Rise of the Divines

by Fantasymaker76

This is my Elder Scrolls/ Game of Thrones crossover, Martin and Alessia Baratheon are twin brother and sister, trueborn children of Robert Baratheon now dark forces are after them. What do the gods have planned for them? Warning, this is not a copy story of RantingRhuu's Son of the Seven Kingdoms. Rated M for violence and possible sexual themes later on. Paring undecided.

20. Ravenwatch

Ravenwatch:

Warning, there is another love scene in this chapter:

Wildling Camp: North of the Wall:

The people who lived beyond the wall were known as the Wildlings to the people living south of the Wall while the Wildlings themselves called themselves the Free Folk. These people were descended from the First Men and kept many of the Ancient customs of the First Men and the Old Gods of the Forests. They lived tribal lives and there were many different tribes which often fought with each other. These Wildlings were fierce warriors and weapons meant a lot to them though many weapons were made from animal bones. The steel weapons which the Wildlings kept as trophies were weapons captured during raids or were taken from slain Night's Watch Rangers. But while these were tough, they were not free from the troubles beyond the wall. Many Wildlings ended up dying from the cold or by starvation or by the brutal fighting against each other. The Wildling Tribes all had different cultures and they very rarely every united behind a King beyond the Wall. These Kings were more like Warlords than monarchs as they cared very little for their people and they often just broke through the wall to attack the lands south of the Wall.

The First King beyond the Wall was Joramun who claimed he had a horn that would bring down the Wall when it 'woke the giants from the earth' Joramun ended up helping King Brandon the Breaker against the Night's King at the Nightfort, though the Northmen ended up throwing him back beyond the wall. Then 3000 years later, the brothers Gendel and Gorne were joint Kings beyond the Wall and they lead a massive host through a tunnel under the Wall and invaded the North. Gorne killed a Stark King but ended up being slain by the King's son. Gendel was said to have been defeated by the combined armies of the Starks, Umbers and Night's Watch though some stories claimed that Gendel made it back to the tunnel but could not find the exit and is said to be still wandering under the wall. The next King beyond the Wall was the Horned Lord who was said to have used magic to pass the wall a thousand years after Gendel and Gorne. Several hundred years later came Bael the Bard who was said to have impregnated the daughter of the Stark King when he sneaked into Winterfell. Many years later when he invaded the North, he was killed by the very son who was the child he had with the Stark girl. Bael refused to fight his own son and was killed. Years later, that very son was murdered by the Bolton's in the war between the two Houses.

But the most well known King Beyond the Wall was Raymun Redbeard who united the Wildlings in 212 or 213 AC and invaded in 226 AC by climbing over the wall. Lord Willam Stark and Lord Harmond Umber brought their armies against Raymun and they fought at the Battle of Long Lake. Raymun was killed though not before lord Willam was killed. When the Night's Watch led by Lord Commander Jack Musgood arrived, the battle was over and Lord Willam's son Lord Artos ordered them to bury the dead.

Now the King Beyond the Wall was the former Night's Watch brother Mance Rayder who had united all the Wildlings together. Mance Rayder was actually born to a Wildling woman and a member of the Night's Watch. When a group of Wildling raiders were put to the sword when Mance was a child, he was taken to the Night's Watch and raised as one of them. Mance would rise to become a ranger of the Shadow Tower and he would often sing songs. Jon actually met Mance Rayder a long time ago when he was a child but Mance wasn't the King beyond the Wall. He was a Ranger of the Night's Watch. The Lord Commander of the Night's Watch was Lord Commander Qorgyle and he came to Winterfell with Mance where he would meet Jon and Robb. Mance ended up deserting from the Night's Watch after a Ranging didn't go as planned. Mance had been attacked by a Shadowcat and was healed by a Wildling woman who also mended his torn cloak with red fabric. But when Mance returned he was order by the Shadow Tower Commander Denys Mallister to replace the cloak. This infringement of freedom caused Mance to desert on his next Ranging and live with the Wildlings.

Jon walked alongside the two Wildlings Tormund and Ygritte while Serena along with Ollrod and Lynoit who carried Qhorin Halfhand walked behind them as they approached the Wildling Camp. Jon could see hundreds of tents with wooden frames and animal fur over them for shelter. Jon could see many Wildlings and they did not look the same as many wore different clothing and others had different facial looks. Some had fierce animal like faces while others had more calm faces.

"There are many different cultures here Jon snow" Ygritte smirked "The Hornfoots, the icerunners, the men of the frozen shore and the ice river clans. He made piece between waring leaders such as the Lord of Bones and Harma Dogshead."

"He wasn't the only man who claimed to be the King beyond the Wall" Tormund added "He was opposed by five other would be Kings beyond the wall. But he gained by support and the support of Styr" he spat out the name in disgust

"You don't like this Styr?" Qhorin groaned as he groaned in pain

Tormund turned to Qhorin "He's a Thenn, he feasts on the flesh of the dead. He's a warlord and he's lead raids on other Wildling tribes. None of us really like him. Though there are some people here who I find strange. Tribes that I didn't even know existed. People like those Dark skinned pointy eared people."

"What?" Qhorin looked confused "I've never seen wildlings like that"

"I didn't before this happen" Ygritte replied "They call themselves Dark Elves. They tend to keep to themselves. They live in isolate homes around temples carved in the mountains. Their leader claims that her god known as Azura can grant her visions."

"Though those Orc people I like" Tormund added "Green skinned warriors. They are the only Wildlings who can work forges though they tend to keep to themselves as well, some don't like them. They call them selfish for hogging all their weapons for themselves."

Jon looked shocked that there were these types of people "You shocked Jon Snow?" Ygritte teased "Well you will soon get to see these people when you meet our King"

Ygritte and Tormund led them through the Wildling Camp where they got a lot of stares. Qhorin received a lot of glares of hate. He was a member of the Night's Watch and he was well known among the Wildlings. Some Wildlings looked ready to try and attack but Tormund and Ygritte prevented that from happening though they still threw rocks at him.

Jon stopped when he saw something shocking. It was a 14 foot tall Giant. He had heard of Giants in the stories Old Nan used to tell them. Most people believed them to be extinct. This Giant wore clothing made from trees and animal fur and had long white hair and a long white beard. He was carry several large logs over his shoulder which he then dropped onto the floor. He then picked one up and placed it into the ground where he began pounding it with his fist to knock it into the ground.

"First time seeing a Giant Jon Snow?" Ygritte laughed "I wouldn't stare at them for too long. They're shy and when they stop being shy, they get angry. I've seen them pound a man into the ground."

"Don't expect them to talk much" Tormund added "They hardly know any words of the common tongue. They speak in the old tongue. Some free folk can hardy speak common tongue as well."

The giant stopped pounding on the log and looked at Jon Snow which made him uncomfortable and then he carried on with Tormund and Ygritte.

Eventually, they came to the largest tent in the camp so Jon believed that this was Mance Rayder's tent. This tent was made from the furs of giant snow bears and had the antlers of Giant Elks on top. One by one they all entered the tent and Jon saw the King beyond the wall in the middle of an argument with others.

Mance Rayder saw on a wooden chair at the back of the tent. He was a slender man with middling height but had broader shoulders and chest. He had long brown hair which was turning grey and laughter lines along his mouth. He wore clothing made of wool and leather with a slashed cloak of black wool and red silk. He also had a suit of black chainmail with shaggy fur breaches. A helmet sat next to him which was made of Bronze and had raven wings on each side.

Next to him on another chair sat a woman who had long red hair and had a plain face. During the talks Jon heard someone call her queen so Jon thought that this was Mance's wife. Standing next to the woman stood another woman with long honey blond hair that went down to her waist, this woman was quite beautiful to Jon. Standing near Mance were several others who seemed to be very important people.

There was a fat woman who wore thick furs and had a bloodthirsty look on her face. Tormund told Jon that this was Harma Dogshead, a wildling leader who hated dogs and was known to kill dogs every fortnight to create a new totem for her banner. There was a small man dressed in armour made from bones. Jon couldn't see his face as it was covered in a helmet made from a skull. Jon could see that this was the Lord of Bones.

The other two seemed to be those strange people that Tormund had talked about. One was a beautiful woman who had ash black skin and pointy ears. The other was a green skinned man with pointy ears though he wore a suit of armour which was properly made which was green in colour.

"Why do we have this witch here!" the Lord of Bones snarled as he pointed at the Dark skinned woman "We should just kill this witch"

"You lay a hand on her and I'll cut it off!" the green skinned man snarled

A fight looked like it was ready to break out until two axes appeared underneath the two men's heads held by the long blond haired woman "That's quite enough of that!" she hissed "I will not have fighting here in front of my sister"

"Yes thanks Val" Mance said "And I think we can continue this at another time. We have some guests"

The woman who sat next to Mance looked at them "Tormund, I see that you have returned"

"I have, Queen Dalla" Tormund said "And I found these Night Hunters and Crow out in pass. They just got attacked by a dead bear"

"Another one of those?" Val snorted "How many of those do we have to kill?"

Mance then stood up from his throne and looked at Jon "You look familiar, have I seen you before."

"Jon Snow my King" Ygritte said "The nephew of Benjen Stark."

"Ah so you're Benjen Stark's little nephew" Mance said "And you have joined the Night Hunters. They aren't so bad." He then looked at Qhorin "And I know you Halfhand, I remember going on a few Ranging with you"

"That's the Halfhand?" The lord of Bones snapped "I'll kill that crow"

He drew his sword but was pushed back by Tormund "I don't like Crows!" he snapped "And I really don't like the Halfhand, but we may need him alive, he's seen the dead and is respected, he may be our way of getting through the wall without a fight"

"Just remember" the green skinned man said "If we get past the Wall, my people are not raiding"

"Halfhand needs help" Tormund added "He got mauled by the bear."

