zmflavius Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 In ADWD while Tyrion is reminiscing on his boat trip, he thinks about his uncle Gerion's voyage to Valyria that he later disappears on, and how he wanted to go with them. Tyrion by this point was 18 and had already brought shame down on his house through his marriage and I assume also had completely cemented the dislike his father held for him. However, Tywin still forbade him from accompanying Gerion. So what I'm wondering is: 1) Seeing as to how Tywin clearly thought the entire voyage utterly insane, to the point where he forbade Tyrion from accompanying Gerion, why did he let Gerion go in the first place then?2) Why didn't he let Tyrion go with Gerion, since it would have effectively meant that he could get rid of his second son whom he so thoroughly disliked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lannister Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 1) Tywin hated Tyrion, so saying no to him is always appropriate.2) Gerion was by no means certain to vanish without a trace even if the odds of success were slim.3) If by some fluke Gerion was successful, Tywin wouldn't want Tyrion being a part of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balerion the kitten Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Tywin and Gerion's relationship was "notoriously stormy". Gerion wasn't like Kevan who just meekly submitted to Tywin because Tywin overshadowed him.Gerion was going to go even if his older brother didn't agree with it.And he didn't let Tyrion go because it's a massive fuck you to the son he dislikes and is trying to shame. Like LL says, if there was a chance it could have been successful he wouldn't want Tyrion as part of that success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Blackmont Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Because saying no to your children gives joy to parents for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balerion the kitten Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Because saying no to your children gives joy to parents for some reason.Great. We're going to have that one comment where someone says "but he's not his son". Just kill me before that happens please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippounet Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Because saying no to your children gives joy to parents for some reason. But he's not his son... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Great. We're going to have that one comment where someone says "but he's not his son". Just kill me before that happens please. Someone doesn't have to. Tywin said it himself :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boarsbane Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 He probably feared Tyrion would show back up one day with some low born foreign woman as his wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Ravens Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Tywin was a dick and he hated Tyrion. The fact that Tyrion wanted to go on the voyage with Gerion was all the reason Twyin needed to say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lannister Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Great. We're going to have that one comment where someone says "but he's not his son". Just kill me before that happens please. But he's not his son... Well you pretty much asked for that one. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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