Northern Twin, the Crossing, the Riverlands, 289 AL

The portcullis was drawn up and Ned and his host marched through.

"The majority of our power is marhcing for King's Landing with Lord Hoster" explained Ser Stevron Frey as he rode up beside Ned on the march over the bridge.

Jorah Mormont had heard about the attack on Lannisport before Ned had and took ship with three hundred men to Moat Cailin to meet up with the others. Lord Jon Umber had arrived with his own strength at Winterfell two days before Ned and Ser Rodrik were to march south.

"I like me a taste o' kraken" he told Ned when he had asked Umber why he had come.

"When did Lord Tully march from Riverrun?" asked Ned.

"Some fortnight ago, after the battle of Seagard. Lord Greyjoy's heir was killed by Lord Jason I hear"

"Lord Balon has three sons" said Ser Rodrik.

The other portcullis was raised when they reached the southern castle of the Twins.

Two weeks later

Off the coast of Fair Isle, Sunset Sea, 289 AL

"One..." Stannis whispered.

"Two..."

"Three"

"Now!"

Stannis' ships came tearing through the water.

Davos' Black Betha was leading a group of ships consisting of: Lord Steffon, Godsgrace, the Swordfish and Lady Harra.

Stannis' Fury led sixty ships, including the Stag of the Sea, whilst Sea Demon led another twenty and the Pride of Driftmark, Lady Lyanna and Swift Sword led ten each.

The Iron Fleet was caught on two sides.

Stannis ordered torches thrown over the sides of his ships.

Many ships of the ironborn ships took flame. Stannis quickly ordered his archers to fire flaming arrows upon the ironborn. Once they were close enough Stannis ordered his men to board a ship called the Iron Fish.

Stannis slew a man wearing the swimming fish of House Botley before he saw him.

The man was in lobstered steel from head to heel, in his right hand he clutched an axe and a shield was strapped on his left arm.

Is he not afraid of drowning?

Stannis himself was wearing a surcout of cloth-of-gold embroidered with the black stag of Baratheon over his chest, on his shoulders were squares of mail and he clutched a longsword with a stag's horn hilt in his hand.

"To me!" Stannis shouted but only three Velaryon spearmen rallied behind him.

The armored man kicked one of the Velaryons overboard and split the head of another, the third stabbed at the ironman's chest but he caught it with his hand. The ironborn wrenched the spear out of the Driftmark man's hand and broke it over his knee. The Velaryon turned tail and ran.

Stannis thrust towards the man's face but his opponent dodged the sword. He kicked Stannis to the ground.

The ironborn raised his axe and when he bent down to deliver the blow, Stannis Baratheon tightened his grip around his hilt, and drove it through the man's breastplate.

Blood dripped out from the man's mouth and he fell down to the ship's deck.