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** Ser Aenys Frey is the most prominent Frey who appears in this story.

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** Ser Aenys Elmar Frey is the most prominent Frey who appears in this story.gets a little bit more prominence.



* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[spoiler:Tywin blames the Tyrells for Sansa’s disappearance, so he had the Vale Mountain Clans prowling the Reach]].

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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[spoiler:Tywin Lannister blames the Tyrells for Sansa’s disappearance, so he had the Vale Mountain Clans prowling the Reach]].
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** Not directly, but Domeric constantly fears stepping out of line with his father Roose Bolton. For example, a break in his stoic exterior could lead to losing his toes. Disobeying an order could lead to flaying. Robbie asks his father Roger Ryswell if this is the case; Roger doesn’t think so, but Lord Bolton wants Domeric to ‘’think’’ that he will to keep him under his control.

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** Not directly, but Domeric constantly fears stepping out of line with his father Roose Bolton. For example, a break in his stoic exterior could lead to losing his toes. Disobeying an order could lead to flaying. Robbie asks his father Roger Ryswell if this is the case; Roger doesn’t think so, so unless Domeric really did something out of line, but Lord Bolton wants Domeric to ‘’think’’ ''think'' that he will to keep him under his control.



** Sara Glenmore is an interesting case. House Glenmore exists in ‘’VideoGame/TelltalesGameofThrones’’, but Sara still counts as this trope as Lord Glenmore in Telltales only has one daughter.

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** Sara Glenmore is an interesting case. House Glenmore exists in ‘’VideoGame/TelltalesGameofThrones’’, ''VideoGame/TelltalesGameofThrones'', but Sara still counts as this trope as Lord Glenmore in Telltales only has one daughter.daughter named Elaena.

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** Not directly, but Domeric constantly fears stepping out of line with his father Roose Bolton. For example, a break in his stoic exterior could lead to losing his toes. Disobeying an order could lead to flaying.

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** Not directly, but Domeric constantly fears stepping out of line with his father Roose Bolton. For example, a break in his stoic exterior could lead to losing his toes. Disobeying an order could lead to flaying. Robbie asks his father Roger Ryswell if this is the case; Roger doesn’t think so, but Lord Bolton wants Domeric to ‘’think’’ that he will to keep him under his control.


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** Sara Glenmore is an interesting case. House Glenmore exists in ‘’VideoGame/TelltalesGameofThrones’’, but Sara still counts as this trope as Lord Glenmore in Telltales only has one daughter.

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** Robbie Ryswell is originally a supporting character in Domeric's story before becoming the viewpoint character in the Northern army.



* BattleTrophy: Karhold's solar features a polar bear head mounted above the mantlepiece, while the pelt is on the floor.

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* BattleTrophy: Karhold's solar features a polar bear head mounted above the mantlepiece, mantelpiece, while the pelt is on the floor.


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** House Glenmore from ''VideoGame/TelltalesGameOfThrones'' is mentioned when Robbie learns he is betrothed to Sara Glenmore, Lord Glenmore's younger daughter.

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* DueToTheDead: Domeric buys Ser Helman Tallhart's sword and rondels from an armor peddler after his death at Duskendale and vows to bring them back to Torrhen's Square.



-->’’’Wynafrei Frey’’’: Whent blood is Whent blood.

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-->’’’Wynafrei Frey’’’: -->'''Wynafrei Frey''': Whent blood is Whent blood.


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* TraumaButton: The phrase "We'll be home soon. We'll all come back" is one for Ronnel Stout. He was Lord Willam Dustin's squire and that was the last thing Lord Willam said to Ronnel before he went to Dorne to free Lyanna Stark and [[CharacterDeath never came back]].

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* DeathGlare: Deconstructed. The Boltons have a tradition of being able to do this, but a proper Bolton Death Glare requires the right eye color, nose and chin to get the point across. One of Domeric’s hang-ups about possibly marrying a Frey is that the chin might not be present.



** Despite being responsible for the War of the Five Kings boiling over, Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish has not appeared in person.

