Chapter 1

A taste of betrayal and death

Author's note: In this story I will be using game of throne characters from the books,tv show and game. Hope you enjoy the chapter!

Another day that i'll be serving my lord.

The night was very young,only just appearing,and he wanted nothing more than to sit and relax. But because he was a squire and the circumstances,he could not do such a thing. Today was the wedding of Robb Stark,King of the North and Eva,princess of house Florent and since his lord was one of Robb's bannermans,he had to stay here. His name was Joseph,squire of Noah lord of house Dynasty. Some might say that being a squire,especially for a lord,would be the worst thing in the world but honestly it wasn't all that bad.

The lord himself was kind and gentle to all people and very few people in Dynasty's army were complete arses. He grabbed a flagon of wine from a wooden table,poured it in a cup then went towards the lord's tent. It was pretty hard to miss.

It was the biggest one,with the house's official sigil of flames crackling on a pile of wood,and colors to match the flames. He removed the flap of the front of the tent and went inside,looking around. The inside of the tent somehow looked bigger than the outside of the tent. It was lit with a few lamps,had a small round table in it and a tall,wooden chair with sheepskin on it.

In the chair was Noah,his lord. He was tall,tanned,well-built with short brown hair and green eyes. Beside him was ser Gavin,Noah's captain of the knights and best friend. he was also tall and well-built but he was pale,had long blond hair and brown eyes.

Noah saw Josep coming in and smiled. "I see you've brought my wine."he said with a smile. "Yes and red wine your favourite m'lord."Joseph said to him,handing him the cup. He swirled the wine around a bit then took a sip. Then he peered over the rim at Joseph. "You haven't been sleeping much,have you?"he asked. Joseph didn't think the dark bags under his eyes were that bad.

"I don't need to sleep when I serve my lord."Joseph replied. Noah laughed. "Save your courtesies for a simple-minded lord. In my presence,you'll speak your mind or not speak at all." Joseph scuffed nervously around and decided to do what his lord commanded. "With the amount of serving I had to do it is hard to sleep or even take a rest."he said honestly. Noah looked at him for such a long time that Joseph was starting to think that he had said the wrong thing. At last he spoke. "Then starting now,you will have no more lords to serve. Ser Gavin,tell all the other lords that Joseph will be on break." Gavin nodded and walked out of the tent.

Once he was gone,Noah looked at Joseph. "Joseph,you have served me for ten years and been nothing but loyal. Therefore I have decided to make you a knight." The shock that he felt must've shown on his face because Noah smiled. "Yes you heard me correctly." "But m'lord-" "No buts Joseph. Me and Gavin have already discussed this and we both know you'll make a great knight."Noah said in the voice that meant his desicion was staying the same.

Joseph was beyond shocked. It was completely normal for a squire to become a knight but Joseph always thought that he would never become a knight. And,if he had to be honest with himself,he didn't want to be a knight. Most people wanted to be a knight so they could protect their lord,gain glory or get women to their beds. But Joseph was craven and would be much happier serving his lord in the castle than going out and dying. But something like this was not something you could just say,"No thank you." So instead,Joseph bowed his head and said,"I thank you m'lord. I promise to be the best knight I can."

When he lifted his head,he saw Noah gazing at him with something like...pride in his eyes. Joseph was confused but didn't say anything. Just then,Gavin came back in the tent. He took one look between Joseph and Noah and asked,"Did you tell him?" "Yes I did."Noah replied. Gavin looked at him with a half smile. He extended his hand and said,"Welcome to the knighthood." Joseph took his hand and gave him a nervous smile. "Well,with all that done you may go and rest."Noah told Joseph. He nodded then turned and walked to the entrance. "Oh and Joseph,"Noah called out. Joseph turned around and looked at Noah. "Don't tell anyone else ab-"

"WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!"someone shouted outside the tent. All three of them shared a split second look before Noah jumped out of his chair and both him and Gavin unsheathed their swords and rushed out the tent,with Joseph following them.

His eyes widened at the sight before him.

Knights of house Dynasty were fighting desperately against the knights of house RavenField,another one of Robb's bannermans.

They've...turned against us Joseph thought in horror.

"Seven hells…"Gavin muttered. "Those backstabbing ravens! They always said that a raven could never be trusted."Noah growled angrily. He raised his sword high above his head and roared,"We are eternal!"before running to fight with his knights. Gavin roared the house's battle cry and charged towards the enemy. Joseph wanted to run,to fight,to help but his legs wouldn't move.

Move you pathetic excuse of a knight! He screamed to himself. He shook his head and ran through the battlefield,afraid that if he stopped he would freeze in fear and die. Look for a sword a voice in his head said.

