Friday, 18 January 2019

ASoS 45: Catelyn 619

Rob, Edmure, Catelyn, various courtesans and a sizeable army are travelling to the Twins so Edmure can marry a Frey daughter. It is still raining. This is causing problems crossing rivers because bridges keep getting swept away.

Catelyn pisses off Edmure by going full feminist on him for wanting a pretty wife (she has a point, though). Then she pisses off Robb by getting all uppity when he tells her he wants Jon to be his heir if he dies childless. That's a plot twist Jon won't see coming!

Then a sea captain turns up with news that Balon Greyjoy (Theon's dad) is dead. Robb comes up with a cunning and complicated plan:


  1. Send ships to Greywater Watch (get Crannogmnen to help with navigation) with a message for Howland Reed. 
  2. Link up with Lord Bolton and the Freys (let's hope the wedding goes well) to get an army of 12,000.
  3. Attack Moat Cailin from the west in three waves. 
  4. Get Howland Reed, with help from Crannogmnen, to attack Moat Cailin from the north.
  5. Send part of the main army around to a third side.
All this is supposed to come to a head on New Year's Day when all the Iron men (Greyjoy) will be hung over.

Catelyn is to be sent to Seaguard with Jason Mallister. She takes this as a punishment for annoying Robb but staying away from battles sounds like a fine idea to me.