"I have some healing supplies at our camp" the ash black skinned woman said "I can help"

"Take them there" Mance ordered "I'll speak to them later."

King's Landing Sewers:

Sansa Stark shot up in bed as she woke from a nightmare that she had just been having. In that nightmare she had been dreaming of when she had nearly been raped by those men but saved by that strange man. But in her dream, no one had saved her and she had been stabbed in the attack.

"Are you okay little lady?" a voice called and Sansa turned to see the red headed man known as Brynjolf. Apparently he was in charge of the people in this sewer which she had been scared when she had learnt were a bunch of thieves. She had been scared that they might try to rape her at first but they had refused to touch her and only female members would help her. It seemed that while these people may be thieves they had a code of honour.

'Never kill on the job, never get caught and never steal from the poor or places under their protection'

Sansa also could see that these people were totally against rape, one member known as Thrynn had told her that if anyone so much as touch her then he would sort them out. She was still a little nervous around these people but they didn't seem so bad. They were also supporters of Prince Martin and were sending information to him using a spy network. Though that had become more difficult thanks to Travis Thresh and even more difficult in the aftermath of the Riot. The Master of Laws, Bennard Brune had imposed strict laws after the riot. The riot had left 9 guards dead and 40 more wounded. Several notable people had also died in the riot including the High Septon, the Red Keep's master of arms Ser Aron Santagar along with the Kingsguard Ser Lothor Brune which was why Bennard had installed the strict laws. Now there was a curfew which ordered anyone out after dark to be killed on sight. The welfare of the people had gone down more and there were more clashes between the citizens and the guards. Now Commander Andens had to install more guards on the Gates in fear that the people could take over the gates and open them when Martin arrived. This curfew had made it difficult for the Thieves Guild to get information but Sansa was safe and they intended to help Sansa escape but they had to wait until the right time.

Sansa also was shocked at the identity of the person who saved her from being raped.

Flashback:

The Mysterious man had Sansa over his shoulder through the crowds. They were being ignored as the people were paying more attention to the guards plus this man was a tough warrior. The man soon carried her into a large inn which Sansa could see was called the Bee and Barb. When they entered the Inn, they caught a lot of attention as people turned to look at them and they whispered to each other. The man carried Sansa over to the bar and looked at the barkeeper "A little flower here needs protection" the man said

Soon a cupboard at the back of the room opened to reveal a hidden passageway and a man wearing black leather clothes and hood walked in "So you must be the Bear" the strange man stated and then he looked at Sansa "And I see that you have brought Lady Sansa, we will ensure that she is kept safe."

"Just remember, they are still those who are loyal to the true King" the Bear stated "The siege equipment factory workers can help you with any plans" then he began to walk away

Then Sansa looked at him "Wait" she called "Thank you for saving me"

The Bear looked at him and then lifted his helmet to show her who he was "You're welcome little lady" the man stated "Just remember to watch out for that prick"

Sansa held a gasp when he saw who it was who saved her, she was looking at the scared face of Sandor Clegane."

Flashback end:

"So what are we going to do now?" Sansa asked Brynjolf

"Well we are hoping to get you out of the city and get you to the Resistance Base." Brynjolf stated "But that isn't going to be easy"

"Since the Riot the city has been in complete lockdown" Vex stated "No one gets in or out without anyone knowing"

"There is still the hidden passage that leads outside the walls" Delvin said "But the roads are crawling with patrols and now the war in the Crownlands is getting more intense. There is no way we can smuggle you to the Resistance base by land."

"There is something else though" Karliath said "A group of Resistance soldiers are coming to King's Landing. From what I've heard, they are planning to steal weapons and ships for the Resistance so they can get one of their plans done which will help Martin a great deal."

Brynjolf then smiled at Sansa "You should look forward to seeing these Resistance fighters" he said "Your sister is among them"

Sansa widened her eyes, Arya, her sister Arya was alive, she had no idea what had happened to her and she was happy to see that she was safe. She had a lot of things to say to her when she saw her.

Red Keep:

In the Red Keep, things were not going so well. Since the Riot, King Joffrey seemed to be going more and more insane and now nobody wanted to be near him except for a few of his Kingsguard. Meryn Trant and Mandon Moore were loyal to him and would do whatever he ordered. Tyrion Lannister sighed as he signed more paperwork. His job had become much more difficult now since now everyone was watching him. He knew that Cersei was spying on him in order to see if he was working against them.

Tyrion was now in his Office and sat across him was the private admiral that had agreed to help them fight the Resistance, Travis Thresh. Ever Since the riot, Tyrion had begun to question Travis' loyalty as he seemed to be having doubts about Joffrey now though he couldn't blame him, there was no way that Joffrey was fit to be King.

"So Admiral Travis" Tyrion said as he poured him a goblet of wine "What do you think of our situation"

Travis sighed as he drank from his goblet "I know that Joffrey is the King but I'm not so sure that he is the right person for the job. He seems to be someone who doesn't care about anyone and he is developing madness. I don't wish to speak treason but if he is not careful then everyone can turn on him. People can only take so much before they turn on Tyrants."

"You speak as though you have seen cruelty a lot" Tyrion stated

Travis sighed "I have" he stated "When I was a boy my family were kidnapped by Pirates and then sold into Slavery. I watched the horrors of Slavery first hand and how people were treated. I eventually escaped with some other Slaves and formed my own private army. I saw my own family die and I vowed that day that I would carry on my war until Slavery had been wiped from the face of this world. I gathered escaped Slaves and promised that I would do whatever it takes to end Slavers. I used my fleet to ambush Slaver ships on the Island of Naath, a favourite place for Slavers to attack since the people refuse to fight. I've freed hundreds of Slavers. I thought that helping the King of Westeros might get me more aid to fight against Slavery but I'm not so sure now. I will fight the Resistance but if I don't get what I was promised then my aid will no longer be given"

Tyrion looked at him and then nodded "I'll be sure to do whatever it takes to ensure that you get the aid you promised."

"Thank you Lord Tyrion" Travis stated "I must go now, I have to prepare for my next mission"

Travis then left and could see that Travis might be a valuable ally for Martin in the future. So Tyrion began to do his work again until there was a knock at the door "Come in" he said and the door opened to reveal his Squire Podrick Payne. Podrick was a young man who had been given to Tyrion by his father when he was sent to King's Landing. Podrick was a distant cousin of the King's Justice, Ser Ilyn Payne and Podrick was from a cadet branch of House Payne, one of the noble families from the Westerlands.

Podrick was a quite skinny boy with thin hair. He also had no family, his father died in the Greyjoy Rebellion and his mother abandoned him and ran away with one of Podrick's cousins that he had squired for. He eventually became a squire for Cedric Payne but he was treated more like a servant than a squire. Cedric had been killed during the Battle of Dragon Bridge and Podrick was left alone. He went on to squire for a hedge knight called Lorimer but when he stole a ham from the supplies, he was hanged. Podrick was spared due to his family name and was sent to Tyrion. Podrick had begun training by Ser Aron Santagar but he no longer could since Aron had perished in the riots.

"My lord" Podrick stated "The Sellsword armies have arrived and the Queen Regent has called you to the throne room."

Tyrion sighed as he got up from his chair "Come Podrick, let's go greet our Sellsword army" he said

When they got to the Throne Room, King Joffrey was sat on his throne with Hearteater in front of him. The leaders of the Sellsword companies stood in near the Throne.

The first man was a huge man with a great Bush of a beard with fiery red whiskers and long beards. His men held a banner with a black cat on. Tyrion saw that this was Bloodbeard, a savage commander with a ferocious appetite and a love of slaughter. He was the captain of the Company of the Cat which was the largest of the Sellsword companies they hired with 3000 warriors.

The next banner had four crows with lightning bolts. This was the Banner of the Stormcrows and their two commanders Prendahl na Ghezn and Sallor the Bald. They commanded the Stormcrows which had 500 riders. Two smaller Sellsword companies were the Bright Banners and Iron Shields though Tyrion had heard that these Sellswords had broken contract at the Battle of Qohor and they couldn't relay on them. The final Sellsword Company were also horse riders like the Stormcrows which were the Long Lancers which had 800 riders. All together, these sellswords had around 5000 warriors though they couldn't relay on then if they broke contract.

"We hired you men so that you could fight my traitor brother's armies" Joffrey sneered on his throne "You will get the gold you want."

Bloodbeard stepped forward "We had to stop our work in the Disputed Lands to come here King Joffrey" he stated "As soon as we have done what you paid us to do we shall be returning to the Disputed Lands."

"Many of you are veterans in war" Joffrey hissed "You should have no trouble in the upcoming battle"

"We shall see" Sallor stated "And our first job will be to train those men you call soldiers, there is no way they can last in a proper fight"

"I'll have to agree with the sellsword commander on that one" Bronn stated which made Joffrey look at him "I'm not sure if you have seen a proper battle your Grace but things get messy. If we had proper soldiers to defend the city then we would have a good chance. But all of those soldiers are in the Riverlands or fighting the Resistance. Green boys run when danger comes"

"My company do not run from a fight!" Bloodbeard snarled "I fought wars against old grey beards in rags. My company do not run but I will not allow those Grey Beards to gain the upper hand in the Disputed Lands" he then marched off with the rest of the Sellsword commanders.

Tyrion turned to Bronn after they left "Who is he referring too about Grey Beards?" he asked

"He's talking about the Windblown Sellsword Company" Bronn replied "The Company of the Cat and the Windblown are strong rivals of each other. They fought on opposite sides in the wars. The Windblown are a good company to serve in, unlike others they have honour and they have strong women. They allow woman to fight in their company. I remembering seeing one called Lydia, a strong warrior with a fiery personality, she wouldn't let anyone bed her and she threated to cut my cock off if I touched her."

Tyrion decided to keep up appearances "Let's hope that these Sellswords don't run on us otherwise this will be a short battle."