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** Despite being responsible for the War of the Five Kings boiling over, Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish has not appeared in person.person... until Chapter 40 when the Arryn party arrives in Gulltown.
** Steffon Frey, Fair Walda’s elder brother. Domeric faced off against him in a tourney; Domeric unhorsed him, but Steffon gave him a hammering in the melee.


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* PoisonousFriend: Patrek Mallister to Robbie Ryswell. Patrek managed to whet Robbie’s taste for women and this seriously damaged Lord Rodrik’s opinion of Robbie being a worthy heir.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Domeric is a male example as far as Fat Walda is concerned. He wrote letters answering whatever she wanted to know about the North and was courteous, but from what she could see in his eyes he couldn’t see past her appearance and his rudeness to her sister Ami rankled her.



-->’’’Wynafrei Frey’’’: Whent blood is Whent blood.



** [[spoiler:Sansa's DisneyDeath]], engineered by Domeric, has drastic reprecussions for Arya down the line. According to the Author, when [[spoiler:word broke of Sansa's "death", they poured out their hearts in regret and decided to travel more efficiently to the Twins, where Arya and Sandor are captured and the latter executed]].
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Domeric Bolton is alive and well here.

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** [[spoiler:Sansa's DisneyDeath]], engineered by Domeric, has drastic reprecussions for Arya down the line. According to the Author, when [[spoiler:word broke of Sansa's "death", they she and The Hound poured out their hearts in regret and decided to travel more efficiently to the Twins, where Arya and Sandor are they were captured and the latter The Hound executed]].
* SparedByTheAdaptation: SparedByTheAdaptation:
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Domeric Bolton is alive and well here.here.
** Since [[spoiler:Catelyn Stark isn’t killed and becomes Lady Stoneheart]], Aegon “Jinglebell” Frey, Petyr “Pimple” Frey, Merrett Frey, and Ryman Frey live for a little longer.
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* YouRemindMeOfX: Domeric reminds Fat Walda of her father Merrett thanks to his drinking habit.

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* YouRemindMeOfX: Domeric reminds Fat Walda of her father Merrett thanks to his drinking habit.habit.
* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Domeric wishes that Ramsay had died instead of his little brother Bertram.

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** Lord Horton Redfort. When his son Jon returned after his ShotgunWedding to Ellyn Egen, Lord Redfort had Jon put in the stocks and pelted with produce for a whole day to show Ellyn how much of a fool his son was.

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** Lord Horton Redfort. When his son Jon returned after his ShotgunWedding to Ellyn Egen, Lord Redfort had Jon put in the stocks and pelted with produce for a whole day two weeks to show Ellyn how much of a fool his son was.


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* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Domeric remembers that his little brother Roger had brown hair and eyes, with no trace of Bolton heritage.

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* AbusiveParents: Not directly, but Domeric constantly fears stepping out of line with his father Roose Bolton. For example, a break in his stoic exterior could lead to losing his toes. Disobeying an order could lead to flaying.

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* AbusiveParents: AbusiveParents:
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Not directly, but Domeric constantly fears stepping out of line with his father Roose Bolton. For example, a break in his stoic exterior could lead to losing his toes. Disobeying an order could lead to flaying.flaying.
** Lord Horton Redfort. When his son Jon returned after his ShotgunWedding to Ellyn Egen, Lord Redfort had Jon put in the stocks and pelted with produce for a whole day to show Ellyn how much of a fool his son was.



* FamilyMan: Lord Rodrik Ryswell is very straight-laced about marital relations, threatening to disinherit his grandson if a woman shows up with his illegitimate child.



** Ramsay Snow doesn't appear, though he is mentioned a few times.

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** Ramsay Snow doesn't appear, though he is mentioned a few times. [[spoiler:[[UnseenNoMore Until Chapter 44]], where he finally appears in the flesh]].

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* FreudianExcuse: Domeric’s less than positive view of sexually forward women was caused by Myranda Royce leading him on before she kissed Lyle Lynderly.



* WhatAnIdiot: In-universe, Domeric’s opinion on everything Robb Stark’s been doing, from refusing to ransom his sister to sending Theon Greyjoy to Pyke.



* YoungerThanTheyLook: Sansa is 15, but the Royces are willing to say she’s 17.

