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Butterfly Effect by libexi01
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV)
02 Dec 2024
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In the shadow of Moat Cailin, a force of 20,000 Northmen prepares for war, their banners - Stark, Glover, Mormont, Hornwood, Karstark, Cerwyn, Manderly, Flint, and Ryswell - fluttering in the cold wind. Their leader studies the Tumblestone River on his map, silencing his arguing lords with a decisive plan to confront Tywin Lannister's forces. "The old lion's absence makes his army vulnerable," he declares, while Roose Bolton watches with calculated interest from among the bannermen, his pale eyes betraying neither loyalty nor treachery.
Across the Narrow Sea, Khal Drogo leads his mighty khalassar with Daenerys Targaryen at his side. She embraces her role as Khaleesi, her path diverging from one of dragons and conquest to one of Dothraki tradition, finding strength not in fire and blood, but in the ways of her new people. Beyond the Wall, the White Walkers remain sleeping legends, their threat nothing more than tales told to frighten children. In this reality, the realm's attention stays fixed on the games of power and ambition played by mortal men, as the winds of war begin to sweep across the Seven Kingdoms.
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- Part 1 of Butterfly Effect
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In the shadow of Moat Cailin, the host assembled, a force of 20,000 Northmen ready to march south and confront the might of Lord Tywin Lannister in the Riverlands. Their leader, his fingers tracing the path of the Tumblestone on the map before him, weighed his options as his lords argued the merits of engaging Tywin or his son, Jaime.
A hush fell over the gathering as he declared, "Enough, my lords. I have made my decision." The weight of his words was not lost on those present. The eyes of his bannermen were upon him—Glovers, Mormonts, Hornwoods, Karstarks, Cerwyns, Manderlys, Flints, Ryswells, and more. Among them, the cold and calculating Roose Bolton, a man he trusted little.
"We shall cross the Tumblestone here," he announced, pointing to the map. "And we shall meet Lord Tywin in open battle. The old lion is absent, and lions without their leader are mere cats that can be scattered. The remaining Lannister forces lack the prowess and reputation that Lord Tywin commands."
His decision made, the room held its breath, awaiting the commands that would set their course and, perhaps, the fate of the North.