Cloud Ruler Temple:

It had been some time since the Attack on Martin's mining town by Gregor Clegane and the others. Now with the town declared safe again the people had gone back to work. The mines were full of Silver and the Silver mined was to help fund the war effort. The Silver Blood Family ruled the town though they were supported by Martin Baratheon. The Silver Bloods weren't really a noble family, they were just rich silversmiths which allowed them to gain wealth but under the rule of Thonar Silver Blood, their family had gained more political power though they still weren't powerful in political power.

Cloud Ruler Temple was the main defence of the town as it was just a short walk from the town. The fort was more than just a fortress, it was a training grounds for the Legions and the order of the Blades. Many people who volunteered to join the Legions would come to Cloud Ruler Temple where they would learn how to fight like soldiers and when their training was finished, they would be assigned to one of the Legions. It was better to use fresh volunteers as conscripts were always loyal so the Legions had loyal soldiers, many of them just commoners who had been trained to fight from a young age.

During the Septim Empire, the order of the Blades held Cloud Ruler Temple as their headquarters as agents of the Septim Emperors and their own training grounds. But after the death of Martin Septim, the Empire collapsed and it was believed that the resulting wars forced the Blades to flee Cloud Ruler Temple and become a sellsword company in Essos, until they started to serve Martin.

There was more to Cloud Ruler Temple than just the outer keep. The keep was built in a hill near the border between the Riverlands and Vale so it held a strategic location. The outer keep had offices and training grounds for the Legions while underground were the Blades training location and headquarters. The underground keep had been built before Cloud Ruler was rebuilt by Martin and held the Blades vault which held the Gold they had gathered from their days as sellswords as well as the Relic vault where Relics belonging to past Blades and the ashes of the dead blades were buried. The library held many ancient tomes, many of which were written during the time of the Septim Empire. Many Maesters of the Citadel would say that many of these tomes held nonsense but the Blades believed in these tales.

Samwell Tarly was the apprentice to the Blades Loremaster Esbern. Samwell had been taken in by the Blades since he knew that he wouldn't be fit to become the Lord of House Tarly. Loremaster Esbern was away with Martin since he had hatched his dragons which left Samwell free to read the tomes in the library. He was fascinated by the history of the Septim Empire and it seemed that he leant the full history of the Empire from its founding to its downfall. He found the War of the Red Diamond a great story and very similar to the Dance of the Dragons Civil War.

Samwell found the Blades great company and often talked with them. Many of the Blades were away with Martin though some which were led by Captain Steffen and included Fortis and Caroline stayed at the Keep. One of the higher ranked Blades, Cyrus had been sent to Dorne with some members of the Legion to deliver the captured Amory Lorch to them, but they were still unable to capture the Mountain but they knew that the Mountain's time would come. Though Samwell noticed that there was someone who was not a member of the Blades was in the library as well and was being watched by Cyrus, one of the higher ranked members of the Blades. This man was tall with a wrinkled face and grey hair and a lean frame.

Samwell turned to Caroline "Who is that?" he asked

Caroline looked at the man "That is a prisoner we captured after the attack. His name is Qyburn and was just a healer. He seemed like a good man so he was allowed to look at the library but he had to be watched. But so far he hasn't caused any trouble. He also seems fascinated by the books here though we are being careful her."

Samwell decided to be careful and he went to go and talk to Qyburn. When Qyburn saw Samwell approached, he spoke "So you must be the Loremaster's apprentice" he stated "You should feel honoured to be allowed accesses to all these tomes. This is better than at the Citadel"

"You studied at the Citadel?" Samwell gasped "But you're not a Maester, where's you chain."

"They Citadel striped me of it" Qyburn said "They found my experiments too bold. A bunch of Grey Sheep if you ask me, they just don't want to accept that their knowledge might be incorrect. I was without work until Vargo Hoat found me, I didn't really like him, he only needed me for my healing skills. With him no dead it means that I have no work. But the Blades here were kind enough to allow me to look at these tomes. This art of Restoration Magic sounds fascinating, though I wish I knew how it worked."

"So what will you do know?" Sam asked

"Well I guess that I will stay here for now" Qyburn replied "I guess there is nothing else for me to do"

Qyburn got back to his ready and Sam now believed that he had made the right choice to not join the Citadel.

Dragonstone:

After the Death of Renly Baratheon, Martin had returned to Dragonstone with most of his army. Some of the Storm lords such as Houses Dondarrion, Caron, Buckler and Swann remained in the Stormlands and they intended to march with Garlen and Loras Tyrell when they had gathered their men.

Now Martin was in the Room of the Painted Table and was standing with his sister Alessia, Willas Tyrell, Stannis Baratheon, Randyll Tarly, the Red Woman Melisandre and Lord Monford Velaryon. Martin was standing near the Crownlands region as he was about to explain his plan, with Renly defeated, it was now time for them to march onto King's Landing.

"I have received a message from my brothers" Willas explained "My brothers have managed get the aid of several noble Houses from the Reach including Houses Ashford, Bulwer, Caswell, Florent, Footly, both branches of House Fossoway, Mullendore, Peake and Osgrey. They have managed to gather a great force and are marching to King's Landing."

"What about your father?" Martin asked "What is he planning?"

"My father still has Houses Redwyne and Rowan at his command" Willas added "House Hightower is divided. Ser Baelor Hightower supports us but is unable to send us much aid since my Great Uncle Moryn Tyrell is the commander of Oldtown's city watch and is supporting my father."

"Well, with Renly defeated, it is time for us to start our push to King's Landing" Martin stated "I shall take my forces and Land at Saltpans, then we will start our March South and take Harrenhal before marching onto King's Landing from the North attacking the Dragon Gate, Old Gate and the Gate of the Gods. Our army will split and attack King's Landing from East and North. Garlen's forces shall march along the Roseroad to Wendwater and then March to King's Landing along the Kingsroad. They will attack King's Landing from the West and attack the Lion Gate and King's Gate. Stannis and our sea commanders will sail into the Blackwater and attack the River gate and Iron Gate. We will surround King's Landing on all sides and hopefully we can take the city quickly, I don't want a prolonged siege."

"We still have the problem of that private Admiral Travis Thresh" Stannis stated "Unlike Joffrey he knows how to fight and knows tactics at sea. The moment he hears of my fleet sailing into the Blackwater he will attack. I may have fought battles at sea before but I've fought Ironborn who aren't good at tactics."

"The Resistance is planning to try and lure Travis away from King's Landing when we attack" Martin stated "It's a shame, Travis is a good man but is fighting for the wrong side."

"We've also had word from the Resistance" Davos added as he held out a letter "Things have been getting worse in the Crownlands, they're now under complete lockdown, and no one travels in the Crownlands without Joffrey knowing. The Resistance is having trouble with attacks on the roads."

"We'll just have to hope we can end this war soon" Martin said "Now I think that enough for now, we need to make plans for sailing to Saltpans, and we don't want to get ambushed on the way."

Then all of the people all then left except for one. It was the tall warrior woman who had been part of Renly's Kingsguard, Brienne of Tarth. After Renly's death, Brienne had sworn herself to serve Martin in his uncle's name. Brienne was not an attractive woman as she was tall with a flat chest and had shirt shoulder length straw hair. Brienne had a troubled childhood and had been an object of scorn, rejection and pity. She is the only child of Lord Selwyn Tarth of Evenfall Hall after her brother drowned when she was eight and her sisters died when they were babies. Brienne only had one person who liked her, Martin's uncle Renly Baratheon. When Renly had visited Evenfall Hall to a ball, he had danced with Brienne after seeing that she was lonely. Brienne fell in love with Renly though she was unaware that Renly was homosexual but Renly was one of the few who was kind to her which is why she joined Renly when he declared himself King. Now with Renly dead, she wanted to fulfil his final order.

"You're here about what happened to Renly aren't you?" Martin asked her

"I am" Brienne replied "I wanted to see the man who Renly had ordered us to serve before his murder."

"Renly was kind to you wasn't he" Martin asked and Brienne nodded "Renly told me about you one time, he said that he felt sad to see you be treated horrible."

"Renly was the best man I've ever met." Brienne said "I feel horrible to have watched him die like that"

"Renly may have not done his duty properly when he was Master of Laws" Martin said "But he was still my uncle and he will be remembered but not as a man who tried to declare himself King since he didn't do it willingly. He was under a spell"

"I still don't understand how they did that" Brienne stated

"Someone from the Worm Cult must have gotten close to him" Martin suggested "They must have placed that amulet on Renly to make him obey their orders."

"The Worm Cult will pay for murdering Renly!" Brienne hissed

"They will" Martin replied "But we have a war to win right now. But one day the Worm Cult will pay for murdering Renly"

Brienne smiled at that, it seemed that she had found a new person to serve.

Kayce, Westerlands:

The port town of Kayce was one of the major towns in the Westerlands. The town was located on a peninsula West of Casterly Rock and South of Fair Island. This town had once been controlled by the Ironborn during the rule of the Driftwood Kings until Herrock the Whoreson used his horn to make the whores open the gates and allow his men to capture the town. Kayce had since been controlled by House Kenning and part of the Kingdom of the Rock. But Kayce still had a history of Ironborn raids such as during the Dance of the Dragons where Ironborn reavers raided the town many times. Because of these Ironborn raids. Kenning had strong walls and fortifications to protect the town. House Kenning ruled Kayce and Lord Terrence Kayce was the Lord of Kayce.

The battle for Kayce had taken a while for Robb and his Northern warriors. Kayce's strong walls and skilled soldiers made this the toughest battle for the Northmen. Men from House Prester of Feastfires had also been at Kayce since the keep was located just south of Kayce. During the fight, Lord Terrence Kenning was slain by Domeric Bolton and Ser Forley Prester was captured. However Robb had been hit by an arrow in the fight and was now lying in bed in his tent. Robb sighed but then stared as a young pretty girl with chestnut curls, a heart shaped face and brown eyes bandaged up his wounds. Robb couldn't stop staring at the young girl who smiled at him.

