(Author Notes: Sorry for the late update but I have been ill for the first few days of the week, and I also had a lot of trouble working out how to write the battle scenes, so this chapter might be a bit iffy and I apologise if it is but my focus has been shot whilst I was ill. But I did get the battles begun, hopefully when I continue them next chapter there will be less unsteadiness in the writing)

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(High Garden)

Jamie stared at the high walls alongside Lord Cuy and the few men he had brought along on this little scouting mission, he wanted to see what they were up against and what he saw proved that taking High Garden would not be a simple task. The walls surrounding the castle were high and well manned, clearly many of the vassal houses loyal to House Tyrell had already arrived to aide Lady Olenna and he would bet Randyll Tarly was one of those who had arrived. If Tarly had already arrived then it was possible he had alerted Lady Olenna to the possibility of one of her vassals betraying her, which meant using Lord Cuy and his men as an inside force to weaken or at least open the great gate that led inside the walls was not an option. Frowning he turned and glanced over Lord Cuy and wondered just how reliable the man was going to be once the fighting started, he did not want to waste the lives of his men on one who undeserving of their sacrifice.

"Tell me Lord Cuy is there any other way into High Garden that you know off?" he demanded to know.

"No secret tunnels if that is what you're asking Ser Jamie" Lord Cuy answered not liking the prospect of assaulting High Garden when it was so well guarded as he had hoped to get here before the majority of his fellow Lords of the Reach arrived. "The only weak point is the lower walls at the back of the castle, I've never understood why they were not as high as the rest of the defences but they do pose an easier target to overrun in an assault" he informed him much to Jamie's annoyance at the less than helpful information.

"And that is all you know about High Garden's defences?" Jamie growled.

"The gate is made of middle wood whilst sturdy is susceptible to fire weakening it allowing for a battering ram to break it down far easier than if it was made of hard wood" Lord Cuy replied. "However even were we to get past the gate or walls then we must deal with the briar maze which can be hard to navigate which is the point" he cautioned the man.

Jamie had heard of the briar maze before, more than just a simple maze to enjoy walking through during a hot summer day but also a deterrent against attack as it was supposed to ensure those attempt harm to the inhabitants of High Garden got lost and were easily picked off. He had no desire to get lost in such a trap nor lose his men to it, he had to get a team inside the castle grounds where they could put the maze to torch and burn it all down thus making an assault easier.

"Anything else" he demanded to know.

"I'm afraid not Ser Jamie, however I do not believe all of Lady Olenna's forces have assembled thus it is possible we have the numbers should you decide to assault the walls" Lord Cuy responded slightly affronted at the tone Jamie was using with him as it lacked any respect for him at all.

Jamie frowned and shook his head not liking the lack of options he had in trying to take High Garden, shaking his head he turned and slowly and quietly headed back to where he had left Bronn and his army with Lord Cuy and the few men with them following. If the only weak point was the back walls they had to be the main brunt of any attack, the quicker the walls were scaled the quicker he could get men inside the burn the briar maze and open the gates. But to ensure the main attention of Tarly and his men were on the front side of the castle walls he had to send a large force to attack and draw said attention, glancing behind him he decided Lord Cuy and his men could handle that side of assault whilst he and Bronn hit the lower back walls. He would also assign some archers to hit the gate with fire arrows to set the gate alight and weaken the wood, then he'd send in the battering ram they had brought which would draw even more attention to stop and with luck would leave the back walls lightly defended.

Bronn looked up in relief as Jamie and the cunt he really did not like just from the way he spoke returned, he had been concerned they might have been seen or worse captured due to how long they were gone. He should know Jamie would not be so foolish as to get seen, he couldn't say the same for the useless Lord Cuy.

"So how bad is it?" he inquired.

