Well, usually castle garrisons were quite small. Couple hundred people maximum. The whole idea was to make sure that you could outlast the army outside, so large garrisons were counter-intuitive because it meant you couldn’t last a long time.
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Hi, is there any evidence that Patchface is a prophet of the Drowned God or is this just speculation?
1. He drowned and came back to life.
2. He can see the future in a Cassandraic fashion.
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On the subject of Darkstar being an attempted child murderer, the Daynes would only have the Martels word on that, right? And the Prince of Dorne is pretty clearly covering up the involvement of his daughter in a plot against him and the Lannisters. What if Darkstar claims he attacked the girl on Arianne’s orders and is now being hung out to dry? The Daynes did not turn their backs on the Sword of the Morning for obeying the Mad King and his son after all.
Why would the Daynes of Starfall believe the black sheep of the family over their liege lord? And last time I checked, Darkstar wasn’t Arianne’s sworn sword and Arianne wasn’t anything more than an heir – he wasn’t bound to obey her orders.
The idea that Darkstar would be protected by the Daynes of Starfall falls apart when you remember their mutual distaste – there’s no reason for the senior branch of the House to protect the loose canon of the cadet branch, especially not considering all evidence really does point towards Darkstar being, you know, a psychopath and an idiot, who would consider murdering an innocent child as no big deal on the path to power.
Precisely. At the end of the day, the Daynes of Starfall care very very much about their own conception of honor. And Darkstar is a failed child murderer who has brought shame on the name of Dayne.
Maybe they’d believe Darkstar, or at least hear him out, because he’s family and their liege lord Prince Doran is a liar and a conspirator whose protecting the interests of his family at the expense of theirs? And whose to say Darkstar wasn’t Arianne’s sworn sword at the time of the incident?
And the Daynes know any of this…how?
And Darkstar wasn’t her sworn sword, because otherwise Arianne would have mentioned it.
On the subject of Darkstar being an attempted child murderer, the Daynes would only have the Martels word on that, right? And the Prince of Dorne is pretty clearly covering up the involvement of his daughter in a plot against him and the Lannisters. What if Darkstar claims he attacked the girl on Arianne’s orders and is now being hung out to dry? The Daynes did not turn their backs on the Sword of the Morning for obeying the Mad King and his son after all.
Why would the Daynes of Starfall believe the black sheep of the family over their liege lord? And last time I checked, Darkstar wasn’t Arianne’s sworn sword and Arianne wasn’t anything more than an heir – he wasn’t bound to obey her orders.
The evidence seems conclusive that Balon was planning to attack the North long before Robb ever sent Theon to him to negotiate. The question becomes: how early? Does he start actively planning (i.e. massing ships, calling the banners, making secret plans with Aeron and Victarion, etc.) the moment he hears that Ned Stark is leaving the North in early-to-mid 298? Do you think he was closely following developments in the ‘green lands’ throughout 298 and early 299 to optimally time his invasion?
My guess would be that he started when he heard that Robb had marched his armies south from Moat Cailin, or maybe when he heard that Renly has claimed the crown.
How did the notion and punishment of desertion fit into feudal armies, given that it plagues both Robb and Tywin?
Well, it was a bit more complicated because feudal armies only served for a limited period of time, so if your war went over the allotted time, people could legally leave. Holding them in place meant supplying and paying them, offering them plunder and conquest, etc.
Now it wasn’t that your army would disappear completely, but it was a lot more normal for armies to wax and wane with the season, and why there was a campaign season.
Do you think there could be any sort of link between Patchface and Euron? Is it entirely impossible he was part of his freaks and grotesques? I know he was found after the shipwreck that killed Lord Steffon and stuff, could it be not a regular wrecking but an attack by Euron? Aside from my insanity, what’s your take on Patchface as a whole?
Nope. We’ve got letters saying where Steffon Baratheon found Patchface and Stannis and Robert actually saw the ship get wrecked.
Patchface is a true prophet of the Drowned God, the poor bastard.
Do you think there’s any chance that the Dayne’s might back Darkstar? He is family after all.
No. He’s an attempted child-murderer and as such, unworthy.
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