“When the fire was blazing, Brandon was brought in. His hands were chained behind his back, and around his neck was a wet leathern cord attached to a device the king had brought from Tyrosh. His legs were left free, though, and his longsword was set down just beyond his reach.
“The pyromancers roasted Lord Rickard slowly, banking and fanning that fire carefully to get a nice even heat. His cloak caught first, and then his surcoat, and soon he wore nothing but metal and ashes. Next he would start to cook, Aerys promised … unless his son could free him. Brandon tried, but the more he struggled, the tighter the cord constricted around his throat. In the end he strangled himself.
“As for Lord Rickard, the steel of his breastplate turned cherry-red before the end, and his gold melted off his spurs and dripped down into the fire.”
– Catelyn VII, A Clash of Kings
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You didn’t slaughter every one of the Starks.
no no , that was your mistake.
You should have ripped them all out root and stem ;
Leave one wolf alive and the sheep are never safe.
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There are no heroes…in life, the monsters win.
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Her hair was a rich autumn auburn, her eyes a deep Tully blue. Grief had given her a haunted, vulnerable look; if anything, it had only made her more beautiful.
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“The winters are hard, but the Starks will endure. We always have.”
– Eddard I, A Game of Thrones
The previous generation of House Stark before Robert’s Rebellion.
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The Starks will endure. We always have.
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