Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

It was only then that Benjen realized he had unknowingly arrived at a place not far from the Night King.

However, his assassination attempt failed. He was discovered by the White Walkers and caught red-handed. He will likely be torn to pieces and his soul will be tortured.

Despair welled up in Banyan's heart, but when he looked up, he saw a face that was all too familiar.

It was a beautiful face, but her complexion was as pale as moonlight. She had the Stark family's signature long face, long gray hair, dark lips, and flames burning in her pale blue eyes. She was gazing intently at her younger brother.

"Leanna".

The black-clad knight's eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't help but whisper, "I never expected that the person who captured me was my sister Lyanna."

But just as Benjen was about to say something more, he was stopped by Lyanna's cold gaze.

She grabbed Banyan's wrist with one hand and leaned close to him, tucking the dragon crystal dagger in his sleeve again.

Meanwhile, Lyanna and the Night King noticed the unusual behavior of the wight on the other side; the other wights and the previous Winter Kings also turned to look at Lyanna and Benjen.

But like the Night King, they only saw Lyanna blocking the 'lost' wight, and didn't notice anything else unusual, so they all looked away.

It's not uncommon for the White Walkers to make mistakes when controlling such a large army of the dead; they can simply stop them and issue new orders.

Lyanna Stark's eyes burned with a cold fire as she stared intently at the lost wight before her, but she remained silent throughout.

She hoped that Banyan could understand what she meant, and Banyan nodded slightly, his expression subtle. The two siblings had grown up together since childhood, so naturally they had a very good understanding.

Then the woman, with skin as pale as moonlight, light blue eyes, and a body as beautiful as ice, released Banyan's hand.

"cough--"

The surrounding White Walkers made a commotion, and Benjen coughed a few times as if to imitate them, then staggered away.

After a while, the Night King's palm burned with icy blue flames, as if he had finally finished casting the spell. The eyes of the huge ice dragon corpse lying in front of him suddenly ignited with flames.

"Roar--"

Then the ice dragon suddenly rose from the ground, raised its head and let out a deafening roar that carried far across the endless ice plains. Its pair of translucent wings spread wide enough to blot out the sky.

The ice dragon suddenly came back to life, and even its injuries seemed to have healed. It let out a dragon roar, and then its strong hind legs suddenly exerted force, and it spread its wings and flew into the sky.

The ice dragon soared into the sky and flew into the vast white snowstorm. On the ground, Banyan, who had just been pretending to be stupid, looked up and stared at the ice dragon disappearing from sight. If he were still a human, he would probably be drenched in cold sweat from that thrilling moment.

However, even though Bunyan is no longer human, a deep-seated fear still rises within him.

He knew that Lyanna had just saved him; otherwise, even if he had pounced on her, he probably wouldn't have succeeded.

Because the Night King was clearly not unprepared, Benjen sensed something amiss the moment he took out the dragon crystal dagger and was about to make his move.

However, Benjen's actions were stopped in time by Lyanna Stark, who stood in front of him, preventing the Night King from noticing anything amiss and giving it any thought.

Because most of his attention was still focused on how to revive the ice dragon's magic, Benjen narrowly escaped death.

If it weren't for his sister's intervention, he might have been torn to pieces by now. So, while Benjen was grateful to be saved by Lyanna, he was still a little scared. This assassination attempt was purely impromptu and lacked thorough preparation, and he almost lost everything.

Although the assassination attempt failed and he almost lost everything, Benjen did not come away empty-handed, as he met his sister Lyanna, whom he had always wanted to see. This was one of the main reasons Benjen came to the frontier in place of Eddard.

Judging from the exchange of glances between the siblings and the change in the strength in their hands, Benjen felt a slight sense of excitement. This was in line with Eddard's and his initial guess: his sister Lyanna had indeed been resurrected and turned into a White Walker, but like himself, she did not seem to be controlled or even possessed many memories from her past life.

She deliberately left many marks and hints, perhaps to tell the Stark brothers that she was still 'alive' and to invite them to come find her.

