End of Darkness

The End of Darkness is the first book of the New World series, and is the second longest of the series. The end of darkness begins during the days following the Fall of Tree Hill, and tells the events that lead to William Lovie III embarking on the journey, and then the eventual overthrow of Bill Lovie. The story of the end of darkness ends with the events of the Battle of Berne and throughout the story many main characters are killed. The End of Darkness would be the most heavily Lucernian of the stories so far, and it made sure to point to the fact that William Lovie III. was the main character of the series.

The End of Darkness would give a lot of information of several conflicts from the point of view of Bill Lovie reading stories to his young son William Lovie III. These stories were told throughout the three chapters with Bill Lovie as the POV, and during this the Driving Tide would be discussed, the Arnor War, the Bloody Supper, and several other important events were forshadowed or told in their entirety.

The End of Darkness begins with the Kingdom of Lucerne in a terrible position as the King currently in Bill Lovie has lost his mind due to fear, and madness and has alienated most of his vassals into hating him. The prince in William Lovie III. is at this point suffering from depression caused by missing a girl that he has seemingly no memory of, but sees each night in a dream, and this brings him to eventually leave the mountainy capital with a group of his friends and a small military force. Travelling throughout the kingdom he comes to learn that his father has commited attrocities on a scale that noone could have ever thought possible, and he makes the decision to turn against his father's rule and lead the kingdom himself, of which he will do after he has relieved the nearly destroyed city of Tree Hill. Meeting with the king of the neihboring kingdom of Gondor he creates an alliance of which leads to the two working together to clear Gondor's besieged city of Orcs, and then together they fight and clear the city of Tree Hill of Orcs. Following this he discovers the Orcs had been allowed to enter Lucerne with the assistence of his father and after falling in love with a lady of House Scott he travels northward and relunctantly marries Bella Swan before travelling back to the capital to confront his father. Meeting his father and brother in their home he is unable to get vengeance when both use Magi to teleport away from Lucerne, but despite this he is crowned king and begins changing the situation that his father had got them into.

POV Characters
The end of darkness contains several POV characters in the form of many of the characters that will continue to be the main characters throughout the New World series.

Prologue
Ezio Ederiz is the POV Character of

Chapter One & Two
The End of Darkness would start with a background of the goings on in Lucerne from William Lovie III. and during this time we went through the Britney Hemsworth, and Amber Heard romances which were fleshed out more during their POV chapters but all that would end suddenly when the POV shifted to Lucas Scott in Tree Hill and the events that were happening in Tree Hill following the destruction of the town. This chapter One and Two were the basis of the William Lovie III. and Alice Lovie relationship even though during this time Alice Lovie was stuck in Forks and knew nothing of her life previously there were constant references in William`s chapter to trying to remember something, and then during Chapter Two Alice begins having vivid dreams of a boy with a blurred face. During Alice`s memories she remembers the final days before she departed the city, and she remembers happier moments the two siblings spent together.

Others
I walked down the steps watching the girl laughing as she skipped beside me holding my hand. I watched her laugh and felt at peace for the moment. Who was this girl that haunted my dreams I wondered. Always the same blurred face, but the voice remained as resolute as if I heard it everyday. As we kept walking holding hands I felt her stop and looked towards her seeing she had an angry look, and when I looked forward and saw Britney Hemsworth coming towards us I understood.

Britney was for all intensive purposes my girlfriend at the time, and despite continueing to sleep with Leven, and whoever Elce I felt like she was the one that I was coupled with. My father loved everything about her, and that fact was never kept far from my ear when I was near him, and maybe that made me like her less. I mean there was no reason to have a problem with her, and the love making with her was beyond anything I had with anyone outside of Leven....It was just something missing.

``My prince, and princess, what brings you to this part of town.`` As I looked around I hadn`t noticed we had gone so far, and I knew we were getting close to dangerous areas of the town. The unfortunate nature of Lucerne was that the northern section was called Lucerne Hold, and in this part of town the nobles and the rich were dominent. But in the southern section. In the southern section the slums had sprung up like insects. My father told me that it was the work of criminals, and that only the glory of House Lovie kept the slums even fed. I didn`t believe him for one second, but who was I to say anything when I had the ability to protect them and I did nothing. WaIking into Lucerne proper wasn`t something that Draco liked us to do, but after I resisted him more then once he simply brought along more men when we entered the lower part of the city. I mean not that we were in any actual danger with Ser Draco Highmore gaurding us, but it was reckless to put ourselves in this type of situation.

``'''I could ask you the same milady. You do not have a mighty knight gaurding you as we do.'''`` She chuckled after I said it and the girl beside me holding my army tightly let out a sigh as if discusted by her.

``I suppose your right on that case.`` As I went to speak the girl clasping my arm spoke up.

``In the end we were just leaving weren`t we Will.`` I knew this girl for some reason and knowing her the way my mind did I knew her calling me Will was a reminder that I was hers, and not Britney`s. Britney though looked so sad when the girl called me Will that I ignored her. Her voice was like a beacon in the worst storm you could imagine, and yet I had no idea why.

``Yes we were Alice.``Britney`s sadness seemed to multiply until I finished. ``Would you care to join us Milady.`` Upon me saying it her eyes immediatly lighted up she nearly jumped beside me taking my arm in hers. The three of us walked back towards the Cloud Towers and just talked. The conversation was fluid between me and Britney but this girl I knew so well refused to even feign kindness towards Britney. Britney told us of her home in Arnor, and the family she had left behind, and I felt a connection for a moment to this girl that I only felt for the girl on my other side. Arriving where she was staying in the Lucernian Academy grounds I took her hand in mine and kissed her goodbye.

It was a suprisingly tender thing to do when I knew I was luring her into a relationship I could never recipricate into. But despite knowing that I couldn`t shake her beauty. As I pulled back and took in the ear to ear smile that crossed her face I knocked a pendent that held her hair in place to the ground. Moving quickly to pick it up I felt terribly as she ruined the front of her dress kneeling down in her desperation. ``I`m so sorry Britney.`` She reached out to the sound of my voice and caught my hand squeezing it tightly. When she raised her face she had tears on her face, and I felt even the girl I knew so well behind me move closer to try and comfort this broken girl in front of us. She wuped the tears from her face, before speaking and I felt the girl squeeze onto my back as well as if pulling me away from Britney.

``'''My mother made me this broach. She made it for me...and now...now its all I have left of Arnor.'''``

``You shall return home one day Britney.`` I held her cheek up and stared at her. ``I have no doubt that before you meet Glaurung you shall see your home again.`` I knew she didn`t believe in the dragon, but in this land I knew there was no choice but to accept its words or be a leper. It was such a strange thing the way people became angered by the rejection of a god that they had never seen.

``Its not seeing my home again that worries me William.``

``Then what has you frightened.``

``'''You know little of my people. I understand that we must seem almost non-human in our ways, but despite what people say we can...we can die to many things. Many amongst us are cursed with a disease that ages us, and eventually kills us.'''`` The broach coming from her mother made me realize of whom she was afraid for.

``Your mother suffers from this.``

``She does...`` I pulled her into a hug and I felt the girl behind me recoil as if struck by fire. Britney rested herself in my chest and her breathing seemed to calm down somewhat.

``'''I`m sorry Britney. I`m sure she knows how much you love her.'''``

``You know when I say it, I can barely believe it to be true but...but when you say it I almost believe it.``

Chapter Two
During Chapter Alice Lovie takes the POV role and she details her life in Forks and the fact that she too dreams constantly of a strange blurred boy that she knows but doesn't know. During this time she has a dream about this where she dreams of going to a tournament with the boy who held her hand walking there and then dawned armor with his friends to take part in the tournament. The tournament would be heavily covered by her and detailed the growing relationship between the boy and Amber Heard II. alongside her relationship with Jasper Cullen. The Tournament named the Nortburg Tournament of 5120 would become a very important moment amongst the group.

Chapter Three
During this time there would be a number of auxillery characters introduced as well. During Chapter Three Hedrik Clegane III. made his first venture into the story, and he would introduce the characters to the idea of evil in Sean Lovie, as well as Rachel Wood and many of the nobles in Forks and Lole. This chapter would greatly branch out and become expanded on in the Short Story Evil Mind`s of which further followed the events and detailed the happenings that led to the love affair between Hedrik and Rachel as well as the coruption and madness of Sean Lovie.

Chapter Four
Lucas Scott was the POV Character of Chapter Four and during this he dealt with the fading situation in Tree Hill. Alongside Lucas the appearance of the Tree Hill characters happens of which especially charaters such as Brooke Scott make their entrances and they described the events of Tree Hill, and a lot of hints were made about the fact that they believed they were deliberatly attacked by the Orcs under the wishes of Bill Lovie. The Siege of Tree Hill would be particularly bloody, and it would have a distinctly dark tone to these chapters with only the growing love between Haley, and Lucas offsetting all the darkness in the chapters. At the end of the chapter the Raid of 5123 occurs as the Orcs launch a massive assault on the walls and are nearly able to defeat the defenders, but even in defeat they deal immense casualties to the defenders.

Chapter Five
In Chapter Five Franklin Brent of the western lands makes his first appeance as a POV Character in chapter Five. Franklin Brent makes the first introduction of what becomes known as the Lands of the west mainly focusing on House Brent, and their liege Lord House Ordos, but he travels to Hillsbrad and meets with House Greymane members, and other western Nobles about a serious bandit situation. Franklin Brent during the end of the chapter goes northward with Dexter Hill with a troop of Brent forces, while Dexter Hill leads a small troop of irregular troops that were to attack the bandit forces arrayed around the area. In what became the brief siege of Dornhall Franklin Brent, and Dexter Hill alongside many other western Nobles were able to dislodge the bandits that had taken control of the castle. As they left the scene Franklin Brent discovered evidence from torturing a bandit alongside Dexter Hill that Bill Lovie had funded the bandits taking the castle, and they were simply awaiting more supplies and money before they were going to gather more strength and attack Marburg.

I pulled my sword out of the poor man infront of me and collected myself around the rest of my men. A quick look told me we had lost very few if anyone in the charge, but looking to Edric Maul I knew my anwser would come quicker. "Edric what were our losses?"

"Simon took an arrow to the face, and Tohmen was slashed on the neck." Only two casualties wasn't terrible considering how many of them we had just overrun, but as I looked out onto the field and saw how many were in retreat I knew this was just the beggining."Probably more injuries, but we won't know that until after the battle Milord." As he spoke I spotted the personal banner of Dexter on the hill before us, and knew I wanted to have a chat with Dexter about what was the next plan for the complete defeat of the Badgers.