"Your wounds should heal my lord" the girl said "Now you should rest for a few days."

The girl then left the tent and then Lord Roose Bolton along with Tytos Brax and his brothers along with Raynald Westerling entered the tent.

"I see that you've met my sister" Raynald stated "She's quite sky around you but she's a kind girl."

"But right now we need to discuss our next plan" Roose Bolton stated

"We have captured Kayce" Flement Brax, Tytos' brother stated "And now we have a position we can strike Lannisport"

"We should probably capture Feastfires first" Domeric stated "Make sure that we are secure"

"A good plan" Robb agreed

Roose then stepped forward and he held a letter to Robb "There is more, there is a Lannister Army being raised in the South near Silverhill. Ser Daven Lannister is leading this army and he has no idea that his father was murdered by Reginald Lannister. But we have found a letter in Lord Terrence Kayce's quarters, he was involved in Stafford's murder." Roose handed Robb the letter and he read it and smiled

"If we presented this letter to Daven then he might change sides to avenge his father" Robb stated

"Daven is not like his father" Tytos added "He knows how to lead an army"

"Well hopefully we can negotiate with him and reveal the truth" Raynald added "Then we can besiege Lannisport"

"We will rest here and wait for Feastfires to be captured" Robb said "I want a raven sent to Karstark and Umber, I want all of our armies together for when we face this Lannister army in case things don't go so well"

"A good plan" Roose smiled "I'll sent the ravens and then we'll meet up with GreatJon and Karstark at Sarsfield. My son and I will captured Feastfires and report back"

"Do it" Robb ordered and then his Bannermen left him alone in the tent. Robb couldn't help but think of that young girl who helped him, Jeyne Westerling. She seemed to be a very pretty girl even if she was shy. He sighed as he remembered that he was already promised to a daughter of House Frey. 'But still, she's a very pretty girl' he thought.

Crestshade: Rivenspire:

The town of Crestshade wasn't very large. It was hardly the size of a small village but even so, the town had strong walls and was located on a hill so it had a strategic position. Ravenwatch Castle was located at the edge of the town.

Daenerys along with Jorah, Farengar and Damien entered the castle and Daenerys got her first look. The castle seemed to be filled with old furniture and had red carpets. This castle seemed to belong to a family who had old beliefs.

"Gwendis my child, slow down" the voice of Verandis was heard "Your eating too fast, you don't want to harm poor Kallin"

Daenerys walked into the Great Hall and saw Count Verandis sitting at a table. There was a young woman with red hair standing near him and Daenerys widened her eyes when she saw another man lying on the table.

"We need to feed to get stronger" the woman known as Gwendis stated "When Montclair shows up, I want to be ready"

Verandis narrowed his eyes "That is not our way child and you know it. Stop Feasting now!"

Gwendis sighed "Fine, I'm sorry Count Verandis, I only wanted to help"

"Of course my child" Verandis stated and then he turned to see Daenerys "Now let's clear away our meal and welcome our guests. Kallin, as always, I thank you for sharing your life's blood with us"

"I live to please my lord" the man known as Kallin said as he sat up from the table and walked off.

Verandis then turned to Daenerys and her group "I'm sorry that you had to see that" he said "I did not expect you to arrive during meal time."

"You're a Vampire" Damien gasped "You're one of those people who feast on people's blood."

"I don't kidnap people to drink their blood as some vampires do" Verandis stated "Emeric knew of what I was and he insisted I hide it away. That's why I rarely come out of this castle. I also tend to have outlaws captured so I can keep my thirst steady. Now this is the part where you say, 'why should I trust you'"

"High King Emeric said I should trust you" Daenerys said

"The High King is a wise man" Verandis said "Which is why I supported him and not the mad King Ranser. We all have something we desire, mine was to live peacefully in the mortal world, not feast upon it."

"High King Emeric said that you could help us with Montclair and tracking Reezal-Jul" Farengar said

Verandis looked at them "Maybe you should know why this whole Civil War started" he said "You see, this whole situation was partly my fault. I had been a friend of the Montclairs and me when Wylon Montclair's wife fell ill, he begged me for help. I was able to help for a time but Leila got worst. It drove Montclair mad until he snapped. Then he met some strangers who offered him help if he caused Chaos in Rivenspire."

"So what happened?" Jorah asked

"Prepares it's better to show you than tell you" Verandis suggested "Follow me, I'll show you what happened."

Moat Cailin: The North:

Moat Cailin was one of the most important fortresses in the North. This Keep was located in the marshy lands of the Neck. The swamp lands around the Keep had made the keep impossible to capture from the South. During the Andal Invasion, Moat Cailin had held off attacks from the Andals so Moat Cailin was important for preventing the Andals from invading the North. The Keep was once a great stronghold with twenty towers, wooded keep and a great curtain wall as tall as Winterfell. But today the great walls were scattered and half sunk into the ground and the great keep rotted away. There were only three towers left which were the Children's tower, the Gatehouse Tower and the Drunkard's Tower. But despite the Keep being in ruins, Moat Cailin still held a strategic position and was a vital defence for the North.

After his victory over the Ironborn at the Fever River, Theon Greyjoy had taken his men of the Legion over to Moat Cailin to plan their next move. Galmar Stone Fist, the 2nd in command of the Legion knew that they had to do something soon."

"We may have thrown the Ironborn back here but our reports say that they still hold Deepwood Motte" Galmar stated "We must take back that keep soon, they are now in striking range of Winterfell"

Theon knew that Galmar was right "We must get our ships out of here soon" he said "My father will try to block us in at the Saltspear. We must sail our ships out while we have the chance"

"It might be best to lead the attack on Deepwood Motte on two fronts" Galmar suggested "I can take some men and travel by land. I can gather more men on the way and we can attack Deepwood Motte at the same time"

"Agreed" Theon agreed with this plan "I'll take the ships and attack Deepwood Motte by sea. You gather more men and attack by land."

"Understood" Galmar smirked as he turned to his men "Alright men, move out!"

Deepwood Motte: The North:

Deepwood Motte was the seat of House Glover. The castle was old but not particularly strong. It's longhall sits on a hill with a flattened top along with a watchtower that was fifty feet higher. This Watchtower was the highest object on the Western Side of the Northern Mountains. Below the hill was a bailey containing stables, smithy and sheepfold. The keep was defended by a ditch, earthen dike and a palisade of logs. The mossy outer walls were protected by two walkways and square towers. There were fields of oat and barely east and west of the keep.

House Glover once ruled as First Men Kings in the North until they submitted to House Stark. Galbart Glover was the head of House Glover and the lord of Deepwood Motte though he had no children since his wife had died. His brother Robett Glover was his heir and he did have a wife. Robett's wife was Sybelle Locke and they had two children, Gawen and Erena.

Robett and Galbert had both gone south with Robb when he had marched south. Sybelle had been left to take care of Deepwood Motte with a few hundred men. But these men were not enough to hold the keep when the Ironborn led by Yara Greyjoy had attacked. Asha had attacked with 1000 men on 30 longships which had sailed around Sea Dragon Point. Yara had taken Robett's wife and children hostage along with Galbert's ward, Lawernce Snow, the Bastard of Hornwood. Yara had taken Robett's family hostage and now the Ironborn had a headquarters in the North for future raids. But Yara knew that they had to be careful of the Mormont's of Bear Island. The Ironborn had battle with the people of Bear Island for many years as Bear Island had once been a headquarters for the Ironborn when Ravos Hoare raided the North from the island until King Theon Stark invaded the Island and slew Ravos. The island has changed hands multiple times but now House Mormont controlled the island. Yara knew that the Mormonts could fight and she would have to watch out for any attacks from Bear Island.

Yara had taken the master bedroom as her personal living space and now the Ironborn were taking any valuables from the castle that they could claim. One of them had tried to claim the daughter of a blacksmith as a salt wife but this had resulted in a fight with both the girl's father and another Ironborn warrior. The fight had resulted in both Ironborn warriors being injured and Yara had been forced to punish both of them as she couldn't have people fighting each other.

But then she had been sent a message from her uncle and she was now back in the Master Bedroom with her top warriors. One was Ser Tristifer Botley. He was the 2nd son of Lord Sawane Botley. Tristifer had a crush on Yara and he had messy brown hair and brown eyes. Yara and Tristifer had been friends but Tristifer and been sent away to Blacktyde when the Maester had caught them touching each other. Despite Tristifer having a crush on Yara, Yara herself already had a lover, the grandson of a thrall named Qarl who was mocked by other Ironborn as the Maid. Qarl was beardless and pinked chinned with sandy hair that brushed against his shoulders. He was one of the best warriors on the Iron Islands but was not an experienced horse rider.

Yara read the message from her uncle in shock. The letter spoke about how his attack on Moat Cailin had failed as he had been ambushed in the Fever River by the Legion in the North as well as the Crannogmen and men from House Flint. Victorian's fleet had lost quite a number of ships but the Thunderer was a shock as that was Lord Dunstan Drumm's personal ship and Lord Drumm himself had been killed in the fight. That was a huge loss for the Ironborn as he was one of the Iron Island's best reavers.

But Yara was shocked when she read that her brother was among the Legions "Tell me that this isn't true!" Yara gasped as he looked at Qarl and Tristifer

"I'm afraid that it is true" Qarl said "If Victorian Greyjoy says it then it must be. He would not lie about this"

"But why would my brother turn on his own people?" Yara questioned

"Because he has spent too much time with the Greenlanders" Tristifer stated "Now he thinks he is one of them, I doubt we can convince him to change sides."

