Building an Empire in Game of Thrones (REWORKED VERSION) - Chapter 81: A Failed King

... lords in the Stormlands. His victory over his brother's army, proved just how capable of a commander he was. It was human instinct to want to follow a man who could win. And in his lifetime Stannis had won numerous famous battles.

By the end of the month, ravens had flown to all corners of Westeros bearing the news that Storm's End had fallen, Renly had fled back to Highgarden, and Stannis Baratheon now ruled the Stormlands. Some said it was sorcery, others disciplined, but it didn't ma ...