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The eighth season of the ever-calling HBO hit "Game of Thrones" is finally here. The last six episodes will end this fantasy series and tell us who will end up sitting on the Iron Throne. But first, a battle between the Human Alliance and the Night King is about to begin, and the first victim of this season has also appeared, and that is Ned Umber of Hearth City.
With the beginning of the eighth season, Jon Snow returned to Winterfell with the dragon mother Daenerys Targaryen and the two dragons of the Unsullied, Dothraki and Dragon Mother. They unite and gather their forces to fight the coming Night King and his army of ghouls. After a touching and embarrassing reunion, of course, some quarrels are indispensable.
Ned Umber
In the final scene of the first episode of the eighth season, "Winter City", the savage Tormund and Berry Dondleen and the Night Watchmen's Addison Tollett meet in Hearth City. A group of crows (night watchmen) and wild men explored this quiet and creepy castle, and finally found that the young Ned Umber was nailed to the wall. There was a ring of terrible spiral limbs on the wall. They inferred this It's a message from the Night King. To make matters worse, Ned Umber turned into a ghoul-like existence, and suddenly howled around everyone, and was finally relieved by Bailey Tandleyen with a burning sword. Before, Jon Snow had asked Ned Umber to return to Hearth City to summon his army to Winter City, but the Night King found him first.
Maybe you have forgotten who Ned Amber is. Don't be afraid, I will help you recall it. The 11-year-old was appointed as the heir of the Amber family by Jon Snow in the seventh season. Ned Amber’s father belonged to the Bolton family in the sixth season and died in the battle of illegitimate children. When Jon Snow became the King of the North, Jon called Ned Umber and Yali Kastark in front of Winterfell. Both thought that Jon was going to execute them because they All of his family members fight for Little Skinner. On the contrary, when they swore allegiance to Jon Snow, Jon made them the heirs of their respective families, and they pledged their allegiance to the Stark family forever. Jon Snow didn't want to punish the children for the sins of their parents, but Sansa Stark questioned this.
Ned Amber is the first character with a name to die this season. Of course, this is "Game of Thrones". It is impossible to kill only one person. There are also some unnamed characters who are crew members of the "Silence". The Silence belongs to the Euron Greyjoy Iron Fleet. They are now All docked at King's Landing. Theon Greyjoy fulfilled his promise and rescued his sister Yala. Since S7E02, Yarra has been imprisoned on the Silence by Euron Greyjoy.
Theon and Yara returned to Pike Island, but in the end Theon decided to go back and join the battle of Winterfell. Before leaving, Yarra blessed Theon. Yara herself stayed on Pike Island to build a shelter for the Greyjoy family, and if necessary, it could also be used by Daenerys Targaryen. Although Theon's raid killed some crew members, it was a pity that Euron Greyjoy was enjoying their joy in King's Landing and Cersei, so he escaped. All in all, the first episode just explained some of the background stories of the upcoming battle of Winterfell, and there will be more deaths in the future. After all, the eighth season has just begun.