Chapter 703 Black Necklace

"Banyan".

The Night King successfully tamed an ice dragon, and then rode it through the swirling snow and away from there.

Benjen Stark also retrieved his steed, Red and Yellow, whom he had recently driven away, having resolved to assassinate the Night King.

Unfortunately, the assassination attempt failed. The Night King was not unprepared, and Benjen almost gave himself away. If his sister Lyanna hadn't intervened, Benjen might have been killed.

And this loyal old horse hadn't gone far either. When Bunyan found it, it was still wandering not far from the army of the dead, seemingly waiting for its master to change his mind.

When Red Yellow saw Bunyan again, it excitedly left hoofprints in the snow and trotted over to his side, nudging its ugly, ferocious head slightly at its master.

"Feel sorry."

Banyan gently stroked the reddish-yellow mane and apologized to his old friend whom he had just driven away.

But just then, a woman's clear, cold, and hoarse voice came from behind him.

Lyanna Stark, who had stopped Benjen from saving his life not long ago, appeared in the snowstorm. The woman's face was cold, her skin was as pale as moonlight, and a faint firelight flickered in her blue eyes. She still wore the metal emblem of the direwolf on her chest.

Lyanna remained the same as before, with wolf blood flowing through her veins. Apart from being excessively pale, her face was still the same as when she was alive, at least more beautiful than when she was dead.

Lyanna died in childbirth at the Tower of Joy. Due to the hot climate of Dorne, her brother Eddard carried his sister's body out of Dorne and then escorted it all the way back to Winterfell. By the time she was buried, her body had decomposed beyond recognition, and it was even necessary to use a large amount of seafood and abalone to suppress the stench.

However, after she and the successive Kings of Winter were resurrected by the Night King, her withered bones grew back into a body made of ice crystals, thus restoring her to her former appearance.

Her father, brother Rickard Stark, and Brandon, among others, have all returned to their former forms. However, Lyanna has spoken with them and they all seem to lack their own consciousness, being completely manipulated by the Night King.

From then on, Lyanna was very careful with her words and actions, never revealing her secrets, and leaving many marks in the hope that her brother Eddard and younger brother Benjen would notice them.

And the Stark brothers did not disappoint Lyanna's expectations. Eddard noticed the clues Lyanna left behind and believed that she still retained her sanity from when she was alive.

Benjen then volunteered to go out and find his sister Lyanna in Eddard's place, since Eddard already had his own family and children and was the pillar of House Stark, while he was still all alone.

As it turned out, perseverance paid off, and Benjen found his sister at the last moment.

Because Benjen was out searching for Red and Yellow, and Lyanna, being cautious, waited until the Night King had left on his ice dragon before coming to find them, the two were now far from the army of the dead. In addition, the surrounding snowstorm was so severe that no one could see them.

"Leanna!"

"Banyan!"

After a long separation, the siblings, who had once been separated by life and death, embraced tightly. However, now that they are both dead, the estrangement they once shared has vanished.

After a long separation, there was naturally a lot to say. Banyan recounted what happened after he left the Great Wall and went north alone.

This includes being ambushed and killed in Whitetree Village, then opening his eyes and becoming a wight. He then followed a White Walker all the way to an ice altar, where he fought an ice dragon and nearly turned to ashes, but once again escaped danger and met Lyanna.

Lyanna, on the other hand, recounted what happened after her resurrection.

The Night King arrived at the crypts of Winterfell and resurrected the past Kings of Winter, including some recent members of House Stark, seemingly related to the strength of their bloodlines.

Some of the previous Winter Kings did not awaken, and Lyanna, though not a very important member of the Stark family, also awoke, leading her to speculate that there might be some kind of screening process involved.

Lyanna Stark possessed all the memories of her previous life from the moment she opened her eyes. Then, the crypts of Winterfell collapsed, and she emerged from the crypts along with all her ancestors.

"Did Father and Eldest Brother have no memories of their lives?"

Upon hearing his sister's words, Banyan's face immediately showed disappointment.