"Bad enough, the only weak point is the back walls been lower than the rest of the defences so the plan is simple we are going to lead the majority of the army to the back of High Garden and strike there but only after a second force draws their attention at the front" Jamie answered. "Archers with flame arrows and the battering ram will go for the gate which once on fire should be easier to break in, if we manage to get over the walls we have to make it to the maze and burn it down as best we can so our forces don't get lost in it" he explained. "Lord Cuy you will lead the force attacking the front, draw as much attention as you can and if possible draw out some of their men" he ordered turning to the man who quickly became nervous and shifted in place but knew he could not argue as Jamie Lannister was the overall commander of the army. "Bronn and I will lead the assault from the back, we'll hold until you begin the assault but as I said try and draw as much of their army out as you can" he repeated before he nodded at Bronn and both swung up onto their Horses and signalled the majority of the Lannister force to follow them as they swung around the back of High Garden leaving him only 1,000 extra men to launch the assault on the front of the castle alongside his own force of 3,000.

"Form up, we march for the castle in twenty minutes" he ordered already regretting turning on Lady Olenna but the die was cast now and if Tarly was here and he was sure he was then he was certain he would have warned Lady Olenna not to trust him.

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(Lannisport)

Yara stared through a small scope as she looked over the coastal defences of the port noting where all the Lannister soldiers were placed, it looked lightly defended but she knew that was probably deceptive designed to make any attacker become over confident and attack without thought or care only to end up suddenly overwhelmed by sheer weight of numbers hiding out of sight. She glanced at her Brother Theon who was still on the long road to recovery after what he had suffered at the hands of Ramsey Bolton, she had feared he was lost forever when he refused to be rescued when she went to retrieve him but thankfully it seemed he had finally begun to regain his true self. His actions in helping Sansa Stark escape to unite with her bastard half Brother Jon Snow had brought about the downfall of the Bolton monster who had so brutalised her Brother, she hoped he had suffered before his end. From there he had returned to Pike where instead of trying to gain the Lordship of the Iron Isles as she first thought, he had come to support her in her own quest for it once their Father was dead. Sadly their twisted Uncle Euron had usurped them and taken what was rightfully hers, she also knew he had murdered their Father and she would have her revenge for both. She had sent a Raven to their Uncle Victarion and asked for his aide but so far they'd had no response, she knew Victarion hated Euron with a thirst bordering on obsession for seducing and impregnating his third Wife Ashra an act that had almost led to Victarion committing Kinslaying if not for their Father interceding.

Euron was sent into exile to ensure the two Brothers would not meet again and thus give Victarion another chance to kill Euron, she had always regretted the fact her Father had gotten in the way of Euron been killed as she had always considered him dangerous and insane. She had placed lookouts at key points to ensure they were not caught unaware should Euron and his fleet make an appearance, if Euron did appear they may have to retreat as her fleet was nowhere big as Euron's and would not last long in a battle. She had spied a small fleet docked at the harbour they were about to attack and she intended to take every ship there, that would increase the numbers in her own fleet by at least thirty to forty if she had counted right.

"How does it look?" Theon finally inquired breaking into her thoughts doing his best to remain calm and collected and most of all to keep his fear in check.

"It looks like an easy defence to overcome but I know better, the real defence force is just waiting for an attacker to show themselves" Yara responded with a smirk. "Most would fall for it and attack without thinking only to be cut off and slaughtered once they were committed, we won't make that mistake" she told him. "Greyworm and his force should be in positon by now but we'll give them a few more minutes then we'll send the signal for them to attack, once the garrison has shown itself fully to fend off Greyworm we'll hit them from behind taking every ship in the port as we go" she told him to which Theon nodded.

"Good plan" Theon told her but knew things would not go so easily once the battle started "How many men do you think is stationed here?" he inquired.

"A battalion perhaps more, Lannisport is a vital port for the Lannister's and after what our Uncle did back during the rebellion I doubt they would leave it so vulnerable as before" Yara answered. "I am counting on the Dothraki causing the most chaos thus allowing us our way in, send the signal to all ships to prepare for battle" she commanded to which Theon nodded and moved to comply as Yara again looked through her scope.

