Lynd took the balance stone and examined it. He saw several cracks on the white jade-like stone, and some black oily substance had permeated into the cracks. This substance also showed the texture of the stone.
Upon seeing this black oily stone material, Lynd immediately thought of the black stones he had seen before, so he asked, "The black substance that destroyed the balance stones and the black stones at the base of the Hightower…"
Spark nodded and explained, "They are the same thing, both from the alien gods from outer space, but the black stones of the Hightower have lost their power."
"Can you no longer make such balance stones?" Lynd asked.
Spark shook her head and said, "I am not a Green Seer, I cannot make this thing. There haven't been any Green Seer among the Forest Children for many years. This is the punishment for those Green Seer who used balance stones to disrupt the natural balance and destroy Dornes Arm back then."
Lynd then asked, "Do you know why the followers of the Others want to destroy your balance stones?"
"To destroy the natural nodes of the continent of Westeros," Spark explained, "There are several natural nodes on the continent of Westeros. the Wall is one, the Neck is one, Gods Eye Lake is one, and Godgrace Mountains is one. The last one is Dornes Arm, which is now the Stepstones. Once these natural nodes are destroyed, the natural balance of Westeros will be disrupted, and the extreme cold climate of the North will move south unimpeded, sweeping across the entire continent of Westeros."
Lynd's expression became solemn. He asked, "So, according to you, the only natural node left intact on the entire continent of Westeros is the Wall?"
"Yes," Spark nodded, then added, "You don't need to worry too much. The natural node of the Wall is very difficult to destroy, because the natural node of the Wall is divided into nineteen, and only when all nineteen nodes are destroyed can it be completely destroyed. Moreover, a few years ago, that little fellow from the south went to the Wall and merged himself with the Wall through human sacrifice, forming a new natural node, strengthening the original nineteen natural nodes, which makes it even more difficult to destroy."
"What if the Others have the winter horn?" Lynd asked in a deep voice.
Spark fell silent. After a long while, she said, "I don't know either. I have never seen the winter horn used, so I don't know if the winter horn will be as powerful as the legends say. If the winter horn is truly made to counter the Wall as the legends claim, it might indeed lead to the destruction of the Wall."
Hearing Spark say this, Lynd's expression also became somewhat grim.
However, he quickly recovered, turned to Graystone, and asked, "How many Forest Children need to migrate?"
Graystone calculated for a moment and said, "Our tribe has over a hundred, and there are also over a hundred at Gods Eye Lake, so about three hundred in total."
"That many?" Lynd was surprised. He had thought the number of Forest Children south of the Wall was similar to those Beyond the Wall, at most only twenty or thirty, not hundreds.
Lynd then asked, "Do you have any special requirements for your living environment?"
"We just need a safe and undisturbed place," Graystone quickly replied, giving an example: "I've seen the living area you arranged for the Stone Giant, and that's good. And we can also, like the Stone Giant, accept your employment and work for you. Of course, you also have to ensure that we are not harmed by humans."
"Work for me?" Lynd looked at Graystone. He could sense that Graystone must be a reformer within the Forest Children race. She must have realized that if the Forest Children did not change, they would disappear like many ancient races. That's why she would use working for Lynd as a way to interact and integrate with humans. The Stone Giant, who had already begun to re-populate and expand their tribe, was the best example.
The reason Graystone didn't choose Huo Lan Reed, the lord of Greywater Watch, with whom they often interacted, was probably because she worried that Huo Lan Reed's power was too small to protect them. Instead, Lynd's reputation and power were both very strong, capable of protecting them just as he protected the Stone Giant, making him their best choice.
"There's no need to work for me…" Lynd was about to refuse Graystone's kind offer and agree to shelter her, but when he saw these small, childlike Forest Children, he suddenly had a bold idea. He asked Graystone, "Do you Forest Children throw stones?"
"Of course," Graystone puffed out her chest and said proudly, "We Forest Children are the best throwers in the world. I can even hit a butterfly's wing with a stone without harming its body."
As she spoke, she seemed worried that Lynd wouldn't believe her, so she casually picked up a small stone from the ground, pointed to a small fruit hanging on a distant tree branch, and then directly threw the stone. The stone passed through the gaps in the branches and easily hit the small fruit, knocking it down.
Seeing such accurate stone throwing, Lynd smiled, then asked Graystone again, "Do you Forest Children like small animals? Flying small animals?"
"Of course," Graystone immediately replied.
Lynd continued to ask, "Is it okay if the small animals are a bit large?"
"A bit large?" Graystone was startled and looked at Lynd in confusion.
On the other hand, Spark immediately realized something and exclaimed in surprise, "You want them to be Longwing Dragon riders?"
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