What's the best way to start a new book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series? Make the first chapter be a Tyrion POV chapter, of course! I can't think of a more interesting character to start this book and this is especially true since we haven't heard a peep from him since his...unfortunate situation at the end of A Storm of Swords.
It appears that it's been a decent length of time since Tyrion fled Westeros after murdering his father and Shae. Clearly, he's been thinking about nothing else as he recalls the event a few times during this chapter. I suspect his habit of remaining drunk while on the ship is also related to him wanting to drown his memories in wine. I really want to see where Tyrion goes from here. He wants Cersei's head on a pike. Of that, I am not surprised. However, he is also prepared to place Jaime's head beside hers, which did surprise me. I know that Jaime was involved in the situation with Tyrion's wife Tysha, but I would have thought that Tyrion would at least forgive or try to forgive Jaime. It'll be interesting when they meet again.
I also think Tyrion is right on the money when he decides to mistrust Illyrio. I think there is going to be some interesting action in the near future. Will Tyrion try to escape his beautiful prison or will he trust Illyrio? I think he will hear Illyrio out because his words about a "dragon" who is the true ruler will interest Tyrion too much to ignore. This is also leading to something that many readers, including myself, have been waiting for: the allying of Dany with another important player from Westeros. Many people thought that Dany and Tyrion would eventually meet and it seems that this will be happening soon!
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