Forrest Frey

As the youngest son of Lord Frey, Forrest had no guaranteed claim to the Crossing, and perhaps that is why he sought his fortune where no one else dared: he asked for Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen's hand in person. The proposal, made without the slightest discretion, spread through the courts of the realm and earned him the nickname the Foolish Frey, one that stayed with him for the rest of his life.

Turned down, Forrest ended up marrying Lady Sabitha Vypren instead. The marriage did not erase the nickname, but it did give him the wife who, years later, would take command of his house's levies.

When the realm split between Rhaenyra's supporters and her brother's, Forrest did not hesitate: he was among the first river lords to pledge his sword to the queen. He joined his forces to those of Prince Daemon Targaryen, Rhaenyra's husband, and rode to war at his side.

At the Battle of Stone Hedge he fought on the queen's side, a clash that ended with the capture of Lord Humfrey Bracken, head of the rival house.

Forrest later joined his troops to those of Lord Roderick Dustin and Ser Robb Rivers, bringing two hundred knights and six hundred foot soldiers to the Battle of the Lakeshore, a considerable force for a lord of his rank. There, facing what remained of House Lannister's army, he met his death.

With Forrest fallen, his young son inherited the title of Lord of the Crossing, while Lady Sabitha took command of the house's levies. He was remembered as a fierce man-at-arms, a reputation earned on the same fields where he died.