The Horn of Winter:

Saltpans: Riverlands:

Saltpans was a small port town in the Riverlands, the town sat at the Bay of Crabs and was the seat of House Cox. Saltpans wasn't a major port as ships tended to stop at Maidenpool but ships still stopped at Saltpans from time to time. A small castle overlooked the port though most of the town was being rebuilt from raids led by Gregor Clegane, Amory Lorch and Vargo Hoat. Now the town was where Martin had landed with his forces which considered on 4 of the 7 completed Legions. While Legate Ulfric was in the South helping with the war, most of the First Legion were stationed in the North and were fighting against the Ironborn in the North led by Galmar Stone Fist. The second Legion led by Adventus Caesennis had fought with Martin in the Stormlands and were now joining Martin at Saltpans. The Third Legion led by Constanus Tituleius were still in the Westerlands at Fort Fellhammer, reports say that they were still under attack from the forces of Reginald Lannister but Robb Stark would soon be able to liberate the fort. Gonnar Oath-Giver, the legate of the 4th legion had taken half his force into the Vale to assist with the loyal Vale lords to defeat Petyr Baelish and his army though some of the 4th Legion's men were still in the Riverlands. The 5th Legion was led by Legate Alids though due to his old age, he had to step aside and now his top man Hrolled had taken over the Legion. The forces of the 6th Legion led by Emmanuel Admand and the newly completed 7th Legion which had only been completed not long after the war started had joined Martin at Saltpans. Martin had around 20,000 legions soldiers with him as well as the forces of Randyll Tarly and a few Houses from the Riverlands. Altogether, Martin had a force of around 28,000 soldiers.

Now that Martin was at Saltpans, Martin intended to march south to King's Landing but first he had to take Harrenhal, Martin couldn't march on King's Landing until he had control of Harrenhal. But even though Tywin supported Martin, he couldn't just leave Harrenhal as it would look suspicious, both Martin and Tywin had around the same number of men and Tywin had the field advantage as he held a well fortified castle.

"So Martin, what is our plan?" General Tullius asked as he along with the Legates of the Legions and Randyll Tarly were in a tent which they had set up.

"Well we can't march on King's Landing until we've captured Harrenhal" Martin stated "Harrenhal may be a ruin but it still holds a strategic position. Tywin may claim that he supports us but Harrenhal is in a position where they could attack us in the rear if Tywin is just playing us."

"If Tywin is indeed supporting us then wouldn't he let us take Harrenhal?" Legate Hrolled stated

Tullius and Martin shook their heads "Tywin has the field advantage, he wouldn't retreat if he could hold out at Harrenhal" Tullius explained

"And if he did it would make him look suspicious" Martin stated "There are some in the Lannister ranks who want more power and Joffrey would give it to them if he learnt Tywin is working for me. We've already been told that Reginald Lannister is working for Joffrey and desires Casterly Rock"

"Well we can't just sit here" Randyll stated "We need a plan" he then sighed "If we had the Knights of the Vale or Riverland forces with us then we would have enough men to force Tywin into a retreat"

Martin looked over a map until a scout reported in "Apologizes" he said "But a scouting force has just returned from their scouting. They have something for you"

A scout handed a sealed letter to Martin "This letter was left at Harrenhal, it seemed that Lord Tywin Lannister wanted it to be found by us, it was left in an area of the castle were there were no guards."

Martin cut open the letter and then he looked over it, when he finished reading the letter, he turned to his commanders "Get the army ready, we're marching on Harrenhal"

"You mean we're going to attack?" Rikke questioned

"We are" Martin stated "But we will be meeting a Lannister force along the way"

Harrenhal:

Lord Tywin Lannister sat in the Great Hall of Harrenhal with the lords that were with him. They included his brother Kevan Lannister, Lord Lewys Lydden, lord of Deep Den, lord Selmond Stackspear, Ser Addam Marbrand the heir to Ashemark and Harys Swyft the lord of Cornfield.

"The Starks have captured Kayce" Addam stated "Now they are in striking range of Lannisport."

"Leo Lefford took his men to the Golden Tooth but was ambushed by the River Lords" Kevan said as he read a message "Leo was wounded during the fight and may not survive. The Golden Tooth has fallen and Leo has been captured but he may not survive."

Tywin then looked at the lords "And what of the army being raised in the southern Westerlands?" he asked

"Lord Reginald has returned to Lannisport" Harys stated, they had no idea that Reginald was working against Tywin but Tywin didn't want them to know "The Southern Westerlands have raised an army of 20,000 and are attacking Fort Fellhammer where the Third Legion is based. Houses Greenfield, Crakehall and Serrett are among the forces at the fortress and are led by Daven Lannister."

It was then that the door opened and a messenger walked in "My lords, the scouts have returned with a message" the man handed Tywin a message which he read.

When he finished, Tywin looked at his lords "It seems that my Grandson has landed his forces at Saltpans and is marching here" he said "But I need more information." He then looked at Harys Swyft "Lord Swyft, I'm giving you command of 10,000 soldiers, you are to sneak behind Martin's forces and attack them from behind"

"It will be done my lord" Harys said

"That will be everything" Tywin said "Now leave us, I must speak with my brother" the lords are began to leave leaving Kevan and Tywin alone.

"Is it wise to let Harys lead nearly half our forces?" Kevan questioned

"He is important for our retreat back to King's Landing" Tywin stated "I can't withdraw to King's Landing when I have the advantage so I need to lose some of my men so my retreat won't look suspicious"

"I just hope Harys will be alright" Kevan sighed "I may not be fond of the man myself but he is still my father in law."

"Martin wouldn't execute him" Tywin stated "But he can't promise that he'll survive the battle"

Beyond the Wall:

Jon Snow walked along with the group he was taking with him to find the Horn of Winter and prove to the wildlings that he wanted to help. His group included the Dawnguard members that came with him, Ollrod and Lynoit, the vampire Serena and Qhorin Halfhand who had been healed from his wounds. Jon was shocked that his wounds had been healed so fast but with healing magic, wounds could close quickly. The Wildlings, Tormund and Ygritte were with him as well along with the wilding leader Harma Dogshead, Jon personally thought she was crazy but was still a skilled warrior. Jon was cautious of her as she hated dogs and really didn't like his Direwolf Ghost who had joined them. There was one member who Tormund didn't like, Sigorn. Sigorn was the son of Styr, the Warleader of a group of Thenns which Tormund hated. Sigorn had grey eyes and fading hair, he wore bronze greaves and a leather shirt with a bronze axe across his back. He also had war paint of his face which made him even more terrifying. The Orcs had also sent one of their warriors known as Durak with them who was a skilled warrior with an axe and was skilled with a crossbow that he had made at his stronghold. The Dark Elves has sent two people with him, one was a female archer known as Jenassa who had a dark nature but was skilled with a bow, and the other was a male warrior who wore strange armour made from some kind of plates known as Teldryn Sero.

While they were walking, Jon spoke with Sero to learn more about his people "So Sero?" he asked "What can you tell me about the Dark Elves?"

Sero looked at him "My people come from a land in Essos just north of the Bone Mountains known as Morrowind. Most people avoid it as they say the land is cursed. I was born in the city of Blacklight but I was forced to flee when I was a child. Morrowind is home to the largest known volcano known as Red Mountain. A few hundred years ago the volcano erupted like it had never done before. The Volcano erupted before I was born but we were still feeling the effects of it. Then we ended up in a war with the Dothraki and I had to flee to the island of Solstheim, an island in the Shivering Sea. There I worked as a soldier to protect the town of Raven Rock but one day a mission went wrong. Arenea found me and healed me after which I dedicated myself to serve her an Azura"

"Azura" Jenassa scoffed "I don't believe in any gods, they're just tales people tell themselves"

"Some people have to have faith in what they believe in" Lynoit stated

"Well we can't fight amongst each other now" Qhorin added "We need to work together to find the Horn of Winter."

Jon looked at the Orc warrior Durak, he had heard more about the Dark Elves and wanted to know more about the Orcs "So, what can you tell me about your people?" he asked

"The Orcs are a warrior culture" Durak answered "We live in small tribes where only the Chiefs are allowed to marry and we take more than one wife. Often our sons challenge our fathers and kill them to prove that they are worthy to become Chief. It's just how the Orcs have lived, we're warriors and we're meant to fight. As for myself, I was once the Chief of a small tribe, not a very powerful one like some tribes but we were united. But our tribe was one of the first ones to be attacked by the Dark Cults. I lost two wives and soon most of my tribe had been slaughtered. So I joined with Kurog and I would die alongside him."

Jon looked at Durak, this man was a natural warrior and he looked very strong, it was clear that the enemy would have a hard time to take down this man. But as the group carried on walking, Sigorn narrowed his eyes at Jon "Listen here Night Hunter!" he hissed "I don't like you, I don't like crows but we have bigger problems to worry about so I will help. But if you are playing us, I'll kill you slowly then my clan will feast on your corpse"

Jon felt disgusted but chose not to say anything, he had heard of the reputation of the Thenns from Rangers of the Night's Watch and how they feasted on the flesh of those that they killed. But they were also the most disciplined of the Wildling tribes as they have laws, they were also better equipped than other tribes who used weapons made from animal bones while the Thenns used bronze weapons and armour.

They carried on walking with Sigorn leading them as he knew where they were going and soon they came to some kind of burial mound. The mound looked ancient as the rocks to build it were crumbling. Several stone pillars stood high in the air and there was a small staircase which went down into the burial tombs.

