This was a welcome, welcome chapter. Davos is alive! Yay! I was worried that the next time we saw him he'd be slightly shorter and not be able to recite This Little Piggy.
At first, I was very confused as to why no one followed Manderley's orders. I figured they either knew that the man liked to exaggerate and thus they decided to wait until he had calmed down or that someone else had intervened to save Davos from his fate. Either way, it wasn't looking like Manderley was getting a lot of respect up in the joint. It was awfully suspicious that Davos' lodgings and food were so good. Once Manderley and Davos met things became much more clear and my respect for Manderley shot way up.
Basically, Manderley knows what he's doing and he does it well. He's sneaky and smart. He's actually quite different from the first view we get of him. You figure he's some fat, lazy lord who can barely protect his people so he caves in to whoever threatens him. In reality, he uses the belief that he is a fat, lazy lord like a shield to protect himself and his people much the way Tyrion uses his dwarfism. I love that he pretends to submit to the Lannisters when he would never truly yield to someone who doesn't deserve it. I really can't wait for him to kill the two Freys. They so deserve it.
We then find out that Manderley plans to find Rickon (and Osha) and to return him to Winterfell as the true heir to the North. He knows that Bran and Rickon are alive, but he must realize that Bran is unreachable. It's a good plan and I'm looking forward to bringing Rickon back into the story.
I also liked that the Direwolves are much more than just protectors and companions of the Stark children. They are also symbols of the Starks and prove that they are who they say they are.
Basically, Manderley knows what he's doing and he does it well. He's sneaky and smart. He's actually quite different from the first view we get of him. You figure he's some fat, lazy lord who can barely protect his people so he caves in to whoever threatens him. In reality, he uses the belief that he is a fat, lazy lord like a shield to protect himself and his people much the way Tyrion uses his dwarfism. I love that he pretends to submit to the Lannisters when he would never truly yield to someone who doesn't deserve it. I really can't wait for him to kill the two Freys. They so deserve it.
We then find out that Manderley plans to find Rickon (and Osha) and to return him to Winterfell as the true heir to the North. He knows that Bran and Rickon are alive, but he must realize that Bran is unreachable. It's a good plan and I'm looking forward to bringing Rickon back into the story.
I also liked that the Direwolves are much more than just protectors and companions of the Stark children. They are also symbols of the Starks and prove that they are who they say they are.
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