Brotherhood:

Renly's camp: Stormlands:

The self proclaimed King Renly Baratheon was in his war tent with his rainbow guard along with his top commanders. These were Lord Mace Tyrell along with his two sons, Garlen and Loras Tyrell along with Mathis Rowan. "Your Nephew's army has already taken Parchments and had camped on the hills around it. There is no chance of a surprise attack so we will have to face his army on the field" Mathis explained

"Well we have more men than your nephew" Mace Tyrell boasted "We will crush them"

Garlen sighed "Just because we have more men doesn't mean that we can beat them easily" he snorted "We may have more men but Martin's men are experienced in combat, they have fought several battles including Dragon Bridge. And don't forget that our best battle commander is fighting for him"

Mace Tyrell glared at his son but Garlen glared back until Renly broke it up "Alright that's enough" he said "We have a Battle to win tomorrow and I don't want us fighting each other." Then he left along with most of his Rainbow Guard apart from Loras. Mace Tyrell remained behind with his two sons and he glared at them.

"You two better not forget that I'm the Lord of Highgarden and Warden of the South" he hissed at them "I'm leading the Reach forces and you will obey my commands."

"As part of the Rainbow guard, I take my orders from King Renly himself" Loras snorted

"But you are still my son" Mace hissed

"And what of Willas?" Garlen questioned "He does have a point, Renly Baratheon has a small claim to the Throne and he has only ever held tourneys. He hasn't won a battle yet and Martin has won several. Fighting a battle is not like winning a Tourney."

Mace glared at Garlen "If Willas doesn't come back to us then he is a traitor to our family and then he will be no son of mine. His inheritance to Highgarden will be revoked if he stayed on that Prince's side. Our King is King Renly and my daughter is his Queen and we will fight to place our blood on the throne" Mace Tyrell then left which mad Garlen and Loras look at each other.

"I will fight to protect my beloved Renly" Loras stated

"But I'm now worried about what was said" Garlen stated "Willas is right, Renly has a minor claim to the throne and all he has done is fight Tourneys. I'm not so sure about this now"

"Well our family has declared for Renly and that is who we fight for" Loras said "Now we should get some rest, we have a big day tomorrow and by the end of the day, one of the threats to King Renly will be eliminated."

Martin's Camp:

Near Parchments, Martin had gathered his top men to the Commander's tent. These included Stannis Baratheon, Randyll Tarly and General Tullius. General Tullius had left the command of the Legions at Harrenhal to Legate Rikke and Ulfric while he had taken the newly completed Sixth Legion to the Stormlands and the Fourth Legion in the Stormlands was at the Camp as well.

"The battle will be fought on the field" Martin declared "Renly has more men than us and are better equipped but our men have courage and have fought in battles before. As long as we play this right, we have a chance."

"I'm more worried about the Calvary" Tullius declared "We don't have as many horses as they do and they can run our infantry down"

Stannis looked at him "We are currently having Trenches and Spike barricades built in order to try and help us." He stated

"Well we also have the higher ground" Martin said "I want all our Archers and Spearmen at the front of the lines and our knights behind them. We have to goad Renly's army to us so we will have a vanguard." Martin then looked at Randyll "Lord Tarly, you led the vanguard at the Battle of Ashford, the only battle my father ever lost, since you are experienced at leading the vanguard, you will be leading the front lines"

"Understood my Prince" Randyll replied

"They have the heavier army and a larger army" Tullius said "We have catapults set up which can launch flaming missiles at them. But we have no trebuchets so we can't launch them over long distance."

Stannis then added "That means we can only use the catapults when the enemy charges otherwise we'll hit our own men"

"We will just have to hope that this is enough" Martin said "This battle will decide the next step of the war. Dismissed" Soon all of the commanders left the tent which left Martin alone and he began to think about Renly. He was angered when he heard that he had decided to try and claim the throne for himself even though he had a very weak claim. He thought that this was because of the Tyrells. Apart from Willas, he didn't trust the Tyrell and his father had named them the Lannisters with roses. They were rich like the Lannisters and also power hungry as he knew that Lord Mace Tyrell wanted his own blood on the Iron Throne and would do anything to secure it. But then he remembered seeing that dark amulet around Renly's neck, that amulet had some kind of dark magic in and he hoped that he was right about that.

Later before Martin went to settle in for the night, he went over to another tent which was where his five dragons were being kept. His sister Alessia was in the tent along with several Blades including Loremaster Esbern. For Esbern, seeing the dragons was something he never expected to see, he was a master at lore on ancient dragons and he often wrote his knowledge into books at Cloud Ruler Temple. Esbern had told him that the ancient dragons had been buried in burial mounds all across the world when they died but the locations have been lost and many of the mounds had become hidden as the wildlife grew around them. Esbern had told him that there was a map on an Ancient stone that had all the locations but the location was beyond the Wall at an old Dragon Temple.

Esbern spotted the Prince and he smiled at him "My Prince" he greeted "If you want to know how your dragons are doing then the answer is that they are doing fine. Apart from your red scaled one, they all seem to be calm. That red one has already broken out of his cage several times" Martin smiled as he looked at the small red dragon which he named Fui since it meant Fury in Dragon Tongue. Martin had been fascinated that the dragons of old had their own language and hoped that maybe one day his dragons could learn how to use them. He had already got his dragons to breathe fire by using the first word in the Fire Breath Dragon Shout. Yol which meant fire had be used for the Fire Breath and the golden dragon was starting get the hang of the second word Toor which meant Burning. However, there was one dragon that was not using Fire Breath at all and whenever that dragon screeched, nothing came out. That dragon was the blue scaled dragon who was the only one Martin had not named yet and was also the smallest of the dragons. Esbern was a bit worried that the Blue dragon may have been sick and may not survive but he had checked the dragon and said that there was nothing wrong with the small dragon other than the fact that the dragon was small which left Martin confused.

Then Alessia spoke up "So how are you doing with your Dragon Shouts?" she asked

Ever since he had used the Unrelenting Force Shout, Esbern had shown him the words of using other shouts. For a normal person, it took years of practise to learning before the shout could be done but since he may be a Dragonborn like Tiber Septim, he could learn the knowledge quickly. He had master the Unrelenting Force Shout and had learnt a few words of other shouts though he tried to learn the ones that he would find useful. One of these was Elemental Fury which helped him with his swordsmanship. Another was the Disarm Shout though he had not full mastered the third word yet so the shout was not as powerful. One of the ones he was recently learning was the Frost Breath Shout.

"I seem to be doing well with Unrelenting Force and Elemental Fury" Martin replied "I still haven't got the hang of Disarm yet but I'm trying the Frost Breath"

"Then why don't you give it a try" Alessia suggested "Shout in the clearing there"

Martin looked at her "All right, I'll give it a try" Martin walked over while the others watched. Stannis and Randyll who were talking stopped and also watched along with the Red Priestess Melisandre. When the area was clear, Martin gave a deep breath and then shouted "FO!" Fo was the first word in Frost Breath and meant Frost. When Martin did the Shout, a small patch of land had been covered in frost which was not natural since the weather was still not right for snow and frost. Everyone looked impressed at that while a few of the men cheered at Martin's demonstration. Martin smiled at them.

Then they were all interrupted by a loud screech and Martin turned to see his blue dragon fly out of the tent and onto the clearing where it let out a loud breath and screeched out "FOOOO!" in front of where the dragon had been was a large patch of frost which went out. Everyone including Martin and Esbern stared at the dragon in shock at what they had just seen while the small dragon just chirped.

"By the Divines" Esbern gasped "No wonder that dragon wasn't breathing fire, because it's a Frost Dragon"

Winterfell:

Lady Catelyn Stark walked around the halls of Winterfell as she looked at the Keep. Winterfell had become quite since her son had taken most of the Stark men down South and left only a few guards behind to protect Winterfell along with the servants. Her son Rickon had started to walk around the Keep alone at night with his Direwolf which worried Catelyn as he had been found in the Crypts several times and his Direwolf Shaggydog had become more aggressive as of late. Bran had been able to start walking again though he was still not perfect and often had Maester Luwin with him or the Priestess Dancia who was staying in Winterfell along with the Wildling girl Osha. Catelyn was a little uneasy about the Wildling but so far she had behaved herself but she was being watched at all times. The Master of Arms, Rodrik Cassel was training some new soldiers so that they would be ready in case a fight came to Winterfell. Bran would be ready to start sword fighting again. Catelyn loved her children but now her family was separated, her husband was dead and now his body was in the Crypts next to his brother and sister after his body had been returned to White Harbour and then brought to Winterfell. His oldest son was south fighting a war, one daughter was in King's Landing as a hostage while the other was also fighting the war. She was angry when she heard the news that Arya had decided to fight alongside the Resistance in the Crownlands, war was no place for a woman but Arya was stubborn and would not listen even though fighting with the Resistance was dangerous.

