Editing War of the Five Kings (section)

===The Wolf and the Lion===
The [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] meet their first real opposition when [[House Stark]] enters the war on behalf of [[House Tully]], in response to the arrest of Lord Eddard Stark. After assembling his force on the march, [[Robb Stark]] arrives at [[Moat Cailin]] with eighteen thousand men, where he is joined by his mother [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and a final fifteen hundred men from [[White Harbor]], bringing his total close to twenty thousand men. Moat Cailin is a formidable defensive position that has defeated countless southron invaders in the past. Here Robb garrisons a small force, consisting mostly of archers, to hold the ruin. Additionally, Robb sends word to [[Howland Reed]] to have the [[crannogmen]] bleed any Lannister attempt to come north. However, Robb knows Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] is too smart to try and will stay close to the [[Trident]], taking castles one by one.{{Ref|AGOT|55}}

Robb has no choice but to move south, but his options are limited. To relieve Riverrun, he must cross the [[Green Fork]] either at the [[Twins]] (where [[House Frey]] has remained decidedly neutral) or at the [[ruby ford]] (which Lord Tywin can easily seal off). Eventually, Robb decides to do both. Splitting his horse and foot, Robb sends the foot with Lord [[Roose Bolton]] down the [[kingsroad]] to engage Lord Tywin, while secretly crossing with his horse at the Twins to race to [[Riverrun]] and surprise the besiegers. In exchange for his crossing and the support of the Freys (who provide four thousand men), Catelyn takes two of Lord [[Walder Frey]]'s grandsons to ward, and Robb agrees to marry one of Lord Walder's daughters.{{Ref|AGOT|59}}
[[File:War in the North3.png|thumb|300px|Robb's riverlands campaign: 1.Camp at [[Moat Cailin]] 2.Advance to the [[Twins]] 3.[[Battle on the Green Fork|Green Fork]] 4.[[Battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Wood]] 5.[[Battle of the Camps]]]]
* '''[[Battle on the Green Fork]].''' After parting with Robb at the Twins, Roose Bolton marches down the kingsroad with roughly nineteen thousand six hundred men,<ref group="N">Based on Robb's complete number of forces (19,500 men from the north and 4,000 men from House Frey), and the number of men he takes with him to Riverrun (~3,915), Roose Bolton should have around ~19.600 men with him</ref> mostly infantry, to engage Lord Tywin.{{Ref|AGOT|59}} Ser [[Addam Marbrand]]'s outriders report to the Lannister camp that the northern army has begun a march south, and the Lannisters prepare for battle, believing Robb Stark to be at least a day away. Roose Bolton marches throughout the night, however, and surprises the Lannisters early the next morning. However, Lord Tywin's army rouses in time for battle, and the Lannisters win an easy victory.{{Ref|AGOT|62}} When Tywin learns from the prisoners that Robb Stark has tricked him and is riding to relieve Riverrun, he sets a grueling pace back toward Riverrun, rather than pursue the remnants of Bolton's army.{{Ref|AGOT|69}} This movement allows Roose to reform his army at the mouth of the causeway.{{Ref|AGOT|71}} The [[wedding of Roose Bolton and Walda Frey]] is held at the Twins.{{ref|ASOS|37}}
* '''[[Battle in the Whispering Wood]].''' After secretly crossing at the Twins with his cavalry,{{Ref|AGOT|59}} Robb Stark rides hard for Riverrun in hopes of surprising Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] and lifting the siege before Lord Tywin can reinforce them. Along the way, Robb is bolstered by [[House Mallister|Mallister]] forces from [[Seagard]]. Unaware of the danger and bored with the sedentary siege, Jaime Lannister frequently rides out on sorties against [[Marq Piper]] and [[Karyl Vance]] with only a few hundred men. After eliminating the Lannister outriders, Robb baits Jaime with a small force into a trap in the [[Whispering Wood]], north of Riverrun. The ambush is a complete success for the Starks, who capture Jaime and nearly a hundred other knights and a dozen lords bannermen. However, in a last-ditch attempt to turn the battle, Jaime charges Robb and kills several prominent nobles of [[Robb Stark's personal guard|his bodyguard]], including [[Torrhen Karstark|Torrhen]] and [[Eddard Karstark]], sons of Lord [[Rickard Karstark]].{{Ref|AGOT|63}}
