Editing House Greyjoy (section)

===''A Clash of Kings''===
On the order of [[Robb Stark]], now [[King in the North]] and [[King of the Trident]], Theon travels from Riverrun to [[Pyke]] to present his father, Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]], with a proposal from Robb that Balon names himself [[King of the Iron Islands]] and joins the war against [[House Lannister]]. Although he is escorted to the castle by his uncle, [[Aeron Greyjoy|AeronDamphair]], and given chambers in the [[Bloody Keep]],{{Ref|ACOK|11}} Theon's family considers him to be soft because he has lived on "the [[green lands]]" for a decade. In addition, he finds that Balon considers [[Asha Greyjoy|Asha]] to be his heir. Balon spurns Robb's offer and declares himself King of the Iron Islands.{{Ref|ACOK|11}}{{Ref|ACOK|46}}

Balon sends his kin to take the lightly-held [[north]].{{Ref|ACOK|24}} [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]], the [[Lord Captain of the Iron Fleet]], leads the [[fall of Moat Cailin|capture of Moat Cailin]] in the [[Neck]] to prevent Robb's lords from returning to their seats, while Asha [[taking of Deepwood Motte|takes Deepwood Motte]]. Theon [[harrying of the Stony Shore|harries the Stony Shore]] under the supervision of Aeron  and [[Dagmer|Dagmer Cleftjaw]]. Dissatisfied with his duties and jealous of Asha's success, however, Theon disobeys Balon's orders and plans to take [[Winterfell]] in an attempt to prove himself.{{Ref|ACOK|37}} Balon styles himself [[King of the Isles and the North]].{{ref|ACOK|49}}

Theon [[capture of Winterfell|seizes Winterfell]] with a small party.{{Ref|ACOK|46}} He takes [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark]] hostage and declares himself [[Prince of Winterfell]].{{Ref|ACOK|50}} When Bran and Rickon escape, Theon follows the advice of a servant calling himself "[[Reek]]" and kills two boys around the same age from the [[Acorn Water]] mill, mutilating the bodies so as to pretend they are the Stark boys when he fails to track them down in the [[wolfswood]].{{Ref|ACOK|50}} Theon forbids Maester [[Luwin]] from burying the bodies in the [[crypt of Winterfell]],{{Ref|ACOK|56}} instead mounting their heads on the castle walls.{{Ref|ACOK|55}}

When Theon reaches out to her, Asha travels from Deepwood to Winterfell. She tells Theon that the ironborn will never succeed in holding landlocked castles and advises him to abandon the castle. When Asha departs, she leaves behind only a token group of men.{{Ref|ACOK|56}} Not long after, Theon is confronted by a northern host under the command of Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]]. Soldiers from [[House Bolton]] arrive during the parlay and attack Rodrik's men in the [[winter town]], scattering them in a [[battle outside the gates of Winterfell]]. "Reek" reveals himself to be [[Ramsay Snow]] and orders his men to [[Sack of Winterfell|burn Winterfell]], killing Theon's remaining garrison.{{Ref|ACOK|66}}