This surely is the book of surprise character appearances! We got a Davos chapter earlier and now we get a Theon chapter! How far poor, pathetic Theon has fallen. He had such high hopes. He was going to rule Winterfell for his father. He was going to impress all of the Ironborn with his mad skillz. Apparently, he was hoping to marry Sansa one day and have Ned as a father-in-law (I would have never guessed that before). Now, Theon isn't even Theon. He's Reek (rhymes with meek, weak, and bleak coincidentally).
So, he's missing a bunch of fingers and toes, which he catalogs at some point. He's missing teeth, too. His body is disgustingly thin except for his swollen, empty stomach. I'm surprised he still has both eyes. I keep picturing Alfie Allen with all of these characteristics now since I've watched the HBO series. I wonder if Alfie has read this book and sees where his character is headed. No more women of the night for Alfie-Theon!
He's almost lost his mind at this point. He can't remember his name, fake or real, and he's not even sure if he's grown into an old man. When he looks at his hands and they look old, he starts to think that the boys could be the sons of the boys he remembers from before. Wow...that's called craaaaaaaaazy. You almost feel sorry for Theon. He's losing his mind. He's been brutally tortured for, by the sound of it, the fun of Ramsey Bolton. Flaying sounds absolutely awful and ridiculously painful. So, I felt bad for the guy and then I remembered the crap he pulled in Winterfell and how he screwed Robb over and then faked the death of Bran and Rickon. The guy is a tool and he's not even a smart one about it. Much like Joffrey, he's getting what he deserves though I'd have preferred Joffrey to have gotten flayed and Theon to have been poisened. I dislike Joffrey a heck of a lot more than I dislike Theon for some reason.
So, Ramsey has Theon brought up to him during a meal. The responses from the other people eating are hilarious. The one guy sitting with Ramsey is insulted that Ramsey would bring someone who smells as bad as Theon up to the room while he's eating. The guy doesn't even blink an eye at the fact that he's been tortured and imprisoned. He's worried that he's lost his appetite for his cherry danish. Priorities!
I wonder what Ramsey has planned for Theon. I think that he has broken Theon for some carefully planned purpose. He could have offed him at any point before now. He could have also physically damaged him a lot worse than he has. Theon is going to serve him in some way and I'm guessing it's going to suck for Theon. At least he'll get some fresh air now and he won't smell like vomit.
Ramsey Bolton's plan might be related to the fake Arya (or Fakarya should I say) being brought to marry him. We know that Arya is far away, but no one else does and so the Lannisters are still parading Fakarya around and are going to use her to secure Winterfell now that Sansa is missing and Tyrion is a fugitive. Maybe Theon is going to be used to corroborate that the girl is the real Arya Stark. We know that he'll say (and eat) anything now.
Poor, poor Theon. Things are not looking too bright for your future!
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