"When we first found this place, it was covered in snow" Sigorn admitted "We were only able to find the door because of the pillars which had the tops uncovered. My father had our tribe digging for weeks to uncover this though we never had any time to explore.

"We best be careful" Durak stated "Who knows what we might find in there."

Harma scoffed "This place has been buried for thousands of years, who would still be in there?"

Jon didn't listen as Sigorn opened the old rusted iron door and one by one, they entered the tomb which may have been the tomb of Jourman, the first King Beyond the Wall.

King's Landing:

Arya Stark grumbled as she wore a set of workers overalls. The leather she wore was uncomfortable and she looked filthy. Dion and Burd were with her also dressed in the same clothing. Salloreon was with him along with older looking man with greying hair and a trimmed beard. They too wore workers overalls like every other person here.

"This is Tobho Mott" Salloreon stated "He one of the best smiths in King's Landing"

"Actually I am the best" Tobho boasted "Many great lords got their armour from me and they claimed that my work was the best. But now I have been reduced to arming common soldiers. This is not what I was trained to do, I was meant to create great works of art, not common swords. I am one of the few smiths who know how to reforge Valyrian Steel."

"Anyway" Salloreon added "All of the workers have been called to the main hall. The King and some armed guards are expected to arrive to inspect the factory. As well as weapons we build catapults and ballista crossbows, with the battle soon coming to the city, I expect the King wants to make sure that everything is in order."

"Hopefully we can speak to the Hound during the visit" Dion stated "We have to find a way to steal some ships for the Resistance."

Soon bells began chiming through the building "Well that's the bell for everyone to enter the hall" Salloreon said.

So Arya, Dion and Burd followed Salloreon and Tobho towards the Hall where all of the workers had gathered. There were many workers here and many of them looked starved, it seemed that many of them were poor people who had no work. They also saw the boss of the factory, it turned out to be Ulrich Leland, one of the guards who had betrayed Eddard Stark during his arrest. He had been granted the factory and was ordered to use it to produce weapons for the wars.

"Look sharp workers!" Ulrich snapped at the workers when they all arrived, "Our factory has been blessed with a visit from the King himself!"

The large doors opened and Arya narrowed her eyes when King Joffrey entered. Joffrey looked much different when she had last seen him, before Joffrey had short blond hair and green eyes. Now one of his eyes was covered up and his hair had become matted and thick. His hair had not been brushed properly for some time. Arya also saw a mad look on his face. He wore a suit of red armour and a sharp sword was at his waist. Several guards were with him including the Hound, Meryn Trant and the guard captain Andens Avidius who was the man who betrayed her father. Joffrey's pet Jaguar Hearteater was with them.

"Thank you for the introduction Ulrich" Andens stated "But the King's Visit here is not a blessing but an investigation."

Joffrey narrowed his eyes at the workers "The weapons built here have been breaking when used by our soldiers!" he hissed "I will not tolerate this, I am the King and I will not have my soldiers lose battles because of poor quality weapons"

Andens looked around "I suspect that there may be Resistance members among you. So I will give them a warning" he turned to Salloreon "You are Salloreon correct?" Salloreon nodded "You are one of the smiths used to forge weapons and you make the chains for the catapults?"

"I do" Salloreon stated

Andens looked at a crossbow which had recently been completed and looked at Andens "This catapult had recently been completed by you and was about to be place on one of the towers. Please show us how easy it is to be used in a battle" Salloreon looked a little concerned as he had built this catapult so it would break when used.

But the guards forced Salloreon towards the handle which when turned would force the chains to bring the launcher down to lead. Salloreon then began turning the handle which was very stiff and hard to move, that would make the men using the catapult take a long time to load. The chain was also stiff and quickly, the chain snapped when the catapult was close to the ground which forced the arm to swing forward and the catapult shattered.

When the Catapult shattered, Joffrey narrowed his eyes in anger at Salloreon "You built that catapult to break didn't you?" he snarled

"No your Grace!" Salloreon pleaded "Something must have gone wrong with the chains"

"I cannot have people who are useless at making catapults" Joffrey snorted and he looked at Hearteater and whistled. Then Hearteater darted forward and knocked Salloreon onto his back. The Jaguar dug his jaws into Salloreon's neck and Salloreon screamed in agony as Hearteater shook him around and then threw Salloreon chocked as Hearteater burst some of the blood vessels in his neck and he began bleeding horrible. Salloreon chocked before he fell silent.

Arya and her Resistance squad along with the other works along with Sandor Clegane looked in horror at Joffrey's actions while Joffrey just sneered in happiness. Arya almost lost it and charged at Joffrey but Dion put a hand on her shoulder. Andens turned to you "Now that the King has your attention, know this, these actions will no longer be tolerated here, everything you build will be inspected when finished.

"And if there are any poor weapons then you will be Hearteater's next meal!" Joffrey sneered as the Jaguar went back to his side then he turned to Meryn Trant and Sandor Clegane "You two will watch over here, and if anyone makes poor weapons then you bring them to me"

"This factory will be under constant watch from now one" Andens added "Now we must leave as the King has some new guests to greet" Andens and Joffrey left leaving Meryn Trant and Sandor Clegane behind who quickly forced the workers to get back to the forged.

Arya soon met with Dion, Burd and Tobho Mott "Now what are we going to do?" Arya asked "How are we supposed to get out of here now?"

Tobho looked at them "There is one of those tunnels that leads under the city here near where I work" he said "When you get the information find me at my work base, I'll lead you out of the city but I'm coming with you. With Salloreon dead the Antler men need to leave the city, we'll help you take those ships."

"You do that" Dion stated "We need to go and find the Hound so we can talk to him."

Water Gardens: Dorne:

Myrcella Baratheon walked through the water gardens of Dorne with her betrothal Prince Trystane and his sister Arianne. Myrcella wore an orange summer dress so she could help with the hot weather of the Dornish sun. Myrcella was not used to the heat of the desert but Arianne said that she would adapt to the weather soon. The water gardens was a small palace with gardens and waterfalls located on a beach near the Summer Sea. It was a private retreat for House Martell. Myrcella looked around the pink marble pavement of the gardens and the courtyards. There were small pools and waterfalls which showed the beauty of the gardens. There were orange trees and other tropical fruit bushes and trees which only grew in Dorne and sometimes they would get a piece of fruit and eat it. Myrcella and Trystane were talking about their families.

"My father never really payed much attentions to us" Myrcella stated "Mother did love us but she looked my brother Joffrey more. And that was the problem, Joffrey never learnt and he thought he could do whatever he wanted. He used to bully Tommen and me but Martin always put a stop to it. When we got our Jaguars, the bulling stopped but Joffrey was still full of anger and Martin had to keep him away from us."

"You seem to think a lot about your brother Martin" Trystane stated

"I was closest with Tommen since he's the youngest but Martin and Alessia always cared about us" Myrcella stated "They looked after us when my mother was coddling Joffrey."

"So you believe your brother would be a better King?" Arianne questioned

"Ever since Joffrey lost his eye he became more and more unstable" Myrcella stated "Joffrey knows nothing of ruling, he just thinks he can do whatever he wants, Martin knows that being King is an important job and cannot be treaty like a game. The crown has to be taken seriously." Myrcella then looked at Trystane "So what can you tell me about your family?"

"The Martells are an old family" Trystane stated "We became the ruling family of Dorne when we allied with Queen Nymeria and united Dorne, defeated the other petty Kings. We are a proud family and we don't bow to anyone like our words say 'Unbowed Unbent Unbroken'"

"Though relations with the crown have been bad since the last war" Arianne stated "Uncle Oberyn wanted revenge for Elia's murder"

"Martin was against that" Myrcella stated "I remember him having an argument with father once saying that that action was murder and Gregor Clegane and Amory Lorch should be executed for their crimes."

"Well maybe there will be better relationships between our families" Trystane claimed "But even within our family there is conflict, when Quentyn was sent away to Yronwood, our mother left back to Norvos"

Myrcella looked at the two Martells "Who is Quentyn?" she asked

"Our brother" Arianne stated "Father sent him to Yronwood after uncle Oberyn caused lord Edgar Yronwood to die Quentyn was fostered with the Yronwood to keep the peace. Mother was furious and left afterwards. We hardly ever see Quentyn now, he spends more time with the Yronwoods than us"

"Though we tend to spend a lot of time with the Sand Snakes" Trystane greeted "They are our family. In fact they are looking forward to meeting you"

"I would be happy to meet them" Myrcella stated and then Trystane and Arianne took Myrcella over to one of the pools where three girls were washing their faces in the pool and talking to each other.

One of them who looked to be the oldest looked to be in her late twenties had long legs with brown eyes and rat-brown hair which was tied in a knot. She had callused hand and a mannish looked. Myrcella could see that she looked like a female warrior as she wore a mottled sandsilk cloak of dun and gold over brown riding leathers and she had a large spear and copper shield which were next to her on the ground. This was Obara Sand, the oldest of the Sand Snakes and the daughter of a prostitute from Oldtown which Oberyn mad been with when he studied poisons at the Citadel.

The next girl was more of a beauty with long black hair which was in a braided ponytail. She looked 25 years old with dark eyes and full lips. But while this girl was a beauty, she was still a deadly warrior and wore lilac robes with a silk cape of cream and copper. Myrcella noticed the whip she held and the hidden daggers she kept hidden, this was Nymeria Sand, Oberyn's daughter with a noblewoman from Volantis which was why she was more of a beauty.

