Game of Thrones: New Era

Chapter 23 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.

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Davos

Davos exhaled slowly, keeping his expression blank as he gazed along the wall before them. They had finally made it, they had reached King's Landing. After everything, they had reached what was hopefully the final battlefield. Banners bearing the various sigils of the noble houses of the Crownlands flew from the walls, indicating the presence of all their armies.

Davos wasn't surprised. Their attempts to procure supplies from the cities here had been successful and resolved their supply problems. No army was present to stop them, having been called to King's Landing, leaving the people to fend for themselves.

'But we ensured they were well taken care of, winning their loyalty.' Davos noted. 'There's nowhere to run, they are hopelessly outnumbered and still they intend to fight.'

He knew that King's Landing certainly couldn't properly accommodate it's current host; the armies would be cramped together, little room to manoeuvre, vulnerable to be picked off easily. However, that did not mean the battle would be easy, he knew after all that, with the right commanders, the trapped enemy forces could be inspired and make things difficult for them.

Then there was the other matters he had heard of.

"Lord Davos, what troubles you?" King Gendry then asked him.

Davos quickly explained. "This battle, Your Grace, there are still dangers, despite us holding the advantage and those dangers could easily tip the balance."

His King nodded slowly. "Yes, that's true, we also have to watch we're not attacked from behind, I hear Loras Tyrell has abandoned Dragonstone and is coming here and half of Mace Tyrell's forces have turned around and are coming towards us."

Davos nodded, those where the other matters he had heard of.

Still there was nothing more they could do.

"Our army is ready Your Grace, now is the time. If the Tyrell's do attack us from behind...We'll just have to be sure to counter them when the time comes." He replied. "Right now however, we must focus on the battle."

Gendry nodded and they prepared for the first step, they would offer terms before anything else was to be done. So, with a small group of men, all of them bearing shields, Gendry and Davos rode closer to King's Landing's walls.

They stopped and as they gazed upwards, Davos spotted the unmistakable figure of Tywin Lannister on the wall, glaring down at them.

"I gather this has not gone, quite as you thought." Gendry called out.

Tywin's response was quick. "I did not think a bastard would be so full of himself. Thinking he can come and take a crown and a throne, just because his father was King."

Davos found himself replying to that. "Better the bastard son of a King, than a bastard boy, born of incest, with no true royal blood!"

There were shouts and cries at that, mostly in outrage. Before Tywin could retort however, Gendry spoke up again.

"Face the reality of your situation. You are outnumbered, trapped and have no hope. Surrender now and I may yet be merciful."

Tywin replied. "Your words are meaningless bastard, much like your very existence, you should have died long ago, now we will finish that job. Even if we do not survive this, even if we do lose this battle. I promise that your head will be ours, there will be no true victory for you, or those who follow like sheep."

It was clear negotiations were not going to work.

So, before any arrows could be fired, Gendry led the way back to their battle lines. Davos followed, commented as he did so.

"I see Tywin Lannister retains his sharp tongue."

Gendry shook his head. "Your own tongue was quite sharp too, Lord Davos."

Both men smiled grimly before rejoining their forces.

"So, it is battle then?" King Robb queried?"

Davos nodded and explained their failed negotiations. "There is no other path open to us, it is time to begin this battle."

They nodded and soon orders were passed along the lines and the army prepared itself. On Gendry's order their siege weapons began to be put to use. The enemy were of course unable to properly defend against such an attack and the catapults launched their rocks, smashing against the walls and even the battlements on top of said walls.

'I just hope they were all calibrated right.' Davos thought worriedly. 'If even one of them overshoots and hits inside the city, depending on where they are, innocents could end up hurt.'

He knew that the townspeople themselves would have been forced inside, due to the space needed for all the soldiers, but that didn't mean they would be completely safe if things went wrong. In the end the inevitable happened.

The walls were nowhere near as sturdy as Casterly Rocks and soon the catapults punched through them, as well as the nearest gate, making several points of entry possible.

"This is it." Davos said at last. "But it's still just the beginning, we'll have to be careful Your Grace."

Gendry nodded. "I know. Let's go, FORWARD!"

With that they charged and soon reached the breaches, many of the warriors defending the walls had come down, he noticed Tywin Lannister was not amongst them. The force of their charge gave them momentum, but opening the breaches had given at least some breathing space for the enemy.

Luckily it was not enough to save them and, in fact, many of those who came down from the walls did so to surrender. Many were disillusioned with the Lannister's or had more realistic views on their chances of victory.

With their own archers keeping the enemy archers on the walls busy, allowed some who already broke into the city to climb up to the walls and attack them from behind, they soon managed to gain a clear entrance and Davos stopped. He looked around, already seeing signs the city was prepared for battle.

"Your Grace, look; they've blocked off most of the streets." He remarked. "Only those three..."

It was true, the streets had been blockaded save for three.

King Gendry shook his head. "Traps, but what other choice do we have...We'll have to take all three paths at once."

King Robb and many of the other commanders agreed, as did Davos, it was their only chance. So, with the army splitting into three, both King's taken control of two of the three forces, they made their way down the three paths, ready to continue the fight. The Battle for King's Landing had truly begun.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.

Well, here's the second last Davos chapter, things are heating up now.