Dragons of Wolf and Sun
Toxicfireball
Summary:
During the sack of King's Landing, the Mad King does not open the gates and Jaime Lannister saves Elia Martell and Rhaenys Targaryen from Gregor Clegane. After Ned Stark returns from the south with Jon Snow, Robert Baratheon betroths Rhaenys Targaryen to Ned Stark's supposed bastard. What impact does this have on the Song of Ice and Fire? Mostly book based with a thing or two from the TV show.
Notes:
This is the first fanfiction I have ever written, decided to write it as a way to kill time. Originally didn't plan on uploading it to AO3 but in the end, I decided to share it.
There isn't a release schedule, I have about 100K words already written but I have major exams in a few months so a consistent release schedule would be impossible. Starts during the sack of King's Landing. This work is inspired by other great works on AO3 such as WInter Roses by fairytaleovr and Her Life and Her Death by magicmoon11.
Disclaimer: I do not own ASOIAF/Game of Thrones. All the locations and characters are from GRRM's A Song of Ice and Fire
Chapter 1: The Sack
Summary:
Tywin Lannister and his army arrive at King's Landing after the battle of the Trident.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Jaime
"Your grace! Tywin Lannister is outside the city gates with twelve thousand soldiers and knights, he says that he is here to help your grace against the rebel forces!" A messenger had said hastily in short breaths upon bursting into the throne room. King Aerys II face twisted into a smirk.
"At last Tywin has arrived. I thought he was a traitor. At least Tywin can't be worse than those Martell cunts!" Aerys yelled. At the corner of his eye, Jaime could see Elia Martell tense.
"Your grace," Varys had said in his usual smooth voice "My little birds whisper that Tywin Lannister is here to betray you, it is no secret that he wants the throne, it would make the most sense for that proud lion to betray you. Your grace, I advise you to close the gates and wait. Mace Tyrell has close to thirty thousand men at storm's end and another fifteen thousand at bitterbridge; no doubt he will come and rescue his one true king" Mace Tyrell is more likely to bow down to whichever rebel lord gets to him first. Jamie thought.
"Your grace, Tywin Lannister would never betray you; he would never side with the likes of the traitors such as Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark. He is definitely here to make amends with you!" Grand Maester Pycelle said.
"Ha! Tywin would never side with the rebels but he hates me for rejecting his bitch daughter!" Aerys had yelled, his eyes wide "Tywin spawn! What do you think I should do!" Aerys yelled at him with a shrill voice
Jaime had felt his throat go dry, and struggled to think of a response. He could council him to open the gates but he had no idea what his father would do. Last he heard Stark was approaching the city, better to let Stark take the city as what he had heard of Stark was that he was an honorable man while his father…. He knew it was likely whatever his father did would make Castermere look like a dinner party.
"Your Grace, I do not know why my father is here but I doubt my father is here to help you…" Jamie said as calmly as he could manage.
"So be it! Close the gates let Tywin rot outside and let him face those wolf traitors when they come" Aerys yelled.
"Yes, your grace" The messenger had said before running off.
"You Martell whore! Your precious uncle betrayed us! did he not? No way would a dragon lose against a stag unless he was betrayed!" Aerys snarled at Elia Martell.
"Your grace I have been nothing but loyal to the…" Elia Martell attempted to say
"Shut up! Ser Jamie! escort Elia Martell back to her chambers before I give her to my guards!" Aerys yelled. Elia paled and shrunk back, tightly holding Aegon in her arms.
"Princess, follow me," Jaime said as he escorted Elia Martell out of the throne room
"Ser Jaime, if your father breaks through the gates can you promise me under no circumstances will you fail to protect Aegon and Rhaneys," Elia told him with a certain amount of desperation in her voice.
I had sworn the Rhaegar to protect Elia and her children . "Princess, I will not fail you." Jamie had said, mustering all the will power he had in his voice as Elia Martell returned to her chambers.
The next few hours were a nightmare for Jamie, Aerys would burn random people who he saw as "traitors". His father forces began attacking the wall of king's landing, back. Already, Jamie could see siege weapons being fired. Jamie had prayed Stark would arrive soon, he dared not guess what his father had in store for Elia and her children. He knew his father would not let anything or anyone get in his way of making Cersei queen and with Robert unwed and Lyanna Stark missing; Cersei would be the best choice.