"Thank you Edric."He bowed his bloodied face at me and I turned towards the rest of my men. "Follow me men." As quickly as I said it I could hear the men trotting behind me as I made my way towards Dexter Hill of whom was stopped on a hill nearbye watching the retreat of the Badgers. Nearing him several of his men rode up the hill ahead of us, and spoke to him, of which the conversation was still going as I finally reached Dexter.

"A cousin of the man identified him."

"That will make for an interesting story. Where is this cousin now?"

"He was struck down by an arrow, but with his dying words he told me Milord."

"Then I suppose this information shall remain with us."

"What information shall remain with you Dexter?" I wanted to trust Dexter. He had never given me reason to think he was a liar, but the simple fact was that everyone I met made a special point to tell me not to trust him, and that had unfortunatly seeped into my thinking.

"Look out at the retreating Badgers Frank. Do you see the man carrying the banner? " 

"Yes. I see him."

"Beside him is the man leading the Badgers."

"It seems obvious that the commander would be near the banner. What sort of..."

"Yes this would be obvious Franklin, but its the identity of the man that is interesting. I have learned from a dying man that the man leading the Badgers was none other then Kieth Schwartz."

"I do not know that name."

"Kieth Schwarts is the best friend of our glorious king my friend."

"How could that be." There had never been any real truth to Dexter's story that our King had been the cause of the destruction of Tree Hill, but if his best friend was truly here then that would be damning.

"I have a feeling that the anwser to that question is further truth to what I told you of Tree Hill."

"But it just doesn't make any sence. Why would the King of Lucerne go to such lengths to destroy his own land." I saw briefly a look of disapointment across Dexter's face as I once again resisted what he was telling me.

"I told you the truth back in Hillsbrad Lord Brent. I told you the truth and it is up to you whether you choose to believe me and the facts I bring to the table. I'm not forcing anything. Believe what you will." With that he waved at his men, and they went riding down the hill towards the main force now entering the castle. I didn't know what to think right now, but I know that my father would have a better understanding of what was going on in the world.

Chapter Six
Chapter Six would detail the events preceding the departure of the enigmatic Edward Cullen, and begin the exploration of his time in Hogwarts. While this chapter would be short it would lead into the School of Magi story of which became very large and created the Hermione Granger plotline. His return would be during this chapter and during this the death of Hostella Hale would lead to the destruction of his relationship with Edward and a scism in the Shadow Council.

They carried her away and I don't know when but I fell to my knees. I felt an arm go to my shoulder and looked to see my father gently rubbing my shoulder trying to make me feel better. It didn't work. I wanted to die. I wanted to escape all the pain of it all, and I wondered briefly looking at the water if Hostella had it right. She was free of it all now.

Looking around I saw the shocked onlookers all wanting a look at the poor dead Lady that had perished in her persuit of love. They all stared at me and it brought me back to how Harry must have felt back in Hogwarts. Everyone staring at you, and as they do you know in your heart they are split in why. Some hate you. Some love you. This split broke me into pieces in this moment, and he dealt with it every day of his life.

I watched as the crowd parted and through the opening one of my closest friends in the entire world stepped out in Jasper. Holding his cousin Dorna by the arm I saw the hope leave his eyes as he saw them carrying her away. I suppose everyone wants to believe in that moment that their loved one has somehow survived the fate that awaited them. Noone runs to these scenes believing their loved one is dead. Jasper walked painfully towards me and I brought him into a hug as he cried.

It had been so long since we had been anything other then enemies, and seeing him so broken made me realize how much we all had meant to eachother. Leaving had lost me everything, and seeing the four of them now showed me how truly departed from the group I was. He cried for a few minutes while my father ushered people away, and then suddenly he pulled back staring me while wiping the tears from his eyes."Why was she here?"

I knew what he meant as he spoke the words.

He wanted me to explain to him why his beloved cousin was dead following me to the lake. Everyone knew she was afraid of the water, and everyone knew she was quite smitten with me.

"What the hell was she doing here." He moved closer to me, and I didn't need to know him well to know my anwser wasn't going to mean much.

"She must have come to see me Jasper."

"And where were you."He held back a tear as he spoke the words, but I could see his hands clench by his side. I saw Emmett come into my vision and where I should have felt comofrted by a friend arriving, I had little illusions where Emmett would side if the chips fell.

"I didn't know she was here."

"You should have though."

"Yes." He didn't wait another second. Didn't ask another pointless question. He just punched away with all the anger and resentment that I could feel he had been struggling with.

He was strong. The first punch knocked me to the ground and I felt my shoulder twist as I hit hard against a rock. Jasper moved in and hit me again one more time before my father stepped between absorbing another strike meant for me. After that the people around were able to grab him and pull him away.

I wanted to stand there and take it. I wanted him to beat me until we were back to what we were. But life doesn't always give you what you want, and as the two of us stared at eachother both crying he was dragged away all the way still screaming at me with every ounce of hate I knew he felt for me.

Chapter Seven
Chapter Seven would return to William Lovie III. of whom begin to dream of a blurred face girl in much the same way that Alice was dreaming of a blurred face boy. During these dreams he remembered the events of the Duel on the Steps and the consequences of his loss in morality following the departure of Edward Cullen. More is detailed during this time about the relationship with Britney Hemsworth of whom by this point is long gone, but her memory and the relationship betweent the two was kept by Bill Lovie in terms of what had happened during the history he cannot rememeber. During this chapter he wonders where Amber went, and when he asks his father Bill tells him that Amber is living Forks now, and refuses to return to Lucerne, and all of this brings up memories for William of Amber.

Chapter Eight
Chapter Eight would introduce the character of Jon Snow of whom would become known as the bastard son of Eddard Starke and his arrival introduced us to the scope of the Lucerne Kingdom and further expanded on the fact that Bill Lovie may be completely lost to madness. Jon Snow also heavily details the events of the Gondor Lucerne Civil War of which leads to many things.

Chapter Nine
Chapter Nine goes into the details of Jasper Hale and all the things that have been going on for him. Jasper during this time also begins to remember many of the memories that the group has lost in the past due to Bill Lovie`s spell. He remembers the pain of what he did to the Trachtenburg sisters and the consequences this had on his relationship with William.

Chapter Ten
Hedrik Clegane III. would have a relatively short chapter but would introduce many of the political behind the scenes goings on including the actual scope of the invasion of Tree Hill, and would mention for the first time the events of the Plague of which was the assasination campaign launched by Bill Lovie against Rebels in the Kingdom of Lucerne. At the end of the chapter he would travel with Rachel Wood southward by boat to a small island. Travelling up the island's stone staircase they would reach the top of a cliffside where they he would show her off the side where you could see the smoking wreck of Tree Hill.

She reached out with her eyes closed, and smiling for a moment I took her hand and pulled her towards me. She came into my chest like it was the only place she ever wanted to be, and I held her close for a moment. I knew from the moment we started going up the stairs that this was a huge step for her, and the fact that we had reached the top would only bring her closer to realizing for herself how wonderful she was. I kissed the top of head and led her the remaining way to the edge of the cliff side.

Her eyes were still shut as I looked out into the valley beneath us. I could see the smoke in the distance that I knew was the only real truth we had that anything still lived within the old city of Tree Hill. The way the smoke bollowed, and seemingly the skies above it darkened alongside the smoke left me feeling hopeless, and I felt pity for the poor souls who might still live in the ruins.

Her face was tucked into my chest as I spoke, and I wanted her to see this. I wanted her to know that the world even  in the most scary of places still had its wonders."Look out at it all Rachel. This is a view that only a handful have seen before you, and I promice to you that I won't let anything happen to you." Her hand clenched harder against me, and as I stared at her still closed eyes I for a moment thought she might not fight the fear. For a moment I doubted her strength.

"You promice?"

"I promice." I felt her move from my chest the moment i said that I promiced. She moved ever so slowly away from me and her face angled towards the valley below.

It was a few minutes before she finally said something. "What's all the smoke from?"

I wondered if I should tame the truth for her. She was a beautiful creature but the horrors she had been through were something that had damaged her in a way that still showed on her to this day. I wanted to tame it for her, but she had made me promice long ago that I would be the one that always told her the truth. I would be the one that didn't hide from her. I wouldn't lie to her in that moment. "The monsters that did that to Tree Hill. The few men that have gone close enough to see anything of Tree Hill say that the Orcs burn massive pyres to their twisted gods, and it is these pyres that create the blackish smoke."

"It's a terrible fate."

"That it is my sweet." I felt sadness, and I didn't want her to remember this for the worst of it. I had brought her here to show her that even in the darkest of places there were things to smile at. "When I was a boy Rachel, my father used to take me here." She looked up at me as I spoke. "He used to sneak away and not tell his father as he was leaving. I remember the look on his face as he would gently lead me from my room and to the stables behind the keep. He used to be so free spirited back then."

"Your father did that?"

"He did. He would put me on the back of his horse and we would just ride. The first times we left I remember the feel of his back as I squeezed him so hard from behind. He was this brave knight to me then. Just this perfect father showing me the world, and teaching me." I took her hand and led her to the slight outlines of what had once been a fire pit me and my father had made. "When we finally got here he would put me on his back, and carry me the entire way up the stairs. I mean once I had gotten older I walked, but it was a nice memory of an easier time."

"Before burning cities, and fathers obsessed with the wrong things."

"Yes. Before life got in the way for so many people." I could look at the fire and see the image of me and my father sitting down beside it.

Chapter Eleven
Chapter Eleven would begin the Journey as William could no longer take the dreams he suffered from each night and was forced to attempt to deal with them through finding the places in his dreams of which a common place was a tavern in Forks. Confronting his father Bill would at first completely reject any idea of him travelling outside of Lucerne, as Bill understood that he was beyond hated outside of the capital, and that worried him for what people might do to the prince. In the end though he realized that William was not going to take no for an anwser and relented by sending an elite troop of soldiers with him, including Carlisle Cullen of whom William had lost all trust in.

Chapter Twelve
Chapter Twelve would introduce the POV character of Leven Martell of whom had been a known character but was gaining her own voice during this chapter. Leven travels apart from the rest of the group towards Stormwind and meets many of the people there including Eddard Starke of whom warns her of the dangers of William`s father. Chapter Twelve includes the meeting of Obella Martell, and Robb Starke and the growth of their love affair of which before this they knew nothing of eachother. Leven meets with Jamie Lannister as well, and during their meeting she can`t help but notice the similarities between he and his sister, and then her children.

"I wish nothing but the best for your friend, and the prince of the land in Lord William but his father isn't capable of leading anymore."

"So what are you suggesting?"

"I am suggesting Milady that prince William when he done in Forks should come to Stormwind and we shall do everything we can as a people to remove his father and place him on the throne." Picturing William on the throne was something I had done more times then I would ever admit to throughout my life, but hearing it out of the mouth of one of the most powerful men in Lucerne was something that I scarsley believed I had just heard.

