Fires of Harrenhall

The Fires of Harrenhall are the sixth short story of the New World series. The Fires of Harrenhall chronicle both the history of Harrenhall, and the Iron Islands alongside the invasion of Harrenhall. The Fires of Harrenhall also begin the story of a relatively unimport Dalish girl of whom is of a powerful if not broken Dalish family, and this is a backstory for the eventual arrival of Britney Hemsworth in Dole during Westros.

The Firest of Harrenhall has several offshoot stories of which the first is The Reavers of which is a short story from the point of view of several characters of whom tell the story of the rise of the Iron Islands and the Ironborn people within the Great Westros Lake.

The Fires of Harrenhall would chronologically begin following the Invasion of Westbridge, as it is following this event that people begin discussing Harrenhall and its fall or near fall to the Iron Islands. The two stories shall intertwine during Westros as the forces of the Order of the Violet Dragon are sent to Harrenhall as punishment for the involvement of the Iron Islands, and thus Lucerne sides with Harrenhall.

POV Characters
The Fires of Harrenhall are split into three parts with part one being the background of the Iron Islands told by Balon Greyjoy to his son Theon years before when Theon was still on the Iron Islands. The second part is the background of Harrenhall as told by a Dolish young women named Katniss Everdeen of whom is eventually a rising figure in the lands of Dole. The third part is the story of Harrenhall told by Renley Stong to the reader as he reads books and discusses things with his families Maester.

Following the stories of the first three chapters the story turns to the actual invasion of Harrenhall, and the effects aftarwards as told by various members of Harrenhall, and the Iron Islands. Following this there is also the indrotudction of Harlan Wynch of whom details Seagard and the invasion of the Ironborn eventually.

Chapter 1
Maron Greyjoy is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter Balon Greyjoy tells the story of the Iron Islands to Theon, and Asha Greyjoy, while Maron Greyjoy watches from the doorway. During this chapter the ancient roots of the Ironborn are discussed, as well as the current political scene.

Chapter 2
Katniss Everdeen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter Katniss Everdeen is told the story of Dole, and the lands that she lives in. Her mother goes into the story of her family, and the fact that they are powerful in Dole but mistakes by her family have led to their weakening.

Chapter 3
Renley Strong is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter Renley remains away from Harrenhall in the House Strong controlled castle of Boll Hold where he continues to learn about the land. During this time he is squiring under Adan Kenward the Lord of House Kenward and Boll Hold, and during this time he has grown extremely close to Adan's two twin children in Darrius, and Kassidy Kenward of which he is engaging in a romance with Kassidy to the happiness of Adan Kenward of whom wants the two to marry. Renley would accompany Adan and Darrius northward to the small town of Resington of which has come under assault from small groups of Dolish infiltrating from the northern border. Arriving at Resington they join with Samuel Modrall, and Travis Henbest two lords of the town of whom they begin searching the forests north of the town for a small Dolish village they had allowed to grow as a means of growing relations. Realizing that he is done learning and needs to return home, he travels with a few of his closest friends, and his Maester back to Harrenhall where he is met by great happiness from most but he is challenged to a duel by his cousin Heer Strong of whom had taken over the life Renley might have had.

Major Characters Introduced=


 * Adan Kenward
 * Darrius Kenward
 * Kassidy Kenward


 * -|Minor Characters Introduced=


 * Samuel Modrall
 * Travis Henbest


 * -|Places Introduced=


 * Boll Hold
 * Resington


 * -|Groups Introduced=

Chapter 4
Maron Greyjoy is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he is reaving alongside his uncle when he meets Kristanna Loken of whom during this chapter he tells the story to his child of their love story.

Chapter 5
Katniss Everdeen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she deals with the death of much of her family of which when the plague finally relents she is the Lady of House Everdeen. Finding her families vassals laughing at her she is constantly rejected in terms of help, and nearly at the end of her rope she goes to her families oldest and most powerful vassal in House Melark and is once again laughed at and told to leave. As she prepares to leave she is stopped when the heir of House Melark in the form of Peeta Melark saves her from this fate and joins his families strength to the Everdeen's.

Chapter 6
Asha Greyjoy is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she recovers from the loss of her brother Theon by joining her older brother in reaving, and this eventually leads to her power in the Iron Islands. Asha during this time is shown to be in a sort of love triangle with two noble Ironborn in the form of Qarl Greymoot, and Tristifer Botley of which both love her but she is too deep in the Ironborn ways to realize this.