Catelyn soon passed Maester Luwin who was sitting with Bran and Dancia in the courtyard of Winterfell. Bran held his hands in front of him and he closed his eyes and he looked like he was concentrating.

"Don't try to force it Bran" Dancia said "Just stay calm and let it flow" Bran had been having strange dreams each night where he was wandering around Winterfell but he was seeing through the eyes of his Direwolf Summer and one time, he had seen through Summer's eyes as he had jumped onto Bran's bed and then Bran had woken up to see Summer standing above him. Luwin showed Bran his Valyrian Steel link he had got from the Citadel and said that magic was unknown but Dancia knew more about magic since she had the power to use it. Catelyn watched in shock as a blue ball of light appeared on Bran's hands which then floated above him. Bran laughed as he watched the ball float above him before it disappeared

"How astonishing!" Luwin gasped "Never in all my years have I seen something like that"

"It seems that Bran does indeed have magic" Dancia said "What he has just shown was a simple Alteration spell known as Candlelight, a simple spell used to light dark spaces."

"So what else can I learn?" Bran asked eagerly which made Dancia sighed

"Be patient Bran" Dancian said "The study and learning of magic is long and can be dangerous if not done properly. It can take months of practice to get a spell perfect"

"So what is your magic like?" Luwin asked

"My magic is simply healing magic used to help wounded people" Dancia replied "Restoration magic may seem simple but it is actually quite complex as you have to have an understanding of the body to heal someone right. But Restoration magic is also used to cast Warding magic which is used to block spells and can be used against undead. I have strong magic in my blood because my family were not originally from Westeros. My Family have only been in Westeros since the time of Aegon the Conquer. My family came from a kingdom in Essos that keeps to themselves but one of my ansestors wanted to be explore and became a skilled healer which caught Aegon's attention and my ancestor helped Aegon during his conquest of Westeros. Rumours say that Aegon believed more in the Nine Divines than the Seven and that he worshipped the Divines even after he converted to the Faith of the Seven and allowed the creation of the Temple of the Divines in King's Landing."

"So how did you end up North?" Bran asked

Dancia scowled for a moment "We served the Targaryens for a time but our faith in them began to fall apart during the Dance of the Dragons but what finally caused my family to leave the Targaryens was Baelor the so called Blessed. Baelor was nothing but a fanatic and he tried to force the Seven on others. My family left when Baelor's reforms got out of hand and soon he nearly threatened the realm and became a puppet for the Faith so after Baelpr was wounded in a riot caused by his reforms, his uncle poisoned him to prevent him from recovering and then stop this madness. Then Baelor's uncle became King Viserys II and forced the Faith back to where they had been before but the damage was already done and many people who worshipped the Divines left for the North who were better towards other Religions. But the Faith of the Divines is ancient and has been around since the time of the Septim Empire."

"I've heard about this Septim Empire" Luwin said "But what is the story of this Empire"

"To think about the Septim Empire, you have to go way back thousands of years, most of this history has been forgotten but there are still those who remember it" Dancia replied "Before the Empire, the lands were ruled by a race known as the Elves who looked like humans but they lived longer and had pointy ears. There were different races of elves sucg as the Snow Elves who had white skin and Aylied known as Heartland High Elves. These Aylieds had enslaved humans for years until the Slave Rebellion led by Saint Alessia who raised the human slaves in revolt and destroyed the Aylied Empire. The remaining Aylieds fled though a few petty kingdoms who survived and sided with the Humans remained. But soon the world fell to chaos when the Daedric Prince Molag Bal tried to invade the world but the humans managed to fight back and soon the legendary Tiber Septim united the lands of the South against Molag Bal and fought them back. But the threat was still not over as Alduin the World Eater remained, the large black dragon god sought to use the dragon cults as his slaves to enslave mortals but Tiber Septim formed an alliance with the High King of the North, King Harald and together they defeated the World Eater and created the Septim Empire. This Empire was one of great magic where magic was used by many people until the Empire fell"

"But what caused the Empire to collapse?" Bran asked

"It was an event known as the Oblivion Crisis" Dancia replied "Another Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon used his Mythic Dawn cult to assassinate the bloodline of the Septims and invade the lands using his Oblivion Gates. But an bastard son known as Martin survived and he helped defeat the Daedric forces with help from the Hero of Kvatch, a hero who's name has been lost in history and they defeated the Daedra though Martin died in the fight. After that, the Empire soon fell apart and collapsed and all the kingdoms went their own way"

"So the Septim bloodline is gone then" Luwin stated

"It is believed so" Dancian replied "Though there are rumours that the Hero of Kvatch was a lover of Martin and had a child though this is unknown for certain"

Beyond the Wall:

Jon snow walked alongside Qhorin Halfhand along with his small force of Night's watchmen and the three Dawnguard assigned to him, Ollrod, Lynoit and Haker. All three of them looked similar with short blond hair. Ollrod was one of the better fighters of the Dawnguard while Lynoit was a scout. Haker was a newer recruit but he was not very skilled and he had been threatened to become a Steward of the Night's watch if he kept slacking in his duties. The Vampire Serena along with Jon's Direwolf Ghost were also with them though Ghost was over wandering the hills which made him look like he was scouting. All Jon could see around him was snow and frost. These lands made Winters in the North look tame as here it snowed all year round. But Jon had Stark Blood so he was use to the cold.

"Ghost" Jon called out "Ghost stay with us"

"There goes your pet" Qhorin joked

"He's not a pet" Jon replied

Qhorin laughed "No you're right, he's not" he said "You can't tame a wild thing. You can't trust a wild thing"

"Ghost is different" Jon claimed

"That's what you think" Qhorin snorted "Wild things have their own rules, their own reasons and you'll never know them. These Wildlings sleep during the day and hunt at night"

"I just thought you said that you couldn't know wild things" Haker snorted

"I said you can't" Qhorin replied and he glared at Haker "Mormont and Isran told me about you and how you kept slacking. Doing that here is a good way to get yourself and others killed. These Wildlings will find a nice fresh cave to hide in and then hunt at night when it's dark."

"Maybe we could do the same" Jon suggested

Qhorin shook his head "No we can't" he claimed "This is their country, they know where to walk and where not to walk. I've lost good men who had fallen off cliffs in the wind and fallen through thin ice and drowned in icy water. This land is harsh and difficult to live but for the Wildlings, it's what they're use to. They lived here for thousands of years, they know how to live in these lands when to us, this is a foreign land."

Ollrod spoke up "So what happens when we find the Wildlings?" he asked

"Well first we must try to show them that we are not a threat" Serena said "That won't be easy since there's bad history between the Wildlings and the Night's Watch though they may be better towards the Dawnguard. There are many different tribes who have different cultures and beliefs. Some even believe in the Nine Divines or other Gods that were worshipped during the Septim Empire. These Tribes tend to be more peaceful than others but are still wary"

"Even in all my years as a member of the Night's Watch, I have never seen all the Wildlings come together or even read about it. Every time a King Beyond the Wall brings an army of Wildlings together, not every tribe unites so if Mance has gathered every tribe then there must be something coming. So we may find proof of these White Walkers as well" Qhorin added

Serena then walked on ahead as they came over a large hill and she stopped when she reached the stop and then everyone else stopped behind her "Serena, why have we stopped?" Jon asked

Serena looked at Qhorin "Remember when you said that Wildlings hid in caves?" she asked and then Qhorin nodded "Well we might have to do the same" she pointed to the sky where Jon saw a massive Snowstorm approaching them.

Everyone looked worried and even Qhorin sighed "There is no way we can't scout in that storm, we will have to find a cave in order to hide out until the Storm passes"

Robb's Camp: Westerlands:

Robb Stark watched from his camp as a small force of Frey soldiers road with a wagon which held a body on. Despite the best efforts of the Healers, they had been unable to save Ser Stevron Frey. His wound had gotten infected and he had died and now his body was being taken to the Twins for Burial. But now Robb was a bit worried, with Stevron dead, the Frey men were now being bed by his son Ryman Frey and he was no leader, a portly man of over forty years and he had a bad belly. Robb saw him as dim-witted as a stone. His son Edwyn was even worse as he was a cold man and cruel. Robb didn't really trust the Frey's as he knew their history of siding with the winner but Stevron had been a good man but now he was dead.

Robb then went into the commander's tent where he met with his top men, Greatjon Umber, Rickard Karstark and Roose Bolton. They were joined by Lord Tytos Brax, the leader of the Westerlanders supporting them. After Oxcross, Tytos had been released and since his brothers had joined his side, Tytos also joined them and now he led the Brax men along with the Westerlings and other minor houses that were on their side. There were still distrust between the Northerns and Westerlanders but Robb hoped that would change soon.

"Now that the Lannister army at Oxcross has been dealt with, it's time for the next move" Robb said to his Bannermen "Even if Tywin is supporting us, Reginald Lannister has taken command of the Lannisters and will fight us at every point so we need a strong foothold here. The conflict in the Westerlands is no longer a cover, we are fighting here for real now with Reginald in command."