"You understand I'v know the King for my entire life."

"I know you have seen him your entire life, but my lady what do you truly know of this man." I thought about it and I had eaten dinner down the table from him hundreds of times, and what little had spoken while kind to me had always been for the ears of William. It was no secret that he wasn't a great man, but to suggest he was a tyrant as Eddard had wasn't something I understood.

"I'm not his blood, and he places the ideals of his family...prince William above all things." The honorable Eddard Starke could barely control himself at my near mistaken use of family over William. Sadly noone even his most direhard supporter would call Bill a family man. He was devoted to Will, but to his family...I dont think so.

"I'm sorry milady but when you are forced to exclude the entirety of his family outside of the prince he is not a family oriented man. I know the king well from when we were children, and the man I knew I can say is gone. He used to dote on his sister Catherine you know." He looked at me clearly wanting that to sink in. I had heard him yelling at Willliam's aunt but I had never seen any sort of time between them that would have indicated anything more then hate." For years she was everything to Bill. Then he met Lisa Tyrell and everything in his life just got even brighter."

"He loved her back then?" The fact that it was shocking that Bill loved his wife was something that struck me as odd. I had never thought of it before today, and that as well struck me as strange.

"He loved Lisa Tyrell like there was not another soul in the world. I was there at that tournament when he made her the Queen of Love and Beauty and I watched the two fall in love as they stared at eachother. It was pure love. But milady...lady Martell when he returned from Lyons he was changed."

"Changed how?" I knew the Battle of Lyons well. Thousands upon thousands of Lucernians had gone to war, and but a slimmer had returned. The destruction of the human alliance at the battle was legendary, but I had never heard William's father mention it once, so hearing Eddard say it was a defining moment in his life was shocking to me.

"Things no longer made him laugh. Everything was dark and twisted through his eyes. He pushed aside everything that had mattered to him including Lady Tyrell." He looked out the window as if remembering some distant event that pained him.

"Are you alright Lord Starke?"

"I'm fine milady just coming to terms with the fact that my old friend is gone was a painful thing to do, and its no easier now."

"You mean you came to this conclusion long ago?"

"Yes back during the days leading up to the Plague he was lost in madness and shouting during a meeting of the Lords and I realized it."

"The Plague my Lord?" As he went to speak a knock on the door brought our attention there and left the question hanging.

"You may enter." The door opened immediatly after and I saw Robb open the door. Behind him walking away was another Starke man I remember as Brandon Starke II. while accompanying him was my sister Obella of whom was most likely leaving Robbs side for the first time since we had arrived.

"Father there is a party of Lannisters entering the city who wish to meet as well with Lady Martell." Eddard nearly burst from his seat before coming around to my side of the table and grabbing my cloak from the hanger on the wall.

"I am sorry Milady but we must cut our conversation short and meet with the Lannisters." He helped me up, and despite never needing the help I knew the reasons behind it, and I took his arm and pulled myself from the chair where he would place the cloak over my shoulders.

"I thought you believed it didn't go well speaking with Lord Tywin?"

"I guess the minds of people like the Lannisters are difficult to read for simple soldiers like me." He laughed as he said it before leading me out the door following behind Robb who led us through the winding hallways and out into the courtyard.

"Where are we to meet the Lannisters Ser Robb?"

"Meetings with the Lannisters are held in the High Keep." As he said High Keep I remembered from yesterday as we had made our way to the third teir of the city, and how high up it was. I wondered why two groups such as House Lannister, and House Starke would have ever thought it was a good idea to meet in a place so easily formed for throwing people off ledges in anger. Laughing to myself brought the attention of Robb of whom looked back and smiled to himself as if knowing I was laughing at some joke I told myself.

Walking along we were joined at the gate to the third tier by a young man dressed all in red armor, and a large Lion Emblem on his chest. It wasn't difficult to know he was a Lannister but Robb walked up to him and clasped his hand in what to me looked like friendship. The man smiled at Robb briefly exchanging words before the two laughed. The laughter of the two ended when me and Eddard reached them, and behind the young Lannister was approached by an older Lannister man with a massive Blond beard.

"Lord Eddard Starke it has been a long time since I have seen you."

"It has Ser Stafford. What brings you and your nephew to the gates to meet us?" So the young man was the nephew of Ser Stafford Lannister. Thinking back to my class time that could mean it was Lucion, Lancel, or Tyrek Lannister. I doubted Lucion as he was known as Lame Lannister for his ugly appearance and slow brain, but Lancel or Tyrek were both possiblities.

Stafford Lannister stepped forwards staring at me before speaking "To meet with the beautful Lady Martell is more then enough reason to come here Lord Starke." He gave me a strange look as he said it, and I felt my arms instinctibly pull my cloak around me a little further. It was cold so the act would be seen as such, but it was meant for more then keeping the fall snow off me.

"From our last talks it didn't seem your brother was willing to make the trip."

"You must have mistaken. We left a few hours after you did, and we are more then happy to meet a representative of the true King of Lucerne in William Lovie third of his name." Well that was shocking, but if he had wanted to let it sink in he didn't wait long before he nearly immediatly turned around summoning the younger Lannister with a look to follow behind him and led us towards High Keep.

Chapter Thirteen
Franklin Brent is the POV Character of Chater 13 and during this chapter he travels to Hillsbrad for a meeting there about William, and during his stay there grows close to Demi Snow. Demi Snow having been abused much of her life is easy pickings for Franklin Brent who gains her trust easily and from this is able to learn many things about Hillsbrad and the council, and among other things she reveals the Worgen problem in House Greymane as well as dealing with the violent nature of her older brother Dexter Snow. The actual meeting is seen through the eyes of Demi Snow of whom would suddenly become the narrator.

Entering the hall early allowed me time to think about what I planned to do. I had come to the understanding sometime during the trip here that there was no way I could ever return to the Crowley Estates, or Crowley Hold or elce I was dead. My brother would eventually get his wish and be left alone without my father, and when that happened his madness would be unleashed. Andrew entered shortly after I did, and I felt terrible as he smiled at me so enthusiastically. I loved him, surely I did, but today my main purpose for him was menipulation, and that made me feel lower then ever.

Slowly the other lords entered the hall. The lithe Gregor Voner entered flanked by several of his vassals, and squatted on the seat to my right. Gregor Voner had always been friendly with our house, and my father always told me to be as nice to him as possible as he hated the Godfreys. Apparently when Gregor was young his little sister had been raped and murdered, and the only person that appeared to be guilty was Groevin Godfrey and he too escaped justice after winning and killing Gregor`s older brother Aron in a duel. The Godfrey`s had after this exiled Groevin, but this was followed by insults from the Godfrey`s which basically have created a distinct hatred between the two houses.

When Leyton Mountain entered being escorted by his heir Baelor and his frightening looking daughter Malora. I had heard that she and Leyton spent nearly all of their days locked away in their hightower, and from the looks of her she hadn`t seen the outside world very much of late.

Franklin Brent entered flanked by his little wife Karyl Reyne of whom held onto him as if he was the last thing in ths world. Franklin brought in tow with him Benjemin, and Dennis Ordos of which I along with everyone elce in the room found beyond hilarious. Dennis had long been the Lord of House Ordos, but the wealth possessed by House Brent always meant that the kind of diplomatic insults that might doom another vassal were simply ignored for fear of what House Brent might do.

The final Lords to enter were Laehera Rholler, Vincent Godfrey, and Kieth Darkwood of whom waited at the door and when the four Greymane gaurds walked in holding the door I knew we were in for Genn Greymane. Held to his feet by Liam Greymane the Elderly Lord of Hillsbrad was seated at the Arch Lord table and when he raised his hand to speak the meeting would begin. ``My Lords...``Liam whispered to him briefly, and he continued.``My Lords, and Ladies I thank you all for arriving so promptly.`` The ever present grovelling begin with Kieth Darkwood of whom bowed his head from the table and thanked Genn for his hospotality of which when Genn did not anwser or look it was clear he hadn`t heard and so Liam said the your welcomes neccessary.

Genn appeared to enter some kind of trance, and when this happened Liam moved himself away from his father as if to avery people`s eyes and begin speaking`` '''My honored Lords and Ladies we are here today to speak of the direction that the lands of Hillsbrad shall move in when it comes to the issue of William Lovie III. I, alongside my family have come to the conclusion that we shall support the young prince in his endevors. I do come here commanding the support of our vassals, instead I ask that we all make a decision and let it be known that all were heard.'''`` Liam sat back down beside his father of whom he put his hand onto the top of his fathers hand before raising his other hand to direct others to speak.

Vincent Godfrey spoke first. ``'''I may offer but one small issue. While I do not disagree that what we have heard of this young prince is atleast more promicing then his father, I do wish to point out that others have attempted to move against Bill and they now sit in shallow graves.'''``

``'''That is no reason not to support William. We all must die at some point, so why not die supporting the rightful king.'''`` Franklin spoke with a conviction and a admiration that was promicing when it came to my hope that the Greymane`s would get much support.

``The fanatism of youth is something that brings about its own host of dangers young Brent.`` Osbert Konie the vassal of Godfrey spoke in support of his liege. It was interesting to see the Kronies sitting with Vincent Godfrey while the Godfrey`s other vassal in the Voner`s was on the other side of the table. Clearly the long history of conflict between the two houses was alive and well.

Franklin made the right choice when he ignored the attempted goating by Osbert. ``'''I come with the words of my father and thus all of House Brent behind me that we shall support the crown prince William Lovie III. Any who do also follow I beg to ask. How can you accept a king that murders your family. Just a few short years ago he murdered hundreds in targeted assasinations. Our Liege Lord lost many members of his family for doing nothing more then what everyone at this table should be jumping at doing.'''`` Franklin`s words were met by smacks on the table of support by many of the Lords at the table.

``'''You speak as if you understand the world so greatly child. You have been alive for less summers then anyone at this table and yet you speak for all of us now.'''``

``I speak for my liege Lord Genn Greymane, who has led us wisely and justly for years and was forced to endure the deaths of so much of his family for just asking questions.`` He looked around the table at each person before continueing. ``Lord Godfrey I think you forget to much that you are the vassal of House Greymane.``

Chapter Fourteen
Jon Snow is the POV Character of Chapter Fourteen and further details the ending of the events of the Gondor War with Lucerne as well as the inner conflicts in Stormwind and travels to Lannistane with his brother and father where they attempt to convinse the Lannisters to follow William when he arrives. During this chapter we get him further discussing his mission to the northern lands. By this point in explaining the story he has reached the Wall and looks up at what is a horrifying scale. As the travel his relationship with Samwell reaches a point where Samwell finally tells him the full story of how he came to be sent to squire for Jon Snow the bastard of Stormwind.

