target=_blank Chapter 220 The inheritance of family and history
Three people, a mule and a dog set out under the stars, first climbing up the woods, enjoying the feeling of the moonlight brushing on their faces from time to time. The rustling of leaves urges people to fall asleep, and Caitlin, who was running all the way, seemed to have really taken a nap. When she opened her eyes again, the woods had already been left behind, and they had already stepped on the tilted winding stairs.
Mia trained the mule well, and always chose positions with smaller angles to go up along the way, so she didn't feel very bumpy when riding on it. One side of the road was a steep mountain wall, and the other side was a dark nothingness. The night covered her eyes, at least at this time, not to let her look too far, so as not to be frightened. Caitlin insisted on looking down, thinking that her eyes could penetrate the layers of darkness in front of her eyes and discover the secrets hidden behind her.
But she failed. "We are now going to the other side of the Eiling Valley and moving around the cliffs, so we can't see the castle at the foot of the mountain at this moment." Mia pulled the reins with one hand and reached out outside the road with the other hand, feeling the free and dangerous mountain wind, as if she wanted to grab them.
"Which family are you from, Mia?" Mrs. Stark felt that it was necessary to say a few words to the girl who had mastered the direction of her progress, and also to prevent herself from falling asleep again.
"My name is Mia Shidong, I am not from any family, dear lady."
She was not happy to hear it. Shi Dong was the surname of the illegitimate son, and was used here in the East. It was for those who could not inherit the surname of his father, such as Gaoting's Buddha flowers, Dorn's Shad and Hewen in the Hejian land, and... and Snow in the North. Their existence was evidence of violating the oath, irresponsible and wanton behavior, and a living shame. The illegitimate daughter reminded her of the one in her family: Jon Snow. When Ned Stark, who has always been just and selfless, returned from the war, when Caitlyn wanted to pounce in her husband's arms and enjoy her long-lost warmth, there was already a boy there. "This is Jon Snow," the husband's face was extremely firm, as if he was in the most difficult battle. "Her mother is dead, you have to take good care of him, Caitlyn."
She was furious, but she suppressed her. Family, responsibility and honor were the family motto of the Tuli family. For the sake of the family, she could not embarrass her husband at that time.
In the years that followed, she also tried to be a loving mother, trying to treat her equally, but she couldn't do it at all. Every time she saw that Snow and saw his face that looked like her husband, she couldn't suppress the pain in her heart! She was a girl from the River Flying City, so she and Ned's descendants had some southern characteristics, which was fully reflected in her eldest daughter Sansa. It was a replica of her youth, gentle, beautiful and charming. The three sons were also outstanding, but they were not as good as Jon Snow, more like their father, especially when they were serious with a slightly frown, they were carved out like the same mold.
Fortunately, he had already gone to the Night Watcher and would never come back. The only thing Caitlyn is glad to me is this. The Night Watcher lives in the Great Wall in Desperate, vowing to defend it for life and avoid the so-called "evil" attack on the other side of the Great Wall. Only death can end their vows. She no longer has to look at Snow, and she can finally enjoy family time with her own children.
I really want to see my children! Even when I was in the king's land, in order to prevent the children from accidentally revealing their whereabouts, she forced herself to not go and see her two daughters. Although she was full of expectations for her daughters when she bid farewell in Winterfell, it also contained the pain of her mother. This pain once again invaded when she was separated by the king's land! What happened to them? Poor Bran, she would never stand up for her whole life. He wanted to be a knight the most!
"Madam, please hurry up, it's a little steep in front." Mia's refreshing voice sounded again, pulling Caitlin out of her memories. She had seen her child's face in her memories, but was broken by Mia's voice and disappeared in an instant. These annoying Shi Dong, Shad, Buddha and Snow! This idea of taking off her anger made her feel ashamed and angry, but fortunately, she could still use nervousness to hide her when walking on this dangerous mountain road, so she was not discovered by naive Mia. However, she also lost her interest in chatting and looked at the changing scenery around her.
Zhao Mai kept his attention around him as always. In his natural force perception, the rune text that appears every other paragraph contains mysterious power. According to records, the bloodline of the Ailin family is quite long, and they can even trace their bloodline to the ancient Andals. The Andals, ancestors and the Loynas are one of the three oldest races in Westeros. When the Andals just arrived in this continent, magic was still very common, and the son of the forest was the one who used magic.
"In other words, the Ailin family probably used the power of magic when building the Eagle Nest City? No wonder they could build such a majestic castle on such a difficult terrain." Zhao Mai walked along the way, carefully examining these runes that were completely invisible to others. "This is not like the alphabetical text of Westeros today, but some kind of older rune text."
The homework done on the earth before was helped. Rune text was first used by the Son of the Forest, the Son of the Forest was the earliest and only native race on the continent at that time. When the ancestors came to Westeros, they cut down big trees and burned the marbles, and inevitably fought with the Son of the Forest. The final result was that the two sides had to reconcile, and then turned around and fought against the Dead White Walkers together, thus establishing an alliance of the living. The ancestors learned texts from the Son of the Forest and their belief in the old gods, planted marbles as a support for their faith, and promised not to cut down marbles again. For other tree resources, they should also be replanted and restored after the cut.
Later, the Andals came. They landed from the Valley of Ailin, brought the faith of the Seven Gods and new words, and began a war with their ancestors. The Andals established six kingdoms one after another, but the descendants of the ancestors defended the northern border and became the seventh kingdom. The war between the two sides came to an end. The words brought by the Andals became the common word for Westeros now, and the belief of the Seven Gods was widely circulated in the six kingdoms except the northern border.
At this time, the "Valylian War" broke out on another continent. Loy took people as refugees to the Dorn territory in the south of Westeros and lived in it. Their traditions were different from those of Andals, but they could finally live in peace. This is the composition of the Westeros race.
Then, the conqueror Aegon Targaryen brought 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 "crazy king" caused a civil war. The Bucks' Baratheon, the Direwolf's Stark, the Eagle's Ailin, the Silverfish's Tuley, and the Golden Lion's Lannister jointly launched an army and overthrew the rule of the Dragon's Targaryen. Robert Baratheon became king for many years.
There is a very strange place in the information. The Ailin family, which had the earliest Anandar blood, triggered the battle with the ancestors and the sons of the forest, and brought the group of people who believed in the Seven Gods. However, they planted a quasmous wood belonging to the Old Gods on one of the towers in the Eagle Nest City, which seemed out of place. Although the place was too narrow, the quasmous wood eventually died and only the immortal remains were left, the Ailin family never eradicated it. Only the ancestors and believers of the Old Gods would do this, and why did the Andal descendants, believers of the Seven Gods, and the ancient Ailin family have such customs?
Perhaps the facts are not as written in the materials, and perhaps there are some mistakes in some places. "It is better to have no books than to believe in books." He muttered, "Only seeing is true, runes and magic actually exist. There are obvious fluctuations in these runes. Although the runes used are completely different systems, the natural force is common. During the construction of the Eagle Nest City in Ailin Valley, the sons of the Forest must have made efforts, and only they are the real indigenous magicians and users of the natural force.
Chapter completed!