"Our scouts say that Reginald had fled to Lannisport and is raising an army in the South of the Westerlands" Greatjon said

"To take Lannisport, we will have to get a striking point" Robb said

Tytos Brax then spoke up "I think I might now a good place" he said which made everyone look at him "Lannisport is the Third Largest city in Westeros but there is another large town in the Westerlands, the port town of Kayce. There is a small fleet there that can be used to transport soldiers and we can attack Lannisport from two sides."

"How do you know this?" Rickard demanded

"I don't for certain" Tytos admitted "I just know that Kayce is the second largest settlement in the Westerlands and it is in strikeing range of Lannisport. However the town will be guarded heavily because of the Ironborn. Kayce has a history of Ironborn attacks and will be heavily guarded to prevent attacks."

"So the best option is to split our army" Robb said "The first army will secure the settlements in the North, mainly Ashemark since that will be the Lannister's stronghold in the Northern Westerlands."

"Lord Stark" Lord Gawen Westerling spoke up, he too had been released from Riverrun after Oxcross and was Raynald's father "I would like to go with that army. My Seat of the Craig could be attacked and the rest of my family is there. I would like to go with them to defend my home"

Robb understood this so he nodded "As you wish, Lord Jon Umber will lead that army and take Ashemark plus any other Lannister held castle. A second army will be led by Lord Karstark along with the Riverlords and they will need to secure our back, the Golden Tooth is still held by Lannister forces and we can't be attacked in the Rear so we must capture the Golden Tooth"

"Understood Lord Stark" Rickard and Greatjon nodded

"I will lead the Third army to take Kayce, since this was Tytos' idea he will come with me. Houses Bolton, Glover and Mormont will join me along with House Frey from the Riverlands and we will try to take Kayce so we can perform our next part of our campaign. Dismissed" All of the lords began to leave but Robb looked at Lord Bolton "Lord Bolton, stay here a moment" Lord Bolton nodded and he came back after the other lords have left "Do you think it's wise trusting Tytos and Gawen"

"I cannot speak of them for sure" Roose replied "They all seem like good men and Lord Andros Brax was a good man before his death and Flement Brax and Raynald Westerling helped us at Oxcross, if it wasn't for them we would have walked into a trap"

"Greatjon will keep an eye on the Westerlings and we will keep a close eye on the Braxs" Robb said "But I need you to keep a close eye on the Freys, I don't trust them and I need someone I trust to keep a close eye on them, that's why I want them close here."

"I will do my best my Lord" Roose replied and then he left

King's Landing:

The capital city was filled with people as they came out to see what was happening. They could see a force of Lannister soldiers bringing in a caravan of gold and a few prisoners. Leading the Soldiers was Travis Thresh, after he had ambushed the Resistance in the Narrow Sea; he had taken his men to Sharp Point and had captured the Fort. He had left a small force behind since Sharp Point had a large strategic location since it watched over the entrance to Blackwater Bay. He had also captured Lord Duram Bar Emmon and recovered the stolen shipment of gold which Travis was now returning to the Red Keep.

Travis and his men entered the Red Keep where King Joffrey sat on his throne surrounded by his Kingsguard and his Jaguar Hearteater. Queen Regent Cersei Lannister and Acting Hand of the King Tyrion Lannister were in the Throne room as well. Some of Joffrey's supporters cheered as Travis brought Duram Bar Emmon and his men brought the gold towards the King.

"Your Grace" Travis greeted "I bring you Duram Bar Emmon, the lord of Sharp Point and the shipment of gold that the Resistance stole"

Joffrey gave a wicked smile at Duram who looked scaled and Joffrey was pleased to have the gold back. Joffrey then looked at Travis "And what of the ships those traitors stole?" he asked "And that castle that this traitor held"

"We ambushed the Resistance Fleet in the Narrow Sea as they left Sharp Point" Travis replied "While a few ships managed to escape, most of the Fleet was destroyed. And the castle known as Sharp Point is now held by Lannister forces."

"I want that fleet hunted down!" Joffrey ordered "And that keep should be burnt as a warning to other traitors!"

Travis gave a cunning smile "You Grace, while I agree that a message has to be sent, I think that there are other opportunities. Sharp Point allows us to watch over any Fleet that sails into the Blackwater so we won't be attacked by surprise by enemies. And the Resistance having a few ships is no threat." Travis said "In fact that small fleet can help us find the location of their base. But for now, I will have to fight other forces."

Queen Regent Cersei then looked at him "So what is your next plan Travis?" she asked

"The Resistance is all over the Crownlands." Travis said "But from what I've heard from patrols, most of t he fighting is in the Northern Crownlands in the area known as Crackclaw Point. That will be where my next set of operations will take place and I will pull the Resistance apart in that area and try to get all the Resistance in one place where I can wipe them out in one blow. Though I will need help from the Siege equipment that your men have built. I will need them to help get through the dense forests of the area"

"Take what you need" Cersei said "But be sure that you do your part"

"Oh I will" Travis replied

Anvil: The Crownlands:

In the old damaged halls of Anvil, a makeshift infirmary had been set up with beds that had wounded Resistance members lying on and they were being tended to by healers. The Infirmary was getting full as more and more Resistance members had been wounded on patrols. Healer Caelia Dranconis was a Healer in the Resistance and she helped heal wounded Resistance soldiers. Caelia had some from a small settlement in the Crownlands known as Applewatch. It was just her mother Perennia and her brother Matthias. Her sister Sibylla had ran off to live in a cave with wild animals while her other brother Andreas lived in King's Landing as ran a small tavern. Shorty after the war had begun, several soldiers loyal to King Joffrey had arrived at Applewatch and had raided the place for supplies. Her mother had been killed and she had nearly been raped by the soldiers. When Matthias tried to fight back, they had him arrested. She was sure that they were going to die but the Resistance had ambushed the patrol and killed them. The siblings had joined the Resistance as payment with Caelia becoming a Healer and Matthias working as a soldier.

Caelia then heard a groaning and she turned to see a Resistance member starting to wake up. This Resistance member was a young girl who was barely a teen but wanted to fight with the Resistance. Caelia knew that she was Arya Stark and Commander Itius Hayn had pulled her from the Water after the fleet had been ambushed on their way back from Sharp Point. The attack came by surprise and most of the Fleet they had gathered was destroyed and they only had 10 ships which was not many. "Oh, I see you have woken up" Caelia said as she went over to Arya who sat up.

Arya looked around her surroundings "Where am I?" she asked "What happened to the other members of my Resistance cell?"

Caelia sighed and explained "Your ship was destroyed in the ambush" she answered "Commander Hayn went back to look for survivors and pulled you from the water. You were half drowned when they brought you back here. Several other members of your cell survived and they are with Commander Hayn. He asked to see you when you have woken up, can you walk?"

Arya stretched her body "I'm sure I can make it" she answered and then she got off the bed and she managed to walk over to the old throne room of Anvil where she found Commander Hayn addressing some members of the Resistance. High ranking Resistance officer Servantius Quintilius was there along with Garrus Darellian. Garrus was watched carefully by the other members of the Resistance as he had been the lieutenant under Ulrich, one of the captains who betrayed Eddard Stark. Her Resistance cell members, Burd and Dion were there as well though there was no sign of Danus, the leader of Arya's cell. Then Itius looked to see Arya enter the room.

"Ah, Arya, I see that you've woken up" Itius greeted "When we pulled you from the water, you were half drowned."

"What happened to the rest of my Cell?" Arya asked

"Well as you can see, Burd and Dion survived along with Langley." Itius said "But I'm afraid commander Danus didn't survive, Bor and Soren also died as well. But now I am sending you on a scouting mission in the Northern Crownlands"

"So now we will be scouts" Arya grumbled

"Arya, this whole Resistance Movement is now under pressure" Itius sighed "While we left King's Landing, there are still people loyal to Martin. I received information that Joffrey has taken the services of an Essos' private Admiral Known as Travis Thresh and if he's fighting for Joffrey then we may have a problem"

"Who is this Travis Thresh?" Burd asked

"Travis was born in Braavos but he and his family were captured by Slavers at sea and sold into Slavery" Itius replied "Itius watched his family died but he eventually escaped where he vowed he would fight Slavers and Pirates so he assembled a group of former Slaves and they raided a Slaver's camp and stole a fleet. Then Travis started a private war against the Slavers. Travis is not just a raider, he's good at battle tactics and has led Slavers into ambushes before. Apparently, Cersei offered him the Crown's support for his war if he helped deal with the Resistance. It was his fleet that ambushed us in the Narrow Sea and now the Joffrey's forces have gotten stronger in Crackclaw Point and the separate cells there are having problems. That will be Servantius and Garrus' job which is to scout and help these cells. And now Dion will be taking Danus' place as commander of his cell and will take his cell over towards the town of Maidenpool. A Resistance cell has taken over the town and is holding it against forces loyal to Joffrey. But they are not part of the full Resistance and I need the whole cell investigated, there have been reports that they are extremists but will fight for Martin but we still don't know much about them so I need to find out."

