6th Siege of Hen Hill

### Outcome

Hen Hill falls, Dunbridges take control of the castle, House Henning extinguished in the Riverlands.

Combatants| * House Henning
* House Stormfyre
* House Jadefyre
* House Whent
* House Redwater
* House Sunfyre
* House Wilder
* House Starkwood
* Stepstone Flowers

Commanders| * Chrisarys Henning
* Chewyn Stormfyre
* Thomas Dayne
* Deamon Jadefyre
* Rheagon Sunfyre
* Zelos Wilder
* Arthur Whent
* Ruben Flowers
* Jory Redwater

Forces| ~Hen Hill forces: 968* 40 Unsullied
* 200 Calvary
* 612 Infantry
* 116 Archers
* 3190 Infantry
* 1700 Archers
* 50 Redstars
* 100 Whent soldiers

Casualties| * Chewyn Stormfyre
* Thomas Dayne
* 920 Hen Hill defenders
* 200 archers
* 8 Redstars
* 30 Whent soldiers

## Prelude

House Dunbridge had made it no secret of there desire to take Hen Hill from Chrisarys Henning Or rather Chrisarys Stomrfyre given he was merely given the castle in a will of the last actual Henning to own it Ser William. Since then they have seen him as an unworthy heir to its halls they once called home but have since failed at any chance to take the castle themselves due to the allies the castle usually has. This finally changed after the 5th Siege of Hen Hill which amounted to the end of Ser Jory's protection of the keep and Chrisarys' own mistakes isolating every ally that wasnt apart of the household itself. Asher finally took advantage of the opening presented to them with most of Chrisarys friends in the Stepstones establishing a Kingdom there after the Stepstones Campaign Chrisarys was isolated and vulnerable. Something that became apparent when old friends of the Henning pledged there swords in the war...agaisnt House Henning and Hen Hill, some like the Whents for revenge, others like the Starkwoods and Wilders for simple pragmatism, and then some like the Jadefyres and Redwaters for spoils. Either way it seemed Chrisarys was facing his final battle.

## Battle

Early on it seemed there was some trouble in the ranks as Arthur Whent preemptively attacked the villages despite Asher Dunbridge wanting them left alone for when he took the castle and the two came to blows when Asher in his rage over the act mocked Rodrick who had died at the 5th Siege of Hen Hill a sore wound for the Whent. Artos kept things from falling apart as his allies soon started to assemble and help them surround the castle. Though they had a large advantage many of the lords were rather hands off with the siege itself, not wanting to lose men in all out brawl that could occur if they tried to take it like last time. Plus there was some concern about the Unsullied. While there numbers were few they knew they could be a threat especially in a defensive battle that they would certaintly be apart of. Asher paid none of this anymind organizing an assault on the walls that saw his Archers and artillery lay into the enemy walls for as long as possible bearing down on them until he sent Arthur out to try and take the castle by storm. A stroke of luck for the offensive side occurred when Arthu's push broke through on the first attack, though this was mostly because of Arthur's refusal to back down when it looked bleak his rage and desire for revenge strong enough to overlook the risk of such a head on battle and though he lost more men then he killed his men secured the gates and opened them.

What came next was a brutal attack on Hen Hill and all its residents, Asher lead the cavalry in to finish the job and cut down much of the enemy that moved to defend themselves, not even the Unsullied were enough to keep the outpouring of attackers at bay and the remaining forces retreated to the end for one last stand. Chewyn Stormfyre who had hidden in one of the many hiding spots in Hen Hill came out to attack the flank of the enemy to try and kill off there generals but he was quickly put down by an arrow from Daemon Jadefyre when he was dueling with Rheagon and his men surrendered when they realized there plan failed. Entering the castle themselves Arthur and Asher lead the man to the throne room where Chrisarys, his last few men and Thomas Dayne stood in there way. Arthur attempted to strike at Chrisarys but Thomas kept him from passing through and the two fought, Asher on the other hand slipped through thanks to this opening and attacked Chrisarys directly, and despite the man's best efforts Chrisarys was trounced and beaten down to the point he seemed dead just as Arthur bested Thomas in a short but intense duel that ended when Thomas misread his opponents movements and attacked where he thought an opening would be exposing himself to a blade through the chest. Asher and Arthur came out to confirm there enemies defeat and Chrisary's death with Asher returning to bring Chrisarys head and put it on a pike. Soon the Henning banners would fall and burn as the Dunbridge banner was placed over the castle, a site that hadn't been seen in years.

## Aftermath

This defeat marked the definite one for Chrisarys who would be presumed dead for the rest of the year and well into the next one, only for it later to have been revealed that Chrisarys was on the brink of death and kept alive by Asher for his own enjoyment. Chrisarys, the man who had raped and killed innocents to spite a man who killed his loved ones, lead a campaign agaisnt his brother even at the cost of his hand and had ruined a marriage alliance that would have secured parts of the Vale had plenty of time to think on all of his own misdeeds as he was subjected to torture by the arguably more sadistic Asher Dunbridge.

Many of the people involved in the siege would also soon regret placing Asher there, Artos Starkwood being a standout example as he began to hear rumors of screams coming from the castle and he was reminded of the many rumors of the Dreadfort, but the damage had been done and while the area of Hen Hill may have started to become something of a cursed place the area had been peaceful during the Dunbridge's control over it. Though Asher himself would draw criticism for his lack of assistance in the war, providing no troops for the campaigns or funds to help when offered too unless the king himself demanded it.

Daniel Youngflower's hatred for Asher would grow from this act, though he was well aware of Chrisarys shortcomings he couldnt ever see a reason to kill him over it especially since many of those issues came from trauma. Though Daniel coudlnt exactly act on this, since trauma or no there was no disputing that Chrisarys simply wasnt fit to be a lord and with him gone there was no Henning who desired Hen Hill not even the Hennings in Dorne. Plus as a soverign nation under The Stepstone Kingdomes any attack would be seen as an act of war on House Brightflame, a war Daniel knew would come with far more costs to be of any benefit for revenge. However once the stepstones were made to be apart of the Seven Kingdoms and a potential heir in William Henning was made Daniel began to plot an attempt at taking the castle himself.