* '''[[Battle of the Camps]].''' The night after the Whispering Wood, Robb is able to catch the Lannister forces besieging Riverrun completely off-guard.{{Ref|AGOT|71}} In order to besiege Riverrun properly the Lannister force has been divided into three camps separated by the [[Tumblestone]] and the [[Red Fork]], leaving them vulnerable.{{Ref|AGOT|69}} The attack begins when Ser [[Brynden Tully]] leads the Stark vanguard to overrun the north camp. Lord [[Andros Brax]] attempts to aid the beleaguered camp, but the Tumblestone carries his rafts into range of Riverrun's walls. Soon most of the rafts are flipped, killing Lord Brax and many others. The west camp then comes under attack with Robb leading the charge. The Lannisters there form a shield wall but are taken in the rear by a sortie from Riverrun led by Lord [[Tytos Blackwood]]. Blackwood and his men manage to liberate many prisoners, including Ser [[Edmure Tully]].{{Ref|AGOT|71}} The remaining camp, containing roughly two thousand spearmen and as many bowmen, is left unmolested and retreats in good order back to the [[Golden Tooth]] under the command of Ser [[Forley Prester]].{{Ref|AGOT|69}}
* '''The execution of [[Eddard Stark]].''' [[Cersei Lannister]]'s greatest fear at the outbreak of the war is that [[Stannis Baratheon]] will capture [[King's Landing]] before the Lannisters can consolidate their position. To prevent this, she needs peace with the Starks and is willing to make a deal: if Eddard will confess to treason, order Robb to make peace, and declare [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] the true heir, he will be allowed to [[Night's Watch|take the black]]. To ensure Eddard’s compliance, the [[spymaster]] [[Varys]] points out that Eddard's daughter [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] (now a ward of the crown) is also liable to be executed if he refuses.{{Ref|AGOT|58}} On the steps of the [[Great Sept of Baelor]], Eddard publicly makes his false confession. However, instead of doing as he had been instructed to do,{{Ref|ACOK|3}} King Joffrey arbitrarily orders that Eddard be beheaded, destroying any chance of peace between Stark and Lannister.{{Ref|AGOT|65}}
* '''Retreat to [[Harrenhal]]'''. News of Eddard Stark's execution, his son Jaime's [[Battle in the Whispering Wood|capture]], and Renly Baratheon's coronation is discussed by Lord Tywin at the [[crossroads inn]] as he is on the march from his victory on the Green Fork to Riverrun. His army is now in a precarious position: Robb Stark sits to the west across his supply lines, [[Roose Bolton]] has reformed his army to the north, and Renly Baratheon in marching up from the south. Meanwhile, Stannis Baratheon lurks on Dragonstone, within striking distance of the capital. In response, Lord Tywin retreats south to Harrenhal and dispatches three raiding parties under Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], Ser [[Amory Lorch]], and [[Vargo Hoat]] to set the riverlands afire from the [[Gods Eye]] to the [[Red Fork]]. To prevent any more political blunders like the execution of Eddard, Tywin dispatches his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] to King's Landing to serve as [[Hand of the King]] in his place.{{Ref|AGOT|69}}
* '''Reclaiming the [[Trident]].''' When news of Eddard Stark's death reaches Riverrun, his son Robb is proclaimed [[King in the North]] by his northern bannermen as well as the river lords.{{Ref|AGOT|71}} Following his coronation, King Robb gives his river lords leave to disperse and reclaim their lands individually as the Lannisters retreat toward Harrenhal. [[Tytos Blackwood]] [[Liberation of Raventree Hall|reclaims Raventree Hall]] and [[Jonos Bracken]] [[Liberation of Stone Hedge|reclaims Stone Hedge]] after a fierce battle that costs the life of his nephew, [[Hendry Bracken]]. [[Darry|Castle Darry]] is also [[recapture of Darry|recaptured]] for young Lord [[Lyman Darry]]. Meanwhile, Lord [[Karyl Vance]] and [[Marq Piper]] take their raiding parties on the offensive against Lord Tywin's foragers.{{ref|ACOK|7}}
* '''[[Sack of Darry]].''' The recapture of Darry does not last long. Less than a fortnight after the castle is recaptured, Ser Gregor Clegane attacks with [[Mountain's men|his fierce company]]. After his victory over the garrison, Clegane has the entire household put to the sword, including the young Lord Lyman, which ends the male line of [[House Darry]].{{Ref|acok|7}}