Lord_of_Japes Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 On a re-read, and I'm paying more attention to some minor characters. Anyways, you'd think Nimble Dick would have known he was going to be killed at the Whispers, since he fooled Shagwell and co. Did he have any inkling that those three would still be hanging there? I guess he didn't or he wouldn't have walked into his death. He must have been desparate for Brienne'e gold, so he was going to finish his task no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_of_Japes Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Also, he could have sent Shagwell anywhere, but he sent him to the Whispers because I suppose Dick wanted more people to see his ancestral seat? Even though it's ruined I guess Dick has some sort of urging to show more people the Whispers. Other than that I can't discern any other purpose to his motivations. Anybody else have anything to add? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadcastle Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I never thought about that before, but it really was a horrible idea. Maybe he thought the Mummers would just kill Brienne, and split the gold with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kn1tt3r Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 He's probably not the smartest guy ever, but he has the most hilarious nick name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassidyaj Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I think he was hoping that they would have moved on by now and that he would be able to get at least something out of Brienne. Didn't he keep telling everyone about the heads...many people are superstitious in these books and would not have like to hang around there if they thought it was haunted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadcastle Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I wonder why the Mummers did stay there at there anyways. None of them were the sharpest knives in the drawer, but it seems like even they would realize that no one was probably going to come to an old, abandoned castle, especially since Dick was always warning people about the heads and everything. It seems like they would have moved on pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerHodor Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I suppose Nimble Dick was too concerned with making another quick buck, that he didn't allow himself the time to use the common sense the 7 gods gave him. I more or less wonder myself why the mummers sat there like stooges with their thumbs up their ass all that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theonetrueking21 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I read the book a while ago but I remember reading that he was a member of House Crabb, correct me if i'm wrong. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melx Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 maybe he wasn't aware how dangerous mummers are.... seems to me : he was introduced to show that Targ loyalists are still around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Hyrule Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 They were there because they were supposed to get on a boat.. A smugglers boat or something. The whole point why Brienne wanted to go with him was because Nimble Dick had previously sought out passage for 3(Brienne thought it was Sansa, Dantos, and Tyrion who were trying to get away) on a smugglers boat.To their surprise though, it was some Bloody Mummers that wanted to escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Cold Fingers Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 My guess is that he was hoping they had moved on by the time he would arrive with Brienne and Pod. Oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBreastplateStretcher Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 maybe he wasn't aware how dangerous mummers are.... seems to me : he was introduced to show that Targ loyalists are still aroundI caught that feeling as well. There may be a turn out of targ supporters from that region later on or so.I felt bad for him when he got hit. His whole voyage becomes his undoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Harly of Southwell Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 maybe he wasn't aware how dangerous mummers are.... seems to me : he was introduced to show that Targ loyalists are still around That seems the point to me as well. He didn't know who Shagwell was so (he just thought he had fooled a fool) and saw some more easy money in it for himself. After getting caught 'flour' handed he must have decided to get the gold legitimately. Roy Dotrice does his voice hilariously in the audiobook. I highly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Stark Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Roy Dotrice does his voice hilariously in the audiobook. I highly recommend it. Roy Dotrice did such an amazing job that it gave me a whole new experience with ASOIAF that I am so glad I got to enjoy. It was real to me, as if I was listening to people speak. And Vary's voice freaked me out. It was perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Potsmoke Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Roy Dotrice did such an amazing job that it gave me a whole new experience with ASOIAF that I am so glad I got to enjoy. It was real to me, as if I was listening to people speak. And Vary's voice freaked me out. It was perfect! The bit when he is doing Khal Drogo had my in stitches, "My hoorseee, must riideee, my horrrrseee" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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