Splitting the Sun

Combatants| * House Verdant
* House Whent
* House Henning of Sunflower Keep
* House Sunfyre
* House Esterold
* House Reaver
* House Sentinel

Commanders| * Lord Daemon Verdant
* Ser Larrys Whent
* Ser Arthur Henning
* Aurane Waters
* Ignes Reaver
* Ser Rodrick Staunton

Forces| Greens~* 4 Verdant ships (1 flagship, 3 Longships
* 5 Whent galleys
* 2 Henning ships
* 10 Sunfyre ships
* 7 Esterold ships
* 5 Reaver longships
* 2 Sentinal galleys

## Prelude

> *Matthos: The Redwaters are calling for your head, and many other prominent houses are angered by the conflict. Maybe we should sue for peace.*
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> *Daemon: Without a victory to my name? Lash would have all the momentum in the talks. We sue for peace when we show him that the West isnt easily taken.*
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On Land, Ethan Lash's forces were doing well and pushing the Green's back, and he sought to control the sea as well having amassed an impressive number of allies that would move from the sea to try and corner the Verdant forces in Castamere while he marched to take them from the front. Lord Verdant was exasperated at the situation, especially since the Wartime hand and longtime rival Jory Redwater was considering declaring Lord Verdant an enemy of the court for the war and even neutral forces and allies like Lord dayne were considering the war a problem and seeking a means to end it. In truth Daemon was considering its end as well but he refused to let it end now, knowing full well that Ethan had no reason to bargain with him when he was in the favorable position. To really let this war end, he needed a victory. And thus with his best ships he sailed out to stop the Red's forces before the final battle could be decided.

At his back he had the Sunfyre fleets already ready to help him, but alongside that he was assisted by the Stepstone Lords the Whents and in Dorne the Hennings of Sunflower Keep. Even then his forces were facing a larger fleet in House Redflame, leading the forces alongside the Esterold ships alongside Ignes Reaver and Rodrick Staunton of House Sentinel. Each ship had a decent number of men ready to fight and the Greens knew that this battle would be by all accounts be the last time they could afford to fight.

## The Battle

> *Larrys: We need to go right for the Redflame's captain he controls most of the ships and if he falls his fleet might break.*
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> *Arthur: That would only be viable if he leads from the front, otherwise we'd have to fight our way though his entire fleet just to do that.*
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Meeting on the sea front and confronting them across the coast, Daemon's longship was in the center of the fleet, lead by Aurane Waters who's ships were in the front. The Henning's were in between both of them and the Whents were on the right. The red's saw most of there Redflame ships in the back mixed in with the Reaver fleets, while the Esterold ships and Sentinel galleys confronted the enemy first, since the Greens were more interested in being defensive they would attempt to strike at the approaching enemy while maintaining some distance as best they could. But Lord Redflame was trying to break apart the fleet and push on to Castamere, if he was aware Lord Verdant was on the flagship he would have certaintly tried to take it, but nothing indicates he was aware Lord Daemon was even involved in the battle. Course even if he did know he would have had to contend with the Sunfyre fleet captain Aurane who did his best to contend with the larger forces while Arthur Henning would try to help him. The reaver ships maneuvered through most of the sea battle hitting the enemy where they could while the 2 Sentinel galleys fought from the outskirts but not directly attacking anyone until one of the Henning ships crashed into Ser Staunton's ship.

The fighting continued with both sides losing roughly the same number of ships before Lord Whent's forces moved past the occupied enemy due to the Redflame forces being occupied trying to overwhelm the Green's overall feet, Larrys Whent ended up boarding the Redflame main ship and attacking the Redflame forces as the battle turned bloody on every end. Aurane's maneuvering cost the Red's several more ships while the Reavers were only able to bring down one before the fighting on the ships ended with Larrys besting Lord Jachaerys men and capturing the Lord. This followed by a few other victories in the battle caused the Red's to rout and attempt to retreat, giving the victory to Lord Verdant.

## The Aftermath

> *Aurane: Ethan will be wary of striking now, his best chance is to try by land and he was already bested there once.*
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> *Daemon: His only chance is gone, now we deal with the fallout.*
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The war would continue for another month but this was well and truly the last battle of the war. Shortly after this the feast at Starfall began and a minor truce was made between the two opposing lords. At the time Ian managed to convince Lord Daemon and Lord Ethan a chance to make amends and end the war before things escalated. The two agreed and under the castle of Castamere the final agreements to end the Second war between these houses was put to an end.

Of the other houses that fought in the battle House Redflame and House Sentinel would soon find there allegiance shifted to Lord Sunfyre after the war. Despite suffering heavy losses on land Rheagon would profit from the war well enough despite himself.