre's unusual movements gave Rams a glimmer of hope, and after some inference, he asked Melisandre about it.
Hearing Melisandre finally get to the point, Rams finally showed the eagerness in his heart, "So...... ...... the hell," he said.
"How could you make such a mistake." Melisandre shook her head a little strangely, "You're a smart man, and you can tell from the fact that I'm leaving Stannis that it's not him, but have you ever wondered what it means for me to leave here?" ”
Rams's expression suddenly froze, yes, Melisandre's departure from Winterfell means that Stannis is not Ahai's rebirth, she is going out to find the real Ahai Rebirth, which means that Ahai Rebirth is not in Winterfell, and likewise, she will not be.
After thinking about this, Rams's mood instantly darkened, and even his personality at this time was a little anxious, but he still hoped that if Ahai Reborn was closer to the north, he might still have time to resist the strangers, and he would not have to run for his life with the army.
"And who is he?" Rams asked with a hint of eagerness, a hint of jealousy, and a hint of anticipation.
"I don't know." Melisandre shook her head, "The signs in the flames are clear and vague, I am very sure that Ahai's rebirth is going to appear, but I don't know who he is, I only know to go south, but I don't know how far to go. ”
Things like signs and prophecies have always been very vague. It can even go in both directions altogether. Even Yi Huan did not dare to guarantee the accuracy of the prophecy. Not to mention Melisandre, who completely relies on brain supplements.
But...... Rams was furious at this result, after all, he came with hope, but in the end he returned disappointed, even if it was not himself, but even the answer was so vague, you know, if the army of strangers did break through the Great Wall, sweeping with overwhelming ghouls. No one in the North could resist it, and neither was Rams.
He can only flee with his army and give up everything in the north, although it is said that there is everything with an army, but it is good to be able to stay here, Rams came to Melisandre for the purpose of hugging his thighs in advance, at this time Melisandre hid and said nothing, he was naturally angry.
"Not enough, not enough!" Rams cried out angrily, his face fierce at Melisandre.
Melisandre was not afraid. Not even taking a step back, "That's all I know. There are only so many in the flames. She said calmly.
Just listening to her flat tone, Rams became even more angry, he slammed the oil lamp on the table to the ground, and then all burst out, "Then continue to read!" He yelled.
The oil lamp lit the nearby firewood, and a small pile of firewood lit small strands of fire on the ground, and Melisandre did not look at the flames, but looked out.
"Don't look at it." Rams let out a sneer, "The guards outside won't care about things here, and the people arranged by Stannis are not there, so you'd better answer my questions honestly." ”
"Even if I wanted to, I couldn't help it." Melisandre's tone was still calm, "I said that there are only these signs in the flames, too much ...... Hiss! Burn...... Again...... It's burning......"
Suddenly, Melisandre's expression became strange, her eyes stared directly at the pair of knocked flames on the ground, and her mouth kept muttering something, while Rams on the side could only hear the words burn, burn, etc., he looked at the flames on the ground a little strangely, but saw nothing.
But Melisandre saw it, Rams understood what was happening to Melisandre, he didn't bother Melisandre, and stood quietly aside, but the signs in the flames came and went as fast as they came, and it seemed that in less than a minute, Melisandre was out of this state again.
She closed her eyes, as if recalling and thinking, and Rams next to her still did not ask questions, but continued to wait patiently to the side, waiting for Melisandre to finish everything.
After a long time, Melisandre finally opened her eyes.
"What do you see?" Rams hurriedly asked impatiently.
Melisandre's expression was a little strange, it may be that Rams didn't disturb her relationship, she didn't skimp on the prophecy this time, "Prophecy...... It's clear," she said softly.
"The man who has no shadow can't see his face clearly, who is he...... I didn't know that winter was coming, and I heard the earth weeping and wailing, the moving corpses, the overwhelming ghosts, who had broken through the walls and broken the cages that held them in. ”
"Someone is fighting against it, green is magic, sweeping in, the whole land will fall into a deep sleep, I see...... What does it mean that it is an unknown plant, and it is like a huge beast like a wolf running rampant in it, swarming, and a blood-sucking monster swimming in the sky, what does this mean......"
"The Seven Kingdoms will eventually fall, and humanity will fall into disaster, monsters, monsters...... Or monsters, they radiate a dazzling and beautiful light, so dazzling...... I've never seen it before, and there's a light in it, fleeting. ”
"It's the sound of steel...... They are colliding and rattling, I don't understand, but I can hear clearly, in this ferocious collision, the true Savior will come at last, and he will save us and save us in our slumber...... See! He's coming. ”
Speaking of this, Melisandre suddenly pointed out the window, Rams subconsciously looked out of her, the night sky outside was exceptionally bright, dotted with twinkling stars, and at this moment, a light suddenly crossed the sky.
It was a distant meteor, wrapped in raging flames, roaring. (To be continued......)