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(Winterfell)

Sansa finished writing the letter Jon had told her to write for the Brotherhood to give to his friend Eddison Tollett at Castle Black, she was eager to get them out of her home as she did not like the look of them nor did she forget the way Arya had reacted to them or her accusations against them ransoming people to aide their cause. No it was best they were sent on their way quickly once they finished their meal, she glanced to her left where Sandor was busy eating his own hot meal and drinking his ale, she already had an idea why Jon had decided to accept the Hound's help in protecting her. Unlike Brienne he would not hesitate or wait for orders to kill Littlefinger if he proved a threat to her he would just do it, a small part of her a little annoyed at Jon's choice but the rest of her loved him for it because it showed how much he cared. He was leaving nothing to chance when it came to Littlefinger now he was fully aware of how dangerous he could be to them all, plus she was certain Jon was aware Sandor would know what Littlefinger was capable of due to his time serving at King's Landing.

She stood and moved towards where Lord Beric sat with his friend Thoros with Brienne closely following her, she took notice of Lord Glover and Lord Royce watching the Brotherhood closely with their men as Jon had asked before he had left for White Harbor. Lord Beric was not ignorant of the uneasy looks he and his group were the subject of, nor the fact that the two Northern Lords who had met them at the gate with Jon Snow were watching their movements closely with their men more than likely as ordered by Jon Snow himself proving the man was cautious which was prudent in this time.

"There are eyes on us from all directions" Thoros muttered as he drank deeply from his flagon of wine.

"Aye, no trust not now thanks to Lady Arya's words but you can't fault them for been on guard after all they've only just taken back this place" Beric responded lightly.

Thoros snorted but supposed his friend was correct, the Starks had more reason to be on guard than anyone after all their family had been through. Still the idea of been watched irritated him, gulping down the last of his wine he noted movement and turned to see Lady Sansa walked towards them. Beric turned as he too saw the movement; he waited to see what she wanted.

"Lord Beric, here is the letter my Brother wanted me to write for you to give his friend acting commander Eddison Tollett at castle Black" Sansa said as she handed over the letter to which Beric took it and nodded.

"I thank you my Lady and for your hospitality" Beric told her whilst placing the letting into the pouch at his side. "Once my men finish their meal we'll be on our way to the Wall, I understand with what your Sister said upon our arrival has put you on guard but believe me we mean you no harm" he assured her.

"That maybe so Lord Beric but Arya's accusations against your Brotherhood were rather specific" Sansa pointed out as the Hound moved to join them. "My Father would not have approved of you taking people for ransom were he still alive" she stated.

"No he wouldn't you are correct Lady Sansa" Beric agreed as he stood up with Thoros and the rest of his men causing Lord Glover and his men to move closer. "But we did what we had to so we could survive an aide the people as best we could from the wars been waged uncaring of the damage they caused" he informed her. "Damage caused not just by the Lannister's but by Stannis Baratheon and even your Brother Robb, doesn't matter if they had just cause or not my Lady the people suffered the most losing their homes farms and loved ones someone had to stand up for them and we the Brotherhood took on that cause" he stated.

"Nothing justifies taking people for ransom just to sell them to those who will pay the most" Sansa argued.

Beric shook his head knowing like her Sister she didn't understand the true reality of war, of the fact that sometimes one had to do the most unjust things to survive or ensure the success of your mission. Yes he had sold the boy Arya Stark was concerned about to the red priestess Melisandre and they had sold others to the Lannister's to pay their way, they had even been forced to steal from some of the common folk to survive but that was the price they had to pay to ensure the success of their mission. Arguing this with either Stark Sister was pointless, should he encounter Lady Arya again he would try and avoid her complaints over their actions due to the fact they could not see the bigger picture. A picture that had now become even bigger than ever before, he now knew exactly what he was been kept alive for. The Great War against the Others was approaching once more and he had been chosen to be one of the champions to fight in it, he intended to ensure he and the Brotherhood did everything they could to win no matter what it took.

"We again thank you for your hospitality my Lady but I believe it is time we were on our way" Beric said giving a signal to his men to finish their meal and to return to their Horses. "I am sure however we will meet again when the Great War begins, hopefully your Brother will have returned successfully from Dragonstone before then" he added before bowing to Sansa and then leaving the hall with Thoros in tow and Lord Glover and Lord Royce and their mean following to ensure they all left.

