Just to elaborate on my earlier comment, the
Battle of Castle Black was the main engagement between Mance Rayder's host of 30,000 fighters along with a lot of mammoths and giants against the severely depleted forces of the Night's Watch (at the start of the battle there were only 40 fighters at Castle Black) as well as Stannis' army which was 1,500 strong. The Wall offers insane defensive capabilities to anyone who can man it so unless Mance Rayder somehow has the ability to destroy a section of the wall or cross it with his army without having to fight the defenders which he didn't have in canon, I doubt Ned would need help defending it.
No Others in this quest. Maybe the Wildlings won't be a threat at all, but I kind of doubt it.
They may have the means to take down the Wall.
But I've been rethinking things during the day.
Did
Gondor Winterfell actually call for aid,
@Charcolt ?
How much of an army could the North actually handle?
Since I'm tagging you with a question, might as well confirm what we know, if anything, about who is backing Aegon.
Okay. Changing it up again for now. Those voting for it knew this was a work in progress from the start.
[] Make for Storm's End. You cannot lose the Baratheons or their claim.
-[] Send ravens to your father and the Watch. You are King of the Seven Kingdoms, and they are all your people now. But you will not forget the North. And a threat to one is a threat to all. But what should we send to help: additional foot, cavalry, supplies? You will prepare and send what aid is requested. If no word comes you'll prepare a force in case of the worst.
-[] Dragonstone will be the primary naval staging point for the Hunt for Aegon. Practicality will likely keep the vast majority of the army nearby on the mainland, of course. This will be a joint effort between Randyll Tarly and Davos Seaworth, commanding the army and navy respectively.
-[] Send word to the Westerlands. Call for their arms, as part of the Realm, to assist in hunting down Aegon.
-[] Send envoys to the Free Cities. The main message will be that Westeros will not look kindly on those that harbor or aid the false dragon, his supporters, or anyone else that would try to usurp the throne of Westeros. Those opposed to him, either in arms or by providing information on him, will be looked on favorably as partners in future trade. Westeros would also look to work together with those it can consider friends to eliminate piracy and make that trade across the Narrow Sea more profitable.
--[] City specific envoys:
---[] Braavos, Lorath: Slavery is an abomination. As allies in the future you can work together, the truly free cities and Westeros can find ways to discourage the slave trade and the practice in general, and in doing so increase ties between the cities and Westeros for the benefit of both.
---[] Lys, Myr, Tyrosh: Emphasize the problems with piracy and wanting to discourage it for mutual benefit. Point out what happened the last time a dragon got a hold of the Golden Company, Tyrosh being taken and ran by sell swords. They cannot be trusted.
Hmm...can we assume Lord Velaryon is a more than competent naval commander? Maybe he could be put in charge of the naval forces at Dragonstone instead of Davos.
Oh, for the other Free Cities...I'm thinking of a few possible angles.
Have any of the Free Cities had a bad history with the Targaryens or Blackfyres? Or just conquerors in general.
F!Aegon is a wannabe conqueror. He doesn't truly know nor care about the people of the lands he wishes to conquer. He would have burned King's Landing and ruled over the ashes. That would translate to how he interacts with his neighbors or anyone he deals with.
