Remedy / Tywin Lannister

18. Conflict

Tywin Lannister sacked King's Landing. It was in this final hour that Tywin Lannister decided to join the conflict. He marched with a large force to King's Landing and asked that he and his bannermen be allowed into the city to aid in its defense. Aerys made the mistake of trusting his old friend, Tywin had been his hand for 20 years and ordered the gates opened. The moment the Lannister host had entered, the Sack of King's Landing ensued.

Nevertheless, on Pycelle's advice, the gates were opened to the massive Lannister army of 10 000 soldiers and began killing hundreds, even thousands of people. Tywin and his army ordered the city to be taken and the royal family murdered in a ruthless and efficient manner; as a result the city was sacked and the royal family massacred by Ser Gregor Clegane.

"Gregor is not a monster. Hes a good boy and he takes orders a little too far." Alice corrected when she heard what was going on. Gregor was her good boy but he was a killing machine and alice knew it unfortunately. He loved the kill the thrill of it. It made her worry for sandor. He didnt have the same blood lust as his brother.

Upon seeing Tywin's betrayal, Aerys ordered Jaime to bring him Tywin's head and instructed his royal pyromancer, Rossart, to set King's Landing ablaze.

Mad Aerys was slain by a member of his own Kingsguard, Ser Jaime Lannister, earning the latter the nickname Kingslayer. To which alice already knew jaime wouldnt like. He was a man of honor but he did what had to be done.

Seeing that he was doomed, Aerys decided to ignite several caches of wildfire placed throughout the city and burn King's Landing to the ground, but was slain by Ser Jaime Lannister.

His final words were "Burn them all." Jaime responded by personally stabbing the Mad King in the back, then slitting his throat

Jaime was still haunted by those words. Burn them all. To burn a whole realm? The whole of westeros? He didnt want to find out.

Aerys had kept Rhaegar's wife Elia of House Martell and her children in King's Landing to ensure the Martells' loyalty during the conflict, regarded by most to be royal hostages .During the sacking, Elia was raped and murdered by Gregor Clegane on the orders of Tywin. Both of her children were also killed.

When alice heard that she said gregor would never do such a thing. Never. She raised him better than that. Tywin wouldnt have innocents killed either.

The history books would make their end more gory than it was. Make her baby out to be the villain but in truth while Aerys had elia and the children hostage he didnt take into account that his men were not trustworthy. Elia was raped but not by gregor. The children were killed but it wasnt tywins orders.

History seems to forget tywin didnt want a part of this war. He was content at casterly rock with his wife. He was one of the last major houses to join against the mad king and the war had been raging in the capital long before tywin quit as hand let alone this bloody battle.

Elia martell and the targaryen prince and princess were dead when tywin sent gregor in to collect them. To be used as leverage for the dornish to not fight back.

Stannis Baratheon fought for his elder brother Robert during the war. Aerys used his allies in House Tyrell to besiege Stannis at Storm's End for much of the war. Stannis's force was rescued from starvation by the smuggler Davos, who brought a ship full of onions and fish into the castle. Rhaegar was killed during the fighting at the Battle of the Trident, slain by Robert himself. The site of his death is now called the Ruby Ford because it is believed to be scattered with rubies from the fallen prince's armor.

Alice heard of rhaegars fall. Robert was so proud. He killed the man that stole his beloved. Cersei was heartbroken. The prince her prince was dead. Who would be the next prince? She could marry them. Her sadness was quickly replaced with intrigue for a single handsome man to marry and make her queen.

The rebels realized that they needed an undisputed leader to command their forces and to replace Aerys once he was removed. To his dismay, they chose Robert, as his grandmother had been the daughter of King Aegon V Targaryen, giving him the best claim to the throne outside of Aerys and his children and grandchildren. Thus, Robert Baratheon claimed the Iron Throne.

When Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark reached the Red Keep, Tywin presented the bodies of the royal family as proof of his allegiance. Aerys lay before them and unfortunately so did the children. No one asked tywin they all just assumed the worst of him.  He didnt correct them. It showed he had power to take them down even if he didnt have to lift a finger.

There was no remedy for missing her boys except them coming home.