Although he and Ed suspected that Lyanna possessed memories, and also fantasized that their father and older brother Brandon were in the same situation, Lyanna, who was in contact with them every day, obviously had more authority to speak on the matter.

Lyanna, the little wolf girl, has always been exceptionally intelligent. As a result, her memories returned, but she keenly sensed that everyone around her was in a daze. Therefore, she did not reveal this and instead quietly went to her father and older brother to test them.

Unfortunately, the attempts yielded no results; Father Rickard and elder brother Brandon made no response, just like the other Stark ancestors who were resurrected.

"Yes."

Lyanna nodded calmly.

It was clear that she had been living alone with the White Walkers for years, with no one to talk to and facing the dead every day.

The fact that she didn't go insane is already a testament to her exceptional mental fortitude; therefore, she had long since accepted the fact that her father and elder brother were both White Walkers.

"But..."

"Leanna, then how were you able to regain your memories?"

Banyan felt a little disappointed, but he quickly grasped the key point and asked a question.

Everyone else has lost their memories of their past lives, except for Lyanna. This proves that there must be something extraordinary about her that could be the answer to the mystery.

"That's what I rely on."

Upon hearing her brother's question, Lyanna made no attempt to hide anything; what she was about to say was precisely this.

The woman then unbuttoned her clothes and took off a black necklace hidden under her clothes, handing it to Banyan.

This necklace looks plain and unremarkable, consisting of only a metal chain and an irregularly shaped black oily stone as a pendant.

This necklace seems utterly unworthy of a beauty like Lyanna Stark, and even a peasant woman's daughter might not be interested in it.

"This was given to me by Rega."

Chapter 704 Questioning

However, Lyanna Stark, the daughter of the Duke of the North at the time, always wore this dark and ugly necklace around her neck.

"This was given to me by Rega."

Lyanna spoke frankly, saying that after her resurrection, she had not chosen to hide her relationship with Rhaegar.

After years of being tempered by the dead, Lyanna's transformation was far greater than most people could imagine.

Living in an environment teeming with evil spirits and zombies for several years without going insane is something most people would find difficult to do; anyone else in that situation would probably have gone mad long ago.

However, what Lyanna didn't know was that her affair with Rhaegar had already been exposed, and Rhaegar's reputation for kidnapping and raping her had long been cleared.

"Prince Réga?"

Upon hearing his sister's words, Banyan reached out and took the dark necklace, remaining silent for a moment.

Having met Lyanna in person and heard her story firsthand, Benjen finally believed that his sister had indeed eloped with Rhaegar, that Rhaegar and Lyanna were truly in love, and that she had not been abducted by Rhaegar.

The war that broke out was a completely wrong war. His father and brother went to King's Landing to demand an explanation, but they died in vain.

The father, Rickard, demanded a trial by combat, but the Mad King used 'fire' as his proxy knight. As a result, the father was burned alive while wearing armor, leaving only a charred corpse. The elder brother was also strangled to death by a special torture device when he tried to free his father.

"Leanna, why didn't you explain things clearly back then?"

"why?"

Banyan held the black necklace in his hand, looked at his sister, and then couldn't help but question her.

When her father and brother thought Lyanna had been kidnapped by Prince Rhaegar, they went to King's Landing to demand an explanation. However, neither Lyanna nor Prince Rhaegar, the two parties involved, came forward. Instead, they simply vanished without a trace.

It was the irresponsible behavior of these two people in pursuit of love that led to the subsequent division, turmoil, and war in the country. The Wolf, the Deer, the Fish, and the Eagle formed an alliance against the Iron Throne, while the Iron Throne also rallied the Tyrell family and Dorne to fight against the rebels.

If Lyanna and Prince Rhaegar had stood up to clarify the matter back then, perhaps the subsequent series of events would not have occurred, and their father and brother would not have died in vain.

My father was such an ambitious man; he set his sights on the South and orchestrated marriage alliances with both the Tully and Baratheon families.

If his son-in-law could be replaced by a prince of the current dynasty, the next king, Bunyan believed his father would absolutely not refuse.