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(Dragonstone)

Gendry felt he was lucky to be alive after his brief meeting with the Dragon Queen, thankfully Lord Tyrion and Varys had managed to help her see past the issues between their families to just accept his service. If he was honest he would rather not have come here but he had nowhere else to go, the Goldcloaks were tearing King's Landing apart at Cersei's order to find anyone who they classed as a traitor. With the beard he was currently sporting his resemblance to his Father was rather obvious thus he had left the capital, otherwise they would have found him and executed him. But his options were then limited, as far as he knew the Starks were all dead as was his Uncle Stannis not that he would ever trust that man after what he had almost done to him all on the words of that red witch who had used and discarded him. If Arya had lived he doubted she would refrain from giving him hell for allowing himself to be seduced by her words, he still felt disgusted with himself for what he allowed to happen between them. No only here in the Dragon Queen's service could he avenge himself on the Lannister's for the death of his Father and their sins against the Starks in Arya's name, he just prayed his friend had been reunited in whatever life came after this one with her family.

Melisandre watched Gendry from the window of her room wondering at the presence of Robert's bastard in Dragonstone; it seemed a rather dangerous place for him to come to considering the bad blood between his family and Queen Daenerys family. Her time in Westeros was running out, soon she'd have to leave for a very important meeting before she returned for the final time to meet her end. But before she departed for that meeting she wanted to ensure Jon Snow came to meet Daenerys Targaryen, only together could they face the storm that was to come from beyond the Wall. For so long she had been blind to the truth misinterpreting the signs her Lord had shown her, thus leading to so many mistakes not least the one that had seen her banished from Jon Snow's side and the vow of death should she meet Davos Seaworth again. She would meet her end soon but it was not yet time, turning away from the view of Gendry as he began to work on a piece of hot metal she considered whether she would show herself when Jon Snow arrived or keep herself hidden as she was certain Davos would be with him.

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(King's Landing)

Cersei smiled as she waited for the arrival of the man she had hired to finally bring her the vengeance she had been thirsting for, to finally bring her the head of the bitch who had helped Tyrion murder her precious Joffrey. Joffrey who she had loved more than any of her children, neither of which had a true Lannister spirit. She was all but alone now; Tyrion was her enemy as was her Uncle Kevan and Jamie was beginning to worry her more and more. She remembered the prophecy the witch Maggy had given her about how her little Brother would strangle her, she had always feared it would be Tyrion but now she had started to believe it might be Jamie who was also younger than her by a few minutes. Jamie was showing more and more disquiet about what she was doing, was beginning to question her and that she would not allow. She was Queen now and he had to obey her, whatever love between them was left would not protect him should he actually betray her.

Finally the doors to the throne opened and a tall man in a dark cloak stepped inside and moved towards her causing the Mountain to step forward with his hand on his sword in warning, the man chuckled as he bowed before her.

"You sent for an assassin my Queen?" Qyburn stated as he walked up behind the assassin and bowed as well. "This is Kerson, one of the best in Westeros" he said in introduction.

"Good I have a task for you to perform, you are to go North to Winterfell and once there find Sansa Stark and kill her" Cersei ordered and even the assassin could hear the malice in the Queen's voice as she spoke the name of his target. "Ensure her death is as painful as possible and if you can find her bastard Brother Jon Snow kill him too anyway you like" she told him. "I'll give you a full bag of coin now and three more should you successfully kill Sansa and four if you kill both her and Snow" she added.

Kerson considered the task and the risks involved as well as the reward for completing said task, it would be difficult but no more than some of the other tasks he had taken on. The reward of four full bags of coin should he succeed was a little below his standard, he would have to see how far the Queen's malice went.

"Seven bags of coin for both my Queen, the targets will be well protected and Winterfell is no easy place to slip into" he finally responded making Cersei growl somewhat in irritation that he was trying to bargin with her but she managed to control herself.

