Ellesandra Hayford

Ellesandra Hayford
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Appears In	Lucernian Series Westros (Book) Burning Dreams
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Ellesandra Hayford is the daughter of Carsten, and Lessa Hayford making her a member of and the current Lady of House Hayford. Ellesandra has six siblings in the form of Kaven, Carsten, Mathew, Leeta, Sarah, and Jaelline of which her brother Kaven was a gentle young man unfit for war who went to the Battle of Jeutenburg and was killed during the siege, her brother Carsten would be injured during the siege of Efford Hold a castle west of Hayford and died of infection at Hayford, her brother Mathew was slain during a fever that spread throughout Hayford, her sister Leeta was slain during the same fever that spread throughout Hayford.

Ellesandra Hayford was born the fifth child of Carsten, and Lessa Hayford and at the time of her birth she stood fifth in the line of succession behind four elder brothers leaving her with little chance of succession. At the age of four she was betrothed into House Bolten member Domeric Bolten, and it was waited four more years before they met so that she would at least have a chance to gain some age. During this time waiting she was inside Hayford when it was embroiled in the fight between House Pree and House Bolten after a disagreement about hostages led to war between the two parties and this eventually caused a siege of Hayford which lasted for months and led to disease spreading in the castle which killed her mother, and two siblings. At the treaty of Ranhold the betrothal of Elessandra and Domeric was ended, but in return it was agreed that once she reached the age of six it would be Larra Hayford that would be sent to the Dreadfort to act as a hostage. When she was twelve she watched her father die of foolishness after he taunted Gregor Brobane of whom slaughtered him in front of nearly all the remaining Hayford`s and it was only after the intervention of Sandor Brobane that Carsten was stopped from fighting Gregor. When the Conflict in Bolten arose her brother Kaven was Lord of Hayford and alongside Christoph would lead the forces of House Hayford to the east. During these battles her uncle and both brothers would eventually die with Carsten returning to Hayford nearly dead, and despite Ellesandra and others best efforts he died. Made the Lady of House Hayford only a week later she was forced to deal with attacking forces of House Lannister, and after a two week siege she surrendered the city to them.

History

Early History

“The troubles of the capital just seemed so far away when I was young. You heard the talk when you were walking the gardens, but I honestly thought it would never reach me.”

— Ellesandra Hayford

At the age of four she was betrothed into House Bolten member Domeric Bolten, and it was waited four more years before they met so that she would at least have a chance to gain some age.

Pree Rebellion

Main Article : Pree Rebellion

During this time waiting she was inside Hayford when it was embroiled in the fight between House Pree and House Bolten after a disagreement about hostages led to war between the two parties and this eventually caused a siege of Hayford which lasted for months and led to disease spreading in the castle which killed her mother, and two siblings.

Treaty of Ranhold

At the treaty of Ranhold the betrothal of Elessandra and Domeric was ended, but in return it was agreed that once she reached the age of six it would be Larra Hayford that would be sent to the Dreadfort to act as a hostage.

Killing of Carsten Hayford

Main Article : Killing of Carsten Hayford II.

When she was twelve she watched her father die of foolishness after he taunted Gregor Brobane of whom slaughtered him in front of nearly all the remaining Hayford`s and it was only after the intervention of Sandor Brobane that Carsten was stopped from fighting Gregor.

Fall of Hayford

Fall of Hayford Hayford was the final step towards the Dreadfort.

