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It was thinner and lighter than any sword of its size had any right to be and with the blade in hand Ser Arthur never felt better a warrior than he did now. The pale white surface of Dawn’s blade was marred by blood and yet Ser Arthur never thought the sword looked more beautiful.

Lyanna’s screams continued, providing a backdrop to the clash of steel.

The weight behind the swing staggered Ned Stark and the Northman barely recovered enough to block the blow meant for his hip. Ser Arthur saw Ned Stark flinch at his sister’s wail and he charged. In the brief recess, they could clearly hear Lady Lyanna’s screams. Ser Arthur’s eyes narrowed as the Northman clutched his longsword with two hands. Ned Stark’s shield fell heavily to the dirt, the reinforced wood was made a ruin from Dawn’s fierce bite. Blood splattered on the ground as Dawn bit through leather and chainmail. As his companions fell one by one that confidence had been replaced by fear. In the beginning, there had been confidence in the Northman’s eyes. Yet with each swing of his greatsword, Ser Arthur drove Ned Stark backward. His shoulders ached from the ferocity of the morning’s swordplay and each step he took reminded Ser Arthur of the landed blow from one of the Northmen’s Morningstar. Dawn sang as it bit into the sword of his final opponent. Ser Arthur had avenged his Lord Commander and the spearman laid headless on the ground along with three of his companions. Ser Gerold was breathing his final breaths, the spear in his side made each breath a wet wheeze. Ser Oswell had taken a sword through the throat, not before he took two men to the grave with him. Where there had been three of them now there was just one.

Around Ser Arthur, men lay dead or dying. The air was hot, stale and carried the scent of blood. King Aemon Targaryen, the son of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark is born with traditional Targaryen features and raised in Essos by the last surviving member of his Grandfather's Kingsguard, Ser Arthur Dayne. An age of wonder and terror will soon be upon us, an age for gods and heroes.