He looked around frantically for a discarded sword. He soon found one near the dead,bloodied body of a RavenField knight. He knelt down beside the body and gingerly picked up the sword while trying not to touch the dead body. Once he got the sword he looked for Noah,caught sight of them and ran towards them. Noah was with Gavin,fighting against eight RavenField knights. "My lord!"Joseph shouted,running to them.

Noah turned his head in his direction while somehow fighting a RavenField knight. "Joseph,look out!"he shouted. Joseph looked to his sides and saw an enemy knight rushing towards him. The knight slashed his sword at Joseph and he blocked the blow. The knight narrowed his eyes then drew back his sword and thrusted it at Joseph's chest. Joseph stepped to the side then slashed his sword at the knight's hip.

The knight screamed in pain as blood sprayed from the wound and he fell to his knees. Joseph kicked the sword far from the knight then turned to look at his lord. Noah had just dealt the final blow to a RavenField knight and looked at Joseph with a smile. Despite everything that was happening,Joseph gave him a half smile.

Then Noah's face contorted in pain and he screamed in agony as a RavenField knight plunged his sword into Noah's shoulder blade. Time felt like it slowed down as another RavenField knight sliced his sword across Noah's left thigh. He dropped down on his knees,screaming,while another knight brought her sword above Noah's head,ready to deal the killing blow.

"My lord!"Joseph cried and ran to his lord but knew that he wouldn't make it. The knight brought down her sword...only for it to be blocked by Gavin. He pushed the sword away and,with rapid speed,killed two of the knights. The last knight slowly backed away from Gavin but right into Joseph's attack.

He thrust the sword into the knight's chest,pulled it out and the knight fell to the ground,lifeless. Gavin had one of the lord's arms around his shoulder and in a steady hold when Joseph reached them. "My lord,we have to get you out of here."Gavin was saying to Noah. Joseph took Noah's other arm,put it on his shoulder and they jogged at a steady pace while Noah hopped on his unwounded leg.

Joseph looked behind him and saw at least a dozen RavenField knights running after them. "Gavin,we have a dozen knights on our arses and gaining!"Joseph said to Gavin. He turned around and saw that dozen knights running after them. Continuing to jog,he cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted,"Protect the lord!"

Every Dynasty knight that heard Gavin's cry quickly rushed to their lord's aid.

They rammed into the pursing RavenField knights and fought them,giving Gavin,Noah and Joseph a distraction to run into the woods. They ran for two minutes before Noah said,"Stop." Gavin and Joseph shared a look but did as he commanded. He pushed himself off of them and got down on one knee.

"My lord we must hurry before the knights come looking for you-" "Joseph,"Noah cut off. "I am dying. There is no way you can save me." "No we can. There should be a town two miles from here. We can still save you."Joseph protested. "Joseph by the time we got to the town,I will have already have died from blood loss. There is no way you can save me."Noah said. Joseph wanted to argue,tell him that he was wrong but he knew that Noah was right.

A long,heavy silence filled the air.

"Joseph,take my sword."Noah said,removing it from his belt. Joseph looked at his greatsword,Eternal Iron,for a long while before taking it. Then Noah began coughing,hoarse and raspy coughs. Gavin went to soothe him but Noah stopped him. Finally when he stopped coughing,he looked up to Joseph and spoke.

"Go to the kingdom Icewell. Find a lady named Lila and she will tell you everything."he said,his voice getting more coarse. Joseph nodded. "I well."he assured him. Noah nodded then turned to Gavin. "Gavin,my captain and oldest friend,teach Joseph the ways of a knight and protect him from harm. Promise me that." "I promise."Gavin swore. Noah nodded satisfied then extended his hand to Gavin. Gavin clasped Noah's hand firmly and they hugged,a manly sort of hug.

After a moment they pulled away as the shouts of multiply people were heard. "They're coming!"Joseph exclaimed. "You must go now,"Noah said to them then looked at Joseph. "Joseph,do not forget what I told you and remember our house's words: Forever eternal." "Forever eternal."Joseph and Gavin repeated in unison. The shouts were getting louder. "Now go! I'll distract them long enough to give you some time."Noah said,slowly getting up.

Joseph didn't want to leave his lord alone against god knows how many armed knights but he knew that he would only get himself,Gavin and his lord killed. He and Gavin turned away then ran off. He turned back only once to see Noah grappling a sword from a RavenField knight only to get stabbed in the back by another. He fell to the ground soundlessly and Joseph turned away so he couldn't see his lord.

But he couldn't block his ears to cancel the horrible laughter of the murderous and traitorous RavenFields.

Glossary

Craven=coward