"Fine seven bags but ensure Sansa Stark suffers as long as possible before she dies" Cersei demanded to which Kerson nodded in agreement as a bag of coin was thrown at his feet which he quickly picked up and put in his bag.

"The task will be completed my Queen" Kerson assured her before he stood and walked out of the throne room already contemplating ways to slip into Winterfell.

Cersei watched the greedy assassin leave amused because he actually believed she would give him so much coin when he returned should he be successful, no all he would find for daring to bargin with her would be a quick death at the hands of the Mountain.

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(Lannisport)

Greyworm saw the flaming arrow the minute it went up but he was ready, he had already split his force into two groups to strike at two different sides of the frontal defences whilst the Dothraki with Quan leading ready to hit in what he hoped would be an overwhelming drive forward with his Calvary once the majority of the defenders were brought to bear against them thus also allowing the Ironborn to strike from behind in a crushing blow. Placing his helmet on he turned and raised his hand so Marselen who was leading the second force could see and then dropped it, Marselen nodded and gave a shout and led his force out with Greyworm following his movement a second later. They marched straight for the open gates of the port which so far had not seen them, but Greyworm knew it would not be long until they did. Indeed a few minutes later the sound of a bell began ringing indicating the alarm had been raised, Greyworm tightened his grip on his spear as he watched men run onto the towers and walls of the port and the gates begin to swing shut. He was ready for this though and called out an order to halt, before waving his hand once more, from behind them two battering-rams appeared and quickly gained speed as they were push towards the gate. Arrows began slamming into the ground but they were still out of range of their weapons, more and more guards appeared on the walls and Greyworm wondered just how many were inside the gates waiting to meet them.

Yara watched through her scope as the defenders rallied to the walls including the men stationed near the ships, good so far everything was going well. Greyworm and his army had clearly gained the attention of the garrison inside the port, now it was just a matter of waiting for the right time to strike them from behind. She glanced at Theon and noticed how tense he looked but she was confident he would hold his nerve, it was a slow process but her Brother was recovering from what the Bolton bastard had done to him.

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(Coast near Casterly Rock)

Euron Greyjoy stood on the bow of his ship the Silence awaiting news of the presence of his Niece and Nephew and those that followed him, he had been told they were more than likely going to be a part of an attack on the Lannister's ancestral home. He had come to ensure they were either captured or better killed so they could no longer challenge him for lordship over the Iron Islands, he didn't care about the Lannister's ancestral home it could burn for all he could care but he did care about the rebels been led by Yara and Theon not that he considered Theon much of a threat after what had been done to him. He smirked as he thought over the fact that his Nephew would never be able to Father children or have an heir were he to live, it amused him to think what Balor might have thought when he received his own Son's pecker.

"My Lord the Wayrider has found them but they are not coming to Casterly Rock they are about to strike Lannisport" Yegon reported as he ran to him carrying a message that had cleary come by Raven.

The Wayrider must have sailed furthest out from Casterly Rock to find Yara and Theon's ships, he wondered just when the message had been sent? Granted Lannisport was not far from Casterly Rock but it would take time to reach them. Cursing at the Lannister's shoddy information he shouted for the fleet to get ready to sail for Lannisport.

"How did Aeylon find them?" he demanded to know as his men ran around getting his ship ready to sail.

"He accidently came across one of Yara's ship clearly placed to watch their flank, he took them by surprise according to his message and captured as many of the crew as he could to question" Yegon reported as he handed the note over.

Euron glanced at it quickly and noted with satisfaction that Aeylon had killed the captured crew members once he got answers out of them, nodding he threw the message away and watched as his fleet got underway. Soon he would finally be able to put Yara and Theon to the sword and serment his rule of the Iron Islands as he was always destined to be, smirking he placed his hand on his sword dreamed of putting it through Theon or perhaps Yara making sure Theon was there to see before his own death.

