The last time that we saw Tyrion he was being dragged around town by Ser Jorah bound in chains and forced to sleep hanging from a hook in the wall. He was also being attacked by a young, dwarf girl who blames him for the fact that her dwarf brother had his head not so gently removed and presented to Cersei. Now, we find Tyrion in a slightly better situation. He's on a ship headed to Dany and the dwarf girl, Penny, is also on board having decided not to kill him anymore.
I'm curious what's going to happen when he gets to Dany now. When he was with Aegon and his crew, I figured they would vouch for him in the name of Illyrio. She'd find out that he killed his father and is wanted for the murder of Joffrey as well. I imagined that Dany would welcome him, not with open arms, but at least with some kind of trust. Now, however, he is being brought as a prisoner of Ser Jorah who would love nothing more than to present him to be executed so that he could prove his loyalty to Dany. Ser Jorah's making a good move by getting Tyrion to Dany, but I hope it's for a reason that Tyrion will also appreciate. In any case he'll be there soon, which is awesome.
On the ship Tyrion has a few interactions with Penny, once she stops running out of the room in tears every time he enters. I like that Tyrion doesn't intend to take advantage of her. Tyrion is a twisted, little man, but he can be caring when the moment suits him. It's the softer side we so seldom see of him. We kind of saw it with Shae, but that was more of "Tyrion needs to be loved" kind of thing and this seems more like a "Tyrion wants to help someone" thing.
The differences between the two of them are quite interesting. She's lived a life on the road putting on show after show while he has lived in luxury as a Lannister. More than that, she's lived a life where she has encouraged people to laugh at her because of her dwarfism. One thing we know about Tyrion is that he hates being laughed at. I think the difference comes from their fathers. Penny's taught her to accept her state and use it lightheartedly. Tywin was sickened by the fact that he had a dwarf son. Penny is also a bit naive where Tyrion is bitterly realistic.
At the end of the chapter, we get a few more prophetic visions from a Red Priest and one of them refers to something that has got to be the Crow's Eye who is headed to Dany. We haven't heard much about him in a while. I'm not looking forward to his arrival to be honest.
Lastly, I wonder if cyvasse will ever be developed as a real game and sold. I think that'd be really cool. Hearing the characters discuss it has me very intrigued. Just something that popped into my head...
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