Man of ice woman of fire.

Chapter 4

Eddard stood atop the deck of the 'Merman' looking out to the sea of dorne the month long journey from white harbor had been froth with storms, before leaving Winterfell he received notice from Robert that the ironborn had been routed at the twin and had fallen back to Seaguard and was laying siege to Hellholt the seat of House Uller

He turned to enter the captain cabin where. He moved to the head of the table where a map of dorne as he turned his banner men milord's greeted as the entered lord stark they replied as they sat down.

Eddard sat down at the head of the table and said 'milord's before leaving whiteharbour I received a letter from his grace that the ironborn had been routed at the twins and had fallen back to Seaguard and that Hellholt was under siege'.

'We shall head to the brimstone and left the siege, from Hellholt will head east to the reach liberating all towns and villages along the coast before retake the arbor, after that we will head to FairIsle to link up with the royalist forces before assaulting the main iron island'.

After speaking of the war plan Eddard raised head 'Lord Manderly when we arrive at the brimstone you shall use half of the fleet to block the mouth of the river, than 2,000 man and other half you will lead down the river to engage the enemy vessels'.

Lord Wyman nodded 'Lords Bolton, Hornwood and Karstark with 5,000 you march down the western bank and myself and Lords Cerwyn, Umber and Cassel with other 5,000 me will march down the eastern bank with this three pronged attack ironborn will be trapped between us and the walls of Hellholt'.

''What are we to do if we run it any Dornish forces who are coming to aid House Uller'' asked Martyn Cassel, 'according to the maps of the area the only House Qorgyle of Sandstone and House Vaith of Vaith if your do run into them you are to aid them' answered Eddard is their nothing else none of them replied then prepare your men for war.

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Ellaria was running through the castle to the aid station her uncle had lead a scouting party to see if there was a gap in the ironborn lines, for a month hellholt was under siege for three weeks her father has lead his men is defense of their homes, on the first week maester Warrick tried to send ravens and messages to Quentyn Qorgyle and Daeron Vaith to no avail. The ravens were shoot down with arrows and the riders were killed.

With no way to contact their allies they were on their know, the one advantage that they had was wells as the water of the brimstone isn't drinker able and only wells for 100 miles are in hellholt.

Ellaria Entered the aid station to see her uncle Ulwyck with an arrow in his shoulder 'uncle' she cried running up to him 'what happened' she asked ''I was leading my party on fresh supplies when is ironborn patrol come out of no ware''. As she was removing the arrow her father entered 'what you see' asked Harmen, ''two ships entered the harbor, laid with water and food enough for two weeks he responded''.

Harmen sighed this was not good the garrison was down to rationing of food if help did not arrive soon the Hellholt would fall he turned to his daughter and brother 'Ulwyck get men together for a raiding party tonight Maester Warrick I want you to prepare the aid station for causalities and Ellaria see that more arrows are distribute along the walls we are going to need them'.

Ellaria left the aid station to go to the armory her father plan was simple raid the ironborn camp and destroy their supplies and retreat back to the gates and wait for the evitable retaliatory assaults.

Lost in her train of thought she found herself at the entrance of the gardens, she entered at the center stound a burnt Weir wood around the tree there were the seven. Ellaria knelt on the ground and prayed, to the old gods and the new listen and there me help bring peace to dorne and bring holy wraith to those who would threaten us she rose and exited the garden not knowing if the gods heard her she us hoped that help would come and come soon.