However, no matter how unbelievable these Nights Watch felt, the abnormal behavior of Allister Thorne and Bowen Marsh beside him all proved that Lynd's words were true. The two of them were the murderers of the Commander, and they had done so in an extremely shameless way, under the Commander's trust.
Everyone's angry, scornful, and disdainful gazes fell on the two of them. Allister showed a look of shame and anger, then said with great agitation, "We are not wrong, we merely executed a traitor. We have been fighting the Beyond the Wall Wildlings for thousands of years, and we have an indelible hatred for them. But Jeor Mormont wants to obey an outsider's command and let those wildlings cross the Wall. What is that if not betrayal?"
While Allister was loudly defending himself, except for older Nights Watch like Dennis, the Commander of Shadow Tower, Carter, the Commander of Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, and Soren Smallwood, the new Chief Ranger, others did not react much to Allister's so-called hatred for the wildlings.
Before the expansion of the Nights Watch, their numbers were less than a thousand. But with continuous expansion over the years, the Nights Watch now numbers tens of thousands. The vast majority of these people have no deep-seated grievances with the Beyond the Wall Wildlings. Among the two dozen or so castle Commanders now, fewer than ten are old Nights Watch, and the rest are new Nights Watch. Therefore, it was difficult for them to resonate with Allister, which is also why Old Bear's decision to obey Lynd's request and prepare for the wildlings to pass through the Wall did not face much resistance within the Nights Watch.
"No matter how you argue, you cannot hide your crime of murdering the Commander." Lynd looked coldly at Allister, then instructed the other Nights Watch, "Take them down, lock them up, and interrogate them. It's impossible for only two of them to have planned this; they must have accomplices."
Almost simultaneously with Lynd's words, Allister drew the longsword from his waist. He clearly would not be willing to be captured like this. Around him, other Nights Watch also drew their longswords, pointing them at Allister.
Seeing the situation before him, Allister felt that there was no possibility of escape, so he pointed the tip of the longsword in his hand at his chin, preparing to commit suicide.
However, how could Lynd let him die like that? He couldn't die until he had explained everything clearly.
So, Lynd casually snapped his fingers, and then a bolt of lightning shot from his fingertip, landing on Allister, directly electrocuting him, making his limbs stiff and his body twitch, causing him to fall straight to the ground.
Everyone around them was stunned by this scene. No one knew what to do next, and they all looked at Lynd in unison.
"Do I have to teach you how to tie people up?" Lynd looked at these Nights Watch.
Hearing Lynd's words, the Nights Watch all looked embarrassed, and then immediately found ropes and, with many hands, tied up the stiff Allister and the completely surrendered Bowen.
"And tie up those two as well." As Allister and Bowen were being led away, Lynd pointed to Janos Slynt and Chief Ranger Soren Smallwood, who were hiding in the crowd, and said.
Everyone heard this and paused, then couldn't help but look at Janos and Soren, who were both shocked. Janos was one thing; he was just a Nights Watch who had only recently arrived at the Wall. But Soren Smallwood was different. He was a veteran Nights Watch and a good Ranger. He became Chief Ranger after Benjen disappeared because of his extraordinary strength. Yet, such a powerful Ranger Commander was also a murderer of the Commander.
After a moment of stunned silence, everyone stepped forward and once again bound Janos and Soren. Unlike Janos, who struggled and claimed his innocence, Soren appeared very calm. He looked at Lynd and asked, "Lord Lynd, how did you know I was involved? Was it also through the Green Seer's ability? I remember when Allister discussed matters with me, it wasn't within the Wall, but Beyond the Wall."
Lynd calmly replied, "Your expressions just now were too obvious, so obvious that it was hard not to notice."
Upon hearing this, Soren's face showed a bitter smile. He had never expected that his own expression would reveal the truth. Pushed by the Nights Watch, he walked out of the Hall of Affairs with his head down.
"Next, I hope you all will take this matter seriously and root out those pests who are trying to disrupt the Others' grand plan." Lynd turned to the castle Commanders and said.
"Yes, Prince Linde." Everyone stood up and responded, indicating that they would personally handle this matter, ensuring that everyone involved in this assassination would be found. They were actually afraid, afraid that one day they would be killed by someone they considered a brother, just like Old Bear, completely unprepared.
Allister, no matter how righteous or sufficient his reasons were this time, had already crossed the line. No one would allow such a person under their command who might at any time plot against them due to disagreements, not even Dennis and Carter, who harbored deep hatred for the wildlings, would ever allow it.
Just then, Maester Aemon suddenly spoke up and asked Lynd, "Lord Lynd, the Commander has passed away. Do you have any suggestions for the new Commander?"
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