Blood of Dragons

Kingsgrave has surrendered to King Daeron, and then with Lord Tyrell the Young Dragon successfully seized Blackmont after its small garrison -- abandoned by Lord Andrey Blackmont, a rebel who took what few troops remained to him down the Torentine to live like outlaws in the reaches around Starfall -- surrendered to him. Such was the glad word that has eventually found its way to King's Landing. On the other side of Dorne, Ser Alyn Velaryon -- the king's cousin, and already far-famed as admiral of his fleet -- has arrived at the Tor to find Lord Caston Vaith's forces gone and Lady Jordayne…

Since the glad word that Skyreach had fallen to Lord Tyrell, little news has come from Dorne of any note, save for the advance of King Daeron and Lord Tyrell to take the final resisting castle of Kingsgrave. But early in the morning, a raven from Sunspear arrived to reveal that things had changed dramatically: not only was Kingsgrave still free, but Blackmont too had gone over to the rebels ... and worst of all, hundreds of leagues to the east the gutted town of the Tor had risen up under the incitement of the rebel lord, Caston Vaith, and trapped the garrison within the castle. Lady Jordayne…

"Black wings, black words," it's said, but this is not the case when the latest raven from Dorne wings its way to the archmaester's tower. Soon enough, word spreads throughout the castle: Skyreach has fallen to Lord Tyrell's siege. Details are sparse as to how this transpired, but it seems losses were entailed in the process. King Daeron had not yet joined Lord Lyonel's host at the time of the successful taking of the castle, but was known to have left Hellholt some days prior to it, and so is expected within the next few days.

On the evening of the sixth day of the month, a swift galley -- the Black Sword -- dispatched from Oakenfist's fleet in Dorne arrived at King's Landing unheralded in the night. A pair of knights from the ship oversaw the offloading of some materials before commandeering horses from the City Watch at the River Gate. At the Red Keep, the pair let their business be known, and the result was that they were ushered to Prince Viserys in the middle of the night. By the afternoon of the seventh day, news began to spread through the castle of just what the visit meant: after much delay, the first…

Prince Viserys Targaryen, the Hand of the King, had let it be known that he would hold an open court session on this day. In the days prior, petitioners could be seen coming and going from the Tower of the Hand to have the prince decide whether they would be called upon. When the day came for the court to be in session, anticipation was high that the prince would reveal news from Dorne and perhaps even some of the king's decisions as to what lords and knights would receive rewards. They would not be disappointed. Many lords and ladies were in attendance, among them Carmella Dondarrion, Jonn…