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[[File:Gwayne brings back magic.png|thumb|King Gwayne IV 'the Gods Fearing' Gardener brought with Josera Crane the Children of the Forest back into the Reach.]]

Under King Galayn Gardener, the tide began to turn. He launched the reconquest of Goldengrove after Robert Risley refused to bend the knee. Once more, war erupted between the Reach and the Rock, but this time the Lannisters were mired in their own internal rebellions and unrest, and Robert Risley proved far less capable than his grandfather, Jasper Risley. Crucially, the Reach now fought alongside the Durrandons, and even a number of Children of the Forest, who had returned to the Reach with the rebirth of old magic, joined the Gardener cause.

Under King Galayn Gardener, the tide began to turn. He launched the reconquest of Goldengrove after Robert Risley refused to bend the knee. Once more, war erupted between the Reach and the Rock, but this time the Lannisters were mired in their own internal rebellions and unrest, and Robert Risley proved far less capable than his grandfather, Jasper Risley. Crucially, the Reach now fought alongside the [[House Cafferen|Cafferens]], the Durrandons, and even a number of Children of the Forest, who had returned to the Reach with the rebirth of old magic, joined the Gardener cause.

King Galayn Gardener successfully reclaimed Goldengrove. The Arbor also regained its independence following the death of King Urron Greyiron, as the power of the Ironborn began to fade.

King Galayn Gardener successfully reclaimed Goldengrove. The Arbor also regained its independence following the death of King Urron Greyiron, as the power of the Ironborn began to fade. House Cafferen got landed in the Garden Coast after their help against the Risleys and the Rock.

However, after the Ironborn elected a new king, Cragorn Greyjoy, they soon sought a new target for their next great reaving. Their eyes fell upon Oldtown. The naval fleet of Oldtown was no match for the Ironborn, not only due to their seafaring prowess, but also because Abelar "the Weak Thorn" Redwyne had betrayed the Reach and refused to dispatch the Arbor fleet for its defense. Oldtown bled in the assault.