"We will do our jobs Commander" Dion saluted and then he left and was followed by the others"

"Good luck" Itius said to them as they left "We may need it in the upcoming months."

Harrenhal:

Tywin Lannister sat in one of the Great Ruined towers of Harrenhal. This castle was a major strategic location as it was in the path between Riverrun and King's Landing. He was silently pleased when he heard reports that Gregor Clegane's raiding party had been destroyed as now he no longer had to deal with him himself. Years ago, Tywin had acted like he was proud that the Targaryen children were dead as they eliminated a threat to him but secretly, he was fuming, he was not above killing children like he had done in the Reyne Tarbeck Rebellion but he had sent a message that time. There was no message with the Targaryen children and that murder had been unnecessary. Worse, killing Elia Martell had angered the Martell family but Robert Baratheon and other Westerlanders had been proud of Gregor Clegane and so Tywin had been unable to punish him. But now he was missing and Amory Lorch had been captured.

Tywin watched over the army he had at Harrenhal, these men would fight for Joffrey and so Tywin had sent men on missions to take back the Riverlands only for them to fall into ambushes led by Edmure Tully and with help from his uncle Brynden Tully. However, he had received reports that the Vale men were going back to the Vale. Apparently, Lyn Corbray had betrayed Martin at Cloud Ruler which had resulted in more deaths at Cloud Ruler and now he had released Lysa Tully and intended to taking back the Vale and now the Vale was in a state of Civil War. Tywin had gotten the message that Lysa had been the cause of Jon Arryn's murder and partly to blame for the arrest of Tyrion. But for now, there was not much he could do so for now Tywin had to act naturally.

Tywin also noticed that some of the Legions had camped North of Harrenhal and they were watching his every move, Tywin knew about this and his plan was to weaken his men until the Legions launched an attack on Harrenhal and then he would retreat back to King's Landing.

Then the door opened and man with soft looks and pale skin entered, he wore steel plate armour with a red fish engraved on. This was Lord William Mooton and the lord of Maidenpool. House Mooton had sided with King Joffrey despite the fact that they were sworn to House Tully. This was not the first time that the Mootons had sided against their lord as William's brother, Ser Myles had been Rhaegar Targaryen's squire and he had died at the Trident. House Mooton had lost some of its power and now Lord William sought to reclaim it. Tywin did not think much of Lord William as he was cowardly and timed. Maidenpool had been captured early in the war and now Lord William sought to reclaim his town. Tywin had allowed him the men to try and take back Maidenpool as he had to look like he was helping Joffrey's side. But Lord William was no leader and this Resistance cell that held Maidenpool was strong and they had the support of the People.

"Lord Tywin" Lord Mooton spoke "The men are ready"

"Then march back to your town" Tywin replied "And good luck at trying to take back Maidenpool. I can't help anymore as I have to hold Harrenhal against the rebels"

"Hail King Joffrey" William said as he left

"Hail King Joffrey" Tywin said as William left though he didn't really mean it but he had to keep up his act. "And maybe you shall take back Maidenpool though I doubt it."

Wayrest: Essos:

Daenerys looked as she as well as Jorah, Farengar and her Dothraki companion Rakharo looked over the deck of the High King's Ship as they came into the docks. After their meeting in Sentinel, High King Emeric had granted them passage on his ship to sail towards the capital city of Wayrest. High King Emeric stood next to her as they looked on to see the city itself "I welcome you to Wayrest" he said

Daenerys looked at him "Is there anything you can tell me about Wayrest?" she asked

Emeric looked at her "Wayrest started off as a fishing village but it soon grew to become a trading port in the Iliac Bay, sometimes called the Starfall bay. The city became one of the biggest parts of the ancient Septim Empire and was one of the busiest ports in the Empire. After the fall of the Septims, our city got attacked by pirates but our strong walls held together and we have fought to maintain the culture of the Septim Empire. Wayrest is now the largest city that remains of the ancient Empire but not the oldest. The oldest city that still exists from the Septim Empire is Windhelm."

"So what is your culture?" Farengar asked

"Wayrest is a place of peace and knighthood." Emeric replied "We have the Knights of the Flame, an elite force of knights who played a major role in Ranser's war. They led the vanguard which defeated Ranser's forces at Markwasten moor. Wayrest is home to many business and the surrounding lands are full of farms and mines. Our Religion is the Nine Divines like the old Septim Empire but the Daedric Prince Azura has a cult here which is widely worshipped"

"I thought the Daedric Princes were viewed as being evil gods?" Daenerys asked

"Most are" Farengar claimed "But Azura and Merida have been viewed as being good"

"Magic is also widely practiced here" Emeric added "We don't have dark views on magic though like the old Septim Empire, we outlaw the raising of the dead and necromancy that involves using sacrifices. But we have the Mages Guild dedicated to the study of magic and preserving old tomes. We also have the Fighters Guild which is like a mercenary company though they don't just do jobs for the money. They also fight dark creatures such as Vampires and dark Daedric cults. When we dock, a trading caravan will take you over to the border town of Oldgate where you will be on your own but the men there will brief you on what's happening"

Daenerys nodded and then she looked over to get a better view of Wayrest. The city itself was beautiful which took up a good part of the coast. The city was protected by massive walls which surrounded the entire city with watchtowers all around the city. Daenerys could see a river went through the city and into the sea. Daenerys had travelled around a lot in her childhood but this city was the most beautiful she had ever seen. She then wondered what Rivenspire was like.

Stormlands: Near Parchments:

Martin stood near his commanders as they watched for Renly and his force to arrive. During the night there had been a massive Storm which often happened in the Stormlands. But the Stormk had now made the land in-between Martin and Renly's armys very soggy and marshy. Tullius pushed a pole into the now muddy field and the pole sand deep into the mud and he went back towards Martin "The whole field has become soggy, we can't place heavy armoured men on this field or horses, they'll just sink into the mud."

"Then maybe we can use that to our advantage" Martin said "Mace Tyrell is no real war leader and he might insist on charging anyway. If the men get stuck then they'll be easy prey for our archers."

"A sound idea my Prince" Randyll claimed

"The men are also talking" Grandmaster Delphine added "They are saying that this storm we had is an omen from the Storm God. The Storm has made the battle easier for us which is a sign that we have his favour"

Then he watched as Renly came over the hills and was followed by his army then Martin looked at Lord Tarly "Get the vanguard into position" he ordered "It's time" Randyll nodded and he called out for his men and they all marched into position.

Other side of the field:

King Renly Baratheon sat on his horse as he watched as his nephew's men all marched into battle lines. Lord Mace Tyrell was with him on his horse along with his Rainbow guard and Garlen Tyrell.

"This is it men" Renly spoke "The Battle is upon us and by the end of the day, we shall defeat my nephew and be one step closer to the Iron Throne" The men loyal to him cheered such as Loras Tyrell and the other members of the Rainbow guard. Though Garlen Tyrell looked a bit worried.

"Your Grace, permission to speak" he asked

"Permission granted" Renly replied

"I'm not so sure that the idea of charging is a good idea" he admitted

"Are you questioning your king?" Loras snapped "He is the King, we follow his orders"

"But this field is all muddy" Garlen hissed "If we charge we'll just get stuck in the mud and those archers will rain hell down on us"

"We charge regardless" Renly said and he looked to Lord Mace "Send the first wave" Mace nodded and he looked to his men and with a shout, a force of 15,000 Reachmen Calvary charged towards Prince Martin's lines.

King's Landing: Streets:

Tyrion Lannister walked through the streets on King's Landing with his sellsword friend Bronn with him. He was on his way to meet with Brynjolf, the leader of the Thieves guild and Martin's spies in King's Landing. They had some important information for Tyrion and Tyrion was now walking through the streets of the city on his way to their hidden base. He noticed the angry glares he was getting from the crowd and he could see that the streets were not a safe place. That was why he brought Bronn with him as he could be attacked at any time by the smallfolk of the city. With the war going on, supplies in the city were falling fast and many people were starving and it had caused several fights in the streets which sometimes resulted in the deaths of some of the members of the City Watch. With most of the good leaders of the City Guard defecting to the Resistance, the Watch had to rely on Conscripts who knew nothing about fighting and this city guard were not prepared for fighting thugs in the streets, let alone a proper trained army.

"Martin is currently fighting down in the Stormlands against his uncle who has a bigger army" Tyrion said to Bronn "Renly is no leader and I know that Martin has a plan to beat him"

"And then he will come here" Bronn claimed

"Not straight away" Tyrion confessed "He would want to secure the rest of the Crownlands before making his move. He will wipe us out one bit at a time. That makes me glad that I chose to support him in secret. But how can I protect myself if someone discovers what I'm up to."

