Prologue
The Lannisters thought the marriage of Sansa Stark and their very own Tyrion Lannister would ensure the beginning of an unsullied reign that would surely last generations upon generations to come.
As the story goes, their pride went before their fall, and their arrogance was met with an unusual change of luck.
In the north arose an army, an army led by the Winterfell brothers Jon Snow and Brandon Stark. For after the long-awaited reunion of the young brothers, they sought to regain control of their invaded homeland and also to finish their late brother's conquest of northern independence.
With the influence of Jon Snow and some remembered kindness of Eddard Stark—the boys' father who had been a famous victim of the Lannisters' tyranny—hundreds of men from the Night's Watch took up arms against the southern kingdoms under the command of the elder brother. From then on, his loyal troops called him Lord Snow the Grand General of the North.
Much to the surprise of those in King's Landing, the army of the North triumphed down the Moat Cailin from the reclaimed Winterfell. Though Lord Stark was unable to join the battles, he had his own to attend to: gathering supporters and recruits. Some of the Night's watch who would not join the rebellion ran from Castle Black to become informants to the Lannisters in exchange for money and leniency. Yet despite these difficulties, the north still found many who would help oppose their enemies. Through the secret letters written by their sister Sansa, the found many friends in the north ready to stand by them, including their aunt the Lady Arryn.
From there they marched forth for the next 5 years of this bloody war, and were encroaching upon Casterly Rock when finally they received urgent news from the Lannisters urging a mutual cease fire for both armies in order to begin talks of peace.
The Northern Lords pushed the Southern Royals to name Lord Stark King of the North with General Snow as his heir should he himself not produce an heir, and furthermore, release Lady Sansa from her marriage to be safely returned to Winterfell.
There was much debate among the nobility of King's Landing; should they name Brandon Stark king and keep Sansa for their own insurance or annul the marriage and talk the northern brothers down to remaining lords in the north?
Queen Regent, Cersei, had soon formed a plan that she thought would win them back everything they'd lost. She sent word to an old friend who had two beautiful daughters of her own.
Oh, how was the Queen Regent to know she had also invited the ashen lady who would be the greatest turn of events for this war?
And who would perhaps fill her shoes?