Within an hour , a messenger had burst into the throne room yelling "Your grace! Lannister forces have begun their assault, they are throwing everything! Catapults have launched pitch and stones at our wall! The old gate is under heavy fire and Lannister men at arms are approaching the mud gate!"
This is it
Soon, the battle for kings landing was underway. Lannister forces hit the old and mud gate with arrows, catapults, scorpions and flaming wood and pitch. Men-at-arms had brought up battering rams to smash through the gates. Despite loyalist and gold cloaks best attempts, they could not hope to hold off the Lannister men.
Within less than ten minutes, a messenger had run in yelling "The old gate has fallen! Lannister forces are marching on the red keep!" Aerys being ranting and raving saying that they had "woken the dragon"
It was not long before a messenger ran in and announced, "Your grace, Lannister men at arms are about to breach the gate! Stark and Baratheon banners have been spotted on the Kingsroad!"
"Ser Jamie! I want him dead, the traitor. I want his head, you'll bring me his head, or you'll burn with all the rest. All the traitors! Bring me your father's head!" Aerys snarled at him upon hearing the news.
"Rossart! Ignite the wildfire caches! Let Robert be king over charred bones and cooked meat! Burn the all" Aerys snarled. The wildfire caches? But that would burn the city! Aerys wants to have the biggest funeral pyre in history!. He knew he had to do something as he watched Rossart smirked and then bowed before moving out of the throne room. It was then he made his choice. Drawing his sword he ran towards Rossart. Rossart stared at him in horror as he tried to run away he was so slow and he buried his sword into his back.
He then walked towards the throne, his sword in hand. The mad king stared at him as if he could not believe a kingsguard would dare touch him. I swore to keep him safe in front of Ser Arthur, Ser Barristan, Ser Lewyn, Ser Gerold, Ser Oswell, and Ser Jonthor. But he was a knight first and foremost and a knight swore to defend the innocent. Who was more innocent than the half a million or so smallfolk's that would be blown to bits by him? Without a second thought, he drove his sword through the mad king.
"Rossart….." Was the mad king last word before he fell off the throne as blood pooled around him.
He nearly collapsed after the act, who knew killing an old mad man could be so….exhausting. Kingslayer! Oathbreaker! Man without honor! These voices rang throughout his head. He was about to collapse when he heard the gates of the red keep being breached as cries of "Hold them off! Stop the ram! They have broken through !" reached his ears.
Elia, Aegon, Rhaneys! Protect Rheagar family! He snapped back and ran straight to the princess chambers.
Elia
"The king is dead!"
The shriek could be heard all across the red keep. The king is dead? Elia had no idea who would have killed him. There was no way Lannister men at arms would have broken through in such a short time. Only two people were with king, Ser Jamie, and his hand, the half-crazed pyromancer Rossart. Rhaeagar was more likely to show up to save her than Rossart was to kill Aerys which meant only Ser Jaime. Looks like a Lannister word has less value than a bowl of brown.
She hugged Aegon close to her hoping that the Lannister men would show some mercy though she knew Tywin would see her children dead.. She had only slightly more faith in the Stark who had his sister "Kidnapped" by Rhaegar even though she knew that was not the case. Rhaegar had been an idiot and his kingsguard had blindly followed his plan, a fool's plan blinded by prophecy and love. Stark's brother and father had been killed in a sham trial and as the northerners liked to say "The north remembers". She had heard of Eddard's Stark honor, how her friend Ashara Dayne had swooned over him, and had spent hours talking about him, a shy honorable man who had apparently refused to bed her friend. This had both stunned and amused Ashara which had made her more in love. Eddard had promised to ask his father so they could be wed, but alas events had decided otherwise. Ashara was now at Starfall while Eddard had wedded Catelyn Tully in exchange for the Riverlands army.
Suddenly, the door burst open and a white figure came in a sword in hand, Ser Jaime. His sword was dripping red with blood.
"Do I need to ask whose blood is that Ser Jaime? Are you here to kill me, Ser Jaime? Acting on your father's orders?" She asked, trying to muster what little courage she had. Ser Jamie flinched as if struck physically.
"No princess, I remember my promise, I am here to protect you…. On Rhaegar's orders." Ser Jaime replied, hurt evident in his voice.
