The Neck/ Outside the Twins

Edwyn Stark, rode at the head of the northern force of 4000 men that was riding toward the Twins to avenge all those who had perished at the Red Wedding because of Walder Frey's treachery. After having read the letter late last night, Edwyn had convened a war council in Howland Reed's tent to discuss the letter with his commanders, and they had all been of the opinion that the letter was very, very suspicious and that it was highly likely to be a trap set up by the Lannisters. But just in case it was not, they had agreed to muster the men and march toward the Twins at first light, and so they had.

The closer they got to the Twins, the more a sense of anticipation built up inside of Edwyn, he felt as if something major was going to happen today, what it was though he wasn't sure but he could tell that Storm felt it as well if his relentless running ahead and then coming back were any indication. Even some of Edwyn's battle commanders like Lady Mormont seemed quite nervous, if that was the right word to have. Clearly whoever had written that letter had probably expected that a sense of nerves would be ingrained in the northern camp as a result, and Edwyn couldn't help but feel weary that perhaps they were walking right into a trap of some kind.

He managed to shake that feeling off though when the Two Towers of House Frey came into view on the horizon. Signalling for the men to stop marching for a minute, Edwyn turned to Perwyn who was flanking him on his left hand side and said "Perwyn I want you to give orders that the men are to stay camped here, myself, you, Lady Mormont, Lord Howland and Lady Alysanne will be riding toward the Twins directly. Ed Wull is to wait for our signal before bringing the rest of the men in, and if things do go to shit, then you and the rest are to ride for safety, I will try and get to my mother if that is the case. Do you understand?"

Perwyn voiced his agreement but Edwyn could tell that he wasn't too happy with the plan, that had been created as they had marched through the neck that morning. Edwyn didn't want to endanger the men and was highly suspicious of the Twins and whoever it was that could be the lord of the place now, if Late Walder Frey truly was dead.

He then proceeded to unsheathe his sword, and raised high in the air and raised toward the Twins giving the signal for the main party to ride forward, and as he galloped of toward the Twins Edwyn deeply hoped that they weren't riding into a trap.

As they rode through the last part of the neck and entered Riverland territory, Edwyn noted that the lands were surprisingly empty of any sign of habitation. This worried Edwyn, had he sealed his own death warrant, were they about to be attacked by Freys and Lannisters?

As they continued riding and soon found the Twins only a short distance away and still found no open sign of habitation close to the Twins, Edwyn was deeply worried now. He had a feeling that something bad was truly going to happen.

It was with some surprise that Edwyn and his party saw the gates of the Twins wide open, and three people standing in the entrance, almost as if they were expecting them. As Edwyn and his company rode right to the gates, he let out a cry "MOTHER!" For there was Lady Catelyn, Edwyn's mother standing there in the entrance to the Twins looking hale and healthy, and with a smile upon her face, and standing next to her were Olyvar Frey and The Greatjon Umber.

King's Landing

"Tyrion is guilty father, he killed Joffrey. Why can't we just have Ser Ilyn chop his head off now and be done with it?!" Cersei said

"Because, even though he is many things your brother is a Lannister of Casterly Rock and a member of the royal family, and as I am Hand of King, the law dictates that he have a trial." Tywin Lannister replied.

It seemed that Cersei was not done yet though for she then said "Well then why don't we have the trial today then? I have enough witnesses who can put Tyrion at the scene of the crime and also swear that he was the one who killed Joffrey through poisoning his wedding chalice. Why don't we have the trial today and have done with it?"

It seemed this was the final nail in the coffin for Tywin's patience "Because there are Ironborn raiding and raping their way through the Westerlands, and because the northmen have taken the Twins. If we are to consolidate Tommem's hold on the throne these threats need to be dealt with. Tyrion's trial can be held at a later date."

This was how the meeting of the small council had been going for the past few hours and Jamie was utterly bored with it. He had arrived in the capital in the early hours of the morn, to find the city in mourning. Joffrey had been died at his own wedding feast the night before, and Cersei was accusing their brother.

Jamie found it hard to believe that Tyrion would do such a thing. True there was no love lost between him and Joffrey, but Tyrion was no killer, someone else must have slipped the poison into Joffrey's drink and despite himself Jamie couldn't help thinking that perhaps Joffrey had deserved his fate, the rumours he had heard whilst he had been making his way back to King's Landing had made Joffrey sound like Aerys come again.