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(High Garden)

Randyll watched as Lord Cuy and his forces appeared alongside a force of Lannister men but he knew it was not the full force that had been sent against them, no far too small and he doubted Cersei Lannister would entrust such an attack to someone as traitorous as Cuy had turned out to be. No the Kingslayer or his Uncle had to be here somewhere leading the rest of the army, shouting out orders to prepare for the attack he wondered where the Kingslayer was. To realise the answer he had to put himself into the man of an attacker not a defender, it did not take him long to realise the one real low point of this castle's defences and that was the lower back walls. Lowered for what had once been a row of towers for archers to fire from however those towers had been destroyed in a previous attack a century or so ago and had never been rebuilt, that would be where the Kingslayer would make his strike from.

"Dickon, take charge here I go to lead the men at the far walls" he ordered turning to his Son and Heir who stood quietly next to him. "Only send men out of the gate if you truly have them on the run or close to breaking, do not allow yourself to be fooled into making a rush decision" he told him with a fierce look before he turned and headed for the back walls.

Dickson took a deep breath as he realised in his very first battle he was been countered on to lead a very important part of it, releasing his breath he looked around at the men under his command and then the approaching force under Lord Cuy.

"Ready archers" he ordered as loudly as he could and watched as each man on the wall with a bow quickly brought up their bows and nocked an arrow ready to fire. "Do not fire until they are in range" he shouted.

Lord Cuy began to sweat as he led his men towards the walls of High Garden knowing that any minute the battle would begin for real and the real possibility of dying would hang over him, pulling his sword he ordered his own archers to fire and cover their attack. Arrows began to fly as his men advanced as fast as they could using their shields as cover, as soon as they came into range the archers on the wall let loose their own arrows and he began to hear the screams of his men as they were hit some mortally and others just wounded. His nerves barely held as he ordered the battering-rams to go for the gates, he knew he was supposed to draw out the Tarly men but he'd rather breech the gates and get up close so as to avoid been gutted by an arrow.

Behind the castle Jamie Lannister led Bronn and the rest of his force into position ready to assault the main walls at the back, the walls looked lightly defended but he knew better than to take that as true. Randyll Tarly was not stupid and he would know where the weak point in the defences were and plan to control it as best as possible, more than likely he would be leading the defence of the back walls himself.

"So how do we do this?" Bronn inquired.

"We split the force and hit both the left side and the right side at the same time, you lead he left I'll take the right" Jamie responded calmly. "Use the archers to cover our advance and do whatever it takes to get over the walls, we have ladders and climbing hooks so use them" he added to which Bronn nodded.

Slowly Jamie led his half of the force towards the right side of the back walls doing his best to keep quiet and low and out of the way of the men on the walls, it was a gruelling slow process but thankfully they made it in one piece without tipping off the guards although he was certain they knew an attack was coming. He wiped his brow before ordering his archers to prepare to fire, he'd take a surprise attack over anything else and he glanced towards Bronn who he could just make out and gave the signal to do the same. A few seconds later he gave the signal to start the attack and a dozen arrows flew the sky and struck the walls and the men guarding them sending many of them toppling off on both sides to their deaths. Randyll heard the screams of his men and knew the attack on the back walls had started and he rushed faster to them as more men moved to take the places of those killed.

"Archers, fire at will" he ordered as he reached the area behind the walls. "Spears prepare to repel the attack" he added turning to the men in the courtyard. He pulled his own sword out wishing it was Heartsbane but that worthless coward Son of his Samwell had run off with it alongside his Wildling whore and child, he swore once he had dealt with this situation he would track down Samwell and reclaim the sword that should go to Dickon once he died as he was worthy of it.

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(White Harbor)

Jon wished he had time to truly visit the home of Lord Manderly but he did not, the quicker he set sail for Dragonstone the faster he could return hopefully with the Dragonglass and the assistance of Daenerys Targaryen. He followed Lord Manderly towards the ship that would take him to Dragonstone, Arya, Davos, Podrick, Tormund, Karsi and the hand-picked selection of guards followed as well as Ghost and Nymeria. The ship when it came into view was quite large and had a winged Horse carved into the bow, it was a very well-crafted totem.

