Sunday, 9 December 2018

ASoS 21: Jaime 285

Jaime, Brienne and Cleos are attacked by archers. Cleos gets hit by an arrow but Jaime drives off the archers by charging them. Archers always run when charged, apparently.

Jaime takes Cleos' sword and ends up in a lengthy sword fight with Brienne. The bloody mummers (including Rorge) catch them at this and capture them both. To his credit, Jaime tries to convince them that Brienne is highborn and valuable to try to prevent her getting raped too much. We also learn that Jaime has every intention of freeing Sansa, even if only to confound everyone's expectations. In other words: Catelyn's gambit did at least have a chance of success.

They get taken to the leader, Vargo Hoat. Jaime tries to buy him over to his side with all the Lannister gold and gets his ear cut off for his trouble.

I'm starting to wonder why anyone tries to travel anywhere in Westeros. It's too dangerous. I won't be going there on holiday.