The final of the three girls was younger with golden hair and deep blue eyes. She had dimples in her cheeks and a sweet gentle voice. She wore a blue samite gown with Myrish lace sleeves. Myrcella could see that this girl had soft pale hands and she too had a dagger on her belt which was laced with poison. Myrcella could see that this girl was one who was an expert at acting to be sweet but was in truth a girl who could trick her enemies. This was Tyene Sand, Oberyn's daughter with a Septa.

"So it seems that the Princess had decided to greet us" Obara stated "I didn't expect a Lannister to see us"

"Now that is now way to talk to a Princess" Nymeria stated "She is our guest"

"And who knows, maybe we have a chance to see more of Westeros" Tyene added "I've always wanted to see more beyond the Red Mountains"

"Well I can tell you more about the rest of Westeros" Myrcella stated "Though I've spent most of my time in King's Landing, if you want more information then my brother Martin can tell you more, he has travelled across Westeros."

Obara looked at her "They say that your brother is one of the best warriors and has trained with some former sellsword group known as the Blades"

"Well the blades do serve my brother" Myrcella confirmed "They met when Martin was in Essos and now they serve him, he says that he had never seen such fine soldiers."

"Father says the same" Nymeria stated "He met the Blades when he was in exile in Essos, he never got the chance to serve with them but he says that he would never want to fight one of them."

"That is saying something" Tyene added "Father is one of the best warriors around and he wouldn't back down from a challenge"

"So you three are the Sand Snakes" Myrcella questioned "my father has many bastards but I have never met any of them. Father never even acknowledges his bastards, well except for Edric Storm but that only because his mother is a noble as well."

"Here in Dorne bastards are treated as equals" Obara smirked "And there are eight Sand Snakes. Our sisters aren't here, Sarella tends to travel a lot, and the last time we heard from her, she was in the Citadel in Oldtown dressed as a man to study there."

"Obella, Dorea and Loreza are still very young and spend most of their time with their mother" Tyene stated "They have the same mother, Ellaria Sand, the bastard daughter of Lord Harmen Uller of Hellholt."

"And then there is Elia" Nymeria added "Or Lady Lance as we like to call her, she tends to spend a lot of her time riding horses around Dorne pretending that she's a jouster, I swear that when she's older, she will dress as a man and enter Jousting tournaments dressed as a mystery knight"

They all laughed at the idea, even Myrcella who knew that Martin wouldn't have cared that a girl was jousting, he never did have beliefs that women were weaker than men, Alessia showed that as she was just as strong as a man. Their laughing was interrupted when a loud neigh was heard. They all turned to see a sand steed riding through the water gardens with a girl of around 12 years old with hair in a black braid. The girl rode the Sand Steed around them all, Sand Steeds were a horse bred in Dorne which were some of the best horses in Westeros, known for their long neck, narrow head and swiftness and they could ride for miles without getting tired.

"Stop showing off Elia!" Obara snapped and Myrcella realised that this must be Elia Sand, one of the other Sand Snakes.

Elia stopped her horse before dismounting her horse and looked at them "I just rode in from the desert" she said "I saw a group of people approaching the city, I think you are going to want to see this, they seemed to be some kind of messengers and I think they have something for our uncle"

"And who are these messengers working for?" Nymeria asked

"They seemed to be wearing some kind of blueish black armour that seemed to be in plates" Elia stated "If they are who I think they are then I want to have the chance to spar with them"

"Wait, you mean that these could be the Blades?" Tyene gasped "The bodyguards of Prince Martin"

"I hope they are" Elia smiled "I've always wanted to meet these Blades, now we should get back to Sunspear, they'll be arriving soon and they have a prisoner with them"

Rivenspire:

Damien had taken Daenerys, Jorah and Rakharo to a camp south of Crestshade. This was where the forces of House Tamrith had managed to corner Reezal-Jul and now was their opportunity to take out one of House Montclair's biggest allies. Damien took them to the command tent where Daenerys saw Countess Eselde Tamrith dressed in a suit of armour along with someone else.

"Are you sure this is where Reezal has taken the hostages?" Eselde asked

"Yes I am sure sister" the other woman stated "I don't know what they are planning to do with them but it can't be good."

"But we cannot lose this opportunity" Eselde hissed "This is our chance to take out that lizard once and for all. He is the cause of so much harm to Rivenspire"

"But we can't risk them killing the hostages!" the other woman said "If we charge in then countess lives will be lost"

"I know that!" Eselde sighed "If Alard was here, he would have just charged and countless people will die. But I'm better than that"

The other woman turned to look at Daenerys and her group "Sister, it seems that friend of yours from Shornhelm has arrived"

Eselde turned and smiled at Daenerys "So you have arrived them, allow me to introduce my sister Captain Janeve Tamrith, my younger sister and former captain of the Shornhelm guards."

"Nice to meet you" Daenerys greeted "So what is the situation here?"

"We may have forced Montclair's forces from Shornhelm but they've taken hostages with them" Eselde stated "Not just commoners but some are minor nobles. They have also been kidnapping villagers from the small villages across Rivenspire. They have taken them to this cave and now we have them trapped. But the problem is that if we just storm the cave then the hostages would be killed and we can't have that. Reezal-Jul may be a wanted criminal but we can't have all those people killed just for one lizard"

"There may be another way in" Janeve suggested "There is another cave not far from this one. The two cave tunnels could connect, the caves in these mountains go on for a long time. They could connect."

"Then we can send a small force in" Eselde stated

"I will go" Daenerys stated "My allies here will protect me"

"Khaleesi, is that a good idea?" Jorah stated "We don't know what are in these caves"

"We have to help" Daenerys stated "And I can give my dragons some place to practise" Daenerys' three dragons were still only the size of cats but they still needed experience in using their flame breath.

"I'll come with you" Janeve added "Since it was my fault that these hostages were taken I must redeem myself by helping to rescue them"

"Just be careful sister" Eselde stated "I'm going to need to back here when we make our next move"

"Don't worry sister" Janeve smiled "I'll be fine."

The North: Sea Dragon Point:

Sea Dragon Point was a peninsula in the North just west of the Wolfswood. The area was forested and thinly populated containing hills and bogs. The area was filled with wildlife such as otters and salmon for fishing. The area was also home to many First Men ruins including strongholds which have fallen into ruins. There was good quality pine in the area which was great for building ships which was why the Ironborn often attacked the area.

Sea Dragon Point was where the Warg King ruled during the Age of Heroes. He was defeated by House Stark, the Kings of Winter, during their unification of the North. The Warg king allied with the children of the forest but in the end, the Warg King and all his sons were killed and his daughter were married into House Stark. Some also believed that the extinct House Amber may have been from the region since small amounts of amber used for making jewellery can be found in the region.

Sea Dragon Point was where Theon Greyjoy had chosen to stay while he planned out his next move to retake Deepwood Motte from his sister Yara. Along with the men from the Legion, Theon had also gotten some help from House Mormont of Bear Island. The heir to House Mormont, lady Dacey Mormont had gone South with most of the Mormont forces but some stayed to defend Bear Island. These forces had joined Theon to help repel the Ironborn and were led by Lady Maege's 2nd daughter Alysane Mormont. Alysane was a short, chunky and muscular woman with crooked teeth but an ingratiating smile. She wore ring mail under her furs with boiled leather under that and sheepskin under that. Even though she was unmarried she had two children which she claimed were fathered by a bear. Alysane claimed to be a skin changer that could change onto a bear but Theon thought that was just crazy.

Theon had gathered his leaders as well as Alysane to discuss their plans "My sister has a small force holding Deepwood Motte but they have the cover of the forest. And she also has Lady Sybelle and her children hostage. We can't let any harm come to them."

"So what do we do?" Alysane asked

"Well I've been to Deepwood Motte before and I know a place where I can smuggle a few men over the wooden palisade and then open the gates to let the rest of the forces in. We can rescue lady Sybelle and then open the gates to let the forces in. Galmar should be arriving tonight so we can attack together, I'll sneak my men in at night so we have the cover of darkness." Theon then turned to Alysane "And I want you to burn the Ironborn ships, I don't want them going back to the Iron Islands so they can do more damage"

"Understood" Alysane replied and then she took her Mormont soldiers and went to do her mission.

Theon gave a deep breath "Sister, I hope you can forgive me for what I'm about to do" he looked at Red Rain, the Valyrian Steel sword he had taken from Dunstan Drumm after his death at Moat Cailin, "Maybe this sword can finally do some good work" he then went to select the men he would take with him into Deepwood Motte to open the gates and rescue the Glovers.

Sarsfield: Westerlands:

Robb Stark had brought his men back to Sarsfield, he left some men behind to keep hold of Kayce for when they would attack Lannisport. Domeric Bolton, the son of Roose Bolton was holding Kayce at the minute while Roose led the remaining Bolton troops with Robb. Greatjon Umber and Galbert Glover had returned from their attacks in the Westerlands while Rickard Karstark was still attacking the Golden Tooth. Gawen Westerling and Tytos Brax were with Robb as well as they prepared their next move.

Robb and his lords were now in the commander's tent and they discussed their plans "The Scouts say that Reginald Lannister has most of the southern Lannister army at Lannisport, he had closed the gates and has kept most of his men with him." Gawen stated

"How many men does Reginald have?" Galbert asked

"As many as 30,000" Tytos stated "Some of these are men who have returned from the Riverlands campaign. House Crakehall has a huge number of men with this army and Reginald had forced heavy conscription in the Southern Westerlands forcing many men to fight."

