Ice and Fire: Conquering the World Starting from the Wall

A large number of raiders who had lost their followers also wanted to attend the meeting, but Mans ruthlessly rejected them.

Since the Weepers' failed attack on the Shadow Tower, these raiders have lost most of their followers.

The tribes that had originally relied on them also left one after another, and settled in various places under Mans's arrangement.

This has resulted in most of the once-ruthless raiders now being isolated, with only Morona faring better off in that battle.

Because she had her own tribe as her base, rather than relying solely on ruthless actions and reputation to coerce others into submission.

At the beginning of the meeting, Lynn informed everyone that Stannis's army had been decimated by a ghoul attack, with only one-tenth remaining.

Then came the good news that the captured Davos Seaworth was leading a fleet toward Reese to collect ransom from the pirates for Lynn in order to buy food and weapons.

The atmosphere thus became lively.

Mans then reported on the migration of the free people during this period.

Most clans have already made arrangements for their destinations, but they have not yet set off due to concerns about being attacked by the northern army.

Free people continued to arrive from beyond the Great Wall, but their numbers were decreasing day by day.

As a result, reports of attacks by ghouls became more and more frequent, but there were still no large-scale ghoul attacks like those against Stannis's army.

Between the First Men's Fist Peak and the Great Wall, the Free Men encountered only two or three hundred ghouls at most, as if some unseen force was preventing more ghouls from crossing the First Men's Fist Peak.

Finally, the operation to capture the ghouls made progress.

Mans allowed the Weeping Ones, the Bone King, and Solon, who had perished hundreds of elites, to redeem themselves by returning to the frontier to carry out this mission.

They weren't bold enough to attack the ghouls, so they took a few corpses and ventured deep into the Ghost Forest. After a few days, they successfully waited for the ghouls to transform, and then rode back to Black Castle at full speed.

The three ghouls are now tightly chained and imprisoned in the deepest ice cell, guarded day and night.

"His Majesty."

After Mance finished speaking, Jon immediately stepped forward and said:

"I need a ghoul to persuade the Northern lords who might support me."

What Lynn really wanted to know was the progress on Jon's side.

"How is it? Did Master Aemon's raven bring any good news?"

Jon shook his head.

"It's all bad news."

"As you predicted, King Tommen in King's Landing has signed a commission appointing Roose Bolton as Duke of Dreadfort and Warden of the North."

"In addition, Tomman used a decree to legitimize Bolton's bastard son Ramsay, and... he also wants to marry my little sister Arya to him so that he can use her to inherit Winterfell."

"I'm 100% certain that if Arya gives birth to Ramsay's child, they will mercilessly kill her. That brutal monster has done such things before!"

Lynn's first thought was: Arya Stark has been found?

However, he was quickly distracted by Jon's words.

Lynn asked, "What do you mean by saying he did something like that?"

Jon said angrily:

"Lady Donara Holwood's husband and son died in the War of the Five Kings, thus she had the right to inherit the city of Holwood."

"Lady Donara later attended the harvest feast in Winterfell. On her way back to Howood from the feast, she was attacked by Ramsay Snow and forced to marry him that night. She was also forced to sign a will acknowledging Ramsay as her heir."

"Count Wiman Mandel, of White Harbor, is Lady Donara's cousin. Upon learning the news, he immediately took over her castle to prevent the Bolton family from seizing it."

"Because he couldn't get the castle, Ramsay locked her in the tower after the wedding and didn't give her any food."

She eventually died in the tower, her mouth full of blood, because she had eaten her own fingers due to hunger.

Such behavior not only angered Lynn, but even the savage chieftains who were used to life and death.

As one of only two women present, Var, who was known for her dangerous nature, sneered:

"I'd be interested in meeting this person..."

"...If we cut off his arms and legs at the root, do you think he'd be so hungry that he'd eat his own penis?"

The indignant atmosphere in the room was interrupted by Var's horrifying words, and even Jon, who was worried about his sister Arya, couldn't help but swallow.

Tormund, oblivious to his surroundings, bent down and tried to simulate the scenario he had imagined.

The others couldn't help but cast sympathetic glances at Jarl.

This dark-skinned young raider was Var's lover, and was willing to be her gigolo because he was attracted to Var's beauty.

Although he was used to being teased and looked down upon by others, Jarl was still somewhat embarrassed by the unanimous gazes he was being stared at.

Lynn coughed, drawing everyone's attention back to him.

"If Ramsay Bolton were to successfully marry Arya Stark, it could shake Jon Snow's position."

Lynn raised his hand to stop Jon from speaking.

He knew without a doubt that Jon was going to say something like that he wanted to save Arya and was willing to return the title of Duke of Winterfell to her, or something similar.

"I am the king, and I make the decisions."

"Your surname and title were bestowed and conferred by me personally, and no one can change this fact unless I fail or die."

After warning Jon, he turned to Tormund, who was still struggling with his crotch:

"How's your Oath of Gods squad doing? When can they go into battle?"

Tormund was startled by the sudden question and almost fell backward.

He quickly sat up straight and then complained:

"I've only been in charge for a few days, and I don't even know exactly how many people I have under me!"

"But the group is full of great young men. With good armor and weapons, they would be top-notch soldiers. But you gave all the good stuff to the Thane people."

Neither Lynn nor Casa paid him any attention.

"Get your men ready, I'm about to march on Last Hearth."

After Lynn finished speaking to Tormund, he turned his gaze back to Jon:

"I heard the Amber family also rejected you?"

Jon said:

"Yes, Your Majesty. Morse said in his letter that he would never associate with the Starks who kneel before the Wildling king."

"In addition, because Greatjon was imprisoned in the Twins as a hostage after the Red Wedding, a portion of House Umber's army, under the leadership of Greatjon's uncle, Hother Umber, has pledged allegiance to House Bolton."

(Jon Umber, often called Great Jon to distinguish him from his heir Little Jon, is the patriarch of House Umber.)

Young Jon Snow died protecting Robb at the Red Wedding.

Mans said dismissively:

"Ha! As far as I know, they don't have many soldiers left. Horther even took some with him. They're completely disregarding us."

Colin, who had been silent all along, then interjected:

"It's understandable that their patriarch was captured by the Frey family."

"However, in that Red Wedding, almost every family in the North had important figures killed by Bolton and Frey, so the loyalty of these families to Bolton is questionable."