Well, GRRM is a master of building tension, I'll give you that. I have not yet finished this chapter. I wanted write about what I think before it all kicks off, which I think it is about to.
So far, it's a dull and slightly crass wedding. The kind where the food is a bit crap and the music too loud and the guests are drinking a bit too much. But no fights have broken out.
It's all to easy. Edmure is kissing his wife. But Catelyn notices she looks nervous. It's probably the impending bedding. And there are some missing people: Olyvar Frey, who is usually loyal to Robb, is off doing mysterious duties, as is Alesander. People are "away". It is suspicious. The whole series of books so far has been about well laid plans going wrong. Nothing goes smoothly. Things have been going smoothly for too many chapters.
Then old Walder Frey announces the bedding is to begin. Roslin goes white.
Ordinarly I'd think it is pefectly okay for the bride to be to be a bit nervous about the prospect of being stripped naked in front of all her wedding guests. But Westerosi seem to take it in their stride. Even Catelyn is questioning whether she's worried about the sex or the nudity.
I think Roslin knows the game is up, and everyone is going to find out that she's got a, as GRRM would put it, manhood.
Pretty sure that's the moment Arya and Hound will make their appearance, too.
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Okay, so that wasn't it. See the next post.