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Sansa is 15, but the Royces are willing to say she’s 17.17.
* YouRemindMeOfX: Domeric reminds Fat Walda of her father Merrett thanks to his drinking habit.

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** Fat Walda gets her own POV in Chapter 43.



* BruiserWithASoftCenter: [[TheBrute Hosteen Frey]] is a lot more affable with his family than he typically is in canon. For one thing, he was always kind to Fat Walda.



* SecretSecretKeeper: In Chapter 35, [[spoiler:Lord Bolton reveals that he’s well aware of Domeric’s attraction to Sansa Stark and would have used it to his advantage]].

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** Chapter 43 implies that [[spoiler:Wynafrei Whent managed to figure out that Sansa Stark is still alive]].



* SupportingProtagonist: Domeric mostly spends events as a passive observer watching Robb's campaign unfold in the Riverlands. That changes in the Battle at Duskendale, which he uses as a cover to infiltrate King's Landing.

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* SupportingProtagonist: Domeric mostly spends events as a passive observer watching Robb's campaign unfold in the Riverlands.Riverlands, while hearing word of the Ironborn's invasion of the North and his half-brother's actions. That changes in the Battle at Duskendale, which he uses as a cover to infiltrate King's Landing.



* YoungerThanYouLook: Sansa is 15, but the Royces are willing to say she’s 17.

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* YoungerThanYouLook: YoungerThanTheyLook: Sansa is 15, but the Royces are willing to say she’s 17.
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** [[spoiler:Sansa's DisneyDeath]], engineered by Domeric, has drastic reprecussions for Arya down the line. According to the Author, when [[spoiler:word broke of Sansa's "death", they poured out their hearts in regret and decided to travel more efficiently to the Twins, where Arya and Sandor are captured and the latter executed]].

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* AgeLift: Sansa is aged up to 15 during the events of ‘’Literature/AStormOfSwords’’.

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* AgeLift: Sansa is aged up to 15 during the events of ‘’Literature/AStormOfSwords’’.''Literature/AStormOfSwords''.



* BothSidesHaveAPoint: The debate on whether or not to rescue Sansa Stark after word comes of Bran and Rickon Stark's "deaths".
** Domeric argues that the North should secure Sansa's safety as soon as possible because the Lannisters would end any thought of the North being a kingdom on its own, Sansa is the last known Stark alive (Robb is still alive but could fall in battle), so the Stark lineage could very well end with Sansa if Joffrey impregnated her, and they can't rely on Stannis because he wants to see the North part of the Seven Kingdoms again. And the North has plenty to trade, such as hostages and the various spoils of war taken during Robb's campaign in the Westerlands.
** On the other side of the debate: Harrion counters that the lords who accompanied Robb into the Westerlands would loathe to part with the captured loot, and that his own father Lord Karstark would not be placated by nothing else than Lannister blood.



* DeaderThanDead: The author's reason why [[spoiler:the Freys arrange a VikingFuneral for Catelyn Stark instead of having her become Lady Stoneheart]].



* EmpathicEnvironment: [[spoiler:After the Red Wedding, it rains for days and days]].

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* EmpathicEnvironment: [[spoiler:After the Red Wedding, it rains for days and days]]. Robbie muses that Domeric would have waxed poetic, that the Boltons bring the "Weeping Water" (one of the rivers on their lands) wherever they go.



** Domeric isn't going to ruin a maester's work by tearing pages from a book. He doesn’t partake in the bedding ceremony for Fat Walda because he isn’t going to shame his new stepmother.

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** Domeric isn't going to ruin a maester's work by tearing pages from a book. He also doesn’t partake in the bedding ceremony for Fat Walda because he isn’t going to shame his new stepmother.



* MadeOfIron: Fat Walda is completely unhurt after Robbie tackles her, Lord Bolton, and Roose Ryswell out of the way of Sandor Clegane. Robbie muses that having {{Kevlard}} probably helped.



** Roose Bolton has lost all his legitimate children with the exception of Domeric. The two mentioned by name were Bertram and Roger

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** Roose Bolton has lost all his legitimate children with the exception of Domeric. The two mentioned by name were Bertram (who was the same age as Ramsay) and RogerRoger (the youngest).



