I smile a little when I see the third unit safely land on the Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. There are about two hundred soldiers and three hundred levies. They are not the best soldiers, but they are good enough to fire crossbows and even use the portcullises to stab the people pushing the ram.
While waiting for them to arrive, I rebuilt the entire castle and even increased its size. It is not as big as Celestia City, but it is tall and thick enough to defend against a siege for a month or two with the current soldiers defending it.
"Your Highness!"
I snap from my thoughts and see the people kneeling before me.
"Please stand up. We have a lot of things we need to do."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
We enter the castle, and I show the captain around. He will be the one defending the castle, and he needs to know what I changed in the castle and what I prepared. I spend a lot of time in the Minecraft world gathering all of these goods. I need to kill a lot of spiders to get that many strings to arm my troops.
"As you can see, the north and the east are secure because the castle is sitting on the edge of a cliff. That means we can ignore the north and the east and instead focus on the south and the west. If they decide to attack this place, they will land to the south and lay siege from there."
I take him to the armory and the food storage.
"You all have the things you need. I already prepared swords, spears, and armor for all of you. The same with the crossbow and bow. I have already prepared the arrows for you to use."
I look at the other side of the room and continue.
"As for the food, that should be enough for you to last for four months if you spend it carefully. At the moment, there is no farm, but I can build one later. When it is over, we can build one."
"I understand, Your Highness. May I ask about the siege engine? Can we build a trebuchet? We have engineers coming with us, and they can build one for us."
"Yes. Do so. There is a forest not too far away from the beach."
"Aye. We see that when we arrive here."
"Good. You can use that forest to gather wood for the trebuchet. However, you need to gather stones yourself."
"Don't worry, Your Highness. We will gather as many of them as possible."
"Perfect! Then, I will leave this place to you."
With that done, Melisandre and I climb to Alduin and fly south. The first plan to take over the Seven Kingdoms starts with conquering the Wall, Brandon's Gift, and the New Gift. There is only one more place for me to conquer.
Well, it is not a conquest but rather taking over because it is an abandoned tower in the middle of a giant lake with only a stone causeway running between the lake and the mainland. This will be the longest thing I need to do because creating a new castle from the ground up will take a long time.
It is also a better thing to do while waiting for the Stag King to set sail back to the North.
We fly for a few minutes before we see a tall tower in the middle of the lake, and I order Alduin to land on the tower. I rub his nose and tell him to fly around the area, but not too far away. I see him nod and fly away to hunt and have fun.
I look at Melisandre and say.
"Let's do this. Let's make the bastion between the North and the Solaris Kingdom."
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|3rd POV|
Robert grins as he watches his troops march and keep their pace. As he thought, the enemies are overwhelmed with the all-out attack and cannot keep up with their dwindling number. He watches as one of the lines manages to arrive on top of the wall and tries to get a foothold on the wall.
He frowns when he sees the unit fail to do it. However, he is not worried. He can see three more ladders that manage to reach the wall, and his troops slowly climb the ladder.
"Prepare cavalry! We will charge through the wall!"
He ordered the cavalry to prepare. When his troops manage to open the gate, he will immediately charge inside alongside his troops. He takes his warhammer and grins when he sees his men fight through the wall of enemies.
His grin gets bigger when he sees the gate start to open. He raises his warhammer and prepares to give his command, but stops when a maester runs toward him.
"Your Highness! Your Highness! Bad News! Bad News!"
Robert looks at the maester and snarls.
"What?!"
"Bad News, my lord! King Viserys Targaryen of Solaris Kingdom takes his dragon to attack the wall and gain a foothold in the North!"
"What?!"
Eddard roared in shock as he got off his horse. He grabs the shoulder of the maester and says.
"How far is he?! Has he reached Winterfell?!"
The old maester shakes his head and says.
"No, my lord! So far, he has only taken over the Gifts! However, he is looking to the south. If we do not do anything, he will reach Last Hearth."
At that news, Great Jon Umber looks at Eddard and says,
"My Lord! Let me leave to secure my land."
Eddard nods his head and looks at his friend.
"Robert, let me defend the North. I am sorry, but defending my land is more important than taking over a base on top of a large stone."
Robert looks at the siege and his friend before roaring in anger. He knows that he cannot divide his troops. If he does that, he will get attacked from both sides. There is also the problem of that damned dragon.
He knows that if the dragon arrives, it is better to have more archers to attack that thing. Will it work? He doesn't think so, but his chance is higher with a larger army.
There is also a problem with the city. He doesn't think he can win alone without the troops from the north. Even now, the gate is already closed because they are waiting here. With frustration, Robert clicks his tongue and says.
"Retreat! Order a full retreat! We will return to Karhold and create a base in Last Hearth!"
He then looks at the maester and says.
"Send a letter to Jon. Tell him to call all banners. Tell them to gather in Winterfell. We have an invader in our land, and I want him dead."
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