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Arya, not Sansa, is the maid that will slay Littlefinger, the savage giant


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46 minutes ago, Ygrain said:

Nope :-)

Okay, okay, but I like you, so please do me a favor, will you? Please, for me, just in case... refrain from lemons. :) 

(You might have seen this before...) When we see lemons, things don't usually end well... In Sansa I, Game 15, she was looking forward to lemon cakes in the queen's wheelhouse, but her day ended with her prince's loathing and contempt. Samwell's early childhood went from snitching lemon cakes to contempt, abuse, and banishment by his father. In Sansa II, Game 29, Sansa went from enjoying lemon cakes with Joffrey at the feast following the first day of jousting to being escorted back to her cell by the Hound. In Sansa III, Game 44, Sansa and Jeyne (poor Jeyne) looked for lemon cakes in the kitchen, but at the end of the chapter learned her father was sending back to Winterfell. Sansa shared lemon cakes with the Tyrells before being forced to wed the imp. On the morning Sansa was forced to marry the imp, along with the new gown, Cersei sent her favorite scents for Sansa's use too. Of course, "Sansa chose a sharp sweet fragrance with a hint of lemon in it under the smell of flowers." Before donning the ugly little girl's face, the kindly man gave a girl a drink so tart it was like biting into lemon. That made "no one" think of Arya's sister, and Sansa's fondness for lemon cakes.

In Arya V, Game 65, Arya offered to trade a fat pigeon for a lemon, but ened up at her father's execution. Jeor Mormont drank lemon in his beer every day. He still had his own teeth but his men mutinied and murdered him. At Bitterbridge, Renly's bannermen feasted on lemon cakes. Of course, Renly's campaign ened shortly thereafter. As Davos sailed with Stannis's fleet into Blackwater Bay, he observed Aegon's High Hill, dark against a lemon sky. That's an odd description for a sky, no? As Davos turned downstream, the mouth of the Blackwater Rush had turned into the mouth of hell.

At Edmure's wedding feast Catelyn noted that Ryman Frey had bathed in lemon water but failed to mask his sour sweat, and that Roose smelled sweeter but no more pleasant. The Feast did not end on a happy note. At Joffrey's wedding feast Tyrion had a slice of pigeon pie covered with a spoon of lemon cream. A few paragraphs later Tyrion stood accused of regicide. That was the last of 18 dishes served to Joffrey just before he choked. Cersei drank lemon water so tart she had to spit it out the morning she learned that Tyrion had murdered their father. When Cersei entered Maggy the Frog's tent, one of the eastern scents she smelled was lemongrass. Before the night was done Cersei would learn that Melara had a crush on Jaime, and Melara would die at the bottom of a well. 

Lem Lemoncloak just reeks of bitterness and disappointment, and Doran's Water Gardens smell of lemons and blood oranges. Anybody think Dorne is going end up happy with their blood and fire? In The Queenmaker, Arianne noticed that Darkstar preferred lemon water to summer wine, and she served lemonsweet to Myrcella before Darkstar cut off Myrcella's ear amidst lemon orchards watered by a spider's web of old canals. Arianne’s first meal while locked in the tower included kind roasted with lemon. And the soup at the feast to welcome Gregor's head was made with eggs and lemons. 

Stannis enjoys boiled eggs and lemon water for breakfast, and, well, I think we all know his end will be bitter and disappointing. In Jon IV, Dance 17, Stannis offers lemon water to Jon. Wisely, Jon refuses. Stannis drinks more.

Just after Tyrion plants the notion of sailing to Westeros without Daenerys in the noble lad's head, the merry band aboard the Shy Maid enjoy a pike with lemon juice, and they learn that Daenerys hasn't left Meereen. Aegon fatefully decides to go west insteaed of east. Anybody think Aegon will win the dance? And Tyrion decides to go whoring after dinner, and meets his new buddy Jorah. Tyrion suspected Yezzan was drinking lemon water as the yellow whale bid on him and Penny. Tyrion served Nurse lemonsweet with the mushrooms from Illyrio's garden. The Green Grace accepted a goblet of sweeetened lemon juice from the Queen's hand, just before infected corpses started flying over the walls. Oh, and guess what kind of trees Daenerys has in her terrace garden in Meereen?

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18 minutes ago, Ygrain said:

Lol, sure, I'll never mention any (though if you wish, I could write you some)

Now, see, as a married man, I would surely find bitterness if I were to follow the sweet exploits of a girl called Ami and her relationships.

Say... where have I heard that name before? Oh, George, you dirty dog!

@Ygrain, Is the possible Gatehouse Ami homage to Ami from Cream Lemon mentioned in the pinned References and Homages thread? 

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ROFLMAO, never thought about it, but I guess that's right - exploits with, how many? three? stable boys definitely fall into the realm of fantasies. 