* SlashedThroat: Domeric kills Ryam Fossoway this way.



* SpitefulSpit: [[spoiler:Patrek Mallister spits at Walder Frey when asked to bend the knee]].

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[[spoiler:Patrek Mallister spits at Walder Frey when asked to bend the knee]].knee]].
** At [[spoiler:Arya's wedding to Elmar Frey, the Greatjon makes a sound that's heavily implied to be a spit]].

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* AgeLift: Sansa is aged up to 15 during the events of ‘’Literature/AStormOfSwords’’.



* BadWithTheBone: Harrion mentions that the Karstarks use seal tusk or whalebone as handles.

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* BadWithTheBone: Harrion mentions that the Karstarks use seal tusk or whalebone as sword handles.



* DeadPersonImpersonation: Sansa takes on the identity of Danelle Rivers, the illegitimate daughter of Danwell Whent and Kella Royce, who died of spring fever.



* ExactWords: [[spoiler:Sansa's cover story]] is that she's the illegitimate daughter of a Whent and a Royce and was summoned from a motherhouse to her mother's ancestral home after Lady Shella Whent died without issue and she is next in line, bastard or not. Funnily enough, [[spoiler:Sansa]] ''does'' have a claim on Harrenhal because her grandmother Minisa was a Whent.

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* ExactWords: [[spoiler:Sansa's cover story]] in the Vale is that she's the illegitimate daughter of a Whent and a Royce and was summoned from a motherhouse to her mother's ancestral home after Lady Shella Whent died without issue and she is next in line, bastard or not. Funnily enough, [[spoiler:Sansa]] ''does'' have a claim on Harrenhal because her grandmother Minisa was a Whent.



* YouAreInCommandNow: Tyrion is confirmed as Hand of the King after [[spoiler:his father Tywin is killed by a mob]].

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* YouAreInCommandNow: Tyrion is confirmed as Hand of the King after [[spoiler:his father Tywin is killed by a mob]].mob]].
* YoungerThanYouLook: Sansa is 15, but the Royces are willing to say she’s 17.

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* OutlivingOnesOffspring:
** Roose Bolton has lost all his legitimate children with the exception of Domeric. The two mentioned by name were Bertram and Roger
** Kella Royce lost her infant daughter Danelle shortly before her own death of spring fever.



* WhyAreYouNotMySon: Lord Rodrik Ryswell liked his distant relation Ser Mark better than his own sons, and would have had him inherit if he hadn't died in Dorne.

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* WhyAreYouNotMySon: WhyAreYouNotMySon:
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Lord Rodrik Ryswell liked his distant relation Ser Mark better than his own sons, and would have had him inherit if he hadn't died in Dorne.Dorne.
** Inverted with Domeric wishing he was Ser Mark’s son.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Tyrion is confirmed as Hand of the King after [[spoiler:his father Tywin is killed by a mob]].

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* BadWithTheBone: Harrion mentions that the Karstarks use seal tusk or whalebone as handles.



* BattleTrophy: Karhold's solar features a polar bear head mounted above the mantlepiece, while the pelt is on the floor.



* BrutalHonesty: Ysilla Royce is blunt and frank with Sansa.

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* BrutalHonesty: Ysilla Royce is blunt and frank with Sansa.Sansa, which reminds her of Olenna Tyrell.



* SaveThePrincess: Domeric advocates sending Northern soldiers into the capital to rescue Sansa Stark. This is partly because he is attracted to her and pragmatic because Robb Stark needs to secure the welfare of his heirs. After the Battle of the Blackwater and Robb's marriage to Jeyne Westerling, Domeric decides to undertake this plan himself and smuggles her out of the Red Keep.

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* SaveThePrincess: Domeric advocates sending Northern soldiers into the capital to rescue Sansa Stark. This is partly because he is attracted to her and pragmatic because Robb Stark needs to secure the welfare of his heirs.heirs after Bran and Rickon's deaths. After the Battle of the Blackwater and Robb's marriage to Jeyne Westerling, Domeric decides to undertake this plan himself and smuggles her out of the Red Keep.