Jamie was simply glad that Cersei hadn't suggested a trial by combat for Tyrion yet, for he knew that she would expect him to fight for Joffrey, for her. This was not the first time that Jamie had felt torn between his two siblings; it was not the first time that they had put him in a situation where he would have to choose between them, but for the first time Jamie seemed to be seeing Cersei in a much clearer light. He had returned in the early hours this morning and had made straight for her chambers, to make love to her again, and as he had stood in front of her door, he heard her moaning with pleasure, the way she had moaned for him when they had fucked. Jamie had pushed the door open slightly to see what was going on, and had been horrified and heartbroken to see Cersei fucking another man.

Jamie was brought back from his thoughts by the sound of his father speaking to him. "I'm sorry father could you repeat what you said, sorry?"

Tywin grimaced before saying "You and I shall lead a force of 4000 men each to the Westerlands to rid our home of the Ironborn then you shall march north to Riverrun to lift the siege there is that clear."

Castamere

Ser Harris Harlaw, second in command of the Ironborn forces was cutting down men left right and centre, the Ironborn invasion of the Westerlands had been a major success under King Euron.

Since Euron had been crowned, the Ironborn had set sail and had captured and plundered spoils from the Banefort, The Crag, Fair Isle and now Castamere. Their orders were simple invade the Westerlands, destroy any armed resistance that came their way, rape the women if they felt the need, and most of all take anything of value that they came across.

As they were in Castamere they had managed to take quite a bit of gold from the gold mines that made the place wealthy, they had killed the guards of the mines and had taken the gold and now were getting ready to get back onto their ships for the big prize Casterly Rock and complete control of the Westerlands.

Tolos

Barristan Selmy, hacked and cut his way through the men of Tolos. The city had rejected Danaerys offer of a peaceful surrender and had instead sent back the heads of their envoys. Leading to Danaerys commanding her forces to attack the city.

So far they had been relatively successful, Tolos only had about 2000 soldiers to protect it and compared to the might of all the sellsword companies, the unsullied and the dragons who were being used for the first time in battle, Tolos did not stand a chance.

Barristan cut down a man who had been about to try and get to Danaerys. Once the man had been cut down, Danaerys laid a hand on his shoulder and said "Enough Ser Barristan, Tolos is ours their soldiers have all been killed."

Barristan sheathed his sword and bowed and then walked back to stand beside his queen. Danaerys looked even more regal than she had before the battle, dressed in the flowing silks of the east, she looked every bit the queen that she was meant to.

But she had the mind of a ruler, and when she was presented with the previous rulers of Tolos she spoke to them in tones of iron "I offered you a peaceful surrender and you chose war. This is what happens to those who chose war with me. I am giving you this one chance, bend the knee to me and you shall live if not, then I will be forced to kill you."

It seemed that two of the Tolosi were willing to become part of Danaerys entourage for they immediately bowed their heads and swore themselves to her cause, but the remaining three simply spat at her feet and remained defiant.

Danaerys sighed and said "Very well then, Rakharo take these three men and behead them and mount their heads on the walls of the city."

King's Landing

Tyrion Lannister sat in his cell in the Red Keep and brooded. He was being accused of poisoning his nephew Joffrey, and for the crimes of kinslaying and kingslaying he was to be put to death, if he was found guilty in a trial.

Of course knowing his sister she was more than likely finding enough witnesses to ensure that he was put to death for a crime that he had not committed. Tyrion had had no idea that the chalice was poisoned when he had served it to Joffrey, he had simply thought that the boy had chocked on his pigeon pie for he had after all been talking with his mouth open.

Tyrion did have his suspicious that perhaps the Tyrells were involved in Joffrey's death somehow. After all why would they wish for their precious Margaery to marry a monster like Joffrey, when she could marry sweet little Tommem and be able to rule through him. And of course Lord Tywin, Tyrion's father wouldn't dare to do anything that could potentially cause a fracture in the Lannister- Tyrell alliance and perhaps push the Tyrells into the arms of either Stannis Baratheon or Edwyn Stark.

No Tyrion would be convicted of Joffrey's murder and be put to death. But first he really wanted to find out how the poison had been slipped into that wedding chalice. If it were really the Tyrells they were playing a very dangerous game, chancing it that the poison would only take effect on Joffrey and not Margaery who if Tyrion's memory served him correctly was also drinking from that Chalice.

If the Tyrells were involved with Joffrey's murder, Tyrion wondered what their endgame was, rule through Tommem? To do that they'd need to remove Tyrion's father and the Tyrells were many things but stupid they were not. No that couldn't be it there had to be some ulterior motive that Olenna Tyrell- for Tyrion was convinced it was the Queen of Thorns who was responsible for Joffrey's death not Mace- other than ruling through Tommem. If only he could figure out what it was.