Previously on A Blog of Thrones, there was much running about without actually advancing the plot. Now it's more of the same, minus the "running" bit.
Dearest Mum and Dad. That nice man Tyrion Lannister has designed a saddle that can hold a useless self-pitying cripple like myself. Also Theon Greyjoy is talking in his sleep about how he'd totally sell us out to one-up his sister. Luv, Bran.
I just realized that everything is Bran's fault. Or more accurately, everyone in Winterfell's. Seriously why was there no raven-mail letter? Especially since Maester Luwin knows a thing or two about the Stark-Lannister feud. I take it back. Everything is Luwin's falt. Especially since they're getting letters from King's Landing and the Eyrie about how everything's going to pot.
Anyway, yeah, they're getting news from elsewhere, but Bran isn't privy to all of it or to Robb's war plans. Remind me again why Robb isn't a POV character? Because none of the Five Kings are? Bit of a giveaway, then, that none of them are going to end up sitting the Iron Throne, and the chapter where Stannis finally bites it will leave me very sour indeed.
They find out that Jory Cassel has been killed, but according to Robb that's not the worst of it, oh no, the worst of it is that Father broke his leg. Clearly foreshadowing Robb's warped sense of priorities. Very clever, that.
Luwin is telling him (Robb) not to be hasty. Theon is telling him to go to war. I did not pick up on any Robb/Theon subtext the first time 'round because I tend to have massive blinders as to that sort of thing (to this day: Dumbledore? Really?), but in retrospect, huh, how about that.
Bran gets ambushed by six wildlings. There's direwolves and violence, and we learn that Robb Stark sucks at Mexican Standoffs. More foreshadowing, that, although by the time the Red Wedding gets to something even remotely resembling a standoff he's already quite mortally wounded. Anyway, Theon kills the last one - what a helpful lad - and then Robb berates his guards for lagging behind, which they were doing because Luwin couldn't keep pace.
See? Everything is Luwin's fault.
No comments:
Post a Comment