Then why did you kill Aerys? Not that I am complaining but you are a kingsguard. There were more important things now, however.
"Rhaenys! She went to Rhaegar's room, protect her… Ser Jaime" She said.
"But princess, how about you? Lannister men at arms will be swarming here in a few minutes and are led by Gregor Clegane" The mountain she shuddered.
"Bring her here quickly than" She replied, grabbing a small dagger.
Ser Jamie looked as if he wanted to argue than thought the better of it as he simply nodded and left. Running off, his white-cloaked trailing behind him.
She closed the door and locked it, and held her dagger tight. Praying Ser Jamie would return soon.
It was no more than a few minutes when someone attempted to open the door. Then, a loud smash on the door, splinters flew everywhere, Aegon in her arms cried out.
"It's them, over here" A gruff voice could be heard outside.
Another loud smash on her door sent more splinters flying, than another. Finally the fourth smashed caused the whole door to collapse. She stared as three figures walked in.
"Seven hells! It's only the Martell and her babe where is the other princess?" One of the shorter men said.
"Send Lorch to kill" The mountain said simply "Out! I will kill her !" he commanded.
Elia could feel her heart beating faster than a dornish sand steed. She could only feel fear. She attempted to lunge at him with her tiny dagger but the mountain simply grabbed her hand and pulled the dagger away. He grabbed Aegon and then smashed his head against the wall. She could not believe her eyes and could feel nothing but shock. She was silent for a second in pure shock befofe she screamed. Bu then the mountain simply grabbed her. I'm next, goodbye world she thought but the Mountain was so content in killing her. He pushed her to the couch and began ripping away her dress until she was nothing but naked. No! No! No!
"Please no! Kill me! Please!" Elia croaked desperately.
"You are a pretty one aren't you?"
The mountain began groping every part of her body. She felt nausea at the mountain's bloodied hand of her son's blood.The mountain touched her, she screamed as loud as possible but the mountain smashed her fist into her head. She hoped this was some sort of nightmare, where she could wake to find Rhaegar next to her. But no, reality is often a nightmare.
Suddenly she heard the loud sounds of a sword clashing outside. The mountain immediately got away from her and picked up his sword, leaving her crying on the ground. Ser Jaime came running in with Rhaenys behind her. I'm saved
Jaime
He had run through Maegor's holdfast, a sword in hand straight to Rhaegar's chambers. Around him, things were going to shit. Lannister bannerman had swarmed through the old gate and now the red keep, swarming the surviving loyalist forces, the red keep guards and the gold cloaks.
He ran straight to Rhaegar's chambers and saw Ser Amory Lorch dragging Princess Rhaneys from under her bed as well another two Lannister men guarding. I'm not too late yet Instantly, he drew his sword and killed the two men before they could even react to his presence. Ser Amory Lorch dropped the dagger he had which was about to kill Princess Rhaneys and drew his sword.
" Ser Jaime! We are on your lord fathers orders! Stand down!"
"I am a kingsguard! I don't take others from my father!" He snapped back, before charging Ser Amory Lorch. Ser Amory was a decent swordsman but he was no match for Ser Jaime. He blocked his attacks with ease and Ser Amory seemed hesitant to hurt his Liege lord son. It was too easy and with a good hit, Ser Amory's intestine spilled open.
"Princess are you alright?" Ser Jamie asked the little girl.
"Where is mamma?" She asked.
"I will take you to her okay? Remember, stay behind me" He said and he let the little girl out of the room. She grabbed on to his white cloak and he walked at a steady pace to Princess Elia chambers.
"Stark and Baratheon banners spotted!" He heard someone shout.
"Damnit! Hurry up, find those dragonspawn!" He heard someone else shout
However, when he approached Princess Elias chambers, he heard screams. Rhaneys began to cry and Ser Jamie said "Stay close to me little on" Ser Jamie rushed towards the chamber, seeing two Lannister men. Mountain's men , easily recognizable due to their 3 headed dogs on their chainmail. They said the same thing when they saw him.'
"Ser Jamie! Stand down! We are acting on your lord father's orders!" He ignored them and killed the first one before he could raise his shortsword.. The second could only parry his first two hits before he buried his sword into his face.
He then entered the chambers and saw Elia lying on the ground, naked, covered with half-covered with gore. Her eyes were red with crying. There seemed to be a baby's corpse with so much blood the blanket around it was completely red Aegon! I am too late . Elia looked at him with a look of relief.