Chapter 7
Renley Strong is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he prepares to duel Heer Strong, and despite it not being to the death during the fight Heer continues to attack despite losing, and Renley kills him. Following this duel he is now greatly respected by his powerful brother Robert Strong and his brother takes him around Harrenhall for real and Renley is introduced to several of the vassals of House Strong. As the chapter ends he travels to the wall with his brother Stannis and the two look out the Iron Islands and discuss its possible threat. As they are finishing their discussion the Lady Velisandre arrives and makes her opinion on the matter known, as well as also showign she has quite the influence over  Stannis of whom appears bewitched by the Magi of Velisandre.

Chapter 8
Maron Greyjoy is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he returns to the Irons Islands from his reaving, and finds much of the Iron Fleet is docked in and around Pyke for what he can only assume is a massive attack. After meeting with his father he learns the Ironborn have made arrangements with House Seaworth in Harrenhall and are going to attack Harrenhall alongside the betrayers within. Maron is given one of the larger commands of the attack, and following this he gathers his wife and men but as he and his wife are to leave Balon arrives on the docks and commands that Kristanna not go on the main attack and instead commands her to stay on Pyke.

Chapter 9
Asha Greyjoy is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she leads her part of the Ironfleet into the seas south of Harrenhall, and they drop anchor for the day waiting for the signal to arrive from a Seaworth ship telling them the time is to attack. She is joined on her ship by Erik Ironmaker and his brother Thormor Ironmaker and wanting to seem free from the pressure of Tristifer's love she kisses Erik Ironmaker and makes jokes about sleeping with him after the battle if he is brave during the fighting. Following the departure of Erik Ironmaker and during their wait she is confronted by Tristifer Botley after he had seen Asha kissing Erik Ironmaker, and she stands there as Tristifer begs her to marry him or atleast Qarl for the two love her deeply, but she again doesn't want to seem weak so laughs him off embarrassing him in front of the men on the ship causing him to leave her ship and rejoin his own ship. At the end of the chapter she watches alongside Qarl Greymoot as Tristifer's ship leaves her fleet and moves toward the fleet of Maron who she knows he is close friends with.

Chapter 10
Harlan Wynch is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he is squiring for Ser Polliver Ofren of whom is training him when he is taken from this by his cousin Taellin of whom told him that his sister was getting worse, and had slipped into a coma. Returning to his sister's side he and his cousin discuss the death of his younger brother Donald, and it is at this time that his father and uncle enter the room and Harlan decides he will travel to Pontus where the great market cities must have someone with knowledge of how to help his sister. He is joined by his uncle Daemon, and cousin Taellin in this journey to Pontus, and during the end of the chapter they arrive at the docks of Pentos.

Chapter 11
Katniss Everdeen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she meets Britney Hemsworth of whom is introduced to her by Haymitch of whom is basically someone she hasn't seen in some time but was the best friend of her father.

Chapter 12
Renley Strong is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he travels to the small Harrenhall castle of Toll Hold held by their vassal House Bolling, where he met with their leadership and learned that Herbert Bolling who was the lord of House Bolling and the close friend of Robert Strong had been offered by Davos Seaworth a chance at joining him in what he took to mean a coup against House Strong. Renley would immediately leave Toll Hold alongside Dedrek Bolling the second son of Herbert Boling and accompanying them were some eighty men of House Bolling.

Chapter 13
Maron Greyjoy is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he shows his true Ironborn roots when during the continued wait for the Seaworth's to arrive with their ship he attacks the small Harrenhall town Aerit of which he leads his part of the fleet against. He crushes the defences and not long after this attack he leaves behind a small garrison of men to hold the town while he and the majority of his fleet return to the main fleet where they find the Seaworth ship has arrived.

Chapter 14
Asha Greyjoyis the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she is frustrated that her brother was able to sneak away from the Ironfleet during the night and reave while she is unable to escape her uncle Victarion's grasp. The Ironborn are overjoyed when the Seaworth ship arrives carrying Steffon Seaworth the son of Davos Seaworth of whom explains that the time is now to attack. As they discuss things breifly before the attack Maron returns and joins the talk to the cheering of the Ironborn of whom see him as a true Ironborn. The chapter ends with the Ironfleet arriving at the outskirts of Harrenhall and preparing to launch their assault.

Chapter 15
Harlan Wynch is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter they are able to find a Healer of whom says he can help them, and they pay him handsomelly to return with them to Ironholt where they arrive back at with little difficulty. Finding his sister still in a coma upon returning the healer is able to diognose her with a parasitic organism, and after a dangerous surgary they are able to remove the leach like creature and as the days go by she recovers from the coma and returns to her pre sickness health. He is knighted following his saving of his sister and this changes him in an extremely positive way as he feels better after being able to save his sister where he believes he failed to save his sister. Following his sister's return to health he is told by his father that the Queen of Seagard is rumored to be on the lookout for a husband and in this way he plans to travel to Seagard.