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* ICouldaBeenAContender: Everyone says that Ser Mark Ryswell should have been the one to succeed Lord Rodrik Ryswell as Lord of the Rills... if he hadn’t died in Dorne at the Tower of Joy.

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* ICouldaBeenAContender: ICouldaBeenAContender:
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Everyone says that Ser Mark Ryswell should have been the one to succeed Lord Rodrik Ryswell as Lord of the Rills... if he hadn’t died in Dorne at the Tower of Joy.


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** Domeric himself. He’d be in the running to be Lord of the Rills and of Barrowton if it wouldn’t upset the balance of power.


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* InadequateInheritor: Lord Rodrik thinks his grandson Robbie, who’s known for his liking for women, bawdy songs and japes, is unfit for the lordship.

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* TheCameo: "Nan" [[spoiler:really Arya Stark]] appears in Chapter 7.



** "Nan", Lord Bolton’s page at Harrenhal, turns out to be [[spoiler:Arya Stark]].



* ChildhoodBrainDamage: Discussed when Robbie speculates that Robb Stark was dropped on his head by his mother. Why else would he trust Theon Greyjoy?



* TheDutifulSon: Mychel Redfort, much to his chagrin. [[spoiler:Lord Royce was brokering an alliance with the Redforts and wanted it through a child of his own body (hence Albar Royce of the junior branch was not considered). Because Mychel's brother Jon married Ellyn Egen in a ShotgunWedding, Mychel was the only remaining person who could fulfill the match and that's how he married Ysilla]].

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* TheDutifulSon: Mychel Redfort, much to his chagrin. [[spoiler:Lord Royce was brokering an alliance with the Redforts and wanted it through a child of his own body (hence why Albar Royce of the junior branch was not considered). Because Mychel's brother Jon married Ellyn Egen in a ShotgunWedding, Mychel was the only remaining person who could fulfill the match and that's how he married Ysilla]].



* ExactWords: [[spoiler:Sansa's cover story]] is that she's the illegitimate daughter of a Whent and a Royce and was summoned from a motherhouse to her mother's ancestral home after Lady Shella Whent died without issue and she is next in line, bastard or not. Funnily enough, [[spoiler:Sansa]] ''does'' have a claim on Harrenhal because her grandmother was a Whent.

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* ExactWords: [[spoiler:Sansa's cover story]] is that she's the illegitimate daughter of a Whent and a Royce and was summoned from a motherhouse to her mother's ancestral home after Lady Shella Whent died without issue and she is next in line, bastard or not. Funnily enough, [[spoiler:Sansa]] ''does'' have a claim on Harrenhal because her grandmother Minisa was a Whent.



* SupportingProtagonist: Domeric mostly spends events as a passive observer watching Robb's campaign unfold. That changes in the Battle at Duskendale, which he uses as a cover to infiltrate King's Landing.

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* SupportingProtagonist: Domeric mostly spends events as a passive observer watching Robb's campaign unfold.unfold in the Riverlands. That changes in the Battle at Duskendale, which he uses as a cover to infiltrate King's Landing.



* VikingFuneral: [[spoiler:Instead of dumping Catelyn Stark’s corpse into the river (and having her become Lady Stoneheart, the Freys do a traditional boat funeral and set it ablaze]].

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* VikingFuneral: [[spoiler:Instead of dumping Catelyn Stark’s corpse into the river (and having her become Lady Stoneheart, the Freys do a traditional boat funeral and set Lord Bolton setting it ablaze]]. ablaze himself]].
* VillainRespect: Domeric believes that while his father may scoff at his preferences for poetry, songs and chivalry, he does respect Domeric’s skill at arms, horsemanship, and knowing his way around politics.
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* OfferedTheCrown: The Ryswell family does this as a means of succession; the ruling Lord chooses a successor that he deems worthy. For example, Lord Rodrik would have chosen Ser Mark, whom he loved more than his sons, to succeed him if he hadn’t died in Dorne. The successor nowadays is in flux because of his older grandsons, one grandson (Domeric) is heir to another seat and Robbie has fallen out of favor due to his lusty appetites, so Lord Rodrik is banking on the 9-year-old Rick.

