It is 280 years since Aegon forged the Iron Throne, and the Seven Kingdoms are uneasy (aren’t they always)? King Aerys has been growing more unstable with each passing day, and has publicly split with his greatest ally, Lord Tywin Lannister. Lords make alliances to prepare for the coming storm, but hold out hope that the crown prince, beautiful and beloved, can fix the mistakes of his father.
This hope gutters at the great Tourney of Harrenhal, with the prince seemingly dead of a jousting...