Ambush of House Whent

Redwater Soldiers engaging in combat with Whent Soldiers

House Flameheart

## Backstory

House Whent was once a vassal of House Redwater. Ser Rodrick Whent was given a keep and opportunity to serve House Redwater. He accepted. As time passed, his loyalty for House Redwater vanished. The final straw came where the Whent's sided with the Redwater enemy in the time of war. The Whent's sieged the unprepared Redwater's and took the town of Fair Market. This angered House Redwater and its vassals, as their was no men able to retake the town.

As the war came to an end, House Redwater marches on the Whent Keep to take revenge from their once young vassal. Once arriving at the Whent Keep, the Redwater's demanded that they leave the keep. They did so, but burnt the keep down in the process. As the Whent's marched off, an ambush laid in the forest by the combine forces of House Redwater, House Greywinde and House Flameheart.

## The Battle

The Whent forces marched in a column through the Redwater territory. One of the women of the column was Lady Starkwood. the men were ordered to catch her. They were slowly becoming spread out due to the obstacles within the forest. They had no idea that they were walking into an attack. Up ahead, men of Redwater, Greywinde and Flameheart hid on top of the small ridge, a tree was ready to fall to block the path and the cavalry was following the Whent's form behind.

At last, the ambush begins. The tree collapses in front of the the spread out Whent forces. Archers of the combined forces came out of there hiding spots and started to rein arrows on the unorganized Whent force. Men screemed as they jumped down from the ridge and engage the Whent forces in melee. Ser Rodrick Whent tried to the best of his ability to form the Whent shield wall. Only a handful heard above the screams and clashing of swords. Some soldiers tried to run back the way they came, they were met with the Redwater cavalry. The Whent's were now encircled with no place to run.

Lady Starkwood was in the center of the raging battle. Her survival was very high to the Redwaters, as a full scale war could start if she died. Redwater's aim was to capture her. In the center of the Whent shield wall, she ran over to the cart where the Whent's are defending and untied the horse. She made a run for it and jumped over the tree that they were defending. This was noticed by both Redwaters who sent 20 men after her. she was carrying very little on her and managed to out run the Redwater forces.

At the battlefield, the battle was coming to an end, a small portion of 50 Whents is left defending Ser Rodrick Whent. They realized that there was no point fighting and threw their weapons to the ground. This signaled in the end of the battle. Redwater, Greywinde and Flameheart men cheered for their victory.

## The Aftermath

After the battle, the peace treaty between the two houses began. House Redwater issued a lot of hash punishment to House Whent to ensure this will never happen again. These include: To be exiled from Westeros and all females of House Whent must join the faith of the seven and devote their life to the seven for the rest of their lives.

Lady Starkwood managed to escape and get back to House Starkwood's castle in the North. She escaped by riding to the nearest port and slip by Redwater men who were guarding it. When she arrived home, her father. Ser Artos Starkwood was furious of these actions and sort our revenge on House Redwater.

## Famous Quotes

Ser Rickard Greywinde - "My... Lord Redwater, these men are soldiers and are trained to fight. But we have no quarrel with the women and children. No harm must come to them." (Before the battle)

Ser Darron Flameheart - "In the name of Justice! Charge!" (During the battle)

Lord Robin Redwater - "This is what the Whents deserve, no one makes a mockery of House Redwater." (After the battle)