Sword and Magic and Taxi

Three people, a mule and a dog set off under the starlight, first climbing up the stairs along the woods, enjoying the feeling of the moonlight flicking on their faces from time to time. The rustling of the leaves is lulling you to sleep, and Caitlin seems to have really taken a nap after running all the way. When she opened her eyes again, the woods had long been forgotten, and they had already stepped onto the sloping and winding steps.

Mia trained the mule very well and always chose a position with a smaller slope to go up along the way, so it didn't feel too bumpy when riding on it. On one side of the road is a steep mountain wall, on the other side is a dark nothingness. The dark night covered her eyes, at least at this time, she would not be able to see too far, lest she become frightened. Caitlin insisted on looking down, thinking that her eyesight could penetrate the layers of darkness in front of her eyes and discover the secrets hidden behind.

But she failed. We are now going around the other side of the Erin Valley, heading around the cliff, so we can't see the castle at the foot of the mountain at this moment. Mia held the reins with one hand, and stretched out the other hand to feel the The free and dangerous mountain wind seemed to catch them.

Which family are you a child of, Mia? Mrs. Stark felt that she needed to say a few words to this girl who had taken control of her own direction, also to prevent herself from falling asleep again.

My name is Mia Shidong. I don't belong to any family, dear madam.

She was not happy to hear this. Shidong is a surname belonging to an illegitimate child. It is commonly used here in the East. It is given to those who cannot inherit their father's surname, such as Buddha Flower in Gaoting, Sand in Dorne, Hewen in the Riverlands, and... and Snow in the North. Their presence is evidence of breach of oath, irresponsibility and wanton behavior, and is a living disgrace. This illegitimate daughter reminded her of the one in her own family: Jon Snow. When Ned Stark, who had always been true to his word and fair and selfless, returned victorious from the war, and when Caitlin wanted to throw herself into her husband's arms and enjoy the long-lost warmth of her own, there was already a boy there. This is Jon Snow. The husband's face was extremely determined, as if he was fighting the most difficult battle. Her mother is dead. You have to take good care of him, Caitlin.

She was furious, but she suppressed it. Family, responsibility, and honor are the family motto of the Tully family. For the sake of the family, she could not embarrass her husband at that time.

Over the years, she tried to be a loving mother, trying to treat everyone equally, but she couldn't do it. Every time she saw that Snow and his face that looked like her husband, she couldn't suppress the pain in her heart! She is a girl from Riverrun, so the descendants of her and Ned all have some southern characteristics. This is most vividly reflected in her eldest daughter Sansa, who is simply a replica of herself when she was young, gentle and tender. , beautiful and pleasant. The three sons are also outstanding, but none of them is more like their father than Jon Snow, especially when he frowns slightly and is serious, the two of them are as if they were carved from the same mold.

Fortunately, he has gone to the Night Watch and will never come back. The only thing Caitlin was thankful for was this. The Night Watchmen live on the Great Wall in a desperate situation and swear to protect it for life to avoid the so-called evil invasion on the other side of the Great Wall. Only death can end their oath. She no longer had to look at Snow, and she could finally enjoy family time with her biological children.

I really want to see my children! Even when she was in King's Landing, in order to prevent her children from accidentally revealing her whereabouts, she resisted not visiting her two daughters. Although I was full of expectations for my daughters when I bid farewell to Winterfell, it also contained the pain of a mother. This pain invaded again when we parted in King's Landing! And what about the three sons at home? Poor Bran will never stand up again in his life. He wants to be a knight most!

Madam, please hold on tight, it's a bit steep ahead. Mia's refreshing voice rang again, pulling Caitlin out of her memories. She had already seen her child's face in her memories, but it was shattered by Mia's voice and disappeared instantly. Those nasty Stones, Shads, Flowers, and Snows! This angry thought made her feel ashamed and angry, but fortunately, walking on this dangerous mountain road, she could cover it up with her nervousness, so she was not discovered by the naive Mia. However, she also lost interest in conversation and focused on looking at the changing scenery around her.

Zhao Mai focused his attention on his surroundings as always. In his perception of the natural force, the runes that appear every other paragraph contain mysterious power. According to records, the lineage of the Arryn family is quite long, and they can even trace their bloodline back to the ancient Andals. The Andals, the First Men and the Rhoynar are one of the three oldest races in Westeros. When the Andals first arrived on this continent, magic was still a common thing, and the Children of the Forest used it. Magical people.

In other words, when the Aylin family built the Eagle's Nest City, they probably also used the power of magic? It's no wonder they were able to build such a majestic castle on such difficult terrain. Zhao Mai walked and looked at these carefully. A rune that is completely invisible to others. This is not like the alphabetic writing of Westeros today, but some kind of older runic writing.

The homework I had done on Earth helped now. Rune writing was first used by the children of the forest, who were the earliest and only native race on the continent at that time. When the First Men came to Westeros, they cut down the big trees and burned the weirwoods, so the battle with the Children of the Forest was inevitable. The final result was that the two sides had to reconcile, and then turned around to fight the undead and the ghosts together, and then established an alliance of the living. The ancestors learned writing and belief in the old gods from the Children of the Forest, planted weirwood trees as a basis for their faith, and promised not to cut down weirwood trees again. Other tree resources must also be replanted and restored after felling.

Later, the Andals came. They landed here in the Arryn Valley, bringing the faith of the Seven Gods and new writing, and began a war with the ancestors. The Andals established six kingdoms, but the descendants of the ancestors held the northern border and became the seventh kingdom, and the war between the two sides came to an end. The writing brought by the Andals has become the common language of Westeros, and the belief in the Seven Gods is widely spread in the Six Kingdoms except the North.

At this time, the Valyrian War broke out on another continent, and the Rhoynar came to the Dorne territory in the south of Westeros as refugees and settled down. Their traditions are different from those of the Andals, but they can still coexist peacefully. This is the makeup of the race in Westeros.

After that, the conqueror Aegon Targaryen led the dragon to unify the seven kingdoms and established the only royal rule in King's Landing. Until countless years later, the rule of the Mad King triggered a civil war. Baratheon of the Buck family, Stark of the direwolf family, Arryn of the Eagle family, Tully of the Silver Fish family, and Lannister of the Golden Lion family jointly launched an army. , overthrew the rule of the Dragon family Targaryen. It has been many years since Robert Baratheon became king.

There is something very strange in the information. The Arryn family, with the earliest bloodline of the Andals, was the group of people who initiated the battle with the First Men and the Children of the Forest, and also brought the faith of the Seven Gods. But they planted a weirwood tree belonging to the old gods on one of the towers in the Eyrie, which seemed out of place. Although the weirwood eventually died due to the small space, leaving only its immortal remains, the Arryns never eradicated it. Only the ancestors and believers in the old gods would do this. Why do the descendants of the Andals, believers in the Seven Gods, and the ancient Arryn family have such a custom?

Maybe the facts are not as written in the information, maybe there are errors and omissions somewhere. It is better to believe in books than to have no books at all, he muttered. Only seeing can tell. Runes and magic really exist. There are obvious natural force fluctuations in these runes. Although the runes used are completely from another system, the natural force is the same. In the construction of the Eyrie in the Arryn Valley, the Children of the Forest must have contributed. They are the only true aboriginal magicians and users of the force of nature.

The Force of Nature has different uses in different worlds. In Golarion it helps druids, in Athas it can be transformed into magic. In Westeros, the Children of the Forest can use it to strengthen mountains and build castles. Zhao Mai memorized these runes along the way and added them to his knowledge of the natural force.