Flight of Talama

The Flight of Talama was an attempted escape by former Queen of the Seven Kingdoms Youma Talama after an extended period of captivity in the Red Keep.

Background
After The Tailor's Guild decided to oppose the reign of Dirk Telarien, a plan was soon laid in place to free Youma from the Red Keep and rally Talama loyalists to her side. Sallan Fesarii set about bribing various staff within the Red Keep.

Escape
One night, the agents of the Guild inside the Red Keep set several fires, causing much confusion. In the chaos that followed, a group of six bribed guards slew those protecting the former Queen, but five of them lost their lives in the process. One of the King's loyal men, Robert Tarlor, had finished interrogating a chef who smuggled notes to Youma, and realised that the fires were likely cover for a larger plan involving her.

Rushing through the Keep, Robert was too late to stop Youma from using a secret tunnel to reach a set of stairs in the cliff side, a long abandoned area that wasn't under guard. There, Jar Tawney was waiting with a boat, having been contacted by Sallan earlier. However, Robert had spent the previous year studying the Red Keep's tunnels on orders from Daemon, allowing him to swiftly find them.

Tarlor easily killed the remaining guard and caught the boat before it could escape, but after Youma fired her bow, wounding his stomach, he was forced to retreat and raise the alarm.

Jar and Youma rowed to the Merchant's Docks, boarding a merchant's cog. Their ship was intercepted by the Royal Navy, and the crew was killed easily. The pair leapt into the sea and swam through the night, washing up on a tiny island, with little hope for escape, far from any other land.