"Well you have that mind you keep telling me about" Bronn replied

"Well I've never been able to kill anyone with my mind" Tyrion claimed

"Good, because then I wouldn't get paid" Bronn added "What about your father, how much of a threat is he?"

"Not much to Martin" Tyrion said "He admires him and sees him as the best future King. Despite what people think, my father is not power hungry though he makes seem like it, he just wants to be remembered and help establish a dynasty that will last forever. He sees Joffrey as a lost cause which I agree on. That boy is the second Mad King. But my father is really busy as he can't let anyone know what he's up to. The only real threat I can see is that new admiral Travis Thresh. He has a good mind unlike the other council members and that makes him dangerous."

Then as he came towards the Bee and Barb tavern where the Thieves Guild had a secret headquarters, he came across a crowd which were in front of someone who was speaking out against Joffrey's rule. This had become more common and these people ended up being killed by the city guard.

"Corruption!" the speaker spat out "Yes, we are swollen, bloated, foul. Brother sleeps with sister in the bed of Kings and we are surprised when the fruit of their incest is rotten! Yes a rotten King, sitting on the Throne when the true King is out there righting for his throne, a King with the ancient powers of the Divines and the blessing of the Gods!"

Tyrion looked at the man "It's hard to argue with his assessment. Joffrey is a lost cause. It's the rest of us I'm worried about. I don't want the city to turn on itself"

"The second Mad Kings prances down his bloodstain halls to the tune of a twisted Demon Monkey!" the speaker spat out which made the crowd laugh and even Tyrion chuckled at that.

"You have to admire his imagination" he laughed but he had no idea who he was talking about.

Bronn did though "You know he's talking about you?" he claimed

Tyrion's smile fell and turned into a look of shock and horror "What?" he gasped "Demon Monkey?"

"They think you're pulling the King's strings" Bronn admitted "They think that you're controlling the King"

"I'm fighting on the side of the true King" Tyrion hissed

"It's better they don't know that" Bronn suggested "It will make it less likely that you are discovered" he then walked off leaving Tyrion looking in shock.

"Demon Monkey?" he groaned

Later: The Bee and Barb:

Shortly later, Tyrion and Bronn were at the Bee and Barb tavern which was a popular place for supporters of Martin to hang out. The entrance to the Thieves Guild was also located in the Tavern and Tyrion had gone towards a hidden room in the back to the Tavern that ws covered by a cupboard with a false back wall. Tyrion met with the Thieves Guild Leader Brynjolf along with their top 3 men, Karliath, Delvin and Vex.

"Even though the Resistance left the city, there are still those who fight for Martin" Delvin said "These men are brave and are sabotaging the city watch and they have no idea."

"And how are they doing that?" Tyrion asked

"Some of the Smiths believe in Martin and are making weapons that are useless such as blunt swords." Vex revealed "Some members are even stealing the supplies and sending them to us which we sent towards the Resistance."

"But with Travis Thresh now involved, that has become harder as he had discovered some of our shipments" Karliath added

"There is something big we have learnt" Delvin added "And this is important which is why Brynjolf asked to meet you"

"And what is this important thing?" Tyrion asked

"We have men in Joffrey's nose" Brynjolf replied "Several of our Thugs are working in Joffrey's men to gain information. We have an informant known as the Bear though we don't know his real identinty. He has already given us useful information and we got information that the Queen Regent is working with the Alchemist's Guild to bring a lot of Wildfire. I don't know how much but it's enough to make me worried"

"Wildfire?" Tyrion gasped "A lot of Wildfire could destroy this city if something goes wrong"

"I know" Brynjolf replied "That's what makes me worried. A few years ago, we found some of the Mad King's Wildfire caches and that much wildfire was too dangerous so we located these caches and Prince Martin had them removed in secret and dumped into the Ocean while we diluted the ones that were left. Though I'm still worried that there may be other caches that have not been found."

Tyrion looked "If there is Wildfire being made then it poses a big threat to Martin. I must see how much wildfire has been made."

Bronn looked at him "Then our next stop will be the Alchemist Guild" he said

The Vale:

Mychel Redfort groaned as he started to wake up. He woke up to find himself lying on a bedroll in the middle of the forest. The sun was starting to rise and Mychel could see a fire that was burning. Mychel looked to see a hooded woman was skinning a few Rabbits. Then the woman turned to look at him "I see you've woken up." She said "You've had a rough night."

"Where am I and who are you?" Mychel demanded as he tried to sit down.

"You are in the middle of the Snakewood" the woman said "And as for who I am" the woman then removed her hood to reveal a tall, strapping young woman with short coal black hair and blue eyes. She was dressed in leather clothes but Mychel knew who this was as he had met this woman a few times.

"Mya Stone?" he gasped. Mya was the oldest of King Robert's bastard children. She had been born when Robert had been fostered in the Vale and was one of the ones that Robert knew. Robert had sometimes come to visit Mya when he was still in the Vale and even once considered bringing her to the Red Keep though Cersei stopped this.

"Hello Mychel" Mya greeted "I suppose you're wondering what's going on? When your master Lyn Corbray is a traitor. He's conspiring with Petyr Baelish and he released Lysa from Cloud Ruler and they are going to take over the Vale"

"So that's why he fled at Cloud Ruler" Mychel gasped "I had no idea that Lyn was working with that traitor"

"There's more" Mya added "Some of the lords such as Yohn Royce had grown a bit suspicious ever since Lysa was arrested and how she was defending Baelish. Some I did some looking around in Lysa's rooms and we learnt some very important things. Robin Arryn is not a son of Lord Jon Arryn, he is the son of Petyr Baelish and Lysa Arryn. Since he's not a son of Lord Arryn, that means that he has no claim to the Vale. So Lord Royce and several other Lords have discovered this and are going to name someone else as Lord of the Vale. They close Harrold Hardyng since he has Arryn blood in him through his mother Alys Arryn, Lord Jon Arryn's sister. So the loyal men of the Vale who are still in the Vale have gathered at Ironoakes, the seat of House Waynwood where Harrold is. Several of Lyn's men have taken Robin and there may be a Civil war in the Vale soon which has force Brynden Tully to bring the rest of the Vale back here. He's fighting for Harrold but he's blocked at the Bloody Gate."

"So we're going to Ironoaks then" Mychel said

"We are" Mya said "Lord Royce will explain everything when we get there."

Maidenpool:

The town of Maidenpool was one of the larger settlements in the Riverlands. Built along the southern shores of the Bay of Crabs, the town has gained a lot of Trade in the Riverlands though not as much as the town of Saltpans. The town of Maidenpool has a busy harbour and pink stone walls, fishermen of the town would fish in the bay of Crabs for Fish and Crabs to tell in the markets of Maidenpool. Maidenpool was also one of the places that has seen a lot of battles over it's history. When Maidenpool was still a petty kingdom, it failed to conquer Crackclaw point and several of the Storm Kings and Kings of the Rivers and Hills have sacked Maidenpool and added it to their realm. Maidenpool also switched loyalties during the Dance of the Dragons Civil war as Lord Walys supported Queen Rhaenyra but after his death, the new Lord Manfryd changed his loyalties to King Aegon II.

Arya Stark along with the rest of her Resistance squad looked upon the town of Maidenpool and could see that the town had been sacked at some point as the walls had been reduced to rubble at some places while houses had been burnt. But the walls had Martin's banners on so whoever was holding the city at this point was loyal to Martin. Arya then walked through the city and they watched as Civilians tried to repair the damage done to their city while some armoured men tried to train other members to fight. They soon came to the courtyard of Maidenpool castle where they saw a group of men looking over a map of the lands around them. Arya believed that these men were the leaders of this squad and Arya saw some of them look at him.

One of the men looked at her with interest. He was a handsome man with red-gold hair and he wore a breastplate with a purple lightning bolt engraved on. He smiled at her "Lady Arya Stark" he greeted "I didn't expect to find you here"

"I'm not a lady!" Arya hissed "And how do you know my name?"

"Because I knew your father" the man said "I am Beric Dondarrion, Leader of the Brotherhood Resistance squad."

"I see the main Resistance leaders sent you here to investigate us" another man who stood next to Beric said. Arya assumed that this was the 2nd in command. He was a tall fat man with a balding head and a smooth face. He saw that he wore red robes that showed that he was a Priest of R'hllor "I am Thoros of Myr" he greeted

"May I ask why you are here?" Beric asked

Dion, the new leader of Arya's Resistance squad spoke up "Commander Itius Hayn asked us to come here to investigate this cell. Since he didn't know much about this cell, he said that he needed to know more."

"Itius is a good man" Thoros spoke "But we cannot join his main Resistance when we've got our own headquarters here. We are holding this town after we captured it from Outlaws and we will not abandon it."

"But you have a massive force heading to this town" Burd tried to reason "This town cannot hold against a large force with the walls down."

