As night descended upon the land. People gather by the bay. Men, woman, children and elderly were by the coast looking at something
Three boats, small but enough for the bodies. Stacked with hay and pots to make the fire spread. People are gathering at the coast waiting, watching.
The people around the boats helped each other and push the three ships off into sea. Three archers watched as the ships moved further from land. They lit their arrow heads with fire and waited.
Cregan stepped forwards and with his signal, the arrows flew and planted on the boats. Fire erupted from the hay and oiled pottery. Flames burned brighter. Everyone watched.
Cregan moved then everyone started to disperse back to their homes.
After some time as night started to descend upon the land a horn blast can be heard from the north.
Cregan was already wearing his arms and making his way towards the battlement's. As he step foot on the tower he sees a lot of small fires marching this way. They stop before they reach the river that separates the island and land. A small wooden bridge connects both to each other and the only way through.
Everyone waited for some time till we seen a lone torch coming this way. Two people on horses can be seen in the flicker of the flame.
Both stopped at the bridge entrance and got off their horses and waited. Cregan seen them and came down with a couple men following him.
As cregan step foot at the opposite side of the entrance, the other party started to move forward. Cregan seen this and move with them and meet halfway.
Ten feet apart they stood. Only the torches illuminate their faces. A woman with war paint step forward and spoke.
"My name is jarl Edda, jarl to king Olaf and his lands."
Cregan eyed the woman and she wore, leather and duel axes on her waist. She had brown hair and blue eyes. Her guard was taller then her, a hammer he carrying over his shoulder. A scowl on his face, ready for anything.
"Your king is dead. As is his line, his lands and holdings are mine. By right of conquest. King Olaf and king Hugo are gone. Jarl Edda, you have a choice. Kneel and when called upon you answer. Now and always."
No one said anything, her guard had a shocked expression on his face as did Edda. Cregan looks beyond her and sees her army behind her. Her numbers would have change the war. Cregan thought.
Jarl Edda gathered herself and looked at cregan before her as she fell on her knee. "I jarl Edda, here by bend my knee to my King, Cregan Stark. Now and always."
"Arise jarl Edda." She got up and her guard followed too. "In two nights will leave back to my lands and you will follow."
The night sky dances with the northern lights but the men below doesn't know that. They see Odin and it's hall open in the sky. Cregan watched the stars before heading back inside to sleep.
A couple days went by more then two nights thay stayed. Dealing with recently conquered people. Their old ways of doing things are now different, new laws and a new king. They heard of the Starks by their fathers before, they ruled older then both kings by one generation. They were a small kingdom but they held where three rivers intertwined into one. A very good location for any king that wants it.
Morning came and the docks were filled with people moving around and getting things ready. Cregan and his men loaded up on the ships and Edda followed with a handful of her men. Some of cregans men stayed to watch over things, as did Edda also. Half of her army were sent home while the rest stayed and watched over Olafs holding.
Cregan felt the breeze of the sea and decided that it was time to go. A horn blast sounded throughout the harbor. Signaling everyone to get aboard.
After the final supplies were loaded on the ships, as the ships set sail jarl Edda looks back one more time and faces forward.
Plants hit water and started to push with the waves till they get out more into the sea. The oars were pulled back in and the sails were opened to the wind. They pushed the ships forward back to home.
With newcomers aboard he remembers the letter that came on a raven a day before they left. He still is slowly digesting every word writen on it. Tyr secured Hugo lands, hugo only has a son but he died while they were storming the castle as it did not surrender. Men died but not enough to hinder their progress. Hugo son died as tyr attack the walls one of the maids killed him and she did herself.
While questioning they came forward and spilled their secrets. His woman killed his only son. Cregan sighed heavily. Both kings bloodlines
No more wars, no more fighting for some time. His son and wife are waiting. His face began to smile as he thought about it more. A loud sounding whip snapped him out and as the sails flapped in the wind.
Jarl Edda is in cregan main boat just at the opposite end looking at his men and him. Both kingdoms are now his. The kingdoms around will be watching closely now and she was apart of that kingdom now.
As time passes cregan joins in the rowing and Edda watches. Kings don't row with their men ever, yet he is. King Olaf let his men do the work but this king does not. She watched him eat with his warriors in the lower tables, laughing and talking with them.
She can see why both kings were terrified of the Stark kings, an unbroken line of kings. They have the love of the people she can see that in the way they talk about them. A family that has taken in people in the coldest winter or when food is scarce.
She heard of them from her family as they were closer to them at the northern border. Now she's in the middle of the kingdom.
She stop looking at the kings and looked out to sea.
Two days past as they reconnected with tyr and his fleet, tyr sent men across the kingdom to spread the word that both kingdoms are gone and are now under house Stark control.
As they past one more bend in the river they see the mountain. They are close as everyone thought. The ships were loaded with our people and the prisoners but they were let go as their kings are gone. They bent the knee and gave their oath to cregan stark and his family to always defend and protect them. Cregan granted them leave to go back home only the jarls can come and anyone that wish to see their new kings home. Most decided to go home while some wanted to go see their new king home.
Cregan can see smoke from afar as horn blast can be heard of their coming home welcoming. Ravens and people all ready went ahead to tell them.
As the ships close in they see their home in the distance and start to cheer to be home or close to home.
Cregan goes to bow of the ship and looks out. He sees his men forming a circle on the docks protecting their queen and prince. As the ships pulled into the docks everyone on land cheer and cried because their husbands, wife, son and daughters are home.
Everyone unloaded and help move the supplies. Many hugged each other and left with their families, while some stayed and helped. Cregan greeted his people and finally meet his wife and children. Both embraced and kissed each other, cregan let go and sees his son in her arms.
They baby giggles and reaches out to cregan. Cregan smiles and reaches with his finger to let his child grab it and it did. A small grin he can feel it. He lets out a hearty laughs and leads his family back to the main keep.