"Princess Rhaneys, Princess Elia. Get behind me!"
The Mountain raised his greatsword and hit with such surprising strength it nearly caused him to drop his sword. It was obvious the mountain was trying to disarm him not kill him. That changed when he managed to land a small hit on the mountain. The mountain was enraged and began attacking to kill. The mountain was far stronger than him. Jaime tried to counter this with speed and agility, but these were of little use in such an enclosed space. Jamie held him at bay but then he saw two more mountain men enter the room.
He tried to use the enclosed space to his advantage but the mountain strike combined with the relentless attacks of his men was nearly impossible to block. His sword flew out of his hand and onto the ground. The mountain was about to decapitate him when one of his men spoke up.
"You know Lord Twin orders Ser Gregor! Don't hurt his son!"
The mountain heard it just in time and huffed in anger. He then threw his greatsword unto the ground and advanced on Princess Elia. The other two men advanced on him, knocking him to the ground and preventing him from doing anything.
"Stop! Now!" A voice boomed from outside the door. There, he saw a group of Northman in shaggy coats outside. Stark!
Eddard
He had ridden as fast as he could, commanding the most of the Rebel Calvary some seven thousand with as he rode straight to king's landing. The blasted throne first than to save Lyanna. He had approached kings landing, expecting to see it held by loyalist forces, he had originally planned to surround the city to establish a line that would stop any loyalist troops from fleeing the city.
However, as he approached, he saw the red banners of the Lannister's. No doubt Tywin Lannister had arrived to claim some credit after the trident. Cowards . Smoke rose over the city as he could see wave after wave of Lannister's swarm the city. He had to make sure that he got to the Red Keep quickly, less Tywin claimed the throne. He was not even sure what he could do if Tywin did claim it. The Lannister's could field almost 40 thousand troops of the highest quality
"Rickard, tell the men to hurry! We make sure the red keeps as fast as we can!" He told Lord Karstark
Rickard Karstark nodded and went off to tell his men. Within a few minutes, Ned and his forces, Five-thousand strong in tow. His other two thousand men were instructed to make camp outside kings landing to deter any loyalist from running and also to prevent any Lannister…misbehaviour. He rode straight for the red keep, a Baratheon banner as well as his Stark banner; a direwolf on a white field.
As he rode into the red keep, he could see utter chaos in the streets of kings landing. Tywin appeared to have lost control of his army. Lannister men pillaged stores, killed men for no apparent reason, women were getting raped.
"Ned! You cannot let these distract you, Tywin is using this to stall you." His friend Howland Reed said
"I can't watch this" he replied, his voice full of disbelief and anger
"I will take a thousand men and try to stop this, you bring the rest to the red keep. Only the Old gods know what Tywin is planning" Howland Reed said
"It isn't right Howland; I thought the Lannister's have some sense of honor."
"They obviously do not." William Dustin said. "Ned, let Howland gather his force and restore order. You need to make sure the throne is secure for Robert."
"Alright," Ned agreed half-heartedly.
Ned and his men rode straight into the throne room. Lannister men did not attack him, but Ned observed how guarded they were. Ned and his men burst into the throne room, half expecting Tywin Lannister to be sitting on it. Yet all he found was a dead old man at the foot of the throne with a pool of blood around him, another man with a badge lay dead. Aerys is dead. Killed by whom? And where is Jaime Lannister, his last kingsguard? Ned rushed through the castle with his men, attempting to put together what is going on after leaving Galbart Glover and thirty of his men in the throne room. He ordered most of his men to take as many loyalist prisoners as possible and orders not to harm any members of the Targaryen loyal family.
Suddenly, he heard a woman's scream as he moved through the royal apartment. It sounded dornish to him. Elia Martell! Dorne would never forgive us if anything were to happen to her. He told Ser Mark Rsywell and Ser William Dustin to move with him as well as a group of Northmen men at arms. The screams continued, before silenced, then the loud sounds of steel clashing could be heard.