Yara knew that Tristifer was right, the Ironborn hadn't treated Theon too well and now he was working for the enemy "If they have prevented the attack on Moat Cailin then they will come here next" she said "I'm going to send a raven to father and ask him to send more raiders, I'm going to need more warriors here to hold Deepwood Motte and he needs to prevent those new ships from getting here. I tell him to blockade the Saltspear. Leave me" Tristifer and Qarl left Yara who stood up and looked out of a window where she saw the hills of the North. She sighed "I'm sorry Theon, maybe I should have listened to you. I just hope you have made the right choice"

King's Landing: Throne Room:

"Your Grace, I really would not recommend going into the city to check the factories" Captain Andens stated as he talked to the King "I can send men and inspect the factories."

Tyrion was in the Throne Room with some of the Guard. They had word that there were members of the Resistance inside the city and were working to sabotage Joffrey's forces. With Travis Thresh out of the city, Joffrey wanted to do it himself since he wanted to show that he was the King

"I am the King!" Joffrey hissed "If I say I want to do this job then I will!"

"My son please!" Queen Cersei begged "The people need you here in the keep. There are still traitors who want you dead. They'll tear you apart of you leave the Red Keep"

"Then I'll take all the soldiers who can" Joffrey sneered "Everyone and we'll find the traitors and kill them. I'll feed them to Hearteater, he's thirsty for blood" the Jaguar in questioned growled beside Joffrey's throne "I'll check out the factories tomorrow and I'll kill every single traitor I can find"

Tyrion sighed, it was clear that Joffrey was getting worse and worse with his mental health. This whole situation could become a massacre if they were not careful. If Travis was still in the city then he could find the Resistance members and Tyrion would help them escape. But it seemed that Joffrey was about to do this himself. Tyrion sighed as Joffrey began making plans.

Gulltown: Vale:

The port city of Gulltown was a major port city and the largest settlement in the Vale. The harbour was located at the northern tip of the bay of crabs, southeast of the Eyrie and south of Runestone. Gulltown was a large city but was smaller than King's Landing and Oldtown. The city was ruled by House Grafton and there was a small cadet branch of House Arryn and branches of House Shett. Gulltown traded a lot with Braavos and the North. In winter when the roads closed due to snowy weather, the port became even more important to bring supplies to the North.

Gulltown had a bloody history, the town had been ruled by House Shett until the Andal Invasion when King Osgood III Shett allied with an Andal Knight called Gerold Grafton to fight against King Yorwyck VI Royce. Osgood was killed in battle and House Grafton became the new ruling House of Gulltown though a First Men Rebellion had to be brutally put down. The sister of King Robar II Royce convinced the First men to rebel against the Grafton's but they eventually submitted to King Artys I Arryn after the Battle of the Seven Stars.

During the War across the water between the North and Vale over the three sister islands in the Bite, the North attacked and burnt Gulltown's ships many times. During Aegon's conquest, the Vale fleet battled the Targaryen's which delayed the submission of the Vale but they eventually submitted when Visenya Targaryen burnt the Arryn fleet. During the Dance of the Dragons, the Vale Fleet was prepared at Gulltown for war. Gulltown was also the sight of the first battle of Robert's Rebellion as Lord Marq Grafton remained loyal to the Targaryens and gathered loyalists to fight the rebellion and prevent Robert from sailing to Storm's End. Lord Jon Arryn led forces and captured Gulltown where Marq was slain

But now Gulltown had been a sight for the war being fought now. With Petyr Baelish starting a rebellion in the Vale, Lord Gerold Grafton had sided with Baelish due to them being old friends. Baelish along with the rescued Lysa Arryn had sided with the Lannisters and were using Gulltown to bring in supplies so the lords loyal to Martin led by Yohn Royce had attacked Gulltown to stop the supplies being brought in. Lord Royce had led an attack from the North while Harrold Hardyng had led an attack from the west. The battle hadn't taken long as the attack came by surprise and Gulltown had been taken. Lord Gerold was killed by Harrold during the fight and they had recovered supplies which they would use to fight against Baelish.

Inside Grafton's castle, the lords had gathered to decide their next move. They included the heads of Houses Royce, Redfort, Hardyng Hunter, Templeton, Coldwater, Waynwood and Waxley.

"With Gulltown captured, we have prevented any more supplies from reaching the traitors" Lord Yohn Royce stated

"But Baelish still has more houses declared for him." Lady Anya Waynwood added "Old Anchor, Strongsong, Snakewood and Heart's Home are still loyal to Baelish."

"Many of these locations have been left undefended" Jasper Redfort said "Strongsong and the Eyrie have most of the men."

"I know that the Eyrie cannot be taken by soldiers" Yohn stated "Even with our men we cannot attack them head on."

"Maybe we can take Strongsong first and get men inside" Mychel Redfort suggested "If we sent men to the Eyrie disguised as retreating men then we can get men inside and open the gates"

"That may be our only option" Harrold said

"I agree" Yohn stated "We will rest here for now and then we will march for Strongsong. I'll send a raven to Brynden Tully and he can reinforce us."

The lords all began to leave the hall and Mychel went over to the room he had been given. Though he was surprised to see Mya Stone lying in his bed.

"Hello Mychel" Mya said

"Hello Mya" Mychel greeted back "What are you doing in my room?"

"I have a confession to make" Mya said "I had to save you from Corbray's men because we needed a good warrior like you. But there is another reason why I saved you"

Mychel looked at her and saw that she was blushing "What is it you wanted to tell me?" he asked

"Well…" Mya started but struggled to find the words "I have these feelings for you"

"You have feelings for me?" Mychel questioned

"I was afraid that you would reject me because I'm a bastard and you are the son of a powerful lord of the Vale" Mya stated "But the truth is, I love you that was why I had to save you because I didn't want to see you die."

Mychel just stared at Mya in shock, this girl had just confessed that she loved him but was scared to admit it because she was a bastard. Mychel knew that others would not like it but he was the fourth son and wasn't really focused on having a good marriage. And Mya was a pretty girl to have. Mychel just closed his door and locked it as Mya sat up and looked to see what Mychel was doing.

When the door was locked, Mychel walked over to Mya and then he planted a kiss on Mya's lips. Mya blushed when he pulled away but they both laughed and started kissing again. Their kissing got harder and before they knew it, Mya had removed her clothing to reveal her developed body and large breasts. Mychel just stared in wonder while Mya gave him an innocent smile as if nothing was wrong. But Mya helped Mychel remove his clothes and then Mychel pushed Mya down onto the bed where he began stroking her hips and legs until Mya removed his hands and placed them on her breasts. Mychel massaged her breasts and couldn't help but feel how soft they were. Mychel was shocked as now they were making love as soon Mychel was kissing and sucking on Mya's breasts.

"Do you want to do it?" Mya asked

Mychel knew that Mya was saying that they could have sex and Mychel just smiled and got into position "If you are okay with it my lady?" he said

"I am ready Mychel" Mya smiled "Do it"

Throughout the night, the room was filled with moans of pleasure as Mychel thrust into Mya's womanhood and they kept making love all night. Both of their bodies were full of pleasure and they moaned with each other. They tried different positions as sometimes Mychel was on top and thrust his cock into Mya when she was lying on her back. Sometimes Mychel thrust into her from behind and she would be on all fours. Sometimes Mya was on top and she rode him and bounced up and down on Mya. But one thing was that they both enjoyed it as they both begged each other not to stop.

When their lovemaking was over, Mya and Mychel held each other close and pulled the blanket over each other and Mya pressed her breasts against Mychel's chest "We have to do that more times" she said

"Agreed" Mychel smiled "This has been the best day of my life" he said as he looked into Mya's eyes "And I've decided that I don't want to marry some noble girl. When this is over, I want you. I only want you. I want to stay with you for the rest of my life" he planted a kiss on Mya's lips "I'll give up my noble title, I won't marry anyone else, just you"

Mya smiled and wrapped her arms around Mychel "Well we have the rest of our lives to love each other" she said "Now how about we get some rest, we have some big days ahead of us"

Mychel and Mya held each other close and they went to sleep. The two of them were unaware that Mychel's brother Jasper was outside their room and had heard everything and he had a concerned look on his face.

Ravenwatch:

Daenerys along with Jorah, Farengar and Damien followed Verandis into his library where there were many tomes. On a small table was a lone book with a large bottle of liquid "To understand the path that Montclair follows, you must know how he started to walk it" Verandis stated "The reason hides in my own memories. This potion will allow you to view my memoires and see what happened."

"You mean I can see what happened in the past?" Daenerys gasped

"This potion will allow you to view my memories and see what happened to make Montclair walk the path he is taking" Verandis said "It is safe as this potion has been used in the past. But there is only enough power to allow 2 of you to view my memories"

"Khaleesi" Jorah stated "Allow me to take this potion. I swore to serve you"

"Well I have to be the one to take this potion Jorah" Daenerys said "But I will allow you to come with me"

"Remember, what you see will have already happened" Verandis said "You may walk around in the visions but you cannot interact with anything. Here your bodies will collapse into a deep sleep. When you had viewed all of the memories, you will return to your bodies. Now just tell me when you are ready"

"I'm ready" Daenerys said and then Verandis picked up the bottle which he handed to Jorah and he drank a mouthful of it. Jorah swayed on his feet before he collapsed. Daenerys then drank a mouthful and she too collapsed to the floor.

When Daenerys woke up, she could see that she was in the upper areas of Ravenwatch Castle. They appeared to be in a bedroom. She looked down at herself and saw that she had become some kind of blue spirit. She saw Jorah standing nearby who was also a blue spirit.

Daenerys looked to see that a middle aged woman was lying on a large bed. This woman's skin had become very pale and she seemed to be very ill. There was a middle aged man with greying hair standing near him and a young woman. She also saw Verandis himself standing next to the man.

"Mother please" the young woman begged "you have to take the medicine; Reezal-Jul can help you."

