abandonship Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Hi all, Newbie here! So I'm not sure whether this has been asked or whether I am over thinking things, but why do the direwolves seem to react so violently to Tyrion? It happens in one of Brans POV chapters, Tryion has just come back from the NW and is there to give Bran his "present" from Jon. Fast forward to Rickon bursting in to the hall with Shaggy Dog, Grey Wind and Summer and all of a sudden, they are in attack mode. Could this be because they are already predisposed to hate the Lannisters? or could it be because of something else? I also dont see how Tyrion was in any way a threat to any of the Stark boys, and even Robb is surprised by the direwolves reaction. So is it just direwolves being direwolves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Goat Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Who knows? It's never really elaborated upon, and so we readers are left to ponder the meaning behind that on our own. Perhaps the direwolves percieve that Tyrion will become a future threat? Perhaps they percieve his Lannisters family as a threat and Tyrion smells like them? Perhaps they percieve Tyrion as a far more evil character than the readers do? Perhaps there's some other reason? You simply have to think up a reason on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 The direwolves can sense what the Stark children feel. If they believe someone is a threat or they are wary of them, the DW feel the same, but in this case, being animals, they react as though they feel a direct threat and attack. Bran and Rickon were definitely in a stressed situation. The DW felt that. Robb was simply in "alert more". Their pets just felt the stress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Suburbs Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 :agree: It's disguised to look like animal intuition, but I think in reality it is the mind-connection that each of the Stark kids have with their wolves. It's the reason the wolves adopted the habits and personality of the child they were given to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassidyaj Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Yes, at one point in the book, Ned realizes how much Lady is like Sansa and Sansa comments on how Nymeria is as willful as Arya. That seems to be the first signs that the direwolves are really connected to their child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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