Everything about the morning was strange. My father had invited me to breakfest, and while at breakfest he made small talk and even joked with my cleft lipped sister Sasha that I don`t think I had ever see him speak to until this day.

As the Breakfest moved forward he asked everyone to leave, and like the perfect soldiers he had raised they got up from the table, bowed to him and then left the room. I did the same but as I reached the door he held the door with his hand and stopped me dead in my tracks. ``Come sit down Samwell.`` He spoke it with a harshness that I`m sure others wouldn`t have known was there, but after years of hearing him I knew when he was mad.

``Of course father.`` There was never a question of whether I would listen to him. it was simply a matter of what this meant for me. He didn`t wait for me to even sit back down before he begin speaking again.

``'''Samwell it is time for you to leave Horn Hill. Your going to join the the bastard of Stormwind in the war with Gondor.'''`` I went to speak but he just continued already knowing I would object. ``'''Your going to do this because I can`t have a fat, cowardly fool inheriting my lands. I refuse to be embaressed by you anymore.'''`` He leaned forward on the table staring me coldly in the face. ``'''So choose Sam. Will you follow the bastard born, or shall we go hunting and see if you make it back here alive.'''``

Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Fifteen is the POV of Hedrik Clegane III. and he details the attempts by him to have all of House Clegane side with William, and in the end he is victorious and travels to Forks where he enters the city in order to meet with William when he does arrive. The meeting in Lole is attented as well by the members of House Swan towards the end of whom describe how they are going to side with William. House Clegane and House Swan siding together leads to a dramatic shift and basically all the houses follow their lead.

Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Sixteen is the POV chapter of William Lovie III. and in this chapter the group reaches Forks, and is swarmed by the crowds of loving onlookers. Making their way into Swan Keep he meets with Charlie Swan, and eventually meets and becomes enamored by Bella Swan, while the others spend time in the tavern waiting for him, and meet unknowingly with Alice Lovie, and Rosalie Hale. During the remainder of the chapter William and Bella spend the night together before he walks her home to visit with his friends of whom are back at the tavern.

Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Seventeen introduces the POV Character of Brooke Scott of whom is in Tree Hill during the siege. She further documents how bad things have gotten in the city, and dreams of her life before the siege and how nice things were back then. She also details more of what happened the day of the siege, as well as the events during.

Chapter Eighteen
Alice Lovie is the POV Character of Chapter Eighteen and during this chapter she has chemistry with Jasper but can`t shake the memory of the golden haired prince she saw when she was hiding in the bell tower with Bella. As the day goes on she, Jasper, Emmett, Rosalie, and Edward are joined by Bella and William of which the arrival of William places Alice into a near comotose state of horrible headaches and she has to hide in the back room where she is joined by Jasper. When she eventually comes out she finds the group has been joined by several others including Hedrik Clegane, and his brother Mathew. During that night Alice returns to her room in extreme pain, and finds herself unable to sleep. Finally falling asleep she dreams of the boy again, but this time the boy turns towards her and calls her sister and she sees the face for the first time, and its William. Immediatly getting out of bed she runs to find William in his tent inside Swan Keep, and finds him running down the street towards the tavern. Stopping him the two reconsile and the beloved siblings are reunited.

Chapter Nineteen
Chapter 21 reintroduces Ezio Ederiz of whom was present in the Prologue. Ezio spends time with Bill Lovie of whom he watches mistreat and brutalize Sean Lovie of whom is trying to take the position of heir while William is away. Ezio Ederiz is sent by by Bill Lovie to watch over his son, and as he does this he is captivated by the young man and becomes a believer in what William can do as King. Benjamin Bradfoot arrives in Lucerne, and tells Ezio about the changes in Ravenholdt since he left. The two talk and Ezio describes the days leading up to his abandonment of Ravenholdt, and wonders about all those from Ravenholdt that were loyal to him, and what will happen to them. Realizing that if Benjamin is correct in the changes he knows that all those with loyalty to him will be killed, and thus he asks Benjamin to return to Ravenholdt and gather as many of the loyalists as he can and get them to come to Lucerne. He gives a handwritten letter for Benjamin to show to the people so that they know he is the one to be listening too.

Chapter 20
Edward Cullen is the POV Character of Chapter 20 and during this chapter the group leaves Forks and makes their way now joined by the Clegane brothers and some of their men, and a troop of Swan forces led by Brody Swan the heir apparent of House Swan. Towards the end of the chapter they arrive at Stormwind, and meet with the leadership of the Starke, and Lannister forces.

Chapter 21
Franklin Brent becomes the POV for Chapter 21 and during his chapter he travels to Marburg where he convinses those present that it is their duty as Lucernians to travel east and asisst their future King. He reveals himself during this chapter as a rather coniving young man who treats his brother Thomas miserably despite his brothers love for him. Following this Franklin Brent marches east with the army of House Brent, House Ordos, and the Hillsbrad houses outside of Crowley.

Chapter 22
Bill Lovie is the POV Character of this chapter and he details the mistakes he has made to his Maestor of whom does not realize it but Bill Lovie at this point is accepting that he is going to die eventually to his sons ambition and his failings.


 * I don't know what it was about her face when I walked into that room. My mind was filled with the endless lies I had told myself to say to William to make him see my truth, but as I walked in and saw her for a split second I saw something. Hidden beneath her eyes was something I recegnized. I almost fell down, and it was only the arm of Draco holding me up that kept me from falling to the ground. My heart pounded, and I felt this sort of dispair that I couldn't place. Andrew looked at me with a confusion that made me feel worse because it was built on the fact that he couldn't understand why I was sad about Alice being hurt. My son had been so corupted to who I was that he thought that little of me.


 * "My king are you alright?" Draco's words knocked me from my daydreams, and forced me to level my head at him.


 * "My brute of a son has made a mockery of this home." I stopped for a moment and looked at William while I struggled with all my power not to look at her. "He will pay for this my son. You have my word that boy will pay very dearly for this." I knew for the first time how pathetic it sounded to be trying to care for my son while my daughter...I think that was the first time I had instinctily called her my daughter. I guess I always knew she was my daughter, and when formally required I've said it before, but never in my own mind.


 * "Your daughter is lying here broken by your actions, and all you can think of is making me feel better." I felt worse by the fact that I wasn't more hurt by the hatred in his eyes then I was by the actual look he gave me.


 * "Son I had nothing to do with this. I was on a completely..."


 * "You did this to him. Whatever he was, or could have been you ruined with your hatred. At what point do you sit back and just admit to the world the damage you have caused."


 * "Son..."


 * "Just give me an answer for once in your life!" He got up and if her life would flow away without him holding her she got up alongside him still cradling him. "Just one time in your life just tell the truth!"


 * I could have said something. Looking at him with all that raw emotion I could have made things different for us in so many ways. But in the end it came down to the simplest of truths. If I told my truth then he might understand but he would hate me. For me I just couldn't live with the fact that if he knew the complete truth the monster he thought I was would pale in comparison to the monster I actually am. So I did what he probably knew I would do. As I turned my back to the situation and walked out of the room I could just make out the sobs of Alice, and yet again I felt the desire to help her. But yet again I did nothing.

Chapter 23
William Lovie III. is the POV Character of Chapter 23 and as the POV Character and during this time he meets heavily with his shadow council and others amongst the leadership of Stormwind and comes to the complete realization of who his father is. Going to Lole briefly with Emmett McCarty and Brandon Starke alongside a large gaurd due to the fact that they had time as they were awaiting the arrival of members of House Swift and other northern Lords in Stormwind. He uses this time to meet with Bella and when they are together again during the night proposes to Bella Swan when they are laying together. Returning to Stormwind he finds a crying Janna Lannister in the hallways and when he comforts her she tries to get intimate with him, and he is forced to reject her out of love for Bella. It is following this that he follows her as she talks to her cousin Tyrek Lannister of whom she tells that she slept with Jasper Hale and that he no longer will see her which breaks her heart. Going to find Jasper he finds Jasper in as horrible condition as he left Janna and realizes in that moment that Jasper's heart may belong to Janna.

Chapter 24
Alice Lovie is the Chapter 27 POV character and she recieves a raven from William asking her to travel to Stormwind and see the city, and she takes Emma Bell with her. In the letter they are asked to be escorted by men of House Scarlet and Martell of which it is determined should be Saiden Scarlet, and Wilheim Martell. She also departs with Marcel Lovie the only male relative of William Lovie III. other then his mad brother. She doesn`t realize the main reason she is recalled is the fact that William believes she will be killed if left alone in Forks after hearing so many bad things about his father.

Chapter 25
Jon Snow is the POV Character of Chapter 25. Jon Snow meets the Northern Lords with his brother Robb on the road, and he and his brother get to know Taylor Swift of whom tells them of life in Brill. When he returns to Stormwind they meet with William of whom is planning to meet with King Aragorn Ellessar III. in order to further an alliance that would help both of them survive. Jon Snow details more of the journey in the North of which he talks about with Sam of whom together they discuss their shared love for the Wildling women they fell in love with.

Chapter 26
Edward Cullen follows William into the meeting with King Aragorn Elessar and the prince has a positive reaction from the increasingly jaded king of whom promices to side with William if they assist Gondor in relieving the City of Minus Ithil. The brief historical background of Gondor is given to William by Carlisle Cullen of whom wants him to know the damage that has been done to Gondor over the years so he can better understand why they trust with such difficulty.

``I know that your still angry with me but let me tell you about the people your going to deal with.``

``Don`t speak to us as if we know nothing about Gondor.``

``'''You know exactly what you should know for your age. You know that Gondor is a peaceful but worn down kingdom to the east of Lucerne that is populated by a strange non-germanic human population. You know King Aragorn Elessar is the second of his name, and that he has three children of which one will be there tommarow. But do you know anything real.'''``

``We do not have all day father you may have to tell us what you can in a short time.``

``Gondor was founded...``

``Honestly Lord Cullen...``

``Yes Emmett this is all very important.`` He stopped glaring at Emmett and begin looking at the three of us again. ``'''Gondor was founded following the Downfall of Numeron of which you know somewhat about. Gondor as time went on lost more and more ground to the Orcs of Mordor, and these Orcs are led by the Dark Lord Sauron. This Dark Lord convinsed many of Gondor`s allies to turn on them and this all culminated in the Gondor Civil War. Brother fought brother, and Gondor bled for years. In the end Aragorn`s father the king would die alongside many in his family and thousands of others until finally Mordor was defeated. Aragorn was crowned king following that great victory. That was some two hundred years ago.'''``

``So he is hundreds of years old.``

``'''You knew the Numenorians were long lived but what they do not speak of in our lessons are the fact that the Numenorians are more then long lived. They do not die by any amount of years passing them by. It is important to know that Gondor while ancient and strong fights against enemies on all sides, including ours.'''``

``So they are besieged now by Mordor.``

``They are my prince.``

``So what help can they offer if they are as weak and defeated as they are.``

``'''They may be low, but they can still muster thousands of men at arms and cavalry. If we help them we may erase the damage of your father`s war against them many short years ago'''.``

Chapter 27
Hedrik Clegane III. is chapter 27`s POV Character and he returns with a large group of Lannister, Swift, and Starke men to Lucerne where he specifically join Jasper Hale and William when they speak with Jasper`s father father for what will be the last of their positive meetings. William is able to convinse his father to send many of the forces of Lucerne, but he says that the consquences of this act are his alone. As the army of Lucerne mobilizes William commands them to break up and do many things of which are of great importance.