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* OfferedTheCrown: The Ryswell family does this as a means of succession; the ruling Lord chooses a successor from his house that he deems worthy. For example, Lord Rodrik would have chosen Ser Mark, whom he loved more than his sons, to succeed him if he hadn’t died in Dorne. The successor nowadays is in flux because flux: of his older grandsons, one grandson (Domeric) is heir to another seat and Robbie has fallen out of favor due to his lusty appetites, so Lord Rodrik is banking on the 9-year-old Rick.
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* DamnedByFaintPraise: Discussed; when Robbie and Domeric criticize Robb Stark, Robbie says that Domeric would be a better king than Robb Stark, partly because he wouldn’t have trusted Theon. Domeric replies “Robb Stark is the only man in Westeros who trusts Theon Greyjoy. I’m nothing special, Robbie.”


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* OfferedTheCrown: The Ryswell family does this as a means of succession; the ruling Lord chooses a successor that he deems worthy. For example, Lord Rodrik would have chosen Ser Mark, whom he loved more than his sons, to succeed him if he hadn’t died in Dorne. The successor nowadays is in flux because of his older grandsons, one grandson (Domeric) is heir to another seat and Robbie has fallen out of favor due to his lusty appetites, so Lord Rodrik is banking on the 9-year-old Rick.

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-->'''Robbie''': If Ser Mark had lived we would not have this problem. Grandfather liked him better than his own sons. 'Twould have settled all our squabbles. Ser Mark would have just needed to pick one of us to groom after that.



** Lady Lorra Royce (Bronze Yohn's wife) looks like an older, plumper version of Arya.

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** Since the Starks and Royces have intermarried several times, Lady Lorra Royce (Bronze Yohn's wife) looks like an older, plumper version of Arya.



* TapOnTheHead: [[spoiler:Robbie is knocked out at the Red Wedding with a blow to the head]].



* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:It's unclear if Robert Ryswell was shot in the head with a crossbow or knocked out. It turns out that he survived and is imprisoned by the Freys]].



* WhyAreYouNotMySon: Lord Rodrik Ryswell liked his distant relation Ser Mark better than his own sons

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** Ser Sam Stone gets a backstory dating back to the War of the Ninepenny Kings.



* DotingGrandparent: Ser Hosteen Frey is apparently one of these, according to Ryella.



** Robar Royce, Bronze Yohn Royce’s second son. He had been Cassandra Redfort’s intended, but was killed by Loras Tyrell after Renly Baratheon’s assassination.



* RousingSpeech: Domeric attempts to give one as a call to action to rescue Sansa before Stannis can take King’s Landing and force terms on the North. It doesn’t work.

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** Ser Sam Stone remembers Jon Arryn giving one to the men under old Lord Royce. He told them what they were fighting for, what Maelys the Monstrous would bring if they didn’t fight, and to fight in the name of the Gods and what they represent.
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* AbusiveParents: Not directly, but Domeric constantly fears stepping out of line with his father Roose Bolton. For example, a break in his stoic exterior could lead to losing his toes. Gainsaying an order could lead to flaying.

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* AbusiveParents: Not directly, but Domeric constantly fears stepping out of line with his father Roose Bolton. For example, a break in his stoic exterior could lead to losing his toes. Gainsaying Disobeying an order could lead to flaying.



* WhiteSheep: Robbie’s opinion is that Edmure Tully is the only Tully who isn’t crazy or grasping and conniving.

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* WhiteSheep: Robbie’s opinion is that Edmure Tully is the only Tully who isn’t crazy or grasping and conniving.conniving.
* WhyAreYouNotMySon: Lord Rodrik Ryswell liked his distant relation Ser Mark better than his own sons

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* BladeOnAStick: Ser Mark Ryswell was known for his skill with a spear.



* {{Foil}}: Domeric to Ned Stark. Both are Northern lords fostered in the Vale who are considered outsiders to the North. Both go on self-proclaimed missions to rescue a lady of House Stark. However, Domeric undertook his mission alone and managed to find Sansa and rescue her, while Ned failed to rescue his sister Lyanna before she died.

