Edward was still on his dragon while seeing his children's condition. As for Stannis, he was still probably mourning the death of his eldest son. Edward was already in this situation, so he would, of course, excuse Stannis and would wish that he could come out of it.
When Edward landed on the dragon, the world seemed to turn around for him before falling on the ground. He fainted just like that, and his children shouted for him at the same time.
"Father!!!" Shouted everyone there before checking his condition. Raymont and Axel helped him to the castle before calling the maester to see if anything was wrong. They had lost a lot in this battle alone, and if they lost Edward as well, their situation would turn for the worst.
Edward was already in a critical condition because of the blood loss. Him, exhausting his brain to think of a solution to his son's situation did not help at all. Edward already did a good job bearing with this until he arrived at Winterfell because he should have fainted long ago.
While Edward's children were worried about him and Lyonel in the outside world, Edward was having the nightmare of his life playing in his dream. He was experiencing what he feared the most in this world. He saw a scene where his children died one after another in front of his eyes, leaving him alone in this world.
Edward was trying to save them here and there, but they would die again and again for different reasons in the end. His mind was about to break down, and he could not help but scream out loud after every child's death. It seemed as if the whole world was trying to hurt him for allowing him to experience something like that.
But at this moment, he heard a voice talking to him, but Edward did not care about it at all. He did not even reply. His mind had a lot to think about a way to save his children's death.
(Hey guys, I want you to know this before reading the next section. I made even the god that represents the light an asshole who did not care about his believers. Well, I think the gods should be all like this. Even if he did not go as far as the lord of darkness, he would be fake.)
"So, this is your worst fear." Said the voice, but Edward did not reply or bother to even look for the source.
The voice seemed as if it realized that something like that would happen and did not get angry. On the contrary, the voice started to speak again with a calmer tone.
"If you wanted everything to stop, you have to listen to me." Said the voice, and Edward finally looked back to see a man emitting white light with fire flying around him.
"Who are you?" Asked Edward as he did not want anything more than this scene to stop.
"You built a temple for me in your city and followed my faith without realizing who I am." Said the voice with an amusing voice as he looked at Edward.
"The lord of light, right? What do you want? And why did you let me see those scenes?" Asked Edward with an angry tone as he did not believe what this lord did since he already helped the man gain many believers, and he still let him experience hell like this one.
"Well, that what will happen if you lost to the Night King." Said the lord as if he said something new, which angered Edward more.
"No shit, Sherlock." Said Edward as he looked at the lord with an angry expression. Did that lord think Edward was an idiot or something? Of course, Edward would know that this would happen if he let the Night King move freely. Why would he fight the Night King if he did not know that his children would be complicated if he did not?
The lord did not seem angry at Edward and still smiled after hearing Edward's words before speaking again.
"There is no need to get angry. I am here to help you." Said the man with a smile on his face.
"What I need from you is a way to save my son. Can you do it or not?" Asked Edward when he remembered what was happening outside. If Bran did not know a way to save himself from the Night King's cold, the lord in front of him should be the only one to know.
"Your son is a lost cause. Even I would not be able to save him. He did not die normally, but his body would turn into ice before scattering in the skies. No one could prevent that from happening. I could have saved him if his body was fine." Said the lord and shook his head. Actually, he could have saved him if he tried to interfere in the laws of this world, but he was not the only one in this world.
And if he tried to bring Lyonel's body back, the other lord of darkness would interfere, and he would lose more than he could gain. That was why he decided to let Lyonel die.
"Then, I don't need anything from you." Said Edward with a resolute voice since he did not need anything else from this guy. He even thought to abandon this faith and prevent anyone from practicing it in his empire because of this lord's inability.
"I will give you a power that would help you save the rest of your children. Your son's death would not go to waste, but that would give you enough power to fight the Night King. But if you still lost another child, your mind would not be the same anymore." Said the lord of light as if he did not care about Edward's words and did as he wanted without caring for Edward's opinion before waving his hand to send him back.
As for Edward, he wanted to say a few words to disagree with this fucking lord since he did not want anything from this lord. What would he do if he lost his mind one day and attacked the rest of his children? Would not he regret living this life if he hurt his children with his own hands?
But the lord of light did not care about Edward, and he did not listen to Edward at all.
In the castle of Winterfell, Edward, who had been asleep for three days, got up frightened at that moment. When he looked around, he saw his daughter, Jasmine, sleeping at the end of the bed while Theresa and Raymont were sleeping on chairs nearby. The others were probably by Lyonel's side.