Chapter 28
Leven Martell is the Chapter 28 POV Character and during her chapter she meets with House Scarlet, and many of the vassals of House Lovie alongside William and all of them outside of House Faraday swear themselves to his cause and gather much of their forces for the campaign. With this in mind she joins William of whom travels secretly with Radlet Scarlet, and several other Scarlet men of whom align themselves with House Jackson in secret and take control of the gatehouse out of Lucerne, as all fear an ambush.

Chapter 29
Bill Lovie is the Chapter 29 POV Character and the chapter ends with William leaving the city, but first contronting his father on his dreams. Pretending to his father that he doesn't know the identity of the girl in his dreams he tricks his father into telling him who the girl is without telling him where she is. Realizing the depths of madness his father has stooped to he makes his father clearly understand that he no longer considers him as a father.

He entered the room and he was clad in the armor I had made special for him when he had won the tournament in Nortburg. I can still remember the look of excitement on his face when I showed him the armor, and despite telling him that if he grew too much then it wouldn't fit him, he seemed to love the gift giving me a hug that my mind continues to cling to in times of sadness. Looking at him now made me claw at those memories, because William no longer loved me as that younger version of him must have.

"It is time for me to leave father." He said with authority, and I knew he was ready. Ready to rule was always something I knew he was going to be, but I could see now that all I was an obstacle to what he could do.

"It saddens me deeply that your leaving son, you know..."

"It's time we spoke of things."

"What things do you wish to speak on William?"

"I have never told you this, but...for a long time. Maybe years father. For years I have dreamed of a girl." It was fading hope that made me want for that girl to be Amber. I knew where Amber was and if he told me her name, or some description of her then I would recall her that instant no matter what it meant for my rule. But looking at his face I knew it was the other one. The girl I had failed for years to find anything redeemable in. Even in her final moments where I should have felt sadness I felt nothing. She was nothing.

"A girl?"

"Yes father a girl. She appears to me in these dreams, in moments with others. Moments that when I discuss with them they have recolections of but do not recall her being there. But she is there in my dreams. She holds my hand and calls me brother, but I can never see her face."

"Its dreams William, what man can know the meaning of dreams?"

"You know who she is father. You know what importance to me she was."

"I have never lied to you son, and there comes a moment when that is the only good I still have left."

"Tell me who she is? Tell me what she is to me, and I swear on my life that I will finally see you for something more then I have seen you for all these years."

It was a tempting offer, but in the end no amount of self dillusion would convinse me that his opinion of me would change. If anything as he got more into the land of Lucerne, and came to understand what I had done with Alice his opinion of me would change to the worse.

Bill watches William leave from the Cloud Tower, and he reveals his sadness when William leaves Lucerne with much of his vassals and most of the army of Lucerne at his back. Fearing both his own fate, but mainly his sons fate he retreats into his library and allows none to enter, and during this time he talks of the War in France. Chapter 32 is where the short story The Fall of France begins from. Bill Lovie is rejoined by Ezio Ederiz of whom sneaks inside the library and watches from afar as Bill Lovie meets with members of the Circle of Magi inside the Library of which Ezio discovers has secret Magi entryways. Bill Lovie during this commands his Circle of Magi to begin preparing to leave, and they do as commanded outside of Khadgar of whom teleports away and abandons the Circle of Magi. During Chapter 29 Bill Lovie also remembers the day he finally convinsed Amber Heard to flee the city, and he hates himself for being so weak and hateful that he pushed away someone that loved his son so dearly.

I walked up the hallway commanding Ser Narose Scorpian, and John Shephard to wait for me and not let anyone pass under my authority. Walking forward I looked through the slit in the wall and saw Amber sleeping on his sleeping form and felt a great amount of pain for what I knew I had to do to her. She loved my son of that there could be no question, but I saw his feelings for her the same way I saw his feelings for the Numenorian girl. He cared for her but...but he didn`t love her enough to marry her. My earlier threats had led to nothing as she stayed by his side night and day despite threat of death, but I knew who she was, and I knew how I could control her.

She didn`t wake up as I walked into the room, and I made my way to his side and kissed him on the forehead. When I raised my head I saw she had woken, and she looked at me with shear terror in her eyes. It was clear that when I threatened her life, and those around her she was frightened but she loved him more then herself. ``I believe the last time we spoke I told you what would happen if you remained here.`` She made an audible gulp and moved her hand towards Williams enveloping his hand in hers. I would have done anything in the world to make him wake up, even if that meant he did defend her to my punishment, but when I looked at him there was nothing. His eyes didn`t open at her touch. She was in danger, and he didn`t wake. That had to mean she was irrelevent to him. That had to mean I was right. ``So you ignore your kings commands, and now you must pay the consequences.`` She looked away from William for a moment and looked towards me.

``My king please I love your son, and I...`` I didn`t let her finish I just lashed out with my hand striking her across the face and releasing her from William`s hand. As she fell backwards she pulled William somewhat off the bed tumbling his one side nearly to the ground. I let out a scream, and as I ran around the bed to get him back to his position I felt her try and help me get him back onto the bed, but feeling her touch me made me angrier then I may have ever been.

``Don`t touch me you stupid whore.`` I stared down at her walking towards her as she crawled backwards away from me. ``Do you know what happened to your parents Amber.`` There was nothing in her eyes but confusion so I assumed the Arryn`s had kept the Plague story going for her. ``'''You see there was the group of people that believed they could do whatever they wanted. Included in these things was the belief that they could kill me and take the crown from my family. Your parents were one of those people Amber.'''`` I grabbed her by the shoulder and pulled her up standing her infront of me. ``Your cousins as well.`` When the first tear fell down her face I continued. ``'''I killed them all. Your cousin Martin put up a fight but my men slit his throat. Your cousin Thomas was dragged before me and I pulled out his tongue and left him to bleed out in a cell. Your parents you see they were dragged from their beds and burned alive. You ask how you live. You wonder why I killed everyone else but you. Search your mind as to where you were when your parents died. You escaped death because you were in Hillsbrad far from my reach. Had I of known where you were in those days I would have had them smash your pretty little face in with a rock before I ever let you near my son.'''``

``Why do you act this way.`` I let out a laugh as she attempted to find anwsers. ``'''Why hurt me all it will do is drive him further away from you then he already is. Don`t you understand that all your children just want you to love them. Just be the man they want you to be and...'''`` I slapped her again and she started to fall down the wall before I held her back up.

``'''The anwsers you seek are no where to be found. Now we need to move forward. My son is gone. I feel his presence leaving this world, and I cannot bare to see him like this. I only wish to leave him in peace in this room alone.'''`` I thought I had seen fear in her eyes before, but now I knew what fear looked like. She knew in that moment that I was threatening William, and that was all together to much for her to handle. ``'''If you do not leave here. If you do not travel home to Forks then I will put a pillow over his head until he is gone away.'''`` I nearly cried myself speaking of his death, but I used everything I had left to speak the words I knew I had to say to make her leave.`

``You wouldn`t...You couldn`t...Why would...``She was crying but her face kept looking to William for rescue. Even in these final moments she still believed in him as strongly as I did.

``'''You embaress his memory by staying near him. I would put my beloved prince out of his misery if you do not leave here. Do not doubt the things I would do to protect his memory.'''``

Chapter 30
William Lovie III. is the POV Character of Chapter 33 and he arrives east of Stormwind with the vast army of Lucerne. For several days they camp east of Stormwind until finally the arrival of the Hillsbrad forces and his friend Franklin Brent causes him to break camp and make the final movement. Travelling east he is met by Eldarion Elessar the prince of Gondor and they travel further east where they meet with the Gondor, and High Forest Army north of Osgiliath. Aragorn and William meet again on the eve of the Battle of Minus Ithil and Aragorn breifly tells him of how he was able to gain the Sindar Elves of High Forest.

Chapter 31
Edward Cullen is the POV Character of Chapter 34 and he stands beside William, Emmett, and Jasper as the Battle of Minus Ithil takes place. The Battle is a glorious victory for the alliance, and with very little losses a reputation begins to grow about the prince, and the fact that he is said to have killed a gigantic Orc during the Battle fighting beside Aragorn. Following the victory in this battle they move westward and prepare to assault Tree Hill

Chapter 32
Leven Martell is POV Character of Chapter 35 and during this chapter she discusses the planning going into the Second Battle of Tree Hill. William and Leven meet again, and she becomes increasingly jelous for a time as William on the route to Lole meets once again with Bella Swan, and the two make love with such passion that she hears it. After being relieved by Emmett, and Jasper Leven wanders the camp and tries to find her sister but discovers she is with Robb Starke and when she finally finds her sister Dorea and she tells Dorea a story about a boy and a girl of which she doesn`t reveal to her sister is about Leven and William.

Chapter 33
Lucas Scott is the POV Character of this chapter, and the chapter begins with him depressed and contimplating dying during the next duel, when he is shaken by trumpets, and the sound of fighting. Climbing to the walls he watches alongside the rest of the remaining Tree Hill as the army of Lucerne, Gondor, and High Forest destroy the Orcish Horde. At the end of the Chapter William, and his Shadow Council and other major leaders approach the gates and the last scene is Lucas opening the drawbridge.

Chapter 34
Brooke Scott is the POV Character of Chapter 34 and during this chapter she watches from the keep as William Lovie III. enters the now liberated Tree Hill and deals with the issues that he finds there. This is the beggining of the love affair between William and Brook Scott.

I pushed past a Violet haired girl that didn't seem impressed that I had done that, and walked into the tent. Entering the tent I saw the large boy, and Jasper standing in the corner looking onto a table, while a lanky robed young man stood behind them trying to look as well. It wasn't until I heard his laughter that I realized he was in the corner with a beautiful blond girl who I knew from the initial meeting was a Martell. Was she another of his girls on the side? He had seemed so sincere when we had spoken, I just couldn't believe that he was here laughing with his next conquest while I was broken utterly and completely.

