Chapter 20 War starts with a mess

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Moat Cailin

Jon pov

I got reports of the royal procession traveling back to kings landing , it would be soo easy to just take Nightfury or take my men and kill the fat bastard and his bitter queen but that would make the mess worse than it already is

When I heard about the hand dying I thought the fat king would make his brother or Tywin his hand but he went to Winterfell to make my uncle Eddard Stark the new Hand of the king,as if it's not enough his uncle betrothed Sansa to Joffrey

Robb wanted to kill the fat king and the lannister bastard in winterfell before he can marry Sansa but I told him to stay calm and do nothing, as if that's not enough after the royal party left a catspaw tried to kill bran when he was asleep in the night but summer was able to kill the catspaw before he could do anything, the dead man only left a valariyan steel dagger as a clue

Right now the main suspect is Joffrey because he spared with bran even though bran was younger he easily beat the crown prince and only he is fool enough to give a valariyan steel dagger to a catspaw

As if all of this was not enough a incident happened at the crossroads inn, joffrey got injured by nymeria while protecting Arya,but the queen bitch wanted the direwolf dead thankfully Arya sent nymeria back to Moat Cailin before that can happen, Sansa even though she saw the whole thing stayed silent during the trail and a innocents butcher's boy got killed by the lannister men, after this his uncle sent Arya back to Moat Cailin

With Arya here I only have to worry about my uncle and Sansa at the kingslanding, I keep remembering the vision I saw of my uncle in black cells ,if that happens I have made preparation

After the News of Eddard Stark's arrest

How can things get out of hand soo quickly is beyond me , what made my aunt think arresting tyrion lannister was a good idea I can never understand

Now my uncle is injured and rotting in black cells,Sansa is basically a prisoner in red keep,Renly Baratheon is in reach who will declare himself a king, lannister forces have captured most of the riverlands, pretty soon Stannis will declare himself a king too

The only good thing happened these last few moons is that Rhaenys and Grandmother Rhaella are starting to bond with Lynix and Rheanix, if they can be proper Dragonriders it will be a great help in the war, because no matter how strong a dragon is incomplete without its rider

Robb called his banners, most of the forces are gathering in winterfell, I also gathered my men at Moat Cailin,5000 strong with 3000 personal men and 2000 from wolfgaurds, the remaining 2000 will man Moat Cailin and defend against any armies from the south and the rest of 8000 wolfgaurds we stay and defend the north

I also called 200 warrior giants from skagos, 100 foot and 100 archers, they are getting on ship to get here

I also talked to Varys through glass candle, he will make sure that my uncle, Sansa and the remaining household guards with be on ship to white Harbour in just a few days, I also had my men at kingslanding capture little finger and sent him on a different ship to me, that mockingbird had caused enough chaos already, I will make him pay for all the people who died because of him

After gathering 5000 men at Moat Cailin I and uncle Ben made are way to Winterfell, the men stayed behind as they will join the Northern forces later as the army travels south

Winterfell

As I and Ben reached the great hall most of the lords were already there and discussing war plans, as we entered with are direwolves Lord Umber was threatening to leave

"Umber shut up and sit down before Greywind here takes your arm for breakfast"

Umber sat down and rest of the lords quite down, some were whispering things like white wolf is here

"We are going to war and the lords are squabbling like little children, Robb stark is our lord if you can't follow orders then leave but as you know the north remembers, north will remember that in time of need those who abandoned our cause"

Ayes were heard all across the hall, "now if are clear on that what are forces ?"

"We will be 25,000 strong by the time we reach Moat Cailin brother" Robb said

"30,000 strong, I have 5000 men ready at Moat Cailin who will join our forces there"

"What of your wolfgaurds lord Snow?" Lord Karstark asked," They will stay and protect the north as they always have under their Vice commander Benjen Stark from winterfell"

After the meeting with the lords it was just Robb, Ben and me in the solar

"Uncle Eddard and Sansa will be out of kingslanding in a few days, I have healers ready on the ship to take care of uncle Ned as soon as possible"

"Thank you brother" Robb said

"Both my nephews are going to war, I should be with you guys not stuck here" uncle Benjen said

"We talked about this uncle Ben, there must always be a stark in winterfell and bran is too young for that,and with this war the ironborn would not stay quiet so we need you here to keep north safe"

As we are getting ready to march, I have to tie a lose end, Lysa Arryn the woman is already half mad but I have to get her out of picture so her daughter Alys Arryn can take charge of vale, Alys Arryn was fostered at Winterfell and mostly stayed at vale when her father served as hand, she is very close to her stark cousins and will help them in need

In a few days a servant will serve Lysa Arryn a wine with tears of lys, the same poison she used to kill her husband, after that the vale will join forces with the north, and after liberating the riverlands we will have to the strength of three kingdoms behind us