"Oh my sweet daughter" the sick woman sighed "I can't go on like this. I don't want to spend my final days as an experiment. Instead, let me spend them with my family"

The middle aged man which Daenerys realised was Baron Wylon Montclair sighed and walked away with Verandis "There has to be something we can do." He said "Verandis, may I have a word."

Daenerys and Jorah watched as Verandis and Wylon went into another room. "Leila doesn't have much time" he said "I know it, she knows it, and she's trying to be strong but... I swore that I would never ask you of this. It goes beyond all my beliefs. But she is my wife and I don't want to lose her."

Verandis knew what his friend was asking "No Wylon" he said "I cannot do that. I cannot turn her into a Vampire"

"I know I know you swore an oath" Wylon sighed "No one should have to live what you have lived through because of what you are. But you're alive and that's more than my wife will be if we don't help her."

"Leila deserves better than becoming a vampire Wylon" Verandis said

"I know but I just want to save her" Wylon sighed

"And there is a way to save her" a voice called and the two of them turned to see a walking lizard along with a man wearing blood red robes.

"Reezal-Jul?" Verandis questioned "Who is this man?"

"Someone who can give you what your wife needs" the strange man answered.

Daenerys know believed that this man may have had something to do with what happened to Montclair and Daenerys couldn't help but think that this man was familiar and that she had seen him before from somewhere.

King's Landing Sewers:

Arya Stark walked alongside her Resistance squad with included Dion, Langley and Burd. They had arrived at King's Landing in order to meet with Brynjolf and the Thieves Guild. Commander Hayn had said that they would need a fleet in order to perform their plans but with Travis Thresh countering their moves, they would need to be careful. Stannis Baratheon had ships at Dragonstone but they were needed to help during the landings. Dion planned to weaken Joffrey's fleet and gain more ships for the Resistance at the same time. But they needed to get some information before they could do that. Brynjolf would have the information that they would need.

They soon arrived at the Headquarters of the Thieves Guild where Brynjolf was waiting for them along with another man they didn't know but he was not a member of the Thieves Guild. But then Arya spotted a red headed girl sitting nearby and Arya gasped when she saw who it was.

"Sansa?" Arya called and the girl turned to see Arya. When Arya saw the girl's face, she gasped as it was indeed Sansa.

"Arya!" Sansa gasped as she stood up and walked over before hugging Arya "I'm so sorry Arya, you were right about Joffrey and the South. I should have listened to you"

Arya hugged Sansa back "You should have been more careful about what is the truth and what are lies" she said "The South is full of liars and we don't know how to play the game of thrones. But how did you get here, I thought that Joffrey wouldn't let you go."

"There was a riot here a few weeks ago" Brynjolf said "Lord Bennard has since installed a harsher curfew since his brother was killed in the riots."

"So that's why we have seen tightened security around here" Burd stated

"It is" Delvin said "And the little lady was abandoned and left to the rioters"

"So how did you get here?" Dion asked

"I have Sandor Clegane to thank for that" Sansa admitted after a few moments silence"

"Wait, the Hound brought you here?" Dion questioned "Why would he do that?"

Sansa looked at him "He was wearing the armour in the shape of a bear"

Brynjolf looked shocked then "Wait, you mean that Sandor Clegane is the bear. Our informant who has been sending us information?"

"Why would the Hound do that?" Arya questioned "I thought he serves Joffrey"

"He does serve Joffrey but I don't think he likes him" Sansa said "I heard him call Joffrey a little prick once. No one else knows what he is going"

"And that is probably for the best" Brynjolf said and the he brought the man who was sitting with him "This is Salloreon, he's part of a group known as the Antler Men. They're all that's left of the Resistance left in King's Landing"

The man known as Salloreon walked over, he had a well-built body which showed that he was a skilled worker "My men are not fighters" he said "We are made up of craftsmen, labourers and traders. We fight Joffrey in the back lines by sabotaging his armies"

"How do you do that?" Burd asked

"When the war started, King Joffrey ordered the forges be put to use to make weapons for his army" Salloreon stated "But when he ordered the deaths of all black haired children in the city, many of us lost family and then they raided our shops. Our wives and daughters were raped by those beasts. So we banded together to make life difficult. We made the weapons we forged for Joffrey's forces shatter and then the armour weak. Some workers have even infiltrated the siege equipment works and weakened the catapults so they break when they fire."

"What about the ships in the harbour?" Dion asked "That is why we came here."

"The harbour is in complete lockdown" Salloreon admitted "There is no way you can steal those ships. But if Sandor Clegane is with us then he might know a way."

"But how are we going to meet him?" Arya asked "He's not just going to come and see us"

"There is a way" Salloreon said "When Travis returned to the city he said that the siege equipment he had for his fights in Crackclaw Point broke and now the King is investigating the factories in a few days. The Hound will be with him, most of the guard will be there during his stay so we might get a chance to see the Hound. I can get you into the factories but you will have to find your own way out"

"Then do it" Dion stated "This may be our only chance we're getting those ships"

"We should also get my sister out of here" Arya said and Sansa looked at her

"I can get her to the harbour when you have the ships" Brynjolf said

"Then we can take her to the Resistance headquarters" Burd finished

"We can do that" Dion said "Now we must get ready as this may be our most dangerous mission yet."

Dragonstone:

Martin walked along the corridors of Dragonstone. He would be leaving to go to Saltpans in order to meet up with the rest of the Legions and then he would begin his march south to King's Landing. This war looked like it would come to an end soon. But before he left, there was one more person that he wanted to see.

He soon found the room he was looking for. He knocked on the door and when he heard the voice allowing him to come in, he walked in to see Shireen lying on her bed reading a book.

"Hey Shireen" Martin greeted

"Martin!" Shireen cheered as she jumped off the bed and ran up and embraced him "I'm glad to see you again."

"It's good to be back here" Martin said "But I won't here for long as soon I'll be heading back out with the army to march to King's Landing"

"I heard that uncle Renly was killed" Shireen said sadly

Martin sighed, Renly had been one of the few who had been nice to Shireen despite her having greyscale scaring though she no longer had that scarring. "I'm afraid so" Martin replied "But he was under the control of Dark Magic so he wasn't himself when he fought us. Those same people that put him under a spell are the same ones who murdered him."

"The Red woman uses magic" Shireen said with a hint of fear "Her magic scares me"

"Not all magic is evil" Martin said "Most people doesn't even believe that magic is real. But that Red Woman helped me hatch my dragons"

"I heard about that" Shireen smiled "Can I see them"

Martin brought Shireen over to his room where his five dragons were being kept. Septim the male golden dragon seemed to be curious about Shireen while Cynder, Frostbite and Starlight were shy. Fui however growled at Shireen which made her jump back. The five dragons were growing fast and soon Martin wouldn't be able to keep them in his room. Septim was already the size a small dog.

"I still don't understand how I hatched these dragons" Martin admitted "The Red Woman says that there is ancient magic in my blood which allowed me to do this. These dragons are not pets but I will make sure they don't become wild beasts." Then Fui snapped angrily at Martin "Although I do admit that Fui the red dragon here is very aggressive. I just hope that she outgrows this aggressiveness."

Shireen slowly reached out and began stroking Cynder's head. The purple scaled dragon cooed and allowed Shireen to stroke her "This dragon seems friendly" she said

"After what the Red Woman has done, I have beliefs that magic exists" Martin said "Though I am worried about her beliefs, I personally don't care about her religion but others do. I hate the Faith of the Seven for their bigoted ways but I fear the Red God might cause problems so I will be keeping an eye on her to make sure that she causes no trouble."

"Mother seems to worship the Lord of Light strongly" Shireen said "She says that the Red God and his champion will save us."

Shireen's mother was Selyse Baratheon formerly of House Florent. House Florent are a noble house from the Reach at Brightwater Keep. They also believe that they are the rightful rulers of Highgarden and the Reach due to them being descendants of Florys the Fox, one of the daughters of Garth Greenhand. There was no love between Stannis and Selyse and they were rarely together but even so, Stannis never slept with another woman and was always faithful to his wife. When the two were married, Stannis' brother Robert deflowered Delena Florent, Selyse's cousin which resulted in the birth of Edric Storm. Selyse believes that she was cursed to never have any boys. She ended up having three stillbirths and he drove her to convert to the Lord of Light.

"Your mother doesn't live an easy life" Martin said "She may not show you love but I know that deep down, she loves you. She just feels like she's failed your father since she was never able to give him any sons."

"I guess you are right" Shireen said and then looked at Martin "Cousin, please be careful, I don't want to see you die"

"Don't worry Shireen" Martin smiled as he gave Shireen a kiss on her forehead "I'll be fine."

Beyond the Wall: Wildling Camp:

Jon and his group had been taken to another area of the Wildling Camp. This area of the Camp was filled with more of those ash skinned people and green skinned warriors. Qhorin Halfhand had been taken to the Healer's tent where some healers had tried to heal his wounds. Jon thought it would have been impossible to heal the wounds that Qhorin had received beyond the wall but these Healers had magic and had been able to close the bites that Qhorin had received from the bear and now needed rest.

The Ash skinned woman who Jon had seen at Mance Rayder's tent seemed to be the leader of the ash skinned people "So Jon Snow, I guess you are wondering what I am?" she said

Jon looked at her shocked "How do you know my name?" he asked

"Azura told me that you would come to Wildlings" the woman said "My name is Aranea Ienith; I am a Priestess of Azura."

Serena looked at her "I heard that Azura was once widely worshipped among the Dark Elves" she stated

"That is true" Aranea stated "Azura was one of the most worshipped of the Daedric Princes during the Septim Empire since she was never considered wholly evil. But like the Divines, the worship of Azura declines with the arrival of the Andals. Those Andals also tried to wipe my people out which is why many of us live in hiding. Most Dark Elves live here beyond the wall. Or at least we did until we were attacked."

