Dragons and Thrones: Final War – The Dragon Queen Rises
Chapter 48 of my crossover story, the battle for King's Landing has begun, enjoy.
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Now onto the story.
Disclaimer: Game of Thrones belongs to George R.R. Martin, Dragon Age belongs to Bioware.
Daenerys
They continued to march onwards, King's Landing was in sight; they would reach it soon. Daenerys began mentally preparing herself; this would be the most dangerous part of the current war.
'But not the worst, that comes after...When we face the true enemy.' She told herself. 'But still, for us to get here, for our approach to be so...easy...'
She couldn't shake an awful feeling that something wasn't right. They had marched through the Crownlands, following the Tyrell's joining them, without any challenge, without anyone coming to try and stop them.
She noted the effect this had had on her army. 'We have marched, without being forced to stop and fight, without being worn down by several battles and skirmishes along the way...We are still fresh and ready for battle.'
Any castle they passed, she expected a challenge, an attack, an ambush, nothing happened. Even the scouts she sent to observe reported only common folk, going about their daily business, but fearful of her attacking them, were in the castles. No armies, no lords.
'It doesn't make sense; if I were facing such a large force, I'd at least try to weaken them before the battle; to have my allies who are in their path at least bleed them a little before they could advance.' She wondered. 'Where could they all have gone?'
She soon got her answer as they finally arrived at King's Landing and stopped their army.
Looking up at the city, sealed shut for a siege, she saw the forces arrayed upon the wall, the defenders all armed and ready. She saw the multitude of banners and it finally made sense to her.
'Someone gathered all the Lords of the Crownlands and their armies into the capital, to stand against me all at once...That is foolish.'
She knew that she still held the advantage, in so many ways. Greater numbers, her army was still fresh and ready to fight. Plus with all those forces gathered, there couldn't be much room for the defenders, it would make things difficult for them too when they finally entered the city. But not as much as it would be for any defensive maneuvers.
"There are advantages and disadvantages to just about everything in warfare." Lord Stark said from his position beside her. "But in this case, the enemy are giving themselves more disadvantages."
She nodded. "True enough, that's just what I was thinking...Very well."
It was time to begin. She called out.
"Pass my orders, we are to begin the siege, surround the city!"
Her orders were relayed throughout the army and soon they began to array. Eventually the army was ready, the defenders didn't even try to stop them preparing their army, they stayed shut up in the castle. As they prepared, she spotted a man atop the battlements, clearly leading those defending the walls. He stood out due to his white cloak.
'One of the Kingsguard...' She noted before calling out. "Does anyone know that man up there!?"
It was Mace Tyrell who replied. "Ser Balon Swann, Your Grace."
She nodded, she'd heard a few people in her army talking about him; yet for him to be part of such a set up.
It seemed everything she had been hearing was now making sense, especially now paired with what she saw.
'The powers that be in King's Landing are not all on the same page, it seems.' She noted. 'One of them was foolish enough to devise this plan of having all their warriors in one place, while whoever set up the defences is trying to make the most of an unfortunate situation.'
All the same, while reflecting on this, she knew she'd have to make her first move. So, she readied herself and, hoping that, thanks to Solas' help, all her work so far had paid off, began using her bond with Dragons to start off her first plan.
They responded thankfully and took off, flying towards the city. She planned to open with a scare tactic, her dragons immediately began flying over the city, circling and passing over it several times. Each time they passed, their roared, breathed fire into the sky and made as much noise as possible. Although she had been careful to warn them not to cause any damage.
Already the screams could be heard, panic was spreading. This was, truly, the only plan she had for her dragons in this battle; for she couldn't risk anything else without hurting her purpose here. She had also issued strict instructions amongst her allies, while they were to fight; this battle was not to be a massacre, they needed the subdue, not destroy.
Thus, their aim was to force the surrender of their enemy, as much as possible. Her dragons flew back, their task done, Daenerys called out and the order was repeated throughout her forces, her first wave charged, armed with their siege engines, all ready to attack.
The siege commenced, her army utilizing what they could, ladders, siege towers, even heading for the gates with battering rams.
'The terror inflicted by my dragons did work, to an extent. But there are those keeping resistance strong...Balon Swann being one of them.' She noted to her concern.
It was true, the defenders on the wall fought valiant and managed to beat back the first wave, although not without some losses and some damage being inflicted.
She shook her head ruefully. 'I wish it didn't have to be this way; but...there is no other choice now...'
Her reason for not liking this method was the high death toll it would cause. But she saw no other way to get past the walls. So, she gave the order and the army advanced like a flood; firing arrows at the defenders, using their shields and generally giving the enemy a hard time.
All this to cover up what was truly going on. A number of troops had been hand-picked for this task and had reached the walls. They got to work, setting up Dagna's runes and, when they gave the signal, the army pulled back, out of range, confusing the defenders.
Then it happened.
The runes exploded, breaching the walls with several holes, killing those caught too close to the explosion.
"Now, charge in!" She cried.
The call was repeated several times and with triumphant shouts, her army charged in, much to the panic of the defenders still on the walls, especially those trapped on them.
As she watched her army charge, Dany knew, this was just the beginning.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.