"There is something else" Gawen added "Reginald has sent Ser Daven Lannister to Fort Fellhammer where the Third Legion is based. He has an army with 10,000 men including Ser Burton Crakehall."

"Isn't Daven the son of Stafford?" Greatjon questioned

"He is" Tytos stated "He believes that the Northerns killed his father at Oxcross but we have that letter as proof that Reginald killed him. Unlike his father Daven is a capable commander and we could use him on our side though many of his troops might disagree with him."

"We could also use the Third Legion to help capture Lannisport" Galbert added

"So we will march South to Fort Fellhammer and help save the Third Legion" Robb declared "After that we will march west at attack Lannisport. Domeric will sail from Kayce and blockade Lannisport's harbour. That will be all my lords, dismissed"

The Lords bowed before they left the tent leaving Robb alone to look over the map of the Westerlands.

Saltpans: Riverlands:

Martin and his armies were preparing to march onto Harrenhal. When they reached Harrenhal they would force Tywin Lannister to retreat back to King's Landing and then they could march straight to the city where they could besiege the city and hopefully end the war. But there were still a few things to do before they could march. Martin had gathered General Tullius along with Legate Rikke, Randyll Tarly, Ulfric Stormcloak, Hrolled and Emmanuel Admand in his tent along with Willas Tyrell and Alessia. A small force of Legion Troops from the North had arrived with a package.

The lead soldier placed a large crate on the table "Commander Galmar's mission in the North had been successful" he said "We have returned from our mission with our prize."

Martin opened the crate to reveal something that he never even though existed. There was some kind of large crown made from bones and teeth of ancient dragons. The teeth looked like the points of a crown and it looked just right for a warrior.

"The Jagged Crown!" Tullius gasped in shock

"I honestly didn't even think it existed" Rikke gasped

"I always knew that Galmar was right about that crown" Ulfric smiled

Alessia looked at the crown "This is the ancient crown that the ancient Kings during King Harald's time wore and was lost during the Great Hunt. This crown shows that you have been chosen by the gods"

"And your dragons only improve that" Willas added as he looked at Martin's five dragons, they were all growing quite fast and now Martin was unable to keep them in the cages so he had assigned several Blades to keep an eye on them.

Martin took the crown from the crate and placed it on his head. When the crown was in place, it no longer felt heavy and he suddenly felt stronger and braver than before "This crown feels like it has ancient magic in" he stated "I feel stronger than before"

"That's the magic of the crown" Ulfric stated "It is said to grant power to its wearer. This is a sign that you have been chosen"

"Well even if I have been chosen there is still much to do" Martin stated "Are there any reports from the scouts"

"There is one" Randyll stated "Tywin has sent a small force of troops with Ser Harys Swyft to locate us. The Scouts are following him and he is located near Harroway."

"Then we will march to Harroway and then we'll split the army in two" Martin stated "Then we'll attack Harrenhal and force Tywin to retreat"

"Understood" Randyll stated and then he along with the others left.

In another part of the camp, Jaime Lannister was under guard in his tent. Ever since his capture at Whispering Wood, he had been handed over to Martin where he was not kept in a cage but was under heavy guard and taken from camp to camp. Martin wanted him close, he was Martin's uncle but he still fought against him. Jaime was no longer in his armour but had been given clean clothes to wear. He also had his sword taken away. But there was one good thing for him, ever since his capture he had been able to see the Blades train which had made him curious about them. He knew very little about the Blades and their sword training was completely different to the training that he had when he was a squire. The Blades swords were also some of the finest he had ever seen and seemed to be just as good as Valyrian Steel blades though unlike Valyrian steel the way to make these swords had not been lost but the way of forging them was a blades secret which they did not share with anyone.

It was then that his tent opened and Jaime turned to see Captain Stefan, the 2nd in command of the Blades along with Barristan Selmy. Barristan was no longer a member of the Kingsguard and had been given a position in the Blades when he had joined Martin at Dragonstone. Now he wore a suit of Blades armour and had a blades sword on his belt. Jaime had been shocked when he learnt that Barristan had been dismissed from the Kingsguard, Jaime knew that Barristan was one of the few who was actually skilled to use a sword. Arys Oakheart and Mandon Moore were skilled as well while Meryn Trant, Preston Greenfield and Boros Blount were useless as knights. He knew that Cersei wanted him as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard but he didn't want it to be given to him by having the title taken off Barristan.

"Ser Barristan, Captain Stefan" Jaime greeted "What brings you here?"

"I know that you have become curious about the Blades" Stefan stated "Maybe it is time for you to know more about the Blades. Barristan also only knows so much so he is also going to be told as well. So what do you know?"

"Well I only know that the Blades were once a sellsword force in Essos" Jaime stated "Barristan told me all about the War of the Ninepenny Kings"

"It's true" Barristan stated "The blades fought against the Band of Nine at Tyrosh, I fought alongside them. Jauffre was grandmaster back then and Delphine fought there as well though she was quite young. I had never seen such a fine group them, not a single blade's member died back then. They offered me a place within the order but I turned them down as my duty was in Westeros, I wasn't a Kingsguard back then."

"What else do you know?" Stefan asked

"I only know that one of their biggest achievements was the Battle of Qohor during the century of Blood, they were the only sellswords who did not leave and stayed to battle the Dothraki." Jaime stated

"That battle was where we became very famous" Stefan stated "We had already been sellswords for years but our influence had fallen during the Valyrian freehold, we were against the freehold due to them being very involved in Slavery which we were against. We even fought with the Valyrians against the Ghiscari Empire. After the Doom of Valyria, our reputation was restored after Qohor but we were still very limited in what jobs we accepted. But the Blades had been around since before the time of Valyria, we existed since before the Septim Empire."

"But the Septim Empire was thousands of years ago even before the Long Night" Jaime stated

"That's why we are such an ancient order and why we have many tomes which have been lost in history" Stefan stated "When the Septim Empire was around, we were body guards to the Septim Emperors but we didn't always serve them, the Blades originally came from a lost land known as Akaviri. This land has been lost and we don't even know where the land is now. But what is known is that shortly after the Septim Empire had been founded and Tiber Septim had united all of what is now Westeros, forces from Akaviri invaded. The Blades were known as the Akaviri Dragonguard back then and we were led by Commander Mishaxhi. Our forces were defeated in the Battle of the Pale Pass which is located in what is now the Vale. There we submitted to Tiber and we served the Septims after that as their bodyguards. Commander Mishaxhi's writings are some that Blades recruits need to read to become members, he was the one who disbanded the Dragonguard and they became the Blades. He would serve as Grandmaster before retiring and he wrote many books on the Blades and their ways of fighting." He then handed some books to Jaime "These are some of his books that he wrote, we thought that you might want to read them."

"I've already read them" Barristan smiled "They are quite interesting" then the two of them left the tent leaving Jaime alone with the books. After a while, Jaime picked one of the books up and opened it.

King's Landing, factories:

Arya Stark along with Burd and Dion made their way through the factories. It wasn't easy as ever since Joffrey's visit, there were guards everywhere and the workers were now working in fear, three more workers had been arrested when they had been caught making brittle swords and two had been killed trying to run away. Arya knew that they would have to leave soon before they are discovered. They needed to find the Hound soon so they could find a way to steal the ships for the Resistance. Arya did not like the Hound much as he once worked for Joffrey but there was no other choice and he had saved her sister from being raped.

It had taken a while but they soon found the Hound all alone as since there was no one else around, they took their chance.

"Hey Dog!" Arya called

Sandor turned around and glared at the people who called him, he hated that name and he narrowed his eyes when he saw it was some workers "Hey, get back to work now!" he ordered "Don't make me kill you for disobedience"

Arya sighed and she removed her hat to reveal her face and hair "Do you remember me now, Hound?" she questioned

Sandor looked at the girl, women did not work at this factory so she did not belong here. There was also something familiar about her. Then he realised who this was "Little wolf girl" he stated "Arya Stark." Then he quickly looked around before glaring at her and the others "Don't you realise how dangerous it is for you to be here?" he snapped "The guards here have been hunting you ever since you escaped, if they find out you are here then they will beat you and take you to the King"

"Then why aren't you?" Arya questioned "Because you don't work for him, we know that you are the Bear, my sister confirmed it, she told us that you saved her during the riot"

"I don't like the King" he stated "He's a mad fucking cunt, he was always bad but now he's even worse, I won't be seen as his dog. So yeah I decided to give information but I can't give too much or I'll be discovered. I also hate rape, my brother did it many times, that's why I don't like knighthood, they claim to be good people but many knights like my brother and even those Kingsguard members are just thugs. So why did you come here?"

"Commander Itius is planning to make a big move for the Resistance" Dion stated "We're going to strike Sharp Point so that Stannis can sail into the Blackwater without the risk of being discovered. But we need ships, Stannis can only give us a few and the most of the fleet we stole earlier was sunk by Travis. We need to get some of the ships here."

"Some of the crews on those ships prefer Martin more than Joffrey" Sandor stated "Those ships will join you willingly. The flagship King Robert's Hammer has still got Baratheon loyalists on board so you could convince them to join you. That's the Flagship so it would be big help to you. But there is still the problem of stealing them, the docks are under constant watch ever since the riot, you won't be able to steal them without being discovered."

"Maybe we can create a distraction" Burd stated

Sandor had an idea "There's a small warehouse near the docks which is filled with small catapults and scorpions for the ships" he stated "You could set fire to it and create a distraction, the guards will be so occupied with the fire that you'll be able to steal the ships but you will have to move quickly."

