Chapter 97: Taking of Gulltown

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5) Edward would have all the wildfire in King's Landing along with the pyromancer Rossart. He would get his men to take everything to Stormsland after the rebellion.

It was the condition that Jon was afraid of as he did not know why Edward needed the wildfire in the first place.

As for Edward, who wrote this paper, he was thinking of the many ways that he could use wildfire. Edward was sure that he could create many weapons that could use wildfire, especially against the Night King.

It did not take long before Aerys's orders arrived. Edward was included in the list of the heads that Aerys wanted. He was the lord of Storm's End, the brother of Renly, and the friend of the Starks, after all. Plus, what he did to Rhaegar in the tourney came to light at the moment, and Aerys decided to take him down as well.

Jon at once declared his rebellion against Aerys, and the same event happened when Lord Maq Grafton remained loyal to the crown. Ned did not wait for them to take Gulltown and traveled North through the mountains of the moons. This road was much safer after Edward moved all the Mountain tribes.

Jon gathered his armies and moved with Edward and Robert to Gulltown. He wanted to kill those who supported the crown as fast as he could. Plus, Edward's ship was in the harbor of Gulltown, so Edward would take it whether Jon did or not.

During the journey to Gulltown, Edward had a conversation with Lord Arryn. He wanted to tell him the things he was planning to do to the rebelled lords of Stormsland. He did give Lord Arryn a heads-up about what would happen so he would not get surprised.

"Lord Arryn, when I get to Stormsland, I would do somethings that might sound unpleasant to you. If any lord raises his banner against me, I won't tolerate this act." Said Edward as he was determined to butcher those traitors. He would not leave a single person alive.

Jon looked at Edward in the eyes and saw his determined gaze and could only sigh. Stormsland was Edward's kingdom from this point, so Edward would do as he pleased whether lord Arryn agreed or not. Edward was only acting polite here.

"Just don't overdo it." Said Jon as he looked at Edward. He still did not get what Edward was planning to do. He thought that Edward would kill some lords without a trial at most, but Edward would murder whole houses when he got back to Stormsland.

Edward did not elaborate as he did not know how to explain to Jon that he would kill even small children and many others. He was preparing for a massacre, especially for house Connington. Although Jon was still in King's Landing, he would arrest the members of house Connington and kill them in front of Jon when they went for battle.

"We need to focus on taking Gulltown at the moment. Do you have any plan?" Asked Arryn as he looked at Edward. Planning and coming with a strategy was Edward's fort.

"You don't have to worry. I already planned something. When we reach Gulltown, all we have to do is reach the gates. I had brought one hundred men with me on the ship when I came and ordered them to stay in Gulltown. They should have received my message by now. They would take the opportunity when we arrive to open the gate from the inside." Said Edward as he looked at Jon, who was giving him a shocked expression. Edward prepared for this point, so he was not worried. The confusion during the battle would be the perfect chance to take the gates and kill Lord Marq Grafton.

"It would be your chance to shine, Robert. Take Lord Grafton's head after entering. Since you are going to be the king, you have to get some merits." Said Edward as he looked at Robert.

"Aye." Said Robert as he raised his hammer. He did not know why Edward was treating him nicely lately as they were always against each other. Robert did not know that Edward was planning to use him, so he was just happy to have some fight.

It did not take long before they reached Gulltown, and it went as Edward said. When they launched their attack and were about to reach the gates, the gates suddenly opened from the inside. When they got in, they saw Edward's men standing there with about fifty bodies around the gates.

They did not stop at that and moved to the town's insides, killing everyone, holding a sword against them. This fight did not take long due to Edward's plan.

When Edward entered the city, he could see Robert fighting Lord Marq while the other soldiers watched the fight, cheering for Robert every once in a while. They had subdued the rest already.

Robert was a lot more powerful than he was in the book at the moment. The man had been training to defeat Edward all these years. Although he did not give his habits of drinking and whoring, it was not to the degree of the books. Robert would rather train himself than whore or drink. But when he got tired after the training, he would find a whore and a drink.

It did not take long before Robert smashed Lord Grafton's head with his hammer, and soon the whole Gulltown fell under their control. Edward advised Lord Arryn to kill all members of House Grafton, but Arryn refused. He said that since they had surrendered, he would treat them well.

Edward did not try to persuade him more as he saw there was no point in doing so. The Vale was under Jon's rule, and he would not middle with The Vale's affairs at least yet. He would control the Eyrie when it fell under the young Robert's hands.

Edward and Robert took their men and boarded the ship back to Stormsland. Edward had already sent a message a month ago to all the lords to make them prepare their men.

During the past three years, Edward increased the number of men under the Baratheon to twelve thousand men, with another six hidden in Essos. To let his men experience war, Edward would send six thousand that would iterate every six months to Essos. They would join The Shadow Legion company there and would fight in the disputed lands.

And with the four houses that his men established, he would have directly thirty thousand under his control. Edward made millions of gold dragons every year, so he was able to fund all this. Since all the Mountain tribes were fighters and with some preparations, he would have another five thousand. Edward had also asked the other lords to raise the number of men under them, and since they had enough funds due to their cooperation with Edward, they were able to do so. They could raise another twenty-five thousand men. That was all due to the Large increase in Stormsland's population in the past few years.

Edward did not forget to add other war tools to his armies like scythed chariots and arrow launchers. They were forgotten-war-tools from the kingdom of Sarnor that fell under the Dothraki's attacks. They did not know how to use them, but Edward did.