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* {{Foil}}: Domeric to Ned Stark. Both are Northern lords fostered in the Vale who are considered outsiders to the North. Both go on self-proclaimed missions to rescue a lady of House Stark. However, Domeric undertook his mission alone and managed to find Sansa and rescue her, while Ned Ned, with a party of companions failed to rescue his sister Lyanna before she died.



* ImpromptuTracheotomy: Halys Hornwood was shot in the throat by an arrow.



* SmallRoleBigImpact: Lord Overton [[TheGhost hasn’t appeared]], but he told Domeric of Ramsay’s true nature and warned him to stay away, making the entire story possible.



* WarriorPoet: Domeric is a skilled warrior who also writes songs, including an entire volume of poetry dedicated to Sansa.

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* WarriorPoet: Domeric is a skilled warrior who also writes songs, including an entire volume of poetry dedicated to Sansa. In the opening chapter he spent three days at Moat Cailin playing his harp, completely undisturbed.
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* FailedASpotCheck: When Lord Royce was creating a cover identity for Sansa, he apparently forgot that Littlefinger was granted Harrenhal by the Crown. Lady Lysa is greatly angered by “Danelle” having a claim on Harrenhal.


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** Olyvar Frey was Gyles Rosby’s squire up until a year before the books, but was recalled before being knighted (besides, one can’t really squire for someone in Lord Rosby’s condition. He’s also the frontrunner to inherit when Lord Rosby dies.
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* AdaptationExpansion: One of the Author’s goals was to give the Faith of the Seven a larger role in the narrative and flesh it out a bit more like various rites and even cultural diversity in the Faith.


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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Septon Vortimer’s speech was heavily inspired the one given by Pope Urban II when he launched the First Crusade in 1095 C.E..

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* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Pate, the minstrel from Rosby, appears later at the Twins singing Domeric's rendition of "The Wolves went out to prowl" as a signal for the Red Wedding]].

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[[spoiler:Pate, the minstrel from Rosby, appears later at the Twins singing Domeric's rendition of "The Wolves went out to prowl" as a signal for the Red Wedding]].Wedding]].
** Karl Greycliff is first introduced as a captain serving the Karstarks. It's revealed that [[spoiler:he was also in on the Red Wedding, and was personally responsible for subduing Roose Ryswell]].



* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Sandor Clegane is captured and executed by the Freys after the Red Wedding]].

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[[spoiler:Sandor Clegane Clegane]] is captured and executed by the Freys after the Red Wedding]].Wedding.
** [[spoiler:King Joffrey, Tywin Lannister, Loras and Olenna Tyrell]] are torn apart by a mob on the same day as Joffrey's wedding.



* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: [[spoiler:Much of Chapter 34 is devoted to the Northern Lords making the choice to bend the knee to King Joffrey or die. Robert and Roose Ryswell are in disagreement about whether to bend the knee or die, but they mutually agree to let Lord Rodrik decide; they'll either bend the knee together or die together]].

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* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: [[spoiler:Much of Chapter 34 is devoted to the Northern Lords making the choice to bend the knee to King Joffrey or die. Robert and Roose Ryswell are in disagreement about whether to bend the knee or die, but they mutually agree to let Lord Rodrik decide; they'll either bend the knee together or die together]].together. When Lord Rodrik sends word that he bends the knee, they do so as well]].
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* ApocalypticLog: The High Sparrow's rise is presented like this in Septon Vortimer's letter. The first day is his election, when the Sparrows stormed the election, killing several septons and septas. The second was the procession announcing the election, which is described as a sham for its lack of ornamentation; here, the High Sparrow is described as a heretic. And on the third day, the Sparrows cause a riot that results in the deaths of King Joffrey, Lord Tywin, and Loras and Olenna Tyrell. At this point the leading figures of the Faith of the Seven decide to flee to Gulltown.
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* OffWithHisHead:
** [[spoiler:Sandor Clegane's]] fate.
** [[spoiler:Joffrey Baratheon and Tywin Lannister's heads]] are taken off by a mob.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:In Chapter 39, most of the Faith of the Seven that isn't affiliated with the High Sparrow flee King's Landing for Gulltown after the Sparrows cause a riot that results in the deaths of King Joffrey, Tywin Lannister, Loras Tyrell, and Olenna Tyrell]].

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