"Let's hope it works" Dion sighed

Then the sound of footsteps was heard "Someone's coming!" Sandor hissed "Take the hidden tunnels, there one just around the corner, now go" Arya, Burd and Dion made a run for it and just got out of sight when Ulrich approached

"Dog!" Ulrich hissed "Any news"

"Nothing yet" Sandor stated "No one has tried to leave since we caught those two before"

"Just make sure that no one is hiding" Ulrich ordered "The workers look like they're close to fighting" Ulrich then left leaving Sandor alone who looked in the direction where Arya had gone before.

Beyond the Wall, Joramun's tomb:

Jon Snow along with the Wildlings and other members of the group wandered around the old stone rooms of the tomb. They had wandered into a large room with many large coffins leaning against the walls. The next room was blocked by a large metal gate.

"Some of these old tombs had traps built in to prevent grave robbers looting them" Sigorn claimed

"So in other words they are to keep us out" Lynoit stated

"There has to be a way through this gate" Jenassa claimed

"I could smash it open" Durak offered

Serena shook her head "That gate is made from iron, you'll never break it open"

Sigorn looked at then "look for a switch" he ordered "Some of these gaits can be opened by chains or handle switches."

The group looked around to see what they could find "hey couldn't find a lever or a chain to pull from the ceiling. But then Jon heard Qhorin call him over "Jon" he called "Come have a look at this"

Jon went over to where Qhorin Halfhand was standing, he was standing in front of some kind of image carved on the wall "What do you make of this?"

Jon looked at the image which showed men fighting against some kind of army. He could see the crow of the Night's Watch on the men that were being attacked and the others looked like Wildlings. "It seems to be showing some kind of battle between the Free Folk and the Night's Watch" Jon stated but then he saw the Night's Watch also being attacked by men with the symbol of a wolf. Jon then realised what this was "Wait, I know what this is, this is the story of the Night's King of the Nightfort" he gasped "It shows King Joramun and King Brandon the Breaker uniting to defeat the Night's King."

"While many believe the tale of the Night's King being real many now question the White Walkers" Sigorn stated as he and Serena approached them "The tale of one of many tales told among the Free Folk."

"This is all good to hear" Serena added "But we have a job to do, we can't stay here and admire old carvings"

"True" Jon sighed and he was about to go back to look but then he noticed some kind of switch next to the carving. So he placed his hand around the handle and pulled it, he heard a click but nothing else, but then he turned the handle and then there was a bigger clinking noise and then the metal gate rose.

"We've done it" Ollrod smiled "We've opened the gate"

"Now let's get moving, we still have to find the horn" Sigorn added

But then there was a loud groaning noise "What was that?" Qhorin questioned

The answer came when the lids of several coffins fell off to the floor. Everyone turned to see what was going on and were horrified to see walking dead bodies, these weren't like the wights, these bodies seemed to have been rotting for years but were still preserved. They made load growling noises before charging at the group with weapons made from black metal. Jon and his group drew their weapons and then began fighting these undead creatures. The fight didn't take long and they were quickly all killed, thankfully they did not get back up and carried on fighting like Jon fear they would do.

"What in Seven Hells are these things?" Qhorin demanded

"Draugr" Serena answered "These creatures are known as Draugr, these are the people who were buried here thousands of years ago. Legends say that the Draugr would rise from the dead to kill invaders. But I thought they were just a story"

"Well not anymore" Sigorn stated "It seems that these Draugr have risen from the dead"

"It must be caused by the White Walkers" Serena added "They're expanding their army by raising the long dead as well as the recent dead."

Jon then had a horrible thought "If they are then they could expand their armies by thousands more, there could be more of these tombs and I know that there are some of these old tombs back home"

"Well we still have to find the horn" Sigorn stated "And this mission just got a whole lot more difficult"

Rivenspire:

Daenerys along with Jorah, Damien, Rakharo and Captain Janeve walked through the caves that they had found. Janeve wanted to find and save the hostages that Reezal-Jul had captured. Daenerys also wanted to save the hostages. They were going slowly through the caves to make sure they weren't ambushed. They all stopped when they heard a loud screech.

"What was that?" Jorah questioned

They all got their weapons ready and then the screech got louder and they turned as several people suddenly charged at them. Daenerys looked and saw that these people hardly looked like people anymore, their skin was pale and they had red eyes, their teeth had become pointy and their hair was falling out. They knocked Rakharo to the ground but Jorah dragged them off him. They soon were able to kill the strange people. But the moment that the fight was over, Janeve gasped as she had a look at one of the dead people.

"I know this person" she stated "This was one of the refugees that helped find food. He went missing while hunting in the forest"

"So what happened to them?" Daenerys questioned "They seemed more like animals"

"This must be something that Reezal-Jul had done to those he captured" Damien stated

"If it is then we must stop him" Janeve hissed "If we hurry we may be able to save them before he turns more people" she then ran off before anyone could stop her.

"Janeve wait!" Damien shouted "It's too dangerous"

Daenerys and the rest quickly followed her until they came to a large chamber. Around the room were many cages, some filled with people who still had their minds and hiding in their cages. Others had those animal like people who were screeching and banging against the bars. In the back of the room, they saw the Argonian Reezal-Jul who was now wearing a blood red robe that had a yellow half sun stitched on.

"So, I see that you have arrived" Reezal-Jul sneered "I wondered how long it would take for you to find me. How do you like my minions?"

"You're a monster!" Janeve hissed "These are innocent people and you've turned them into monsters"

Reezal-Jul laughed "You mean my Blood fiends? They are perfect to helping build an army for us to take over the world"

"So Montclair wants more that Rivenspire?" Damien questioned

Reezal-Jul laughed "That fool? He is just a pawn to us, the dawn is breaking and soon the Lord of Destruction will walk among us again. This is just the start"

Daenerys remembered the attack on Vaes Dothrak by the Daedric Cult, the Mythic Dawn. Daenerys then remembered the half sun symbol of the cult and then she realised who Reezal-Jul was a member of "So you're a member of the Mythic Dawn Cult"

Reezal-Jul laughed "I am indeed" he stated "It was a surprise to see Mankar Cameron still alive after all these years but he did indeed survive for thousands of years. With his help I was able to corrupt Montclair who wanted to save his wife from illness. Raven Cameron did what he needed to do to corrupt the Montclairs and now he is the real leader of the war here."

"Enough!" Janeve snapped "It's over Reezal, your abductions are over, we have the cave surrounded, surrender now"

Reezal laughed "Why should I surrender when I have the upper hand. You are trapped here with me and my Blood fiends, now I can destroy you." He then opened up the cages and then a lot of Blood fiends charged at the group. There were a lot more than before and Daenerys could see that their group would be overrun. But Daenerys' three dragons came to the rescue. They may have still be very small but thanks to Farengar's help, they were able to breath small fireballs which were able to knocked the Blood fiends back and soon, all of them were dead.

Reezal-Jul snarled as his Blood fiends were defeated "You may have defeated my Blood fiends but this is not over yet, I shall escape and rebuild" he then used his magic to create a portal, but before he could walk through it, Janeve charged at him.

"Oh no you don't" she snarled but then Reezal turned around and blasted her back with his staff, but he didn't see Drogon, the largest of Daenerys Dragons fire a small fireball at him which set his arm on fire. Reezal tried to put the fire out but Jorah charged at him and drove his sword through his back. Reezal-Jul gasped in shock as he looked at the blade as blood poured down his chest. Then he eyes rolled back in his head and Jorah pulled his sword out and the Argonian crumbled into a heap on the floor.

Damien then went over to help Janeve who had been knocked against the cave wall. "Are you alright?" he asked

Janeve sighed "I'm fine" she stated "just a bit tired, let's get out of this cave, we have to tell my sister that Reezal-Jul is dead."

Winterfell:

Lady Catelyn Stark stood on the balcony overlooking the courtyard as the lords began arriving. The Harvest Feast had been prepared even though there was war in the South. The Harvest festival began when summer ended and autumn began. While many of the powerful lords had gone south, some of their relatives had appeared for the Feast. Lord Wyman Manderley, the lord of White Harbour had arrived with some entertainers for the Feast. Lord Wyman was so fat that he couldn't sit on a horse, he was even fatter than King Robert. Lord Manderley's sons had gone South with Robb to fight in the war. Arnolf Karstark, the uncle of Lord Rickard Karstark had arrived with his son Cregan. Both seemed to be very unfriendly with others. GreatJon uncle Mors Umber had turned up as well along with Clay Cerwyn and Benfred Tallhart, the heir to Torrhen's Square though Benfred was he had gone north to aid with the Theon Greyjoy and the Legion forces with retaking Deepwood Motte from the Ironborn. Ever since the news came that Deepwood Motte had fallen, Winterfell had been on alert as Deepwood Motte was in striking range of Winterfell. But they were happy when news came that an attack on Moat Cailin had been repelled by Theon Greyjoy. Some lords were still concerned about Theon but he was Robb's friend and hoped that Theon would stay true to the North.