"You were attacked?" Jon gasped "By who?"

"The White Walkers are not the only threat out here" Aranea stated "When Azura sent word that the White Walkers were returning, I helped ready my people but Dark Cults from the old age have returned. We were caught by surprise and many of our warriors fell. Now we're all that's left. Just some priests who managed to escape and a few warriors. Those cults also stole our sacred relics of Azura. They could use them for their dark magic. Azura sent me another vision so I brought my people here to Mance Rayder."

Then the green skinned man walked up to Jon "My people have been warriors for years" he said "The name is King Kurog, King of the Orsinium."

"Orsinium?" Serena questioned "I heard that was a city of the Orcs during the Septim Empire"

"It was" Kurog answered "My people are the Orcs; our city of Orsinium has been sacked and rebuilt many times. After the fall of the Septim Empire many Orcs created tribes and we settled in the Frostfang mountains. Most of the time we fought each other, Orcs are a warrior culture and we need something to fight as when we're not fighting enemies, we are fighting each other. My family began a campaign to unite the tribes together and rebuild Orsinium years ago. We managed to succeed except for a few tribes and we started to rebuild Orsinium. But then just like Arenea, we too were attacked by Dark Cults and the undead. All of our work was destroyed and now we plan to help put a stop to these White Walkers."

Qhorin groaned as Aranea finished on him "He'll need some rest but he'll be fine." She said

It was then that the tent opened and the King Beyond the Wall Mance Rayder walked in. Jon knelt before him to show respect.

"Stand up lad" Mance said "You don't need to bow before me; we're not South of the wall."

The Wildling Tormund was with Mance "You know what we know about the White Walkers" he said "But many others like that Lord of Bones don't trust you and would love nothing more than to gut you all"

"The lord of Bones is a fool" Ygritte smirked "His attitude will be his undoing"

"You say that you want to help us Jon Snow" Mance stated and Jon nodded "Your uncle was a good man and I trust you. But many of the other Wildlings don't. But there may be a way to get them to trust you."

"And how do I do that?" Jon asked

Mance looked at him "Tell me lad, have you ever heard of the Horn of Winter?"

Jon had heard stories of the Horn of Winter which were told by Old Nan back at Winterfell when he was a child "Old Nan used to tell me stories about the Horn of Winter" he said "Thousands of Years ago Joramun the King Beyond the Wall was said to have blown the horn and awoken the Giants from the earth. The horn is also said to bring down the wall when it is blown. Though the Maesters tend to disagree about the Horn"

Mance chuckled "The bit about the Horn bringing down the Wall is just a story" he said "But it is still an item which people would follow."

"So the Free Folk will trust us if we bring the Horn of Winter" Jon says

"They will begin to respect you" Tormund stated "The Horn of Winter is an item which will get the Free Folk to respect you"

"So you want us to find the Horn of Winter" Lynoit asked

"We do but this you may not like" The Wildling known as Val stated "Our Dark Elf friends found maps which show the location of Joramun's tomb which is located in the Thenn valley"

"That's right near the Lands of Always Winter!" Serena gasped

"And there are Thenns in that area who have not joined us" Tormund added "Just like you said, you weren't going to like it"

Jon thought for a moment "I don't think we have a choice" he said "If we are going to stop the White Walkers then we need everyone to be friends so I think we better go and retrieve this Horn"

"Well you won't be going alone" Tormund said "We know where the tomb is so we'll be coming with you"

Aranea looked at them "And this should be a group effort. I'll send one of my warriors with you to help"

"Agreed" Kurog added "I'll send someone as well so we can all start trusting each other"

"We'll set off tomorrow" Ygritte stated "You just make sure that you are all ready" Then she along with Tormund, Val and Mance walked out of the tent.

When they were gone, Ollrod turned to Jon "Are you sure it's wise to trust these Wildlings?" he asked

"Ollrod has a point" Lynoit added "This could be a trap"

"I know this may be hard but we need to put our past beliefs behind us" Jon stated "Those Wildlings saved us from that undead bear and if there are more creatures like that then we need to stand together."

"Jon's right" Serena said "We must stand together if we're going to fight them"

Lynoit and Ollrod looked at Jon before they stood up "We've come this far" Ollrod stated

"And we're going to finish this" Lynoit finished

Sunspear: Dorne:

The Southernmost region of Westeros was Dorne which was also the hottest region. Dorne was rocky and mountainous and has the only desert in Westeros. Dorne was bordered with the Sea of Dorne to the north, the Stepstones islands to the east and the Summer Sea to the South. On land Dorne bordered the Reach and Stormlands through a region known as the Dornish Marches where during the age of Heroes was where wars were fought between all three of the areas. There were only two roads that went into Dorne. The Boneway which went from Summerhall in the Stormlands to Yronwood in Dorne. Then there was the Prince's Pass which went from Nightsong to Kingsgrave. There were many Houses in Dorne which swore fealty to House Martell of Sunspear. Since most of Dorne was desert and mountains, the region was also the least populous of all the regions of Westeros. But even so, the Region was able to grow exotic fruits such as lemons and make some of the strongest wine in Westeros.

Dorne also had a bloody history as there had been many kingdoms in Dorne from the many Houses until the arrival of Queen Nymeria and the Rhoynar who allied with Mors Martell and they soon conquered all of Dorne. Dorne also had many wars with the Stormlands and Reach so all three many Houses in the Stormlands and Reach didn't like Dorne. During the Targaryen conquest, Dorne was the only region that was not conquered by the Targaryen's as they were fiercely independent. Even when the castles were captured, the people still fought on with guerrilla warfare which would see Orys Baratheon lose a hand and Queen Rhaenys would die during the First Dornish War. During the 2nd Dornish War during the rule of King Daeron I, the people fought on again with guerrilla warfare that would see Daeron killed during a peace talk. Dorne only joined the Seven Kingdoms when Daeron II married his sister Daenerys to Lord Maron Martell and Dorne became part of the Seven Kingdoms though House Martell kept their title of Prince. But even so, the current Relationship with Dorne wasn't great due to what happened to Elia Martell, the sister of the Current Prince of Dorne, Doran Martell.

Elia Martell had been married to Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and they had two children, Rhaenys and Aegon. However both births had been tough for Elia and she had nearly died giving birth to Aegon and the Maesters claimed she would die if she tried to give birth to another child. Then during Robert's Rebellion after Rhaegar had disappeared with Lyanna Stark, King's Landing was sacked by the Lannisters and Elia and her children were murdered by Gregor Clegane and Amory Lorch. Robert had done nothing to punish the murders which Eddard Stark was angry about and Dorne was angered as well. As a result Dorne had closed its borders with the rest of the Kingdoms.

Myrcella was on her ship as she was taken to Dorne to meet with her betrothal Trystane Martell. Myrcella was worried because she knew about the how the Martells felt about her family but she knew that her brother Martin would try to help fix the relationship with Dorne. Martin had been one who condemned the murder of Elia Martell and claimed that if he was king, he would deal justice. Ser Arys Oakheart, one of the Kingsguard who was also someone who was friends with Myrcella was with her as he would be guarding him while her Jaguar Midnight was also with her.

The ship soon docked at the docks of the Shadow City. The shadow city was a queer dusty town which was like a maze though the residents knew how to get around. As Myrcella departed the ship with Midnight and Arys in tow, she was greeted by a bunch of Guards who had the Martell sigil of a red sun pierced with a spear. There was also a young man with them who Myrcella believed might be her betrothed. But it was the woman who led them that caught Myrcella's eye. This woman was in her early twenties and was buxom and beautiful with olive skin, large dark eyes and long dark curls that fell into ringlets to the middle of her back. She was also quite short standing at 5 foot 2.

"Greetings Princess Myrcella" the woman greeted "I am Princess Arianne Martell. Heiress of Dorne."

Myrcella knew from her readings of Dorne that Dorne had some of the Rhoynar customs including where the oldest child inherits even if the oldest child is a girl. "It is nice to meet you Princess Arianne" Myrcella greeted

"I regent that my father is unable to see you" Arianne stated "His condition makes it hard for him to walk. But I would like you to meet my brother, Trystane Martell and your intended"

Myrcella looked at the man he was meant to marry. He was young and had olive skin and straight black hair. Trystane took Myrcella's hand and kissed the back of it "My lady" he said "It is nice to meet you"

"It is good to meet a handsome man like you" Myrcella replied and laughed when Trystane blushed. She then chucked when he gave a worried look at Myrcella's Jaguar Midnight "Oh don't worry about Midnight, she's just curious" Midnight walked up to Trystane and began smelling him. Trystane was worried but then stroked the Jaguar's head and the Jaguar licked his hand in response "I think that means that he likes you"

"I heard that you had a pet Jaguar but I never expected to see one" Trystane said "Uncle Oberyn says that they are very rare now."

"Speaking of Uncle Oberyn, I think we better go and see him now and father" Arianne stated "And don't worry, I'll make sure that you are safe."

Myrcella knew that Oberyn was someone who wanted to carry on the war after Elia's murder but she knew that Oberyn wouldn't be stupid enough to hurt her.

Arianne and Trystane took Myrcella through the Shadow City and to the Great Keep of Sunspear. They took her to the Great Hall where two men were waiting with their guards.

The first man was a man in his fifties. His skin around his joints had reddened and he was sitting in some kind of wheel chair. This was Doran Martell, the Prince of Dorne. He had suffered from Gout which made it hard for him to walk and he could hardly move at all, he also appeared to be much older that what he really was. The other man was a tall, slender, graceful and fit man. He had a head of black hair and he looked like he had a short temper. This was Oberyn Martell, better known as the Red Viper.