Ellesandra had spent her childhood watching her family die, and the threat of continued death was too much for her to handle. “I was honest enought to admit that I was afraid. I didn`t want to watch anymore of my family die, and I was so scared that this time it would be me that led them to their deaths. I love my family. I love my family.” — Ellesandra Hayford Hayford and by extension House Hayford would enter the realm of great importance after Jamie Lannister and the army of House Lannister were able to defeat the forces sent against them, and would besiege the castle. Hayford`s defences were led by Lady Ellesandra`s bastard uncle of whom had married her aunt and thus ruined her aunts place in the line of succession. Her Aunt pushed young Ellesandra to fight to the death, but each night of the siege she returned to her room where her two younger siblings slept and became more and more afraid of their deaths. After a week the lines allowing the entry of ravens into the castle were cut as the Lannisters and their forces completely surrounded the castle, and thus although the Lannister scouts knew the forces of Cerwyn were incoming this news was not known by the Hayford`s. What was also known by the Lannisters was that word had come in from the Scarlet's in the north that the Cerwyn's were not going to actually engage as they were simply playing at loyalty to protect their hostages in the Dreadfort. Hayford`s small forces were weakened further when the cowardly Davon Hayford her bastard uncle would abandon the walls with thirty men where he would be captured and executed in sight of the walls. Losing her husband led Natasha Hayford to spend the next few days screaming in her room in one of the taller towers which even further weaknened the moral of the defenders. Elesandra Hayford would be assisted by Ser Thomas Swordwood of whom was a sworn sword for House Hayford, and he would stand up for Elesandra as she was being somewhat intimidated during a meeting on day three of the siege. Elessandra would promote Ser Thomas to the Captain of the Gaurd, and then asked him honestly what they should do, and he told her they should surrender without delay. “We have lost mother...just go look outside the walls and surely you will see that there is no hope of resisting such a force.” — Ellesandra Hayford When four days into the siege the walls were approached by the forces of House Lannister led by Jamie, and Tyrek Lannister they were met at the gates by Thomas Swordwood, and Lady Ellesandra stood behind him and listened to the offer. Jamie would tell them that this didn't have to end in violence and all they wanted was to gain control of the castle so that it could be a blocking spot for any relief from the north. Scared of the Boltens getting angry Ser Thomas feinged resistence but at this sign of resistence Jamie told them that House Hayford would retain control of the castle if they surrendered within the hour, and that a garrison of Lannister men would stay to fortify the area, but otherwise it would remain in Hayford hands. Ellesandra would hearing this surrender the castle, and as she agreed Tyrek fell to the ground couphing, and Ellesandra nearly on instinct stopped him from falling to the ground, and held his large armored self up until Jamie moved to him and brought him back to the camp. During the meeting her aunt had to be restrained in the dungeon beneath the castle for fear she would derail the arrangement, and thus Ellesandra would surrender Hayford and leave the route into Dreadfort open to Lucerne, and relief from the north now closed. “With the castle in our hands it would be a simple matter to further fortify the spot and the we had Dreadfort cut off and open for the taking. I left Tyrek in charge not only because of his injury but because he was someone when I looked at I believed I could trust for the job of holding the castle.” — Jamie Lannister Returning to the Lannister camp Tyrek had a serious fever, and the healers while attempting to reach him were pushed away by Tyrek of whom didn't want to look weak infront of Jamie, and it was only when Jamie had left that he allowed them to look at his wound. As he finally was allowed to rest for the first time and have a healer look at his wound, they were shocked to see how bad the wound had become. Maester Rhellin was forced by Tyrek to withold the severity of the injury to Jamie, and when he returned the Maester had left like he promiced and with him gone, Tyrek told Jamie it was a simple cut that would heal in a few days, and thus Jamie would give him command of some five hundred men that would be the garrison for Hayford, but also the eventual command of the construction that would take place once the Order of the Grey Dragon arrived at Hayford.  Jamie would organize his forces over the next several hours, and since the siege had been a non-conflict the army was quickly ready, and Jamie said goodbye to Tyrek and the army left to siege the Dreadfort, and what everyone believed was the end of the war. “I watched Jamie leave, and honestly the way Rhellin had made it seem I truly though that would be the last time I saw him.” — Tyrek Lannister As the Lannisters passed the castle it was Tyrek Lannister that was left in charge along with the five hundred men to hold the castle, and the increasingly sickly Tyrek would be placed in the Lord's Quarters of Hayford where Ellesandra's fallen father had once been, and Maester Rhellin did his best to make him better. As the infection became increasingly worse he became delirious, and the command of the castle was handed briefly over to his second in command Baelon Jolly. As his sickness worsened he was visited by Ellesandra Hayford of whom had heard his screams and had watched her older brother die of infection from a wound he had suffered, and thus brought herbs that she knew had somewhat helped her brother but it had been too late for him. Ellesandra prepared to leave after delivering the herbs but as she neared him and saw the tears on his face from fear, she moved closer and briefly held his hand. When she tried to move away his hand remained clasped to hers and he held her tight not wanting her to leave in his delerious state. Staying with him throughout the night she kept waiting for his hand to go limp as he died, but he only clamped on harder, and when the morning came Maester Rhellin came and the wound had somewhat gone down in infection.  Getting Better “Getting Better was the only thing I wanted him too do. This was some invader from a long away land that I had never heard speak, and I was crying at night for fear the infection would stop improving. He could have been a monster, or a killer, but I didn`t care in that moment. I just wanted him to be alright. See what beautiful eyes lay behind the eye lids that never opened. Hear the lyrical voice that I had built into my mind that he would sound like.” — Ellesandra Hayford While Maester Rhellin had said the wound had improved overnight, Tyrek remained unconsious, and his grip on Ellesandra lessened, but Ellesandra simply held his hand tighter. As she remained all the next day she fell asleep on his chest, and was awoken by her younger sister Sarah of whom brought her food. Sarah stayed with her for a time, and she was soon joined by Jaelline Hayford and all three of the remaining Hayford's sat by the bed of a man they knew nothing about and prayed he survived. As the night neared Ser Thomas, and Baelon Jolly would carry the girls back to their rooms but Ellesandra remained at the side of Tyrek of whom she had by this point placed all her emotional well being on whether he lived or noth. As he woke a bit he stared her in the eyes, and as if pleading with her, she leaned in and hugged him, and laid beside him holding him tightly as his fever slowed but still was very bad. The next day she woke up curled in the bed with him, but he had woken, and was staring at her eyes, and seeing this and knowing she was not being what her position demanded she bid him a quick goodbye and left the room.

Mordor Invasion of Bolten

Main Article : Mordor Invasion of Bolten

Coming of Mordor Humans and Orcs were not meant to fight alongside one another. The human traitors who fought with Mordor bring shame on the entire species with their actions. I care not for the reasons why these human traitors are not at fault. All I know is I would take a sword to my chest before I ever served the Dark Lord of Mordor.

“I had seen Orcs at Minus Ithil, and Tree Hill, but this was different. Here they stood side by side with humans, and their was an element, and a huge part of me that was just so disgusted that the humans would allow themselves to look the way they did.” — Tyrek Lannister Following the capture of Hayford and the collapse of the defenses of northern Bolten the main theater against the Boltens shifted the Dreadfort Peninsula. While Tyrek lay sick and near death the leadership of the Lucernian Invasion of Bolten would call for additional assistance at Hayford and seeing the Lannister presence there the assistance would take the form of Tyrion Lannister of whom arrived with a healthy thousand troops rallied from the Divine Lands. Building the Stormwall Siege of Hayford

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Tyrek Lannister - Husband

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Tyrek Lannister - Lover