This was another reason for the lords to gather for the Harvest Feast. Galmar Stone Fist was gathering soldiers to attack Deepwood Motte and many lords were happy to help. Catelyn watched his sons training in the Courtyard. Bran seemed to have healed from his accident and was now starting to get the strength back in his legs by training. Rodrik Cassel was helping Bran train. One of the conditions to allow Robb to cross the Twins was that two of Walder Frey's grandchildren were to be fostered at Winterfell. Both had the same name of Walder Frey so they had nicknames to tell them apart. There was the son of Jammos Frey who was better known as Big Walder then there was the son of Merrett Frey who was better known as Little Walder even though he was bigger than Big Walder but he was younger. The two had made friends with Rickon but weren't friendly with Bran. Catelyn was happy than even in times of war people could still enjoy life. Two of the powerful Houses in the North had not turned up, Houses Ryswell and House Dustin but Catelyn didn't really mind, she didn't like Lady Barbrey Dustin or Lord Rodrik Ryswell

But Bran had also made friends with the Reed Children. House Reed came from Greywater Watch in the Neck. They were the children of Howland Reed who had been one of Eddard's closest friends. Meera Reed was short and stout with long brown hair and Green eyes, she was not very beautiful but was still attractive. But Catelyn was a little bit concerned about Meera's brother Jojen Reed, Jojen had nearly died of Greywater Fever when he was young but he had survived. He claimed to have the gift of Greensight which allowed him to see visions in his dreams which Catelyn thought was just silly stories. Maester Luwin and Dancia had seen that this was the same that Bran had and so Bran and Jojen had become close friends.

Catelyn watched as Bran and Jojen talked to each other and then Maester Luwin approached her "My lady" he greeted "We should be getting ready for the Feast"

Catelyn carried on looking at her children "It's odd how we are at war but here people are enjoying life. I have five children and only two are with me now. My oldest is fighting a war while one of my daughters is a prisoner in the capital and my other daughter is fighting when she shouldn't be doing." Catelyn was angered when she heard that Arya had decided to stay and fight with the Resistance, she was a lady of the North and shouldn't be fighting though she shouldn't be surprised, Arya never did like being a lady.

"This war will be over soon and all of your children will be together again" Luwin stated

"I sure hope so" Catelyn sighed "It's nice to see my youngest making friends though I am a little unsure about the Reed boy"

"Jojen speaks of the old beliefs of Greensight" Luwin stated "You may not believe it but here in the North some old houses still have old beliefs like that. And Bran has been having visions in his dreams as well. It's good for him to have a friend with the same gift."

Catelyn sighed "Well we should go get ready, we have a feast to prepare now."

Bloody Gate: The Vale:

Mychel Redfort stood at the Bloody Gate as he watched as the forces of Brynden Tully and the Forth Legion walked through the valley. The Bloody Gate was a large wall built between two watchtowers. This was the only way to travel to enter the Vale by land as the High Road went through the valley. Petyr Baelish had enforced his hold on the Bloody Gate which made Brynden Tully's forces unable to get through. Yohn Royce had got the troops away from the Bloody Gate and then they had managed to capture the Gate and allow Brynden Tully's forces through. Now Yohn had gathered the lords so they could plan their next move.

"Now that we have the Bloody Gate we are now in striking range of the Eyrie" Jasper Redfort stated "We should attack now while we still can"

"The Eyrie is impregnable" Yohn stated "There is only one way into the Eyrie and that is along the road which will be heavily guarded. No one has ever taken the Eyrie except for the Targaryens and they used their dragons to fly over."

"Well we have to plan something soon" Brynden Tully stated "From what we now Lyn Corbray leads the troops at the Eyrie along with Vardis Egen and they are ready for an attack."

"We may have more men now thanks to Brynden Tully and the Fourth Legion but we'll never get into the Eyrie by force" Lady Anya Waynwood stated

Mychel had a thought "Maybe if we were able to get a small force into the Eyrie then we could attack on two fronts" he suggested "But there is no other way in"

Yohn then widened his eyes "Wait, there is another way in" he said "We'll won't get an army through but we can get a small force though. There's an old escape tunnel that goes through the mountains. We can send a force though as a distraction while the rest of us attack the entrance."

"That could work" Jasper Redfort stated "But the attack will have to be at the right time."

"We can attack at night" Yohn stated "We need to start heading out, the sooner we attack the better."

The lords all then began to leave but Jasper placed his hand on Mychel's shoulder "May I have a word brother?" he asked. Mychel nodded and Jasper led him to another room "I know what you and Mya did brother, you shouldn't get your hopes up about her."

Mychel gasped then someone had heard him and Mya making love "But I love her and she loves me" he stated

"Brother she is a bastard" Jasper stated "You are the son of a noble and she is a bastard born of a dead King, you are expected to marry to help your house."

"I am the youngest son!" Mychel snapped "I am not as important to House Redfort's future as you or Creighton or Jon are, I am a good warrior and I don't want to be a lord of something, I want to fight and I love Mya. If it wasn't for her then I would be dead, Lyn tried to kill me but she saved me. The least I can do for her is to return her feelings. There isn't anything you or father can do, I don't care about my noble title, and I want to live my own life, not have it decided for me." Mychel then walked away leaving Jasper alone.

Jasper sighed "I sure hope you know what you are doing brother" he said to himself.

Sunspear: Dorne:

Myrcella along with Trystane and Arianne had gone to the Great Hall of Sunspear along with the Sand Snakes, Obara, Nymeria, Tyene and Elia. Prince Doran sat on his throne with Aero Hoat standing next to him. His brother Oberyn stood next to Doran as well. Then the doors opened as a few Martell guards walked in as they escorted three people wearing a bluish black armour with bronze snakes. Myrcella widened her eyes when she saw these soldiers, these were members of Martin's bodyguards, the Blades. The one leading them was an older man with greying hair that reminded Myrcella of Barristan Selmy. She recognised him as Cyrus, one of the oldest members of the Blades. The two Blades with him Myrcella recognised as Fortis and Caroline. They also had someone else with him that was tied up and had a cloth bag over his head.

Cyrus bowed in respect to Doran "Prince Doran" he greeted "I thank you for allowing us into your home."

"You are members of the Order of the Blades" Doran replied "I am curious as to why Prince Martin would send you here."

"We was sent here on an important mission" Cyrus stated "To help starting to mend relations with Dorne by giving you a gift"

"A gift?" Oberyn questioned "What kind of gift?"

Fortis spoke up "Years ago during the sack of King's Landing, your sister, Elia Martell was brutally murdered along with her two children and the murderers were never punished. It was one of the acts of King Robert that Martin hated. But now he wants to start dealing justice for that crime."

Caroline forced the prisoner to the ground and then removed the hood to reveal a portly man of average height with a pale piggy face and pig like eyes "We give to you Amory Lorch, the murderer of Princess Rhaenys Targaryen"

Myrcella had never met Amory Lorch before but she had heard the stories of what he had done. Amory Lorch looked filthy and weaker than before. Myrcella could also see the fear on his face.

Oberyn looked at the man and sneered "So we finally have the murderer of my niece, one of the men that I've wanted to kill for years" then he looked at Cyrus "What of the other one, the Mountain, Gregor Clegane?"

Cyrus sighed "He escaped us at Cloud Ruler Temple" he confessed "We led the Mountain and Lorch into a trap at Cloud Ruler Temple. We captured Lorch but the Mountain escaped but was wounded. We have been trying to find him but he's not been found yet and there have been no reports of him anywhere, it's like he disappeared."

"Even so having one murderer is better than none" Doran stated "We thank you for this gift and we welcome you to stay in Sunspear for a while"

"Thank you Prince Doran" Cyrus stated

Westerlands:

Robb Stark wandered around the camp as the men prepared to march over to Fort Fellhammer to support the Third Legion and hopefully convince Daven Lannister to assist them with taking Reginald down. The Lords of the North were all preparing their men to march and were looking forward to another battle. Their battle in the Westerlands was going well for the Northerns, even though Tywin was a skilled commander many others were not which allowed the North to take advantage of them and they had been able to conquer the Northern Westerlands and force many of the powerful lords to stand down and surrender. Smaller Houses like the Westerlings and Braxs had joined them, Tytos and Flement Brax were proving to be skilled commanders while Robert Brax was a good warrior.

Robb then walked in the direction of where their Westerland allies had gathered which included not only Houses Brax and Westerling but also House Yew who had brought some very skilled archers and House Clifton. Tytos Brax was talking with his brothers Robert and Flement and they bowed as Robb walked passed and soon he came to House Westerlings tent where he saw Lord Gawen Westerling talking with his son Raynald and his daughter Jeyne who were reading a letter.

"This is excellent news father" Jeyne gasped

"I knew that siding with Prince Martin was a good idea" Raynald smiled

"And I'm glad you listened to the offer son" Gawen stated and then he stood up from his chair and bowed when he saw Robb "Lord Stark, I'm sorry I didn't see you before."

"It's no problem Lord Westerling" Robb stated "So what's all this excitement about?"

Raynald looked at Robb "I'm not sure if you know but House Westerling has not been in the best position as of recent years" he confessed "Many years ago we were one of the most powerful Houses in the Westerlands. We were even petty Kings during the Age of Heroes and even married into the Kings of the Rock."

"But in recent years our wealth and power had diminished" Gawen stated "Some of our mines dried up and we had to sell others. Feuds with other Houses have also resulted in us losing power as well and now we barely have the funds to keep the Crag in good shape. It was the reason why I married my wife, Sybell Spicer who is from a family of rich merchants because I needed the money. But now Prince Martin had agreed to give us back some of the mines that we had control of before which will allow us to regain our wealth and power."

"Well that's good for your family" Robb stated

Gawen smiled "If you will excuse me, I have to go and meet with Lord Tytos and talk about our upcoming plans" he then left leaving Raynald, Jeyne and Robb alone.

Robb looked at Jeyne "You didn't look comfortable when your mother was mentioned" he stated "Is everything alright"

Jeyne blushed "It's just, I don't have the best relationship with my mother, she's one of those power hungry people who will do anything to gain power."

