Midwinter Prompt #9: Winter's Words (ASOIAF)

[mrstater]

Title: Winter's Words
Author: mrstater
Prompt: #9, "In a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible, so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer." (Moralia by Plutarch)
Fandom: A Song of Ice and Fire
Characters & Pairings: Jorah Mormont,

Comments

[just_a_dram]

This is lovely. Beautiful. It could truly be canon, and I do hope we get to see this moment done by GRRM, although if we don't, we'll always have this. :) Well done, darling!!!

[mrstater]

It could truly be canon

Even the bit with Jorah winning the queen's hand? ;) Seriously, that means such a lot coming from you. Sam finding Jorah is on my list of Top Ten Things I Will Be Devastated By Not Seeing in Book Six or Seven. I think it even ranks above Jorah finally getting some Dany lovin', lol.

Thanks so much. :D

[just_a_dram]

Let's be honest. I'm delusional in regards to certain Jorah related things. ;)

I'll be totally bummed if we don't get Sam finding Jorah too. He deserves to hear what his father said! He's branded for God's sake!

[mrstater]

Let's be honest. I'm delusional in regards to certain Jorah related things. ;)

Well, I see no problem with that. ;)

He's branded for God's sake!

I feel like the brand is Jorah's Get Out of Jail Free card. He should get everything because of that.

[just_a_dram]

Agreed. Because, a face brand is worse than a stump, and most people forgive Jaime.

[mrstater]

face brand is worse than a stump

*dies*

We should create some kind of hierarchy of who has the worst maiming in Westeros. Whoever's at the top wins the game of thrones.

[just_a_dram]

Yes! There should be graphs involved. Science!

[mrstater]

I think we can figure out the end of the series this way, you know. Like those people who do math from the Bible to determine the end of the world.

[just_a_dram]

*snort*

Genius, I tell you.

Annnnd, the few remaining non-marred people will be paired with the marred. Worst disfigurement is married to prettiest person in Westeros. 2nd worse disfigurement is married to the 2nd prettiest person in Westeros, etc, etc. We'll have it all solved.

[mrstater]

Jorah might go out of his way to become the most maimed if that means he definitely gets Dany. "You like gold teeth? I can get gold teeth..."

Also I guess the Brienne/Jaime shippers will be heartbroken, since they're too maimed to be married to each other. (I did like when she showed up and Jaime seems to be preoccupied with what happened to her face.)

[just_a_dram]

He's missing teeth after ADWD, isn't he? Aren't they all? Everyone had their teeth knocked out in the last couple of books.

The Brienne/Jaime shippers will be disappointed. (Or burn things down...they seem very, very intense about their ship.) I'm rather broken up about the Jaime and Brienne exchange in ADWD. It better not be what it seems like.

[mrstater]

I don't think Jorah's out any teeth. He knocked a few out of Tyrion.

I haven't gotten to the last chapter with Jaime and Brienne yet...I'm so close to the end. Just read Cersei's Walk of Shame. Guh.

[just_a_dram]

Am I the only one that feels incredibly sorry for her during that???

[mrstater]

No, I thought it was terrible, too. Especially because you're reminded of how many of the key events aren't her fault. I think what got me most was that she was even thinking, "Robert didn't love me, but he thought I was beautiful." She's that desperate.

[just_a_dram]

Her self-worth is wrapped up in really depressing things.

[mrstater]

I think it's quite easy to forget that Cersei's as much a victim of Tywin's shitty parenting as Tyrion is. She's immensely screwed up, and I can't hate her, or even really dislike her, when she's playing with that much of a handicap.