"We will not abandon these defenceless villagers to be murdered by a bunch of enemy soldiers" a man with bad teeth, a bushy brown beard and wearing a large yellow cloak.

"Lem Lemmoncloak" Beric said "He was with me at the Mummers Ford. But we have seen what these men can do. I saw girls aged 12 get raped by the Mountain's men and children set of fire along with babies slaughtered. I will not let this town suffer the same fate as that town."

"Maybe Beric is right" Arya said "We can't just leave these men to be slaughtered by enemy."

Dion sighed "Very well them, we will stay for now and help fight"

"Good" Beric smiled "Then we have a job to do"

Meanwhile: Road to Maidenpool:

Marching along the main road towards to town of Maidenpool, Lord William Mooton led a small force of soldiers which included men that Tywin Lannister had given him. His small force would be ready to take back his town in the name of King Joffrey and maybe he would get back some of the land he lost after Robert's Rebellion, his men also included former men from the Mountain's men who had survived the disaster at Cloud Ruler. These included Septon Utt, a disgraced Septon who was expelled from the Faith of the Seven, Iggo, a Dothraki horse warrior and Rorge and Biter, two former criminals. William smiled as he saw his town come into sight and he turned to his men.

"All right men!" he ordered "We have a job to do, the Resistance is holding this town but this town belongs to my family and we are loyal to King Joffrey! Now, let's us take back my city, and put all these Resistance scum to the sword. Now who's with me?" the men cheered in responce and the more savage men were looking forward to sacking the town.

King's Landing: Alchemist Guild Headquarters:

The Alchemist Guild was an ancient order of Pyromancers. They were older than the Maesters and rose after the Fall of the Septim Empire. They held a vast amount of knowledge but were well known for being the creators of Wildfire, a green liquid substance that burns whatever it touches and cannot be put out. Though their influence has fallen over the years and have been replaced by the Maesters of the citadel and now most members were old men. The Alchemists claimed they could also transmute metals and create living creatures of fire though not many believe this. The Alchemist Guild had a headquarters in King's Landing near Visenya's Hill and their hall is an imposing labyrinth of cold black stone. While their influence has fallen, there were times during the Targaryen rule where they became important such as during the rule of King Aegon IV who ordered the Pyromancers to build him dragons which were wooden and metal dragons that could spit wildfire. He had planned to send them down the Boneway, one of the roads into Dorne but they didn't make it past the Kingswood. One dragon caught fire and the others soon followed and soon, all of the dragons were destroyed and they burnt a quarter of the Kingswood.

During the Great Spring sickness, wildfire was used to burn the dead bodies in the dragonpit and this burnt a quarter of King's Landing and Wildfire may have been linked to the death of King Aegon V at the Tragedy of Summerhall when he tried to hatch dragons but ended up burning Summerhall down which killed him, his lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall and his oldest son Duncan. But Wildfire was used most by King Aerys II known as the Mad King. After the Difiance of Duskendale, King Aerys grew madder and began to grow fascinated by Wildfire and the Alchemist Guild were seen more at his court. Wildfire became a method of execution where King Aerys would burn the traitors in Wildfire and laugh as they burnt such as Lord Rickard Stark which would spark Robert's Rebellion. King Aerys would also have the Pyromancers create caches of Wildfire which were stashed over King's Landing and he would burn the city if the Rebellion was lost. When Hand of the King Qarlton Chelsted opposed the plan and resigned as Hand, King Aerys had him burnt alive by Wildfire and made the head of the Pyromancers Wisdom Rossart the new hand. Both were king by Jaime Lannister during the sack of King's Landing.

Now Tyrion Lannister and Bronn were in the Alchemist Guild Headquarters with Wisdom Hallyne, the head of the Alchemist Guild and he looked at a jar of Wildfire. This small jar was enough to burn a man alive and it was just a small amount since it was in a very thick glass jar. "Take care my Lord" Wisdom Hallyne said. Wisdom Hallyne was an old man who spluttered his words and he had a crooked back.

"I've heard an old sailor's proverb" Tyrion remarked "Piss on Wildfire and your cock burns off"

"Oh" Hallyne replied "I've not conducted this experiment, though it could very well be true. Wildfire is a substance that burns so hot it melts wood, stone and even steel. And of course flesh, it burns so hot it melts flesh." Tyrion then handed back the jar to Hallyne "After the deaths of the dragons, Wildfire was the key to Targaryen Rule."

Bronn snorted which Tyrion noticed "My companion takes issue" he said

"If I can tell you how many crazy old men I have seen pushing carts around army camps making grand claims about jars full of pigshit" Bronn commented "No offence mate"

Wisdom Hallyne did take offense to that "Our order does not deal in pigshit!" he snapped "The substance is fire given form and we have been perfecting it since the days of King Meagor!"

"To do what?" Bronn asked

"The jars are put into catapults and then flung at the enemy" Hallyne replied

"How much do you have?" Tyrion asked, this may be what Brynjolf was worried about. Wisdom then went over to get the keys to the vaults where the Wildfire was stored and the went down a corridor followed by Tyrion and Bronn.

Bronn still had trouble believing that this plan would work "If you can get real soldiers to man the catapults then maybe you can hit your target one time in ten. But all the real soldiers are in the Riverlands or have defected to the Resistance. This city is pull of men who have no idea how to use a sword."

Hallyne still felt insulted "My lord, this man is insulting!" he growled

Bronn carried on "I don't know if you've seen a battle old man but things can get a bit messy" he added "Because while we're flinging things at them, they're flinging things back at us. Men die, men shit themselves, men run which means pots falling. Which means fires inside the walls which means the poor cunts trying to defend the city end up burning it down"

Tyrion could see that Bronn was right "My friend remains unconvinced"

Wisdom Hallyne glared at Bronn "He would not dare have insulted my order when King Aerys was on the throne!" he hissed

"Was he's not anymore" Bronn commented "And all his pots of wildfire didn't help him. Men win wars, not magic tricks."

Wisdom Hallyne then came towards a large vault where he quickly unlocked the door and pulled the large doors open to reveal a massive store room filled with shelves that were stacked with jars of Wildfire and the jars went on. Tyrion looked at the wildfire in shock. "We have been working tirelessly. Day and night since your royal sister gave us the command to do so. We have 7811 jars of wildfire, enough to burn our enemy fleets and armies both."

"That is a shit idea" Bronn commented

"I'm afraid I have to agree with my advisor Wisdom Hallyne" Tyrion commented, this Wildfire could prove trouble for Martin when he attacked King's Landing "The cotents of this room could level this city to the ground. You won't be making Wildfire for my sister anymore. You will be making it for me"

Fort Snowhawke: The North:

Fort Snowhawke was the headquarters of the First Legion that was stationed in the North. When each Legion was completed, their first mission was to capture an old fortress from outlaws that would be the start of their base. Each Legion would have their own keep where they were stationed. General Tullius and Prince Martin both agreed that it would save funds by rebuilding an old abandoned castle than building a brand new one. Fort Snowhawke was located in the Rills which was full of streams and brooks. During the days of the Septim Empire, Snowhawke was a large city and was one of the larger settlements in the North and was an important trade centre between the other large Northern Cities of Windhelm and Winterhold. But during the Oblivion Crisis, the Daedra attacked the city and left the city in ruins with only the Great Keep surviving and after the war, the city never recovered and became a base of for the army of House Ryder when they were Kings until they swore fealty to House Stark. But eventually, Fort Snowhawke became abandoned and was used as a base by outlaws until the First Legion attacked and drove the outlaws away. Now Fort Snowhawke had been rebuilt and was now an imposing fortress for the Legion. Several times they had been attacked by the outlaws who wanted the fort back but each time they were repelled. Fort Snowhawke was also a strategic location as it was located in an area where the soldiers could respond to an attack that happened along the Western areas of the North quickly.

Galmar Stone Fist, the 2nd in command of the First Legion was now the commander of Fort Snowhawke since Legate Ulfric had taken most of the Legion South but there was still a small force to defend the North along with the Northern Soldiers who stayed behind. Galmar along with the Legion soldiers he took on his mission to find the Jagged Crown had returned some time ago and Galmar had sent the crown down to the Legions at Harrenhal with a small escort. Galmar was busy overlooking the soldiers when he came across Fort Snowhawke's new arrival, Theon Greyjoy. Theon had arrived a few days and he had ridden so hard that he had nearly killed his horse. Theon had said that he had some important news to tell but had been too tired to say and so Theon had been given a day to rest. The next morning, Theon had said that his family had rejected Martin's offer and were coming to attack the North. While an Ironborn attack was possible, many of the Legions didn't believe that Theon would betray his own family but Galmar wanted to hear him out and so he decided to hear the news from Theon himself.