I let out a sob and he looked over at me followed by everyone else in the room. I wanted to yell at him. I wanted to hit him and make him feel the pain that I felt being betrayed in this moment, but I couldn't. No words, or movement came from my body or mind, and I watched crying helplessly as he nearly ran to me and pulled me through the tent and back into the open. I could hear the sounds of shouting but all I could concentrate on was the feeling of his hand on my shoulder, and the way he nearly carried me wherever he was taking me. "Everything with be alright Brooke."

"You lied to me William how could...how could any of this be alright?" He made a left down the paths of tents and pulled me past more gaurds and stunned faces into a larger tent then I had ever seen before.

"I'm sorry that I lied to you Brooke, but I knew if I told you then...If I told you the truth you would have passed me by." There was a vulnerability in his eyes that confused me. This was a stark contrast to the confident and centered prince that I had seen up to this point.

"I would have pased you by because your taken. Your taken and now I'm ruined." I fell forward and he caught me and brought me to rest on his shoulder. As I cried I could hear the voice of someone outside the tent making everyone understand that everything was fine and noone was entering the tent. I had never thought much about my first time. It was always something I didn't have to worry about as a noble girl. My father would pair me with someone, and that person would have me as he pleased on our wedding night. It was all so simple until I saw him.

"I'm sorry that I betrayed you, but you have to know that I care for you deeply." He looked at me and I believed him. Either he was the greatest liar that ever lived or he was telling the truth. "I thought what I had with Bella was fated. I met her and I guess I didn't know what love felt like because I thought that was it. I thought that was love until you and I were together."

"What am I to do now William. I can't picture myself with anyone else now. How could I? You tell me what I'm supposed to do?" He looked conflicted. A part of me wanted him to tell me to think of him no more. It would have made things so much easier if he had just cut the cord right there. It was only a part of me that wanted that though. The main part and the part that was ruling over my decisions wanted him to beg me to wait. Tell me that we would meet in secret, and eventually he could divorce the Swan and marry me.

"I don't know Brooke."

Chapter 35
Franklin Brent is the POV Character of Chapter 35 and during this chapter he tells the story of the attack on Tree Hill from the western flank, and then he goes northward to Forks in order to rest the Hillsbrad forces for when William Lovie III. arrives and from there the plan is for him to take the throne from his father by force if neccessary. Franklin Brent when he arrives at Forks meets with his wife Karyl Reyne, of whom they share a brief few nights together before William arrives in Forks to meet briefly with Charlie Swan before going north.

Chapter 36
Alice Lovie is the POV Character of Chapter 38 and during this chapter she plans the wedding of William Lovie III. and her best friend Bella Swan. She delays the departure of William in order to have the wedding before he arrives in Lucerne, and thus join House Swan and House Lovie together before he leaves for Lucerne. Despite wanting to not marry Bella anymore he is unable to disapoint his sister of whom loves Bella deeply, and he goes through with the wedding despite everything in him wanting Brooke more. Alice watches him lie during the Vow to protect and love her for the rest of his days and thats what ends the chapter.

Chapter 37
Ezio Ederiz is the POV Character of Chapter 39 and during this chapter he has returned to Lucerne where he reports to Bill Lovie that William basically knows everything and is planning to return to Lucerne and take back the throne. Bill is advised by all his loyalists to flee the city, but he decides to remain, and this leads to Ezio following Sean around and watching him attempt to close the gateway into Lucerne, but Ezio kills several men that might have assisted Sean while the men that William left behind are left in charge alongside loyalists.

Chapter 38
Alice Lovie is the POV Character of Chapter 38 and during this chapter the army of Lucerne enters the capital and finding no resistence to his arrival William will enter the Sky Towers where he and Alice confront Bill and Sean Lovie in the top flloor of the Sky Towers. In this final confrontation they are also accompanied into the final room by Franklin Brent, Jasper Hale, Edward Cullen, Emmett McCarty and Hedrik Clegane III. while despite wanting to be inside Draco Highmore was not allowed inside as William didn`t want him to see his king fallen.

My brother held for a moment holding the door, and as he stood their transfixed on the door handle I put my hand to his arm. Feeling my hand on his he looked back and smiled back at me before pulling the door open to reveal the contents of the room I had never been allowed to enter in my entire life. My father sat behind a massive desk, while the pathetic image of my brother Sean leaning in the corner of the room looking like a small child. Sean looked like the same pathetic boy he had been on the last day I had seen him, and it pained me to remember now all he had done. On a scale of evil he was up there with the worst monsters, and yet somehow when you looked at him now he looked so small.

William entered the room flanked to his left by Jasper, and Hedrik, while on his right Edward, and Emmett moved forward. I stood transfixed staring into the room until finally Franklin gently grabbed my arm and led me into the room to stand behind William. If he noticed that I had entered he didn`t make any signs of caring he just stared at William. Sean on the other hand saw me and a twisted smirk moved across his face to the point that I moved closer to William looking for the protection that he offered me.

``'''My victorious son returns with his brave Lords. I rejoice at your great victory at Tree Hill son.'''`` My father was anything if not a brilliant menipulater of men, but even that seemed foolish. My brother`s victory left him in a position of little hope, and yet when you looked at his face he did look genuinly proud to see his son.

``'''The time for your lies is long past its end. I have learned the truth about what you have done father, and the time has come to pay for crimes.'''``

``So you come as a gaurdian of the realm then.`` He rose from the desk and moved in front of it to sit gently on the front. Seeing him closer he wore the armor of his father James, and even his madness you could see the royal look he carried.

``'''I`ve come for justice for the thousands of people you have either killed or terrorized. I come to avenge the wrongs you have done to this Kingdom. I come make you pay for everything you`ve ever done.'''``

``And yet your point is sullied by bringing that bastard girl.``

``You will never speak of her again do you hear me.`` William stepped forward and I grabbed at his cloak to keep him close while Jasper and the others also stepped forward to protect their prince. I actually couldn`t believe it still hurt me to hear the distain in his voice towards me, but it still hurt my heart to be so unloved by my father. A tear fell down my cheek and I grabbed again at his cloak and he turned as if realizing I was crying. Gently wiping his hand on my face he smiled at me conveying the love he held for me, and how much he was capable of I felt safer.

``That will be your undoing my son.`` The words from my father turned William back towards him, and as pathetic as it was I moved closer behind him nearly hugging his back.

``What do you blather on now.``

``'''Your love for that girl is going to be the one thing your enemies will use to their advantage. Don`t you understand that I sent her away because she was weakening you.'''`` He spoke as if it was the most honorable act he could have ever done, and yet the sheer scope of what he had was beyond grasping.

``'''Use whatever excuses you want but this ends here. Your time here is at an end murderer.'''`` The moment William said murderer it was as if Bill had been struck with the most painful strike in the history of mankind. Falling back onto his desk he looked back with a horrified look on his face.

"I’ve seen horrors. Horrors that you’ve seen. But you have no right to call me a murderer. You have no right to call me a murderer. You have a right to kill me. You have a right to do that, but you have no right to judge me…It’s impossible for words to describe what is necessary to those who do not know what horror means. Horror. Horror has a face, and you must make a friend of horror. Horror and moral terror are your friends. If they are not, then they are enemies to be feared. They are truly enemies…" It was the sad ramblings of a man with nothing left, but as the tears flowed from my father`s face I felt a tinge of empathy for the sadness that must have driven this once great man to fall so far as to hate his children, and turn the Kingdom into a hellish place.

``'''The time for your talking is over. Jasper, Hedrik please take my father into custody and Sean it is...'''`` Before he could finish my father broke out into hysterical crying and fell to his knees before William. Moving that close to William Jasper grabbed ahold of him almost immediatly and shielded William.

"'''There they were in a pile, a pile of arms, and I remember, I…I…I cried, I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn’t know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized like I was shot, like I was shot with a diamond, a diamond arrow right through my forehead. And I thought, ‘My God, the genius of that. The genius. The will to do that. Perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure. And then I realized they were stronger than me because they could stand it. These were not monsters. These were orcs — trained warriors. These orcs who fought with their hearts who have families, who have children, who are filled with lust for battle – that they had the strength, the strength to do that. If I had ten divisions of those Orcs, then our troubles here would be over very quickly. You have to have men who are moral and at the same time who are able to utilize their primordial instincts to kill – without feeling, without passion, without judgment – without judgment. Because it’s judgment that defeats us.'''" After that madness filled rant Bill recoiled from Jaspers grasp and ran behind the desk.

``There`s nowhere to go...its over father.``You could tell this was breaking William as he watched the man that had been his father for his entire life fall apart. This wasn`t like it was for me or Sean as father had never loved or cared for us in any real way, this was true pain. For his entire life his father had loved and cared for him, and now was the final moment of his time with him, and I felt his pain wash over me.

``'''The day may come son, when this is at an end. I see my end in the stars son, but know that while it is my blood that lays the final blow, it will not be you. You will be far far away when I finally get the judgement that you wish of me.'''``He stopped for a moment and looked briefly at Sean, and then William before stopping at me. ``'''I`m sorry that my plan failed in the end. I`m sorry that everytime I looked at you I couldn`t find any feeling but resentment. He always loved you in a way that he never did me, and I...I just...I just hated you for it. I see now that you were never my daughter in the end. I see now that you William were the only child I was ever meant to love...and I failed even that.'''``

``'''Its time father. Take him away...'''``As he finished Bill took a blue stone out of his pocket, and with another look at his children he clasped the blue stone and disapeared into nothing. Too shocked to say anything we were knocked out of our shock by Sean stepping forward holding a green stone. Sean stared at William laughing and as William lunged forward at him Sean too clasped the stone, and disapeared into nothing.

Chapter 39
William Lovie III. is crowned King of Lucerne, and begins changing the way the Kingdom is running including many changes. The Nortburg Tournament of 5125 is the main theme of this chapter, and is important in revealing the extent of the outside kingdoms of whom many send representitives to meet the new prince, while the True Sons of Lucerne sent a group in an attempt to win the tournament using the fearsome Danzal Krinner. Towards the end of the chapter he meets with several representatives of foreign kingdoms of whom he is able to have positive conversations with, and with the Manderlys he and his father in law Charlie Swan are able to arrange a marriage between Wildred Manderly, and Miley Black.

Chapter 40
Hedrik Clegane III. is the POV Character of Chapter 40 and during this chapter he returns to Lole where he was forced to deal with the first of what would become a common occurance of True Sons of Lucerne attacks after a mercenary troop of soldiers ransacked the area north of Lole under the orders of Sean Lovie in Berne. This chapter begins the Lucerne Civil War, and he recieves letters from William Lovie III. telling him that he is to prepare for what he believes is the siege of Berne.

