Chapter 21. Queen Daenarys
Part 1. Landfall
Because Stannis was in the capital Storm's End was the most strategic place to make landfall. It took two months for Dany and Justin to mobilize their forces for the journey to Storm's End. Her three Dragons flew beside the lead ship as it crossed the sea. When they landed Houses Tarth, Swann, Dondarrion, Selmy, and Gradison swore allegiance to Daeanrys Targaryen. Justin took a large force to Greenstone to force House Estermont to submit. It was a bloody battle in favor of Justin's forces. After four days the castle was his. Then Jorah took a large force to take Bronzegate, while Daario sacked Poddingfeild and Cape Wrath. When Cape Wrath Fell the rest of the Storm Lords bent the knee to Daenarys.
Then Daenarys sails to Dragonstone where she is met by Sir Manfrey Martell. The Martells decide to break away from Stannis in return for an offer of marriage between any children Trystan Martell produce with Mrycella and one of the children Justin and Daenarys has. With the terms agreed upon Prince Oberyn withdraws his forces from King's Landing.
Because the Martells withdraw the Tyrells have no choice but to withdraw their support from Stannis. Sir Jorah is appointed Lord Paramount of the west and takes Margaery Tyrell as his wife. Stannis' forces are severely dropped to 23,000 men and without the Tyrells and the Martells he has no hope of fighting and winning against Daenarys and Justin Targaryen.
With most of the south secure Justin sends a request to his cousin King Robb Stark who is in Moat Cailin with the bulk of his army still in tack. Robb starts his march to Harranhal while Justin marches toward King's Landing and blockades all major roads to the city. When Robb reaches Harranhal he sends forces to Maidenpool, Duskendale, and Rosby. Then his main forces march and encamp on the Northside of the river while Justin encamps on the south side. Once again Justin's fleet blockade black water bay.
Part 2. The War of the Dargon and the Stag
Stannis decides that he will not wait behind the gates for his enemies to attack. So he leads his armies out of King's Landing and marches toward Daenarys' forces. When he reaches Dany and Justin's forces Staniis orders his army to attack at once. He tries to fight his way towards Dany and Justin in an attempt to kill them. The battle lasts all day and at sunset Stannis manages to escape the battlefield. He lost over half his army
Stannis marches his army towards the west and uses the hate of the people of the Westerlands to convince them to fight on his behalf. Despite the fact that his army is made up of conscripts he fights the combined might of the Starks and the Targaryens. Stannis doesn't fight them in open combat instead he uses gorilla warfare to try and dwindle down enemy forces. His plan would have worked if not for Justin who was accustomed to fighting like that as well. Because of Justin's strategies Stannis was driven to Crakehall for the final battle.
"Do you think he will surrender?" Robb asks from the back of his horse with Grey Wind on the at his right.
"Probably not!" Justin says.
They look at each other, "At dawn then…"
Justin nods, "At dawn!"
Stannis walks the parapet looking out at the sea of troops encamped before Crakehall. He was promised the Iron Throne, but Milsandre had abandoned him and maybe the lord of lights had abandoned him as well. So many had died so that he could be king. He couldn't surrender even if it meant his death. "Hello my King!"
He spun around to find Milisandre behind him. "Where have you been?" He walks up to her and grabs her arms, "Look! Look! Will the Lord of Lights come down and fight for me now?"
"You will not fight…You will surrender…"
He just stares at her, "You said…"
"And you will be King…Even if takes a thousand years…The Lord of Lights will give you this a thousand years of life and when those years are spent you will be king and rule for a hundred years…But if you lose faith he will abandon you…Surrender and live…My King!"
He sighs and looks away, but when he turns back around she is gone, "Lord Davos!"
"My King!" He says running up the steps to the wall, "Send word to Daenarys Tragaryen…I surrender on the condition that I be given back my lands and titles over Storm's End…"
At dawn Dany, Justin, and Robb along with their commanders were allowed into Crakehall and a treaty was signed. Then Stannis bowed and swore allegiance to Daenarys Targaryen.