"Greyjoy!" he called out in his usual growl, Galmar was known for having a voice that sounded like a growl when he talked "I would like a word"

Theon nodded and he followed Galmar and they went into the Legate's office. This office was the private chambers of the Legate of the Legion and it had a simple bed along with a nightstand. There was also a table that held a map of the North and an armour stand where the armour and weapons would be kept. This was usually Ulfric's office but it was being temporary used by Galmar while he was leading the First Legion who were still in the North and he wore his usual bear skin armour.

Galmar brought Theon over to the table and he looked at Theon "All right Greyjoy!" Galmar said to him "You said that the Ironborn are coming here to attack us, where are they planning to attack"

"Their attack plans may have changed but father sent my sister to Deepwood Motte." Theon said "Deepwood Motte would give them control over the Wolfswood and the ability to raid along the Eastern Coast and Deepwood Motte is not far from the coast. They may attack Bear Island as well though I don't know for certain but Bear Island is the perfect base for future operations."

"What else?" Galmar asked

"This next one is just as bad" Theon said "Father sent his brother Victorian down the Fever River which will take him to Moat Calian. Victorian commands the Iron Fleet and he will have a good force with him. If he captures Moat Calian then our supply routes to the South will be cut off"

"Well we still have the trading fleet at White Harbour" Galmar said "But even so, it won't easy to take on two enemies so we will have to decide on which one to strike against, Moat Calian or Deepwood Motte."

"Deepwood Motte is in striking range of Winterfell" Theon said "But knowing the history of the Ironborn, they won't go too far from the coast and Bear Island still have soldiers that can weaken the Ironborn while we take back Moat Calian."

"Moat Calian is definitely a bigger threat" Galmar agreed "So it's decided, we will strike back against Moat Calian. We will strike them on two fronts, some of my men don't trust you but I do so I will be giving you a small force and we also have our ships that you helped design. It's time to put them to good use, you will lead an attack by sea while I'll take the rest of the Legion to strike by the land."

"We can do more than that" Theon suggested "We can send a message to Greywater Watch and inform the Crannogmen led by House Reed. They can lead guerrilla attacks on the Ironborn, they known the land and they can use it well. It would also be best to sent a message to the Glovers and warn them that the Ironborn are coming. They will have a better chance of holding them off"

"Lord Galbert and his brother Robett are both in the South" Galmar said "Robett's wife Lady Sybelle holds Deepwood Motte but you're right, we should send a message to House Glover to warn them." Galmar then looked at Theon "You want to show the North that you will fight for us and not against us, then prove it. Some might call me a fool but I trust you Theon Greyjoy and now you must lead your men against the invaders. Are you up to this?"

"I am" Theon replied "I may have been born on the Iron Islands but for most of my life, I was raised by Lord Stark and Robb saw me as a brother. When I went back to the Iron Islands, they saw me as a weakling and it's clear that my place is not with them. My place is here in the North, my blood father does not act like my father and now it's time for me to show where my loyalties lie."

Stormlands:

"Loose!" Martin shouted across his men and his archers fired another snot of arrows at the charging army. The first wave of the charge had not even made it to Randyll Tarly's vanguard as they had gotten stuck in the mud and many were cut down by arrows fired by the archers. The Battle had been going on for a few hours now but now the mud was beginning to harden and some of Renly's horsemen had taken another route and now they were fighting with Randyll Tarly's vanguard. But now most of Renly's army were now on the field so Martin looked at General Tullius and he nodded "It's time, give the order"

General Tullius nodded and he looked towards the men of the Fifth Legion. General Tullius would be leading these men since the currently Legate was unable to. Legate Alis was getting old and had been forced to step down as Legate but would carry on serving the Legions as a trainer and drill instructor for Future Legions. The Fifth Legion had been unable to join the fight since they were trapped in the Stormlands but now they had joined the war and the soldiers of the Stormland Houses were also ready.

"Charge!" Tullius ordered and the Legion carvery all charged towards the Reach's ranks while the Infantry along with the other Stormland Houses stayed behind until Martin would be ready to give them the order to charge as well.

Renly watched alongside Mace Tyrell as the Battle went on in front of them. Loras Tyrell was leading the vanguard but now most of his army were fighting. And now Martin had sent his own men into the fight and the Legion Calvary were heavily armoured and skilled in combat which Renly's Calvary were not since they had not fought in a proper battle yet. Renly watched as General Tullius led his Calvary on several charged which cut through his ranks and allowed Randyll Tarly to regain his ground and fight back.

Renly growled as the amulet around his neck began to glow "It's time for me to join this fight!" he hissed "I will show my nephew who the King is." He then charged down the hill with the rest of his Rainbow guard which include the Blue Knight Brianne of Tarth, the purple Knight Ser Parmen Crane, the yellow Knight Ser Emmon Cuy and the orange Knight Ser Cortnay Penrose.

Martin watched as his uncle joined the fighting and now it was his time to join the fight "All right men" he called out "My uncle thinks he's the King but he has not yet proven that he is the King as all he did was hold tourneys while we were out fighting. Let's show them what a real battle is" the men cheered and then Martin lend the charge into the battle.

Loras Tyrell and his brother Garlen slashed their swords at their enemies but now the battle was chaos and they had no idea who were fighting. Loras looked shocked at this, he had been fighting in tourneys but this was his first true battle and he was shocked at the horrors of true battle. He was also very muddy as he had gotten stuck in the mud during his charge and had to be pulled out by Garlen. But all Loras could see around him were dead bodies of soldiers and the screams of the wounded. Loras then looked to see his King Renly Baratheon charge into battle on top of his horse and his Rainbow Guard was around him. But he could only watch as his horse was killed by an arrow which got Renly trapped under and he was pulled out by Ser Emmon Cuy.

"My King" Ser Emmon Cuy called out "We must watch out, the enemy is surrounding us…" Cuy was cut off when an arrow pierced his back and a second one hit his neck. Cuy fell the floor as he choked on his own blood. Renly then looked to see his nephew Martin fighting and he was holding off against them. Renly even saw his throw a few soldiers back using his unrelenting force shout.

"Nephew!" Renly called out and Martin looked at him and Renly and Martin started walking towards each other as they held their weapons out "It grieves me that we meet like this"

"We I never did want to fight you uncle" Martin hissed "But you are the youngest of my father's brothers and you have a weak claim to the throne. Therefore you cannot be King and even if you did, you would just be a puppet of Mace Tyrell. All that man ever cared about was getting his blood on the throne"

"Well I guess it's King vs. King now" Renly smiled "Whoever wins this fight will win the battle. Too much blood had been lost. I did not want to fight you to see my army shattered."

All around them, everyone stopped fighting as they watched Martin and Renly charge at each other, Martin had a slight advantage since he fought with two swords and had much training and was already experienced in battles, he also used the Elemental Fury Shout to improve his attacks. Renly had fought in Tourneys but never in proper battle and Martin was able to counter every one of his attacks. Soon they both locked their weapons together and tried to push at each other.

"So are you going to give up yet nephew?" Renly sneered

"Never!" Martin hissed "And I think it's time you returned to us uncle" Martin then gave a big push and he knocked Renly back before hitting on the head with the hilt of his sword which knocked him to the Ground. Martin was above him and Loras thought he was about to kill Renly and got ready to charge and protect his King. But instead Martin put his sword down at knelt before his uncle, Martin then reached down and removed the amulet from his neck. There was a quick lighting strike and then Renly looked up to see his nephew holding the amulet.

"Nephew?" Renly said before he gave a few deep breaths "What's going on here, why were we fighting"

"There are a lot of Things to be explained uncle" Martin said "But I can explain them back at our camp"

Renly looked towards his men "Stand down, this battle is over" he ordered and his men then stood down "I would like to know what happened, the last thing I remember was some strange man in a black cloak coming into my chambers at the Red Keep."

"This amulet was the reason and I can explain soon" Martin said as he held up the amulet.

Meanwhile, up on the Hills:

Over on the Hills overlooking the battle. Several people in black hooded robes watched as the battle ended. One of the men who was their leader narrowed his eyes. He wore a crown made from bones on his head and he held a large wooden stick in one hand "So our pawn has been freed from our control?" he hissed

"No matter" another man said "Soon we will make our move and show the world the might of Molag Bal, the lord of Domination"

"The Worm Cult will raise armies of undead and we will conquer this world like we nearly did before the rise of the Septim Empire." A third man said

The leader looked at the man who spoke before "We still need to spread confusion, kill the man who was our pawn, he has outlived his usefulness."

The man held up a large ugly looking mace with dripped with blood and was covered in sharp spikes "It will be done."

Essos: Road to Rivenspire:

Daenerys rode on a horse that High King Emeric had given her at Wayrest. Farengar and Jorah rode horses of their own while Rakharo rode one of his own along with several other Dothraki riders. After leaving Wayrest, they carried on the long road travelling past other important locations such as Pariah abbey, an abbey which was a large temple dedicated to the worship of Azura. They also road past Firebrand Keep, the headquarters for the Knights of the Flame, the highest knightly order in the area and one of the best military forces in the land. The final location they road past was Alcaire castle which was a noble's home and the seat of Duke Nathaniel, the brother of High King Emeric. They had stayed in his keep before they went on and now they were on the main road which would take them to the border town of Oldgate and then into Rivenspire.

