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It’s funny because all of the theories in these threads are about foreshadowing and stuff, but I never see any predictions about random stuff that could happen without foreshadowing or prophecies and Walder Frey could genuinely die of old age in the prologue and House Frey would tear itself apart with the BWB’s help throughout the rest of the book

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I don't think House Frey will survive, so I think the question of which family members will survive is how credibly they can become not Frey.

 

We know that many of the Freys quarter their arms to differentiate themselves, so they are acuty aware of their outside relationships. But will their non-Frey relatives provide them shelter & support, especially when the relationship might be a couple of generations removed. 

- Lame Lothar was one of the mastermind of the RW, and we expect him to get his comeuppance. For damn certain he is not gonna any support from his Blackwood kin; but will his infant daughters get taken in by House Lefford?

- Gatehouse Ami is at Darry, her fate now seems tied to what happens with the lesser Lannisters.

- Perwyn and Olyvar have been portrayed as 'good' Freys who should survive because it is just, but within universe it is more significant that they are Rosby heirs, so their fate will be dependent on how that mini plot thread plays out.

 

A lot of the fate of the Freys will depend on where they can run to; are their non-Frey kin generous, or angry, or petty? As Walder was marrying into increasingly minor houses at the bottom end of the tree their might be no room to take them in and they become no more than peasants.

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On 4/1/2024 at 3:39 PM, KingoftheRiversandtheHills said:

I firmly believe that every Frey will die, maybe except for Olyvar and a few others. What do you think will happen to the bodies? It would be awesome if they impale them on spears, Vlad style, and display them on the path to the Kingsroad from the Twins. 

That’s just an awful ending. Robb and the Tullys forced Walder to make a decision when they marched an army to his gate. Walder gave Robb a better deal than that Stark boy deserved. Robb repays by betraying and insulting the Freys. The Starks should admit Robb’s guilt and forgive the Freys. 

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1 hour ago, Moiraine Sedai said:

That’s just an awful ending. Robb and the Tullys forced Walder to make a decision when they marched an army to his gate. Walder gave Robb a better deal than that Stark boy deserved. Robb repays by betraying and insulting the Freys. The Starks should admit Robb’s guilt and forgive the Freys. 

Walder was Edmure Tully's vassal.  Strictly speaking, he was entitled to nothing, for fulfilling his obligation to fight on behalf of his liege lord, Hoster Tully, and alongside liege lord's ally, Robb Stark.

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