Chapter 41
Leven Martell is the POV Character of Chapter 41 and during this chapter her home was attacked by the forces of House Jestife of whom was inspired by Sean Lovie to believe that the True Sons of Lucerne were going to instigate a massive attack across Lucerne, but instead of this it was simply House Jestife and elements of the Weeping Sisters Mercenary force.

Chapter 42
Edward Cullen is the POV Character of Chapter 42 and during this chapter he begins the formation of the Order of the Blue Dragon alongside Khadgar of whom arrives in Lucerne and gives a massive amount of information including the full extent of Bill Lovie`s actions. Khadgar and Edward travel eastward where they take control of the Tower of Magi from the respective elements that remained behind from the Circle of Magi. Following this Edward and Khadgar accompanied by Tanya Cullen travel throughout the Kingdom of Lucerne and gather known Magi children, and adults that could join the Order of the Blue Dragon.

Chapter 43
Alice Lovie is the POV Character of Chapter 44 and during this chapter she discusses the marriage of William to Bella, the growing fact that she believes that William loves this Brooke Scott more then he loves Bella, and the continued background on the Lucerne Civil War. Alice travels back to Forks with William, and while there she and William meet with the nobles of the area. While in Forks Alice discovers that Brooke has arrived in Forks and she and William stay the night together only to be interupted by Alice who threatens Brooke to leave, and she relunctantly does this.

Chapter 44
Jon Snow is the POV Character of Chapter 44 and during this chapter he joins his family in assisting House Anthor in founding the Port of Stormwind, and from there the province of North, West, and East Anthor is created from the provinces of Winterfell. During this Chapter Jon Snow attends a meeting with his brother Robb where several members of House Frey come to the growing Port offering Robb his choice of brides from the Frey. After a miscommunication the Freys leave horribly insulted, and the Starke`s are unable to get them to respond to their attempts at apologoy.

Chapter 45
Brooke Scott is the POV Character of Chapter 45 and during this chapter she brings the love affair between William and her to the front and center as it becomes clear how much time he has spent with her. During this chapter she is also forced to deal with the discovery by Dan that Riley is William`s baby.

The world always had seem so simple when I was young. I would grow up and marry, and that perfect knight that I found would gather me up in his arms and protect me from the world. It was a childish dream to believe that life would be as simple as all that, but thats the fun of being a child. When your young you get the chance to believe in things, and hope for dreams that when your older you can't even contimplate. I walked into the estate and old lady Helga gave me a strange look that I wanted to find out more about, but I didn't dare take a second longer then neccesary before I saw my prince again.

As I entered Riley's room I found Dan sitting in the chair beside the crib holding Riley in his arms. He was holding him close to himself singing some song I had never heard and rocking him back and forth. This was the first time that I had seen Dan even go near Riley, and for a reason that wouldn't have been normal for a daughter to feel about her father holding their baby I felt deep within myself that I needed to protect Riley from whatever cruetly my father had in mind for him. As I approached him he begin to laugh before standing up still holding onto Riley. "Father what are you doing here?" I tried to move closer to him, but he held out a hand to keep me at a distance. It was as I moved closer and he put out his hand that I noticed the two men standing in the corner of the room. One one was hooded and what little I could see past the tatoo of a scorpian on his arm I didn't know, but the other man was very clearly Dustin Crain the lord of his family.

"Dear daughter do you not trust me to hold onto your child?" Dan gave me a mocking look before continueing. "For what reason could I have to want to harm this child? Hmmm...is there something that you want to tell me Brooke?" He moved closer to me still holding onto Riley and then shut the door behind me. I stood motionless infront of him, and as if sencing my fear he moved forward and slapped me in the face knocking me to the ground. The pain was all over my face, and I raised my hand to try and offer some comfort to the wound, but found he grabbed my hand and ripped me from the ground to make me lean against the wall. "I asked you a simple thing you moron. Is your brain so small that not even the tiniest of things can slip out." Walking into the corner I could hear rustling in the corner of the room and looked up to see Dan putting Riley into his baby bed before sitting back on the chair he had been sitting in. I let go of the wall and as I went to move closer to him, I felt hands push me from behind and saw Lord Dustin laughing down at me.

"I don't know what you want me to tell you Dan." I crawled a bit towards him before using a table to get back to my feet." Just tell me what you want to know and I'll tell you...this doesn't have to escalate any further Dan."

"You think I'm worried about this escalating? What could you possibly do to hurt me you slut. You have been an embaressment to this family since the first day I saw you parading around in your dresses. Tell me you pathetic girl what could you possibly do to hurt me." There was an almost unhuman look in his eyes, and whatever piece of him he lost during the siege was clearly the part of him that knew right from wrong.

"I'll tell Lucas about this. I'll tell him..."He moved with more speed towards me then I expected and it scared me to the point I jumped backwards slamming into Dustin who pushed me to the ground again. Trying to get up Dan grabbed me and pulled me towards him.

"You really are quite pathetic you know that. I know everything Brooke, I overheard you talking to your brother about your little affair with the king. The child is of House Lovie." I went to respond but before I could he threw me to the ground which crumpled me once again. I shielded myself from the incoming blows I thought were coming but instead he just kept talking. "You will not lie to me here...not in this place you will not dare to lie to me." The other man came behind me and grabbed me pulling me upwards to look at Dan. "The question of whos the father of that child has already been anwsered, but the question I need you to anwser is how far are you willing to go to protect him." That was the kind of question only a man who didn't know what love was could ask. A parent would do anything to protect their child. I would do anything for Riley, and here I stood in front of my own father who was clearly losing his mind.

"I would do anything." I reached my hand to my face and felt the cascading tear drops dotting my face, and looked around for someone to help me. The hooded man held me tight to him making sure I couldn't move, and looking at Lord Dustin told me that he had thrown his lot in with Dan and couldn't back down. When I looked at Dan if he noticed he didn't seem to care or show any response. Walking in circles I did see the happiness in his eyes as clearly he had recieved the anwser he wanted from me

"Good. Then if your are being truthful your going to do exactly what I say. Because if you don't your lover boy is going to be hurt in ways even he can't repair." That was the moment I knew. I still meant nothing. This had nothing to do with what he wanted me to do, and had everything to do with what he clearly wanted me to make William do. So there I was stuck being held by one man, while my father blackmailed me into betraying one thing in this world that I could not betray.

"What would you have me do." Whatever he said didn't matter. I wouldn't hurt William. I couldn't hurt William. Whatever he said I would find a way to tell Lucas and he would protect me from Dan's wrath. Maybe I would simply flee eastward to Patria and stay with my uncle there. He always loved us. It didn't matter to Keith that we weren't his. It didn't matter that we must have been constant reminders of the brother he loathed so much. None of that matter to him as much as loving us. It was times like this that I missed him more then ever.

"I don't want you to betray your beloved. I don't want you to blackmail him. I just want you to make sure that when the day comes that Bella Swan is no longer alive you will be ready." To say that I hadn't thought of what life would be like without Bella alive would be a complete lie. Everytime he returned to the city he shared with her, the bed that she warmed for him. I grew sick. What right did she have to what was mine. We both had sons for him. I'm sure that Bella loved him as any servent loves their master I mean how could she not, but she was nothing. An insect scrambling around the world trying to destroy my relationship with William.

"Ready for what?" Dan gave a wave to the man behind me and he released me. Turning back to him I looked in his face and saw more of a monster then a man. He had a crooked nose that made the rest of his face look even uglier then it would have otherwise. A massive burn covered the left side of his face and puss oozed from it as if it was an open wound still. As if it had happened yesterday. His left eye under the burns was gone, but his right eye had a peircing glare to them that made clearly understand how bad a man this was. Who was this man.

My staring at the ugly man was interupted by Dan's voice behind me anwsering my question."For you to be Queen of Lucerne you moron."

-Exerpt from the End of Darkness

Chapter 46
William Lovie III. is the POV Character of Chapter 46 and he deals with the growing costs of war and tries to balance this with the growing sadness he feels being seperated from Brooke. Finally revealing from himself to Alice that he is in love with Brooke this creates problems as she over time forces him to end things with her, as it will only lead to devestation for the Kingdom and himself. William travells to Tree Hill under the idea that he is seeing to the contruction of Tree Hill, but in actuallity he breaks up with Brooke, but not before sleeping with her and unknowingly getting her pregnant again. At the same time as this is happening he begins to have a growing relationship with Nicoli Machieveli, of whom begins opening his eyes to the scope of the continent. As this happens William begins going through the reports with Nicoli of which the deterioting situation in Arnor is of great worry to him, and begins to shape his view of the world and Lucerne going forward.

Chapter 47
Ezio Ederiz is the POV Character of Chapter 47 and during this chapter he reveals much about himself, and the Order of Raven, while he travels westward to the entrance of Berne. Entering Berne it is revealed this was before Sean had arrived, but he is in the city when Sean teleports there, and he chronicles the destruction that Sean begins to have on Berne. During this chapter the Rise of Allison Arryn is watched from afar by Ezio of whom begins to lose faith in man.

Chapter 48
Franklin Brent is the POV Character of Chapter 48 and he goes into the scope of the growth of the politics in western Lucerne, firstly through the construction of the fortifications in the west, and then he accompanies his friend Demi Snow of whom befriends several members of House Greymane and it becomes clearer to her that the Worgen are no threat to Lucerne. Demi Snow and Franklin Brent at this point agree to always work together not matter what happens anywhere elce.

Chapter 49
Lucas Scott is the POV Character of Chapter 49 and during this chapter he deals with the growing problems he finds in House Scott due to the royal affair between his sister and William. Wanting for a moment to escape the madness that is enveloping his life he travels alongside House Black, and others as they travel to White Knife for the marriage of Miley Black, and Wildred Manderly. While travelling he talks with Miley Black about the love he feels for Haley, Peyton, and Morrigan. The hatred of his brother Nathan, and resentment of Dan, and through all this wanting to be the one to lead House Scott`s resurgance. Lucas Scott grows closer to Morrigan of whom tells him a story about her youth that while he believes to be a fantasy is actually the truth of her early life as she reveals silently that she is Andrea Lovie one of the children of William Lovie. Arriving at the White Knife he is there for the wedding of Miley Black, and Wildred Manderly and sees genuine happiness in their eyes, and longs to find that for himself.

Chapter 50
Leven Martell is the POV Character of Chapter 52 and during this chapter she is commanded by William to travel southward to Tree Hill where she is to protect Brooke of whom he believes is going to be killed by Dan Scott. While there she becomes close with Haley Scott of whom she finds to be a beyond kind girl, and Haley knowing who Leven is confides in Leven about the relationship of Brooke and William. Leven at this point wants a silent affair with William, and believes this possible if he was doing these things with Brooke. Meeting Riley Scott, and the young

Chapter 51
William Lovie III. is the POV Character of Chapter 51 and during this chapter he arrives at the edge of Berne and meets with Ezio Ederiz of whom is taken captive as they do not know whether to trust him yet. Interigating Ezio Ederiz he finds the man to be trustworthy after Edward Cullen vouches for him, and following this arrangements are made.

