History Fanfic / LifeAndHonor

** When Jaime goes to Orl for help hunting the Weeper, Orl asks why he should help one of the wildings' ancestral enemies. Jaime responds by telling him the story of why he was sent to the Wall.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: InUniverse. Some of the Watch loves Jaime for bringing back some semblance of the Watch's noble roots, while others hate him for attempting good relations with the wildings and/or not following rules, among other things.

* CassandraTruth: {{Defied|Trope}}. Jaime and Qhorin know Ser Denys wouldn't believe them if they told him they had reason to believe the Others were coming back, so instead they frame it as something some of the wildings believe so he will at least take note of it.

* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Mance being half-wilding is cause for mistrust amongst the Black Brothers, even if the Watch practically raised him.

** [[spoiler:Many other characters seem to agree. Little Wolf, a wilding from the Frozen Shore, joins the Watch to fight alongside him, Aeron Greyjoy believes Jaime is destined to oppose Euron, Aemon thinks Jaime might be connected to the prophecy of the Prince who was Promised, and Euron Greyjoy has decided to make an enemy of Jaime because Bloodraven chose Jaime over himself. According to one of Craster's wives, even the White Walkers themselves fear that Jaime might be this.]]

** Maybe not "evil" so much as "obstructive {{Jerkass}}" but Mallador Locke hates Jaime and wants him stripped of his position. However, he won't involve anyone else in his feud; his talk of murdering a wilding woman [[ILied was a lie simply meant to goad Jaime]], [[spoiler:and he's horrified by Leo's murder.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Ser Blane the Steadfast wasn't given that title for nothing. But when Lord Commander Mormont goes to negotiate a treaty with several of the major wilding bands, he brings several of the most bigoted men in the Watch with him, who look down on Blane for being lowborn (he was knighted by Jaime for his courage) and who clearly have no interest in any treaty with the wildings. Eventually, when Mormont decides to stop at Craster's, Blane decides [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption the entire endeavor is doomed to failure]], and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere returns to the Wall.]]

* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[ArcVillain Ivar Blessedbow]]’s mother betrays him. She gets killed for her troubles, as the wildings believe she would never be trustworthy.

* StarCrossedLovers: Jaime still carries a torch for Silver Wolf, the wilding woman who helped him save Alysanne Mormont, though he hasn’t seen her since. As for Cersei, [[SubvertedTrope that flame has died.]]

* TheRedBaron: "Kingslayer" for Jaime, a title which earns him scorn in Westeros, but fear and respect among wildlings due to their contempt of kingship.

* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Jaime being at the Wall has killed any affection he and Cersei had for each other, and has caused Jaime to grow apart from Tyrion and from his uncles, aunt, and cousins, though unlike with Cersei he still loves them.

* NeverMyFault: Ivar Blessedbow's FatalFlaw is that he can't see the consequences of his actions. He considers himself a NecessaryEvil, but he can't see when he's opening Pandora's Box.

* NotSoSimilar: Melisandre and Dalla aren't entirely sure which they are. Mel isn't sure Dalla isn't unwittingly doing the work of the Great Other, but assuming she isn't, Mel considers them to be more similar than different. Dalla, meanwhile, finds Melisandre's quickness to use sorcery and mass human sacrifice disturbing, and isn't convinced she's not an enemy.

* NotSoDifferent[=/=]NotSoSimilar: Melisandre and Dalla aren't entirely sure which they are. Mel isn't sure Dalla isn't unwittingly doing the work of the Great Other, but assuming she isn't, Mel considers them to be more similar than different. Dalla, meanwhile, finds Melisandre's quickness to use sorcery and mass human sacrifice disturbing, and isn't convinced she's not an enemy.

** [[spoiler:Many other characters seem to agree. Little Wolf, a wilding from the Frozen Shore, joins the Watch to fight alongside him, Aeron Greyjoy believes Jaime is destined to oppose Euron, Aemon thinks Jaime might be connected to the prophecy of the Prince who was Promised, and a Red Priestess who is implied and confirmed by WordOfGod to be Melisandre has set up beyond the Wall in hopes of finding Azor Ahai. According to one of Craster's wives, even the White Walkers themselves fear that Jaime might be this.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:The Weeper]].

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:The Weeper]] getting mauled to death by Lyuk.

*** Edit: he might be [[AscendedExtra this]] instead. Assuming it's the same person, a briefly mentioned commander at the Shadow Tower has that name in canon.

--->'''Jaime:''' Do you know what the oaths of the Night’s Watch are? “Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night’s Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.”It’s the last line I best like. My life and ''honor''. At the Wall, honor is another thing it’s admirable to give in defense of the realm, just as men are hailed for giving their lives in battle. By the standards of these oaths, I made the right choice in King’s Landing. There are not words, for how much that matters. This cloak means something to me. Yes, I grasp that the Watch is objectionable in many ways, but it had a purpose once. We're supposed to be guardians, and not only for those under the king's rule. The Watch predates the Wall altogether. When the Watch was formed, the oaths written, there was no distinction between free folk and kneeler. I cannot account for my brothers, but I’ll not shy from serving in that spirit. I don’t want to use you. Only to do my duty. I’ll help northern lords who write to complain about raiders, but I’ll help you also. If there’s anything you’d like from the kingdoms, I can see about trading. If brothers of the Watch give you trouble, I’ll ensure they're held accountable. I’ll carry any concerns you have to Ser Denys, whatever that’s worth. Trust I will do right by this cloak, because I’ve been burned, and tainted, and choked by another.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When Davos tells Stannis that he and Jaime are NotSoDifferent, Stannis can hardly believe it because of Jaime being "reckless, willfully disobedient, and charming.” According to Davos’s internal monologue, “He spoke the final descriptor like it was the worst of the three.”

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: [[spoiler:Little Wolf considers killing Ser Byam to keep him from denouncing Mance as a traitor, but Mance tells him not to. When Little Wolf informs Jaime, despite Jaime knowing that Little Wolf did the right thing and that Byam in no way deserved to die, he can’t help but wish Little Wolf had killed him.]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: It could be the alternate title, for all that it holds true.
** Ironically, "Dolorous Edd" Tollett, who firmly believes this, has been one of the few do-gooders not to be hit with this, aside from Jaime giving him extra responsibilities.

!! Life and Honor contains examples of:

* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Jaime meets and befriends a young Ygritte, who is still a child at that time.