When the remnants of the king’s army reached the castle, they found the bridge drawn up. The sentries laughed when the demanded admittance. In response, the army surrounded the walls and prepared to starve and batter the inhabitants into submission. Unbeknownst to them however, the defenders had sent out the call for aid. The clash of men that resulted was the first battle of the War of Two Lovers and Two Kings. The king’s army was repulsed. But as word of the fight spread, many people flocked to the banner of the fallen king, including his only son, a bastard.
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