Retaking Dragonstone

## Prelude

> *Asher: King's Landing was safe, the Order was being hunted, and I lacked the manpower to go for the head of the matter itself, so I went for Dragonstone, hoping to take back the first castle he took from us and hopefully capture Tywin Lannister before he proved to be a bigger threat then we could hope for.*
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Near the end of the 10th Moon Lord Asher Tullius sailed for Dragonstone once King's Landing's safety was assured, he wanted to eliminate a key ally to Haywin's control. Dragonstone was being held by Tywin Lannister, who had helped organize many of the early attacks and his reputation made him too dangerous to be left to his own devices, especially under someone as efficient and capable as Haywin. Only assisted by an army of Myrish and Lyseni Asher hoped to take the castle in one battle or at the very least siege it and keep Tywin from fleeing.

He came too late, by the time he had set sail Tywin had already fled, his confidence in Haywin's victory all but gone after the Battle for Kings Landing, somehow he had won the loyalty of the 5000 Myrish he had been given control of and he ordered the Lys troops to stay behind and hold the castle while he answered a call from the King. Instead he sailed for Essos, abandoning the war before he was captured, a fate he clearly deemed too humiliating to endure. Lord Asher never laid eyes on him and never had the chance to even try and capture him. But he could still take the castle back.

## The Battle

> *The enemy was lazy or unfocused, we were able to sneak up on them with more ease then I thought. Its then I should have realized Tywin wasnt there, he'd have never allowed such a patheti patrol of a castle he was ruling but I was too eager for an easy victory. We attacked them before they had a chance to do anything. Had I know they had been abandoned by there leader, I would have just parleyed and avoided a fight entirely.*
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Asher's ships got close during the night and they snuck up as close as they could before they even begin to figure out they were in danger, only a few men were watching the walls, as they likely expected Tywin to return soon instead they were set upon by Tullius soldiers. The battle was quick and decisive, though the Lys forces were rather determined despite themselves they were no match for the numbers they were up against, according to Lord Asher the battle was over in less then an hour but none of the garrison survived the battle as his men showed the enemy no mercy.

## Aftermath

> *Ian: Asher took the castle but Tywin escaped. We cant allow him to come back stronger then before, as long as hes out there House Brightflame is threatened.*
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Asher remained at Dragonstone for the time being, unable to pursue Tywin with no knowledge of where he was, he didnt even have any indication that Tywin had fled Haywin's cause until later. The exact details of the battle were questioned by some, given that Lord Tullis left no one alive to contest what he said, though what reasons he would have to exaggerate the results are unknown. Tywin would take his men through Essos all the way to Slavery's bay, growing his army and attempting to take Meereen and end the threat to slavery in Danerys Targaryean. Ian Dayne would lead the attack against him with many other knights in the Wrath of Dawn campaign.