"It's true" Raynald agreed "I remember hearing people think high of me but Tywin doesn't like my mother. I heard she reminds him of Lady Ellyn Reyne which is why he's suspicious of my family. I don't want House Westerling to be remembered as this, I want to see our House be rebuilt and be powerful again but I don't want to do dishonourable things to gain power."

Robb looked at them "In the North doing dishonourable acts is frowned on in the North" he stated "Many Northern Lords are known for being honourable and Honour is an important skill in the North"

"I've heard about that" Raynald stated

"Mother says that the North is full of savages but I never did believe her" Jeyne added then she looked at Robb "So what is the recent news, we've heard all about the Ironborn attacks."

Robb frowned when he remembered hearing the news of the Ironborn attacking the North and the fall of Deepwood Motte. Robb had been ready to march his troops back home to retake the North but the lords had convinced him not to as they said that there were still troops in the North to help retake Deepwood Motte. He was happy when he heard that his old friend Theon Greyjoy had remained loyal to the North and had repelled the Ironborn at Moat Cailin.

Then he saw Roose Bolton approaching who appeared to have heard what had just been said "Well we have news on that" he stated "We've just received news that Theon Greyjoy is now attacking Deepwood Motte as we speak, he intends to wait until nightfall and open the gates to allow Galmar's forces through."

"Will he be able to succeed?" Robb asked

"Well he is in with a good chance" Roose stated "The Ironborn are still smaller than Theon's force and he has alright defeated the Ironborn at Moat Cailin so I think he can do it"

Robb then stood up from where he had been sitting before "I think I must be getting back" he said "I have to get ready to march to Fort Fellhammer, it was nice meeting you" Robb and Roose then walked away though Robb was still able to see Jeyne blush and Robb was still thinking things from before 'She's quite pretty'

Deepwood Motte: The North:

Yara Greyjoy lay in bed inside the master bedroom of Deepwood Motte, she was naked along with the man she was making love with. Yara had many lovers and when she was captain of the Black Wind, half of her crew loved her like a daughter while the other half wanted to sleep with her. Tristifer Botley had feelings for her but Yara never returned them. Her lover was Qarl the Maid who she was currently making love with. Yara bounced on top of Qarl as she rode him. Eventually she collapsed beside him and they kissed deeply.

Yara was about to fall asleep when she heard shouting from outside. Yara groaned as she got up and went to the window and gasped at what she saw, there was a fire in the courtyard and she saw her men fighting soldiers with the Legion's sigil of the black diamond shaped dragon along with the Mormont's Bear and the Tallhart's tree. Yara realised that they were now under attack, she had been worried that this would happen ever since she had been informed of her uncle Victorian's defeat at Moat Cailin.

She quickly threw her leather armour on and woke Qarl up "Qarl get up!" she shouted "We're under attack, we have to get fight" Qarl also quickly got out of bed and dressed and then they rushed out of the room to fight the attackers.

Outside the main castle, Theon swung Red Rain and cut down another Ironborn that charged at him. Night had fallen and Theon had been able to get his men into Deepwood Motte and overpower the guards at the main gate. Then he saw Galmar's forces approach and then he had opened the gates and started a fire which was his signal to attack. There were a lot of Ironborn at the castle so reinforcements had been sent to help Yara by Balon. However they were untrained in fighting experienced soldiers so the fight had been quick in the Courtyard and now the Ironborn were quickly overrun.

Theon entered the castle with Galmar Stone Fist and Benfred Tallhart where he found Yara sitting on the chair where Lord Galbert Glover would normally sit. Her top men Qarl the Maid and Tristifer Botley sat next to her. Yara narrowed her eyes when she saw Theon "So it was true then" she stated "You really have sided with the enemy. I didn't want to believe it but you have betrayed your own people Theon"

Theon narrowed his own eyes at Yara "Since when was I one of the Ironborn?" he questioned "The moment I set foot on the Iron Islands they treated me like I didn't even exist. Father insulted me and saw me as unworthy. Well if I wasn't worthy of him then I would side with those who saw my worth. So yeah I decided to side with the Legions. And I've got my reward for it" he held Red Rain up and pointed it at Yara.

"So you defeated Dunstan Drumm" Yara stated "A good achievement but there are still plenty of other Ironborn warriors"

"Your forces have been defeated sister" Theon stated "Stand down and I may be able to show you mercy"

Yara glared as she stood up and drew her axe while Qarl and Tristifer drew their own swords. "We are Ironborn" Yara stated "We don't stand down easily"

"Then you leave me no choice" Theon stated as she got Red Rain ready. Galmar drew a large two handed axe while Benfred drew his own sword. They all then began to fight, Theon faced his sister while Qarl faced Galmar and Tristifer faced Benfred. Qarl was a decent fighter but Galmar was stronger and his large swings with his axe knocked Qarl aside and shattered his sword. Qarl was knocked back against a wall where he crumbled into a heap. Tristifer was more skilled than Benfred and soon he thrust his sword through Benfred's shoulder and Benfred cried out in pain before collapsing. Tristifer was above Benfred and prepared to finish him off until he was knocked down when Galmar charged into him and then hit him in the face with the handle of his axe which knocked him out cold.

Yara stared in shock as her top men were defeated and she looked back at her brother before she yelled and charged, the two of them fought and while Yara was skilled with her axe, Theon had a lot of training from Rodrik Cassel and soon Theon knocked Yara's axe aside and knocked Yara down. Yara sighed as now she had no other choice but to surrender, her efforts to hold Deepwood Motte had failed and now she had shamed her father.

Theon looked as more of his men entered the keep "Take these three down to the dungeons" he ordered "We'll deal with them later." Some men then grabbed Yara's arms while others carried Tristifer and Qarl away.

"Deepwood Motte had been retaken" Galmar smiled "The Ironborn's hold on the North is over"

"For now at least" Theon stated "We may have Yara but my father won't stop fighting, he's determined to get independence" he then looked at the injured Benfred "Find a Maester, get Benfred to a healer" he ordered. The men took Benfred and went to find a healer while Theon looked outside a window at Deepwood Motte "OK father" he said to himself "Let's see what your next move is."

Rivenspire:

Daenerys along with Jorah, Damien, Rakharo and Janeve were back in camp Tamrith where Countess Eselde Tamrith stood in front of them as they told her what happened in the cave.

"So Reezal-Jul is dead" Eselde stated

"She is" Janeve stated "He was killed during the fight, unfortunately many of the prisoners are also dead, Reezal-Jul used them for experiments and turned them into creatures he called Blood fiends."

Eselde sighed "I never expected them to do something so horrible. But maybe it is better that they are dead that living like animals."

"Well now that Reezal-Jul is dead, we need to find out what the next plan is" Damien stated

"I agree" Eselde stated "We should head over to Northpoint, Alard will be waiting for us there. We can find out what we should do next to stop Montclair. But I admit, I am worried about this Mythic Dawn, they sound dangerous and they must be stopped"

"We'll head over to Northpoint and see what we can do" Daenerys stated and then they all began leaving as they prepared to head towards Northpoint which would take a few days.

Janeve however went over to a small lake where she washed her face with the water. Then she looked around to make sure that no one was looking before she lifted up her shirt slightly and could only sigh as she saw the red scarring from where Reezal-Jul's spell had hit her when she was blasted back in the cave. Janeve hoped that it was nothing but she had a bad feeling that this scar could be trouble.

King's Landing: Red Keep:

Tyrion Lannister sat in his office as he began looking at reports of the city. He knew that it was only a matter of time before the war would come to the city. Tyrion had been sending information to the Thieves Guild and the Resistance but he would have to be careful so he wouldn't be discovered. Bronn and Podrick Payne was also in his office along with Shae who was lying on his bed. He had disobeyed his father's orders and brought Shae with him.

"You're doing too much work my lord" Shae smiled "Come and relax"

"I can't" Tyrion sighed "After Joffrey's display at the factories we could see a revolt in the city"

"Wouldn't that be good for Prince Martin though" Bronn suggested "It means that his brother is no longer ruling"

Tyrion snorted and looked at them "If there was a revolt there would be chaos throughout the city which is something Martin would not like as it could lead to a slaughter of smallfolk which he does not like the idea of. The last time there was a revolt in the city was during the Dance of the Dragons during the Moon of the Three Kings when the smallfolk of the city revolted and forced Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen to flee and then they stormed the Dragonpit where five dragons along with thousands of smallfolk died. Three people ruled the city and it was chaos until King Aegon II retook the city. When smallfolk overthrow their ruler they started arguing with each other and fought for power so a revolt would not be great."

"I see your point" Bronn stated "Though it won't be long before the war comes here. Those sellswords may be though warriors but I doubt they'll be ready to fight a well-trained army like Martin's Legions"

Tyrion chuckled "I wonder how the King would react if they broke contract and left during the battle? I suspect that the sellswords might just kill him and save others the trouble."

Shae, Podrick and Bronn laughed along with Tyrion until Tyrion heard shouts coming from the distance. Tyrion got up and went to his window and looked to see what was going on. It was getting dark but Tyrion could see the orange glow of fires coming from the harbour. Tyrion looked at the fire and realised that the Resistance must had caused it but he still had to play his part and so he quickly left his office to inform the others.