"This is my flag ship, your Grace, the Winged Stallion" Lord Manderly told him as he waved his hand at the ship. "She is sturdy and fast and should get you to Dragonstone within two days if the weather is good and the wind if favourable" he stated proudly.

"I thank you my Lord I hope to be back as quickly as possible, whilst I expect a tough negotiation I am certain Daenerys Targaryen will see the wisdom in an alliance" Jon responded.

"I hope so your Grace for we can do without another enemy to fight as we already have the Lannister's and the threat from beyond the wall to deal with" Lord Manderly responded with a shake of his head.

Jon nodded and shook the man's hand before he led his small party onto the ship where he met the captain who quickly shouted for his men to prepare the ship to sail, he closed his eyes remembering the last ship he had been on had been on his trip to Hardhome. The very memory made him shiver as he opened his eyes and he prayed his mission would go smoother than it had at Hardhome, he glanced at Ghost and Nymeria who both looked very uncomfortable at been on the ship not that he blamed them. Arya moved to his side and watched as the ship pulled away from the port, used to sea travel by now she felt at ease as the ship's sails deployed and began its slow exit from the Harbor.

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(Winterfell)

Sansa looked up as Maester Wolkan entered Jon's private study which she was currently using to rest in clearly let inside by Brienne, standing she moved to meet him wondering what had brought him to her.

"My Lady a Raven has come from the Wall for the King" Wolkan informed her handing over the small letter he had taken from the bird.

Sansa took the letter and slowly broke open the seal and unfurled it knowing it had to be important for it to have been sent from Jon's friend, she prayed it was not an alert to warn them the Night King and his army had struck the Wall as they were nowhere near ready to fight such an army especially with Jon away from the North. She slowly read the letter and felt her body freeze up at the news it carried, slowly collapsing into the nearby chair she wondered how it was possible. Bran was alive and had somehow returned from beyond the Wall alongside Summer and the daughter of Howland Reed, tired, exhausted and hungry they were alive and well. She felt stunned just as she had when she realised Arya had returned home, it seemed a miracle had happened and now Bran the last of her siblings was not only alive but so close to coming home as well.

"Summon Lord Glover and Lady Mormont immediately" she ordered quickly even as her thoughts continued to wonder how Bran had made it back considering the dangers Jon had stated was coming from beyond the walls.

Several minutes later Wolkan returned with Lord Glover and Lady Mormont who both entered the room look curious as to their summons, Sansa stood to greet them.

"Forgive me the hasty summons but word has come from the Wall from Jon's friend Eddison Tollett" she began. "Our Brother Bran has arrived at the Wall with Summer and Meera Reed" she told them much to their shock.

"Bran Stark is alive" Lord Glover stated completely stunned by the news as the last he had heard of the young boy he had been murdered by Theon Greyjoy.

"He is, I need you and Lady Mormont to put together an armed escort to ride the Castle Black and bring Bran, Meera and Summer home to Winterfell" Sansa told them. "Lord Glover I ask that you lead the party, Lady Mormont will remain here to help Lord Royce and myself continue preparations to ensure the North is ready to face either the Lannister's or the threat from beyond the Wall" she added.

"It will be my honour my Lady" Lord Glover replied with a short bow but he wondered just what Bran Stark's survival would mean not only for Lady Sansa but for Jon Snow as King? But that was not something to get into right now.

Lady Mormont nodded not the least insulted as she knew Lord Glover was a seasoned warrior and could fight as well as any of his men or her own, turning she followed Lord Glover and Maester Wolkan from the room the prepare the group of men who would head to Castle Black. She knew preparing the North for an attack no matter where it came from was important, thus she focused her mind on that. Her own training into how to wield a sword had already begun, as she had said before she intended to fight when the time came. Sansa watched them go and prayed they would be quick; she wanted to see her younger Brother again with a desperate need. She was just disappointed the news had come after Jon and Arya had already left Winterfell, sending a Raven now would be pointless as she knew Jon and he would not wait or take time to view White Harbor. No he would quickly board a ship and leave, he would already be gone thus for now it would have to wait. She'd send a Raven once Bran and his small group had returned to Winterfell safe and sound.