Olenna

[quote name='Marwyn' post='1474291' date='Aug 10 2008, 06.44']Do you see that as a bad sign? I thought a lot of the aFfC chapters were unnecessarily long, a lot of them were 20 pages or longer. I think it's a good thing that there's some short chapters in aDwD too. I sort of lost track of the whole situation in the north, though. Is he going to war with the Ironborn in Moat cailin and Deepwood? Or is he going to try and fight Stannis? Is he already aware of Stannis at this point?[/quote] This chapter is indeed very bare-bones, but I agree that this is a good thing. Do we really need graphic descriptions of the various tortures Theon has been enduring for the past year? Although I had a moment of fearful curiosity when Theon thinks to himself, "If I displease Lord Ramsay he'll take another finger, or worse, he'll..." I'm also interested in how the Stannis--Bolton--Ironborn triangle in the north will pan out. Since Ramsay is hosting two northern lords, it's likely that he is trying to revive the northern secession movement, probably with his father's covert support (although Roose was in cahoots with Tywin last time we checked, he surely wants set himself up as King in the North eventually.) The fact that he has Theon in custody gives him a bargaining chip with the Ironborn: it is in Euron's interest to make sure Theon dies or is kept permanently away from the Iron Isles. So, it's not out of the question that Euron and Ramsay will cut a deal: Ramsay will keep Theon out of the way if Euron helps Ramsay kick Stannis out of the north.