He was worried, he had observed how his future rival battled, he analyzed the movements, how they moved towards the strongholds and with runners they took the enemy bases. He asked a member of the Council with whom he is closer, if any of those planning the battle had seen that match. They replied that they had, which reassured him a bit. For him, HD has a strategy similar to what N30 was, with two groups that divide and press until they take the battles to the enemy Strongholds, and while their opponents try to recover them, with their racers they occupy the bases, even for a couple of minutes, that was enough to score points, so he believed that his alliance should plan better tactics, make changes for this game mode. While it was not an alliance as strong as them, he had in his mind how NBe, an alliance that on paper was inferior to them, beat them, and then did the same with WxC. He didn't want to take a loss like that again. I wanted to advance, and just as happened in UC, at least be in the top four Siege of Winterfell alliances.

The schedule was different, Vangark doubted the choice, there might be absences, the worry was hanging around again, and he did not see an announcement of the changes he thought would be made. He had several in his head, but did not dare to bring them up. Twice he gave suggestions, but was not listened to. To do so a third time and have silence as an answer was a disdain he did not deserve. A day before they indicated that they would make changes, this relieved him, - thank goodness they had noticed -, now he was to see them, which is what his alliance intended.

His name appeared in the same group, he saw others who moved, he would continue to go to Hot Springs, nothing new.

The day wore on and he was on the battlefield, in the north, under the Stark shield. The battle began, and he marched alongside his companions with his three spearmen armies, more than a million troops deployed in each.

-They are attacking the bases,” he shouted. When he saw that his own bases were being neglected, they were abandoned, and as soon as he finished giving the alert, he saw how armies were moving in the direction of one of the bases on his flank. He hesitates, not knowing whether to follow the course to Hot Springs or pursue his enemy, opting for the latter. At least it would prevent the capture was quick, so he followed, other companions noticed, and while the battle was taking place in Armory and HS, there was a third in Stark Base 2. It was not long before other enemies arrived, so the battle was intensifying even though they were two small groups compared to the other two. His companions also called for reinforcements. He didn't even find out who got the first capture, since he was still fighting, it was important to win, he already knew this guerrilla system, gaining points by momentary occupation in most of the buildings on the map. Luckily, the other base was not being attacked, since he did not have an army to guard it. 

After several minutes, they managed to defeat them. He lost one of his armies, and redeployed them, and marched to Stark Stronghold 2, to receive directions. Moving to the other stronghold, a long way, he cursed, his spears are slow for him, although he gained speed using the agile skill of the sapphire dragon, he didn't have as much speed as his other companions.

HD sent a large army to that fortress, if they managed to capture it, they would avoid the respawn in that sector, but as he advanced, he realized that the alliance worked differently, the orders this time were clearer and more precise in time, and his companions did not take long to respond. They lost that building, but not for long, the defense was well planted and managed to regain Stronghold again.

They were now advancing towards Stronghold Greyjoy 1, and continued to advance to capture most of the buildings. He obtained the first package and the custody seemed safe, even though a small group of HD tried to prevent it. Vangark saw that, despite losing, their opponents did not stop fighting. They kept trying in different ways to capture buildings, sometimes they were intercepted, sometimes they succeeded, but the response of the FFS members was more efficient. Doubts receded, he was pleased with how his comrades were deployed across the battlefield. While the result at first glance is a heavy one, much of it is due to the effectiveness of how FFS approached the battle from the start. Although it did not anticipate some moves, it did react in time to many of them, being able to recover lost buildings in a very short time and not giving ground. Now they will have to face WxC, a stronger opponent, which relies more on the strength of each of its members than on a tactical system. He now waits calmly, part of the objective is achieved, to be in the top four of the tournament, but also eager to play a final again.