Chapter 52
Alice Lovie is the POV Character of Chapter 52 and during this chapter she travels with Bella Swan to Skane where they meet with William Lovie III. of whom is travelling there to meet with the forces of House Lovie and the northern forces of Hillsbrad. Alice Lovie during this chapter reveals to William that she is using moon tea to make sure she doesn`t get pregnant, and towards the end of the conversation while continueing to press her why she is doing this she reveals that he knows exactly why she doesn`t want to have his children. Revealing her fear that she will birth mad children like her mother or father she tells him she will never have a child.

Chapter 53
Hedrik Clegane III. is the POV Character of Chapter 53 and during this chapter he travels to Forks where he mobilizes alongside House Swan and several other forces within Lucerne who are commanded to head west to Berne for the siege of Berne.

Chapter 54
Ezio Ederiz is the POV Character of Chapter 54 and he reenters Berne where he discovers the situation is increasingly deterioting and is in the Berne throne room when Allison Arryn is murdered, and this leads to the attempted murder of Amber Heard and her son with William in the form of Thomas Lovie. Ezio saves Thomas from capture but is unable to save Amber of whom is taken hostage by Sean. Ezio hides Thomas with loyalists in House Krinner, and then enters the throne room where he watches Sean with Amber.

I watched the doors open and close for more time then I would like to admit, but when faced with the choice of that or watching Sean being serviced by that poor girl I had little real options. He just sat there with little emotions on his face, but everyonce in a while I would see a flash of hate as he scanned the room and must have saw someone he hated.

Man after man entered the room as they brought their grievences to their "king". I had seen bad king before. I had seen evil kings before. I had seen more kings then most had, and seeing Sean Lovie listening to his people's desires while the poor girl serviced him sexually was the most disturbing moment of any of my experiences with kings.

A man entered the room with his young wife on his arm, and followed by who must have been their two children. The man and his family bowed before their king and prepared to get the kings justice on whatever matter pained them. "Your Grace I come to you pleading for food for my family. We have not eaten with any real substance for days and I fear my youngest is not long for this world without assistence." The man wept as he spoke, and his wife comforted the little boy clinging to her leg. I wanted to reach out to them. I wanted to give them some of the food that he wasted every night on his parties, but I knew this wasn't within my grasp.

Without showing any signs of noticing the family they remained bowed for nearly a minute in silence until one of the Stormcrow men beside Sean stepped forward and spoke. "Your grace wishes you nothing but the best of the food but there is nothing to spare. The false king of the east has blockaded us, and you shall have to find what food you can on..." Sean's interuption was shocking as this was one of the first times he had spoken during the hours we had been doing this.

"I have some advice for you. You smallfolk should travel outside the main gates and be killed."

"Your Gace?"

"Did I stutter?" The man remained with his mouth open clearly unable to speak from shock. "Perhaps you do not love your king and laugh at my stuttering. Do you laugh at me?"

"No your grace, but..."

"But what? You are a smallfolk, and barely capable of the coversation that you have shown today. Your problems are the problems of a leaf flying in the wind. Go now and die, for that is all you smallfolk are good for." A few Stormblown men moved in and grabbed the family tearing them apart from eachother and took them out of the room where it seemed obvious they were going to be executed outside the gates in Sean's horrible excesses.

In that moment I moved my hand to my side, and feeling under the cloak I felt the dagger I had safely hidden there. Looking around I saw the dishonorable Daesyn of Harad nearbye and I knew I could stab him and take his sword. With a sword I could butcher every Stormblown in this room until I finally reached the real false king and ended this madness. As I seriously considered ending all this I heard a commotion at the door and watched it slowly open revealing Allison Arryn.

I watched as Allison entered the room with a skip to her step. Her smile was always one that I knew she had manufactured in her mind, but today as she entered I noticed a genuine nature to her eyes. As she approached the mad prince he barely even moved his eyes from the poor women that was on her knees pleasing him, and I saw the sadness momentarily come to her eyes as some piece of her must have realized how wrong this was.

In that moment I came back to thinking about killing Sean. Looking around at the four men that had entered alongside Allison I have no doubt I would be able to still easily kill them all if I was able to still reach Daesyn's neck. The room had maybe four people beyond the Stormblown that would defend him and I could have killed them with ease. Perhaps it was cowerdess. Perhaps it was something elce entirely, but before I could further examine the situation she blurted out to Sean who was still being assisted by the poor women I might add.

"Your Grace I have finally honored you with a child." The moment she said it he looked up from the girl, who stopped immediately servicing him. As she waited with that extatic look on her face the entire room went silent. Everyone stopped what they were doing which seemingly most importantly to Sean was the women that had been at his knees. Perhaps it was that she had stopped that caused the rage. Maybe it was the fact that deep down he understood that he shouldn't father anything. Whatever it was he simply got up walked over to Allison who still had a look of pure happiness and pushed her to the ground before taking out his knife and stabbing her repeatadly in the stomach. He kept stabbing her and she screamed in a terrible blood curdling scream that seemed to shake the foundations of the room in its terrror.

Stabbing her over and over again the Stormblown would move quickly as commotion begin with Dailin Dorin storming towards the scene but being grabbed and taken out of the room by the Stormblown, his son followed closely behind and I watched how his hand moved closer and closer to his sword before they disapeared outside the doors.

As I went for my own dagger some Stormblown fool crashed into me from behind and I mentally slapped myself for being so foolish as to be caught unaware. Knocked to the ground the man kneeled on top of me for a moment and told me to remain calm. As I looked up I could see Sean still stabbing poor Allison and I wanted to pull myself free, but felt helpless in my sadness. The man grabbed me by my shoulders and as he picked me up I shook from a new screaming voice, and looking over I saw Ella Arryn who had barged her way into the room.

Screaming at the top of her lungs she ran towards the bloody mess that was once her beloved Allison Arryn and as she tried to reach her she was grabbed by Daesyn of whom held her watching as Sean defiled Allison's corpse. I wanted to throw up. I wanted it to stop. I had seen horror before. I have killed hundreds if not more in my lifetime, and yet this all just seemed to much.

I looked over and noticed for the first time that Lord Byron Arryn was still in the room. Being whispered to by a very irate Benjamin Krinner he stood pathetically still as his wife screamed at Sean. The fear all over Byron's face was a shocking thing to behold, as he was the most powerful man in this city outside of Sean, and yet he did nothing with that power. A disrespected figure in this city was Byron before, but after this display it was clear that if anyone survived they would not disrespect him, they would hate him.

Finally Sean must have grown tired of this and stood up covered in the blood of Allison and stepped towards Ella. Benjamin Krinner kept speaking to Lord Byron and by this point I had been moved close enough to hear what he was saying. He begged his Lord commander to do something. Told him of his men, and their ability to stop this madness. As he begged him there was nothing back. He stood waiting for his Lord to say something but instead of that Byron just stood there. Hating him in that moment I looked back over to Sean and Ella and saw Sean still staring at her as she screamed and yelled at him.

Staring at her for a moment longer he stabbed her in the arm without any warning. "That's the same dagger I just killed her with. You see I've given you a piece of her. Who else in this entire world would be so giving that they would be able to give you the gift that I just gave you." She started screaming again, and it only stopped when he slapped her across the face. "Now your going to get up, and leave this room. Your going to leave this room, and hang yourself. Your going to hang yourself outside the doors of your room, and your going to make sure that no one moves you. Your eyes question me why you would do something like this? Well Ella Arryn your going to do this because I'm going to give you one last gift. I'm going to stop ignoring the fact that my brother's heir is in the hands of that half noble niece of yours. I'm going to rip that baby from her arms and I'm going to bash it apart with a rock. When I'm done with that I'm going to kill Hanna. I'm going to kill Spencer. I'm going to kill them All. I will give them the peace that you want for them. I do it all for you. I'm a very generous King."

Chapter 55
Edward Cullen is the POV Character of Chapter 55 and during this chapter the fortress of Berne is infiltrated through the tower that Ezio Ederiz has given them access too. From here they capture several of the towers, and as they battle there way through the different towers Edward has hallucinations of things happening inside the walls of Berne, including the attack on the loyalists within Berne, and also sees the betrayal by House Nighting coming.

Chapter 56
Leven Martell is the POV Character of Chapter 56 and she is forced to lead the defence of the Scott estate alongside Nathan Scott. The NIghtings were lied to by Sean Lovie of whom said that many other vassals were going to turn as well, and these vassals had been feeding these lies to the Nightings under the order of the Green Dragon as they wanted the Nightings to make the mistake and attack while they were horribly outnumbered. Fighting off House Nighting she takes part in their execution under the order of Dan Scott, of which she notes that Dan Scott takes far too much enjoyment from. Following this she returns to the Scott Estate and she and Brooke engage in a long conversation about things, as the two love struck girls bond over their shared love of William.

Chapter 57
Lucas Scott is the POV Character of Chapter 57 and during this chapter he meets with Domeric Bolten following the wedding of Miley Black, and Winfred Manderly and comes to like the prince that they both know one day will be forced to fight against eachother. Following this he recieves a letter from William telling him to return to Lucerne and make his way to Highgarden so he travels to Highgarden east of Tree Hill and meets with both his uncle Keith, and members of House Tyrell who have been commanded to assemble awaiting the arrival of Catherine Lovie, her husband, and their two daughters. During this chapter the Tyrells are given an expansive increase in power, and become no longer the vassals of House Scott. Lucas Scott meets with Emma Bell and her fiance Freddie Highmore of whom discuss with him the happenings throughout Lucerne and when Freddie leaves Emma tells Lucas about the death of Joey Faraday and the now violent conflict between the Faradays and the Highmores. During this chapter the depth of the background of the Targaryans is increased, and the Tyrells are shown to be dramatically hateful towards Dan Scott but show a strong interest in helping Lucas.

Chapter 58
William Lovie III. is the POV Character of Chapter 58 and this is the final chapter of the story with the finality of the Battle of Berne ending the conflict in the lands of Lucerne, but killing many within Berne.

Epilogue
Lornax is the Epilogue of the End of Darkness. Flying high above the Kingdom of Lucerne, and specifically Berne where Lornax feels the pain William feels when Amber Heard dies. Lornax after describing the situations of many things travels back to the nest of Stragnarax, and begs his father to intervene and assist the Lucernians, but his father will not hear of this.