The North, 423 AC. King Viserys III Targaryen is escaping an attack on Winterfell when a scorpion bolt strikes his dragon. Crushed by his mount, King Viserys dies in the snow, frozen fingers clutching frozen truths: the Northmen are traitors, and the realm will burn.
Crownlands, 423 AC. As the North prepares to die for its independence, Queen Elaena I Targaryen summons her small council with one goal: make the traitors pay in fire and blood.
Now war rages. With the North seizing Se