Oberyn Martell and his sister were inseparable when they were children. He was originally fostered at Sandstone. When he was sixteen, he was caught in the bed of Lord Edgar Yronwood's paramour and was challenged to a Duel. The fight was to first blood but Lord Yronwood died of his injuries and Oberyn was believed to have poisoned his spear. As a result Oberyn was temporary exiled and had been a sellsword in Essos but had returned to fight during Robert's Rebellion.

"Father, Uncle Oberyn" Arianne greeted "Princess Myrcella has arrived"

Myrcella approached and bowed respectfully to Doran "Prince Doran" she greeted "I am honoured to be here at Sunspear"

"I hope you know what your family had done" Oberyn snorted "What was done to my sister"

"Brother enough!" Doran snapped "We are not to harm her. We do not hurt little girls in Dorne"

"Sorry brother" Oberyn sighed "I still don't like the fact that we are siding with the men who murdered my sister"

Myrcella smiled "Then you would be happy to know that you are not siding with my brother Joffrey" she said as she handed Prince Doran a letter that Tyrion had given her.

Doran read the letter and then looked at Myrcella "You do know what this letter says?" he asked

"I do" Myrcella replied "I was told to memorise it in case I had to destroy it"

Doran looked at the letter again and then looked at his daughter "Maybe you should take the princess to the Water Gardens and help her settle in. I need to speak with my brother"

"Alright father" Arianne replied and then she walked out with Myrcella, Midnight and Trystane following her.

When they were gone, Oberyn looked at Doran "So what does the letter say?" he asked

"The letter says that we will be siding with Prince Martin instead of Joffrey" Doran replied "It also says that he intends to hand over Gregor Clegane and Amory Lorch to answer for their crimes."

"How can we trust this" Oberyn stated "How do we know that this Prince Martin is any better than his usurper of a father."

"I don't know yet" Doran said "But the best thing we can do for now is wait. I have heard stories about this Martin and they claim that he has hatched dragons of his own. But we shall wait for now."

Ravenwatch: Rivenspire:

Daenerys and Jorah watched the next vision that was shown to them. It seemed that this Stranger and Razum-Jul had some kind of shard which had the power to heal Lady Leila Montclair and now they seemed to be having some kind of feast to celebrate.

The Montclair family along with Verandis, Gwendis and that strange man were sitting around a table "Three cheers to our new friend, he gave me the power to save my wife." Wylon Montclair smiled

"Yes to our new friend" Lady Leila smiled "How can we ever repay him"

"He is great yes" Gwendis giggled "And so handsome. But I want to cheer about this wine. By the Divines, this stuff is delicious"

Daenerys smiled at seeing the family so happy, but she had the feeling that something was wrong. She then saw Leila turn to Verandis "Verandis" she said "May I speak with you for a moment"

Jorah and Daenerys watched as Verandis and Leila went into another room "Don't mind Wylon" Leila said to Verandis as she clutched her stomach in pain "He's just angry that the shard's effects have faded away. I know that you didn't mean for this to happen"

"It that new friend" Verandis stated "There is something odd about him"

"I agree" Leila said "But Wylon thinks he has helped us. I'm feeling a little dizziness… a little discomfort." She then gasped in pain "Verandis, I don't think the shard is powerful enough. It helps but it doesn't last. And now I feel… empty inside. I can't explain it."

"We need to tell Wylon" Verandis stated

"No, leave him be" Leila stated "He's happy now, I can't stand to see him worried, sitting beside my bed helpless. That stone Shard was part something larger, could that be what we are needing?"

"Our new friend and Reezal-Jul might now something. But I don't trust our new friend" Verandis suggested

"Go and talk to them" Leila stated "We need to find the larger relic that shard was from. Please, I need you to do one last favour. For Wylon, for me."

"I'll do it Verandis, I'll go talk to them" Verandis said

Jorah and Daenerys watched as Verandis went over to Reezal-Jul and the new friend of the family who were in the lower levels of the castle reading

"Fascinating isn't it" Reezal-Jul smiled "To think that such a small rock could be so powerful. Can you feel it? Imagine what the relic can do"

Verandis looked at Reezal-Jul "Why didn't you give the shard to Wylon?" he asked "Why did you have me do it?"

"Because the Baron wasn't listening to us" the friend stated "We needed someone he trusted more, had more faith in, that someone was you Count Verandis. Now the Baroness is on the mend and House Montclair has returned to a state of contented Bliss."

Verandis looked at them "The shard isn't working completely" he revealed "Leila is still sick; the shard's effects won't last forever."

Reezal looked at him "Well that's a shame." He said "But it's only a small piece of something grander."

"I've been studying old manuscripts" the other man stated "There may be more we can do to help Baroness Leila"

"I found the stone when I was going through the effects of King Ranser's historian back when I served among his court" Reezal added "There were these manuscripts which point to the location of a powerful Aylied Relic. I locked the manuscripts away but I was able to translate a few words. Life, Death and Craig, they seem to point the location of the relic to the Doomcraig."

"We can take Leila there and use the artefact" The friend suggested.

Daenerys now had a feeling that something was going on and this strange man had something to do with it. But then there was a flash and she covered her eyes along with Jorah.

When Daenerys uncovered her eyes, she saw that she was no longer in Ravenwatch Castle. Now she was in some kind of strange ruin where she saw a large pillar in the middle of the room. Then she heard the sound of a stone door opening and turned to see Verandis along with the Montclair family and Reezal-Jul.

"Wylon please, you have to stop blaming Verandis for this" Leila stated "It's not his fault" Daenerys saw that Leila was looking weaker than before and looked worse than she had done in the first vision.

"Relax" Reezal-Jul stated "We're now here at the relic and now we can use it to heal the Baroness"

Wylon looked at Verandis "By the Divines!" he gasped "This is it, this is the relic. Can you feel it Verandis"

Daenerys saw the uncomfortable look that Verandis had on his face "I don't know" he admitted "I have a bad feeling about this. Something doesn't feel right here."

Wylon glared at Verandis "Enough of your constant mewing Verandis!" he snapped "This is exactly what we have been looking for. This relic will help cure my wife; I would risk my life... my very soul to help my dear Leila. Now let's begin"

"Relax Baron" Reezal-Jul stated "The power of the Aylieds remnant, it's almost overwhelming"

Daenerys and Jorah watched as Leila stood in front of the Relic while Reezal-Jul and Lleraya Montclair stood to the sides.

"You're going to be fine mother" Lleraya stated "Just hold on"

Wylon then pulled out a staff "The Remnant will make you feel like new my love" he said "You'll be reborn" Then he blasted the pillar with his staff and then Reezal-Jul, Lleraya and Wylon were covered in bright light

"Something's happening!" Lleraya gasped "I feel the power"

Then a large red beam shot out from the floor under Leila which lifted her into the air "Wylon, something feels wrong!" she gasped

"Verandis, we need your power!" Wylon gasped "Quickly, touch the relic and help us"

Verandis ran over to the Pillar and touched the side of it. But then he was blasted back and everyone except for Verandis was engulfed in a bright light.

Leila fell to her knees and groaned in agony "No, what have you done!" she gasped "This isn't me, I never wanted this!"

Then a portal opened and Daenerys saw the strange man from before, except now he was dressed in a blood red robe with a half sun stitched on "You fools!" he sneered "You walked right into our trap!"

"Now the power of the relic will be ours!" Reezal-Jul sneered

Lleraya screamed as her eyes glowed red "No, what's happening to us!" she screamed in terror.

Leila turned to Verandis "Quickly, please Verandis end this now please. End this nightmare!" Verandis looked conflicted but drew a dagger and ran at Leila and stabbed her right in the heart which killed her.

"No!" Wylon howled in anger and glared at Verandis "You'll pay for that Vampire!" he shouted "I have the power now, nothing can stop me from reaching out and snapping..." he cast a spell which blew Verandis back. Then there was a puff of smoke and Daenerys watched as Gwendis appeared

"Verandis, Montclair no!" she shouted "Come on Verandis, we need to get out of here!" Daenerys watched as Gwendis helped Verandis out of the room and then her vision faded.

...

Daenerys gasped as she awoke to find herself lying on the floor from where she had drunk the potion. The real Verandis along Farengar and Rakharo stood near her while Jorah lay next to her "So now you have seen what happened" Verandis stated

"So Wylon became desperate to save his wife and was corrupted by Reezal-Jul and that other man" Daenerys stated

"I never did trust that stranger" Verandis said "There was something odd about him. I still don't even know who he is."

"I do" Jorah stated "He's a member of the Mythic Dawn Daedric Cult; the symbol of the half sun is their symbol. I'm sure I saw him during the attack on Vaes Dothrak. He was one of them who attacked Drogo."

"So this man is responsible for Khal Drogo's death!" Daenerys hissed "This makes our job here personal."

"So what is our next plan?" Damien asked

Verandis looked at them "I have reports that Reezal-Jul has been spotted just South of here" he said "Tamrith forces are preparing to capture him. There is also something else I need to do at the ruined fortress of Lorkrata Hills." He looked at Farengar "I don't suppose you could help me there."

"If my Queen allows me" Farengar stated

"You may go with him Farengar" Daenerys said "I meanwhile will go south with the others and handle Reezal-Jul"

"Good luck" Verandis stated "We'll meet up at the town of Fell's run south of Northpoint. Baron Dorell is there and we can plan our next move after that"

"Good idea" Daenerys said "And now we're one step closer to ending this Civil War."

Chapter End:

Notes: Sorry about the long wait but I had been working on my other stories. I have introduced a lot of new characters in this chapter and this is one of the longest chapters I've written. I decided not to include a scene involving the Sand Snakes since I had already brought in many new characters but they will appear in the next chapter and I have plans to make them more involved in this story. Mychel Redfort and Mya Stone will also play a role as well. I place them together in a romance as in the A Song of Ice and Fire Books, Mychel took Mya's virginity but then Mychel was married to the younger daughter of Lord Yohn Royce so there will be clashes involving Mychel.