"The Good Squire
" is a Game of Thrones fanfic where Arya Stark has a twin brother named Edward, who winds up being handpicked to be Jaime Lannister's squire.
Tropes that appear in this fanfic:
- Arranged Marriage: Edward is betrothed to Helaena Hightower, Baelor Hightower's eldest daughter.
- Ascended Extra:
- Baelor Hightower is primarily a background character in the books but here he shows up more prominently.
- Lyman Darry is taken along to King's Landing as another squire.
- Foil: Edward and Arya. Arya is, as we know, a Tomboy, Edward is mostly a Non-Action Guy who would rather draw and read than fight.
- In Spite of a Nail: Despite Jaime going on the hunt instead of having sex with Cersei in the broken tower, Bran winds up paralyzed due to climbing again getting a bad hold and falling.
- Original Character: Edward Stark, twin brother to Arya. He gets his own direwolf named Tessarion.
- The Squire: Edward for Jaime Lannister as the story's premise.
- You Are in Command Now: Baelor Hightower has been running Oldtown for the last 10 years after his father Leyton has disappeared into the highest levels.