Meanwhile:
Arya Stark stood on the deck of King Robert's Hammer as they sailed away from the city. The fleet at King's Landing had 50 ships and the Resistance had managed to steal around 20 ships as well as damage another 5 of them. The King Robert's Hammer was the largest ship of the fleet and was a war Galley with 400 ores. Other ships included the Bold Wind, Lady Lyanna, Ramshead, River Arrow, Seaflower, White Hart and Wildwind as well as some other ships. It was starting to get dark as the Resistance arrived on the docks. They used the cover of darkness to hide themselves as they set fire to the warehouses and as soon as the warning bells rang, the Resistance made their move. They had already talked with some of the crew in taverns and were able to get some ships to join them. They had sailed away from King's Landing before the guards knew what was happening. By the time that they did, the ships were already far away from the city.

Arya went over to the captain's room where Dion sat with the others along with Arya's sister Sansa.

"We should split the fleet up" Dion stated "If we all go together we have the risk of Travis Thresh discovering us."

"I agree" Burd stated "We'll all go back to Anvil in different ways"

"This is a big move for the Resistance" Dion stated "Now we have what we need to attack Sharp Point. Commander Itius will make the preparations, he's calling all Resistance forces back to Anvil ready to attack."

They all soon left leaving Sansa alone with Arya "So, now do you see what the South is really like?" Arya asked

Sansa sighed "I was wrong" she stated "I should have listened but I thought that this was my dream place and I would marry my dream prince. But he turned out to be such a monster"

"Well you're no longer with him anymore" Arya stated "The Resistance will keep you safe, we won't allow you to fall back into their hands."

Sansa smiled at her sister "Let's just hope that this war ends soon"

"I hope so too" Arya added

Beyond the Wall: Joramun's tomb:

Jon along with the others had wandered into more small chambers where they had to fight more dragur and some were tougher than others. Some had thick rusty armour on and helmets but soon they arrived at what was the largest chamber they had seen yet.

"This has to be it" Tormund stated "If the Horn of Winter exists then it must be here"

"Let's look around" Sigorn stated "If you see anything shout out"

The group all then looked around to see if they could find any sign of the Horn of Winter. Jon found a shelf full of old books. The pages were mouldy and ripped and the writing was unreadable. These books were so old but not preserved properly. Then he heard Ollrod call out "I think I've found it!" he shouted "There's some kind of horn on this dead person."

Serena looked at the dead person who was sitting on a stone throne. But her eyes widened as she saw the eyes turn blue "Ollrod, get away from there"

Ollrod turned around and managed to jump back just in time as the man stood up from his throne and swung a large axe which nearly cleaved him in two. The rest of Jon's group drew their weapons and began fighting the dragur. This one was much more powerful than the others that Jon had seen. He wore much thicker armour and nothing seemed to harm it. The large axe knocked Tormund and Qhorin back while Sigorn's axe did little to help them. Ygritte fired arrow after arrow at the dragur but they had no effect. Lynoit and Harma charged but nothing was working and soon Lynoit was knocked to the ground with the Dragur standing above him. The Dragur raised his axe above him and prepared to bring it down on Lynoit's chest. But then Jon charged and drove Longclaw through the Dragur's back. The Dragur howled and Serena sent a powerful flaming spell which caused the Dragur to howl before crumpling to the floor.

Ollrod helped Lynoit up while Jon helped with Qhorin. Jon then looked at Serena "What was that?" he asked "This one was much more powerful that the others."

"That must have been a Dragur Death Overlord, they are the most powerful of Dragur. This guy must have been important and I suspect this guy must have once been Joramun."

"So now the first King beyond the wall tries to kill us" Tormund sighed

"It's not his fault" Serena stated "He was raised from the dead and was now undead, but it was more difficult to destroy him because of how powerful he is" Serena bent down in front of the remains and pulled a large horn from the belt "This must be the Horn we came for."

"Well now that we have the horn we should get out of here" Sigorn stated as he pulled a pull chain from the wall and then a rock pulled up from the ground revealing a hidden passage. "This passage should take us out of here and then we can get back to Mance"

They all began walking through the narrow passage to try and leave but soon they stopped. "Why have we stopped?" Jon asked "What's wrong"

Tormund turned around and looked at him and placed his finger to his lips telling him to be quite "Do you hear that?" Jon listened and he could hear the sound of wind as well as the howling of wolves but Jon's Direwolf Ghost was mostly silent.

Then the torches in the tunnel went out and there was very little light except for the small torches that they had brought with them. "I have a bad feeling about this" Qhorin stated

The howling got louder and soon the group began walking forward as they wanted to get out of the cave as soon as they could. But then Harma who was at the back stopped which left her behind the others. After a while when the others noticed her, they too stopped but she was a distance behind them.

"Dogshead, what are you waiting for?" Sigorn growled "Come on?"

Harma said nothing but then she turned around and shone her torch behind her to see something. Then at the last moment, several large creatures came from the dark and knocked Harma to the ground. The creatures started biting and chewing her causing her to scream in pain.

Jon managed to see the creature for a few seconds and saw that they were wolves, very large Direwolves but they had patches of fur missing and skin had rotted away to leave bones behind. The eyes were blue and Jon realised that these were undead wolves like the Undead Bear that they had fought before. The wolves growled and snapped but could not get past Harma who was blocking the tunnel.

"Wight Wolves!" Jon shouted out "Run for it!"

The group didn't need asking twice and the soon made a run for the exit. Luckily the tunnel was small so the wolves were blocked for now. Soon they made it to the exit of the tunnel but they were still in the tomb so they ran down the corridors to try and make it to the exit. They ran as fast as they could knowing that the Wight Wolves could be just behind them as they heard more growling. But then as they ran down another corridor which had some more small rooms, another group of Wight Wolves pounced out and grabbed Lynoit.

"Lynoit!" Ollrod yelled as the Wolves dragged him down and into another small room. Lynoit kicked and screamed in pain as the wolves bit him over and over again. Ollrod tried to help but was grabbed by Qhorin.

"There's nothing you can do for him now!" he shouted "Come on!"

Ollrod felt tears running down his face as he ran leaving his friend behind for the wolves. They eventually made it to the first chamber where the exit was. They had to climb up some stairs in order to reach the main door. But the room was filled with walking skeletons, they weren't wights but there were so many of them. But they were easy to kill as whenever someone gave a large swing with their weapon, the skeleton's bones shattered and threw them across the room. After a long fight, they soon cleared a path. One by one they left the tomb and soon only Serena, Ollrod, Jon and Qhorin were left with Ollrod and Serena holding the door open. Qhorin was the last one up the stairs but just as he made it to the top, one of the skeletons who could use a bow and arrow fired an arrow which struck Qhorin in his lower leg causing him to cry out in pain and collapse to the floor.

"Qhorin!" Jon shouted and he went back to help the Halfhand but Jon watched as another arrow struck Qhorin in the chest. Serena sent a fireball which shattered the skeleton which fired the arrow.

Jon knelt beside Qhorin and tried to help him up "You have to get going, you must warn them. The lord commander needs to know what these White Walkers are capable of."

"No, we aren't leaving you here" Jon hissed as he wrapped Qhorin's arm over his shoulder "We're getting you out of here."

"There's no point Jon!" Qhorin snapped as he quickly lifted up his shirt to reveal that the arrow had reopened his wound from the Bear attack, "I'll never make it back to the camp before this kills me, just go, I'll hold them off."

Jon looked at him before nodding "It was an honour to fight alongside you Halfhand"

Qhorin smiled "You'll make us all proud, now go" Jon stood up before running out of the tomb with Serena and Ollrod following him.

Sigorn and the others were waiting for him "Where's the crow?" Sigorn asked

Jon looked at him "He's not coming, we have to go now before a White Walker comes."

Durak the Orc looked at the Tomb "It was good to know a good warrior, you shall be remembered Halfhand"

Tormund nodded and then they quickly ran out into the snowy lands, it had started to snow very heavily again but they couldn't wait because there was a chance that the Wights or worse, the White Walkers could attack them so they needed to get out of here while they still could.

Inside the Tomb, Qhorin Halfhand watched as the skeletons and Wight wolves charged towards him, more of them had just arrived and Qhorin drew his sword and walked towards them slowly. He swung his sword and cut several skeletons in two by shattering their spines. Then the White Wolves charged at him and Qhorin knocked one aside into a brazier which sent the wolf on fire. Qhorin fought as many as he could but he knew it was only a matter of time before he was overrun. That moment came soon when he was surrounded by the wolves who knocked him to the ground. Qhorin groaned as the wolves bit him over and over, this was worse that the Bear attack but Qhorin just closed his eyes and accepted his fate. He looked at the door where the others had done 'I've done what I needed to do" Qhorin thought to himself 'Now it's your turn, this had only just begun, and now my Watch had ended.' Then Qhorin's vision went black and he saw no more.

Chapter end

Notes: Another chapter finished and this was a big one. I have a few things to say, the first is that I had some reviews who say that this is too much like Son of the Seven Kingdoms, well after looking maybe Season 1 is a lot like it though Season 2 changes a lot and I have big plans for the future of this story. So I have decided that I will rewrite Season 1 before going on to Season 3 though I will complete Season 2 first. I have also decided on the pairing for Martin but it won't be revealed until later. Also for those who think that Martin has been winning ever battle in the war, remember that King Robert won every Battle he fought except for the Battle of Ashford and the man responsible for that fights for Martin, many of Joffrey's war leaders have no proper experience. But there will be something in the next chapter which will satisfy those who want to see a failure for Martin's forces in the war. But the next chapter will take some time as I have my exams in a few months and I have to study for them. One last thing, some of the elements are based more off the books that the series such as the Sand Snakes, I am using the book version that the TV series.