This new land was so much different to what Daenerys had seen. The closest she had seen to this land was the forest of Qohor as most of the land in Essos was desert and the Dothraki sea was just sandy grass plains. This land was full of lush fields and streams of clean blue water. Daenerys had never seen anything like this and she saw this land as beautiful. She had said this to Duke Nathaniel and the Duke had laughed

"Don't be expecting this beauty in Rivenspire" he had laughed "That region is not like this land. You'll see that soon enough."

Daenerys looked at Jorah and Farengar "So, when we reach Oldgate, what do you think will happen?" she asked

Farengar looked at her "Well if there is a civil war in this Rivenspire then we should get some details first." He said

"I agree" Jorah added "The roads could be dangerous and even without the Civil war, from what Duke Nathaniel told us, there are also wild beats roaming the area."

"Well I guess we'll find out soon enough" Daenerys said as they carried on along the road. The last few miles were up a large hill and Daenerys looked at the wooden cages that held her dragons. Her dragons were still small but she loved them like they were her children. She had been feeding them cooked meat and sometimes when they rested, her large Black Dragon Drogon would try to find his own food but Daenerys never let them out of her sight as they were still very small and still couldn't fly yet "So how will we know this person we're suppose to meet?" she asked

"Well High King Emeric sent a letter" Farengar said "So we will be expected. His name is Darien Gautier, a soldier from the city of Camlorn and a veteran of Ranser's War. He will be at Oldgate to explain the situation to us. Once we get a better understanding of the Situation, then we can form a plan to deal with this problem.

"And then I may finally get a place to call home" Daenerys smiled "I have been wanting this all my life"

"Well we're nearing Oldgate" Jorah pointed out as he pointed towards a large stone wall in the distance which showed that they were nearing the town of Oldgate.

Beyond the Wall:

The storm had gotten worse which had forced Jon's group to take shelter in a cave. They had built a small fire in the cave to keep warm but it was not much good with the heavy storm outside. Jon could hardly see anything as the snowfall outside was difficult to see through. Even Qhorin was troubled.

"In all my years I've spent beyond the Wall, I have never seen a snowstorm like that" he commented

"Well let's hope it clears up in the morning" Jon said.

But then just as they were about to try and settle down for the night, they were interrupted by a loud roar "What was that?" Ollrod asked

Haker got up and went outside to take a look what was going on but with the snowstorm, it was difficult to see what was out there. Then Serena who had a better eyesight since she was a vampire spotted something in the distance and she tapped Jon's shoulder "Look!" she pointed out.

Jon looked at where Serena was pointed and it the distance in the snow, he could see the shape of a large bear. It was a snow bear; these were massive bears that can grow up to 13 feet tall when they stood on their rear legs. They were native beyond the wall and also known to be very aggressive "A bear" Jon commented

"A snow bear" Qhorin said "I've seen just what they can do, I don't want to fight that thing"

Ollrod then looked more at the bear and could see that the bear's eyes were glowing blue, he looked at Qhorin "You've seen these bears before, do they normally have glowing blue eyes?" he asked

Jon looked a bit worried at that and he looked at the bear again and his eyes widened when he saw the bear charging towards them. Haker saw this too and then he ran back towards the group in a panic. But the bear charged towards him and it's white coat blended in with the snow. Then the Bear charged from the side and grabbed Haker by the neck. Haker let out a shrill scream of pain and the bear grabbed him but was quickly silenced by the bear and was pushed away. Jon and Serena ran out of the cave to help Haker but all they found was a small trail of blood and pieces of Haker's armour. Qhorin and the others soon joined them outside.

"Watchout" Qhorin said "That bear is still out there." All of them then drew their weapons and got into a circle as they looked out for any sign of the bear. But there was no sign. Then all of a sudden, the bear roared and jumped out and attacked them, grabbing Barber by the shoulder and throwing him to the ground. The bear then bit into his shoulder causing Barber to scream in agony and the bear threw his around before biting his neck, killing him.

Jon now got a better look at the bear and was shocked at what he saw. While the bear was massive with white fur, the fur had rotted in some places and Jon could see the Bear's ribs and bones in its legs. Then Jon realised that this bear had been raised from the dead just like those 2 Rangers. The White Walkers could raise animals from the dead as well as people. Jon charged at the bear but the bear swiped him with its claws and knocked him aside where Serena helped him up. Stonesnake and Hark then charged at the bear as well as it stood on its hind legs. Only for the bear to swipe Hark with its claws and then bite him on the neck as it reared up again and threw him aside. Ollrod looked at Hark who died from the impact and he looked at Jon and Qhorin "It's no good!" he shouted "The bear is too strong!"

Jon looked at Lynoit who was closest to the cave where the fire still was. He then remembered that the wights can be killed with fire so he shouted at Lynoit "Get some fire!" he shouted "It harms them!"

Lynoit nodded and he ran back into the cave and grabbed a stick from the fire and then he ran towards the bear so it could try and burn it before the snow put the fire on the stick out. The bear was now attacking Stonesnake and Qhorin and they were having better time at dodging its attacks. Stonesnake used a large axe and struck the Wight Bear on its head. But the axe got stuck and Stonesnake was unable to pull it out. Then the bear quickly jumped at Stonesnake and bit his head and lifted him into the air. Then the bear threw its head aside which bit Stonesnake's head off and his body was thrown aside. But as soon as the bear was back on four legs, Lynoit arrived and hit the bear with the flaming stick which soon caused its fur to catch fire which quickly spread across all over the bear and soon all of the bear was on fire. But because this wasn't natural, the bear still fought on and its massive size prevented the bear from burning completely.

The bear turned towards Lynoit who began to back away in fear of the bear as he had just seen the deaths of four of his companions. But just as the bear jumped at him, Qhorin jumped in front of the bear who was knocked to the ground and the bear tried to bite him but Qhorin locked his sword in the bear's moth which kept the bear from biting him. Jon and Serena tried to strike the bear but were knocked back by its head. Then the bear knocked Qhorin's sword out of his hands and then bite into Qhorin's chest. Qhorin groaned from the bite and the bear began to move him around as he bit more and more.

But then the bear suddenly let go and roared in anger. Jon looked to see and arrow in the bear's back and then a second arrow hit the bear causing it to turn away from them. Jon looked to see two people come out. One held a bow which was used to fire arrows at the bear and the other held a large axe, though he quickly replaced the axe with a black dagger. Then while the bear was distracted by the arrows, the man stabbed the bear in the neck with his dagger. The bear groaned before collapsing dead and it's body burnt.

Jon was about to go and thank the people but the person with the woman pointed the bow at him "Well look at this" the person said who was revealed to be a woman "Seems we've got some crows and night hunters here"

The other figure looked at them "What are you doing away from the rest of you crows?" he demanded

Jon answered that "We went beyond the Wall to look for signs of the White Walkers" he said "We hoped to speak with the Wildlings for information"

"A likely story" the woman laughed "Crows would never talk to wildlings"

"But Night Hunters might" the man said "They did have a history of helping the wildlings before they were disbanded." He then looked at Jon "What is your name?"

"Jon Snow" Jon replied

That made the woman lower his bow "You're Benjen Stark's nephew" she said "He talked about you"

"You've seen him?" Jon gasped "He's been missing for some time, that's another reason why we're here."

"We've met Benjen in the past" the woman added "But not for some time. He was always nice to us though not every Wildling. Some he hated though I can't say I blame him."

"You want information?" The man added "Then Mance will be able to tell you though I warn you. If you tried to harm him, I will spill your guts"

"Understood" Jon said and then he went over to Qhorin who was still on the ground and groaning from the attack. Serena was with him.

"He's wounded pretty badly" she said "We need to get him medical help or he'll die"

Jon looked at her "I hope the Wildlings have medical equipment" he said "He's going to need it"

Jon and Serena then picked Qhorin up and carried him on their shoulders and they followed the two wildlings while Ollrod and Lynoit followed them.

Chapter end:

Notes: Well another chapter finished. I will try and get the next chapter of the Divine Empire done next though I have Mock Exams coming up. But I brought one of my favourite scenes from Game of Thrones, the Bear Attack; I had planned to bring this into the story when I saw that on the show. I originally planned to kill Jon's entire group apart from Jon and Serena but I changed it. I also plan to bring in more undead creatures into the story when we get to the White Walker invasion but we have others things before that. The White walkers will only play a minor role until near the end. I will say, there are some things in the Resistance storyline that will not be shown as they will be in the planned spinoff story. Travis Thresh's actions in Crackclaw Point will not be in this story but they will be in the Resistance. The reason for this is that there is too much to put in. Also for those who compared Travis with Grand Admiral Thrawn from Star wars, you're right; I did use him as inspiration for the character.