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56 minutes ago, Lost Melnibonean said:

That might have been totally coincidental, though, since the storytellers seem to be telling two different stories now. 

I agree, but you are rather a clever theorist regardless.  

I tend to have sorta kinda thought that the two sisters would, who used to be so opposite each other, would come together in a similar way we saw. Part of the two different sides come together to create something stronger theme that runs through most of GRRM's stories. 

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You know, I could totally see Jeyne accompanying the Banker back to Braavos. From there, I could see her going to the House of Black and White to pray for Ramsay's death. And perhaps, she might even pray for Petyr's death. I wonder if no one will hear her? 

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11 minutes ago, Lost Melnibonean said:

You know, I could totally see Jeyne accompanying the Banker back to Braavos. From there, I could see her going to the House of Black and White to pray for Ramsay's death. And perhaps, she might even pray for Petyr's death. I wonder if no one will hear her? 

And she will have the bitch fight with Sansa from the show. The fight nobody understands.

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1 minute ago, SirArthur said:

And she will have the bitch fight with Sansa from the show. The fight nobody understands.

The show's handling of the reuniting of the sisters was convoluted.

Spoiler

It seemed like they wanted it to be bad and good, so they made it look bad, but all along they planned for it to be good.  

I actually posted this theory in 2014, a few years before the "bitch fight." 

7 minutes ago, SirArthur said:

Did you troll the red herring thread ?

I think I know what you mean. And if I do understand you correctly, that was not my intention. I was sympathizing with @Damon_Tor since we both have very firm, but widely unaccepted ideas. Your comment regarding Jeyne being willing to pay any price to get Ramsay killed by a faceless man, set me to thinking that she just might get that opportunity. 

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9 hours ago, Lost Melnibonean said:

You know, I could totally see Jeyne accompanying the Banker back to Braavos. From there, I could see her going to the House of Black and White to pray for Ramsay's death. And perhaps, she might even pray for Petyr's death. I wonder if no one will hear her? 

I fully expect Jeyne to go to Braavos, but not to pray for Ramsay's death, kill herself, or anything else at the HoB&W.  I actually expect that Arya will hear that there is another Arya and will go to find out what is going on, and they will meet.  I anticipate that Jeyne may be a catalyst for Arya's return to Westeros.

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1 hour ago, Nevets said:

I fully expect Jeyne to go to Braavos, but not to pray for Ramsay's death, kill herself, or anything else at the HoB&W.  I actually expect that Arya will hear that there is another Arya and will go to find out what is going on, and they will meet.  I anticipate that Jeyne may be a catalyst for Arya's return to Westeros.

It almost fits too well into Arya's story. Jeyne was trained by LF as a sex worker. And while Arya's curiosity could fuel the story I think more of a fitting connection between Bravoos, Littlefinger and the gift. Although it may once again be my fan fiction, I definitly imagine Arya giving the gift to Jeyne and later bring it to her master. 

Yes, Ramsay may not be so fitting. No need to not improve my fan fic. :D

 

6 hours ago, Dorian Martell's son said:

And once again, the thing we can/must/will not mention has come through 

There is only one lord of the rings, only one who shall bend the imagination to his will. And he does not share inspiration. 

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6 hours ago, Nevets said:

I fully expect Jeyne to go to Braavos, but not to pray for Ramsay's death, kill herself, or anything else at the HoB&W.  I actually expect that Arya will hear that there is another Arya and will go to find out what is going on, and they will meet.  I anticipate that Jeyne may be a catalyst for Arya's return to Westeros.

Same result, no? 

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17 hours ago, Clegane'sPup said:

It has to seep through inconspicuously.

It do 

 

11 hours ago, SirArthur said:

There is only one lord of the rings, only one who shall bend the imagination to his will. And he does not share inspiration. 

what the hell are you talking about?

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On 9/22/2017 at 1:48 PM, Dorian Martell's son said:

It do 

Sure it do. Gilly may be more important than we think she is. Not liking the zombie apocalypse. The lie that Rhaegar kidnapped Lyanna (Robert’s war was built on a lie). <using Yul Brenner’s voice of etc etc etc>

 

 

 

 

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But she will not kill Sansa...

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He held Needle out to her, hilt first. "Here."

She looked at the sword with wonder in her eyes. For a moment she was afraid to touch it, afraid that if she reached for it it would be snatched away again, but then her father said, "Go on, it's yours," and she took it in her hand.

"I can keep it?" she said. "For true?"

"For true." He smiled. "If I took it away, no doubt I'd find a morningstar hidden under your pillow within the fortnight. Try not to stab your sister, whatever the provocation."

"I won't. I promise." Arya clutched Needle tightly to her chest as her father took his leave.

Arya II, Game 22

ETA

Hmm... On the other hand, no one might. 

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