"Hurry!" He said to his companions
Within a minute, he finally made their way to the source. There, he saw three men inside a chamber. One of them was a huge Clegane. He threw his sword onto the ground. There a kingsguard who was surely Ser Jaime lay on the ground, his sword one side, his face bruised and he was held down by the other two men. He was bruised and his face was initially a face of frustration, regret and he looked horrified. This changed to one of relief when he saw him and the Northern. Princess Elia was on the ground, her eyes red from crying and was completely naked. She was about to be raped! Ned thought, horrified.
A blanket bundle was completely red with what looked like a crushed baby inside. Aegon. Those made Ned want to empty his stomach. A girl of dark skin stood behind princes Elia, her eyes filled with fear and confusion. Thank god princess Rhaneys is alright.
Gregor Clegane moved towards Elia and that's when Ned snapped
"Stop! Now!"
Gregor Clegane instantly reacted and so did his men. Ned drew his sword. Ethan and Mark drew their swords to. Ned surged forward, battling Clegane while his two companions engaged Cleganes men. Clegane was very strong, even Robert was nowhere near as strong But his moves were easy to predict. Mark took out his opponent first, surging forward to attack Clegane with him, landing a small hit, scraping against Clegane's breastplate. Clegane responded with a large blow, knocking Marks sword out of his hand. Ned tried to block a strike coming for Mark's head, but it was too late and Cleganes sword sliced his head clean off. Then, Ser Jaime managed to get up with his sword and struck the mountain flank with so much force the mountain staggered, this gave enough time for Ned to drive his sword through the mountain, who screamed before collapsing onto the ground.
Ned stared at Mark's lifeless body just as William finished off his opponent. One blow sliced his head clean off.
"Princess Elia….." He murmured
"Lord Stark I presume?" Elia said wearily, her eyes full of tears as she stared at her son's corpse.
"Lord Stark. Thank you for your aid." Ser Jaime said, "Do I need to be killed too?" He asked.
"Let that be discussed at a later date. Princess Elia, my condolences." He said, surprised that Ser Jamie had chosen the loyalist over his father.
"Ned! Clegane is still alive!" William said. Ned raised his sword ready to behead Clegane when Ser Jaime yelled at him to stop.
"Lord Stark, if you kill him, my father would probably not be too pleased." Ser Jamie said. " He has thousands of men inside the wall, best to present his half-dead body to him."
"He is right," William said. Ned did not like the idea of letting this rapist getaway but he relented, he knew better to start a war with Tywin Lannister with him having so many troops inside the city. Ned commanded two men to bring Clegane away and into the back cell, and asked the grandmaester to heal him. He would ask Robert to let him behead Clegane later on. Elia Martell and Rhaenys Targaryen were put under heavy guard with Ned and Ser Jamie protecting them from any Lannister men.
"Ser Jaime, who killed King Aerys?" Ned asked him
Ser Jaime looked extremely guilty as he said " I did"
Kingslayer! A voice rang out inside Ned's head. Yet something felt wrong. Ser Jaime had killed the king yet had rushed to protect Elia Martell and her children.
"Why?" Ned asked
"Wildfire, the same substance he used to burn your brother and father. He has caches of it all over the city, he said: burn them all, let Robert kings over Ash and bones. He wanted to blow King's landing up." Ser Jaime said hoarsely. This information shocked Ned to the bone, he knew Aerys was mad, but this was just too far so crazed that Ned could not believe it was possible.
He did not know what to say, he managed to say "Ser Jaime, you have my thanks" before Galbert Glover came running in yelling "Tywin Lannister is coming!"
Elia looked horrified and afraid, Rhaneys looked about to cry.
"Ser Jaime, I need to know where your loyalties lay," Ned said with conviction. "Your father or your oaths?"
Ser Jamie looked slightly insulted as he said " I will not be a kinslayer but I would protect Princess Elia and Princess Rhaneys till my dying breath."
Ned nodded and said, " Ethan, gather one thousand men and escort Princess Elia and Princess Rhaneys to the Stark camp, Protect them with your life.."
"No, let me stay here, take my daughter but let me stay here to make sure my son has justice," Elia said so strongly that it surprised Ned. This woman is definitely not as weak as others say. Ned nodded.
"Lord Stark, can I go with Princess Rhaneys?" Ser Jaime asked.
"Sure, I do not want to test your vows further."
Soon they departed with a thousand men, riding straight to the Stark camp. Ned took in a deep breath and prepared to take on a lion.
Notes:
I would appreciate some constructive feedback. Thanks for reading and stay safe in these times.