Chapter 16
Renley Strong is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he arrives in Harrenhall and attempts to find his brother's and tell them of the betrayal but before he can he and his company see the smoke rising from the port and rising to the walls of the south they see the massive Ironborn fleet arrayed all across the Bay of Harrenhall. Renley is able to locate his brother Stannis at the Market and he joins his brother in the defence of the Market where they fight heroiclly and deal a serious wound to the Seaworth and Ironborn forces.

Chapter 17
Maron Greyjoy is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he fights in the Siege of Harrenhall where he kills several members of House Strong, and attacks northward where he defeats all the resistence before him, but he is told by some of his men that Stannis Strong has massacred the Ironborn, and their allies at the market. By the time he arrives at the market it is too late and the Strong forces have fully secured the area meaning they cannot take the city in full.

Chapter 18
Asha Greyjoy is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she is disgusted at the Ironborn failure at Harrenhall and despite Victarion ordering herself and Maron to remain and continue the siege she leaves with her fleet alongside her brother who leaves with his and she travels southward where she lands near Aerit and plans to attack northward against Wensington Castle and the lands around it.

Chapter 19
Katniss Everdeen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter

Chapter 20
Harlan Wynch is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he arrives at Seagard and joins the council of Seagard as they discuss the Ironborn attack on Harrenhall. During the speaches he is in awe of Florance Seagard the Queen's intelligence and beauty and attempts to wait and see her but finds that there are several other young nobles like himself all waiting to see her. The next day the council meets again and this time to discuss the Lucernian capture of Westbridge and what this means for Seagard, and as he sits and watches he is taken from his waiting by the voice of the queen adressing him, and she during this second council meeting would ask of him many things, and then at the end of the meeting tells him to meet her in her quarters to speak on the matter of the Lucernians. He with much nervousness arrives at her quarters and the two speak for hours well into the night only stopping when her younger sisters arrive and she tells him she must put them to bed. The two continue this routine of him going to the council meetings and then them speaking for hours afterwards and he begins to fall in love with this girl over the weeks that follow. It is at the end of the chapter that he is awoken by Ser Hyde Hunt of whom takes him to meet with Florance, and after walking the palace gardens she tells him that she has been seeking a husband for some time and that she believes he will make a perfect choice, and without thinking for a moment he says yes causing them both to laugh. She tells him to return to his father and tell him this, and while he is gone she tells him that she will miss him.

Chapter 21
Katniss Everdeen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter

Chapter 22
Maron Greyjoy is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he returns to Pyke where he discusses things with his father, and his father allows him to return to Harrenhall with his wife, and they do this with haste finding the situation has deterioted further since his departure.

Chapter 23
Renley Strong is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter the siege of Harrenhall continues but during the night he watches his nephew leave the fortress of his family, and feeling something is going on he follows his nephew where he sees him meeting with a girl he recegnizes as Brianne Tarth the sole child of the lord of House Tarth. Confronting the two they declare their long time love for eachother, and this leads to them beginning to plan to marry eachother through the convinsing of Renly.

Chapter 24
Asha Greyjoy is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she is met by Ser Gunthor of the Sunset Islands of whom leads a large force from the Sunset Islands into the Siege of Harrenhall, and following this meeting she goes to talk to Dagon, and Aeron Greyjoy of whom she says goodbye to and then takes her forces back to Pyke.

Chapter 25
Mathew Clegane is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he meets with William Lovie III. and

Chapter 26
Harlan Wynch is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter

Chapter 27
Asha Greyjoy is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter

Chapter 28
Renley Strong is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter

Houses Introduced

 * House Strong
 * House Seaworth
 * House Tarth

House Strong Members

 * Renley Strong
 * Robert Strong
 * Stannis Strong
 * Orys Strong
 * Gendry Strong
 * Kyle Strong †

House Seaworth Members

 * Davos Seaworth
 * Dale Seaworth
 * Maric Seaworth

Other Ironborn

 * Qarl Greymoot
 * Tristifer Botley

House Greyjoy Members

 * Victarion Greyjoy
 * Maron Greyjoy
 * Asha Greyjoy
 * Euron Greyjoy

House Tarth Members

 * Franz Tarth
 * Brianne Tarth
 * Dramner Tarth