Oathkeeper

[kem_viva]

Loyalty

“ The tall girl knelt awkwardly, unsheathed Renly’s longsword, and laid it at her feet. “Then I am yours, my lady. Your liege man, or… whatever you would have me be.  I will shield your back and keep your counsel and give my life for yours, if need be. I swear it by the old gods and the new.””
-Catelyn VI, A Clash of Kings

Comments

[janie_tangerine]

You're so right that being a loyal/nice person in Westeros isn't a smart course of action considering how they usually end unless they're named Davos (who I have to seriously admire for being the one genuinely decent/loyal person in Westeros who managed to get through four books relatively in one piece..). And I loved what you said about her and Catelyn - I loved her relationship with Brienne and I sort of hoped it'd end up in a better place than, er, what's currently happening. *glares at GRRM* I honestly don't think that she'd have risked freeing Jaime, grieving or not, if Brienne hadn't been there and hadn't agreed to escort him/take her daughters back to her. And word about Brienne never swearing loyalty to people she thinks wouldn't deserve it. I can only hope that she doesn't get the short end of the stick for it - if there's one thing I want is to see her being rewarded for being a decent person (possibly getting what she wants in the meanwhile).

Unless it ends up with like, zombies invading Westeros. Which I wouldn't put past GRRM at this point...

[kem_viva]

Yeah, I admire Davos for this too, but he is one of a very small minority. I love the relationship between Cat and Brienne so much, even though they are together for a short period of time Cat definitely has a great influence on Brienne and helps her a lot. What is happening now with Lady Stoneheart is just awful, and puts Brienne in a horrible situation because Catelyn is the person she swore loyalty to, yet she isnt really Cat at all.

Thanks for reading and commenting :)