The Leech Lord (ASOIAF/SI) - Complete
- Thread starter Droman
- Start date
It's like all the Wildfire caches in King's landing ignited and then focused onto Boros Blount's ego.
I really like how you wrote the knife stabbing scene. It sounds really cool.
.... not sure what that says about me. >_>
.... not sure what that says about me. >_>
Downer
Confused all the time
Third sentence. "A fact which had it'd benefits and drawbacks" should be "its" i'm guessing.
And loved the chapter. While he might be in dire straits now Joffrey does have his random mood swings, so who knows. And if he ever reunites with the Northern Host the reputation of the size of his balls will be sung about the camp fires and his allegiances might not be as questioned as before.
And loved the chapter. While he might be in dire straits now Joffrey does have his random mood swings, so who knows. And if he ever reunites with the Northern Host the reputation of the size of his balls will be sung about the camp fires and his allegiances might not be as questioned as before.
RoboRenee
Trans of gender
- Location
- FFXIV, probably
- Pronouns
- She/Her
I dunno, from the outside it could just look like not getting to kill/torture anybody over that timespan just got him so eager he seized on the first good excuse he stumbled across.
Downer
Confused all the time
True. But the thing that made him snap was a Stark girl getting tortured by a Southron bastard. To most of the North that's something they'd praise rather than not. Plus doing the deed in front of the whole court, face to face, man to man, should get him some fist bumps.
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
What I'd like to see is Robb and Cat's response when they hear about this. The other prisoners in KL would also be sure of Droose loyalty now. I cannot imagine they were too comfortable with him becoming Joffery's BFF.
Last edited:
zecorezecron
Verified Asshole
- Location
- Washington
"Clearly your grace, if he were good enough to be one of your kingsguard, I should never have been able to best him like that. I was just helping you weed out the chaff you see."
Leingod
Immaculate Blooming Lotus
Well, sucks to be Droose, but his reaming and stabbing of Blount was a jewel to read. Now if only he'd had the chance to do the same to Trant and Greenfield...
Also, I hate to say it, but Trant killing Syrio makes plenty of sense. For one, IIRC Syrio only had a wooden practice sword. Second, Braavosi Water Dance is basically fencing, a fighting style that's mostly meant for fighting a single unarmored or lightly armored opponent, not for facing down a fully armed and armored knight. An unarmored guy wielding a long metal toothpick is going to have difficulty fighting a guy in full plate mail with a sword and shield who is well-trained in their use, no matter how well he's mastered the art of wielding long metal toothpicks. Especially when said toothpick doesn't even have the decency to be made of metal.
Also, I hate to say it, but Trant killing Syrio makes plenty of sense. For one, IIRC Syrio only had a wooden practice sword. Second, Braavosi Water Dance is basically fencing, a fighting style that's mostly meant for fighting a single unarmored or lightly armored opponent, not for facing down a fully armed and armored knight. An unarmored guy wielding a long metal toothpick is going to have difficulty fighting a guy in full plate mail with a sword and shield who is well-trained in their use, no matter how well he's mastered the art of wielding long metal toothpicks. Especially when said toothpick doesn't even have the decency to be made of metal.
- Location
- Asia
What an odd pair Joffrey and Roose make. I must say this is one of the few times I sort of empathized with Joffrey, being a sheltered kid with a bitch for a mother must have did a number on his mental health, not to mention the fact that there are two armies bearing down upon him couldn't have helped his temperament either.
Joffrey reminds me of the kids in the novel Lord of the Flies, who devolved into bloodthirsty savages when there was no authority to check their behaviour.
Edit - word
Joffrey reminds me of the kids in the novel Lord of the Flies, who devolved into bloodthirsty savages when there was no authority to check their behaviour.
Edit - word
Last edited:
*Rapturous Applause*
A wonderful, visceral reminder for the court why the Boltons were considered monsters and feared across the North.
It's the sheer coldness of his actions.
It is one thing to kill a man, another to go from polite company to butchering a man and back to polite conversation, all without raising your voice.
It must also be something of an eye opening for joffrey and those who know him.
Joffrey is the little boy who pulls wings off fly's for the enjoyment of it. Bolton is the man who would murder million because they got in the way.
A wonderful, visceral reminder for the court why the Boltons were considered monsters and feared across the North.
It's the sheer coldness of his actions.
It is one thing to kill a man, another to go from polite company to butchering a man and back to polite conversation, all without raising your voice.
It must also be something of an eye opening for joffrey and those who know him.
Joffrey is the little boy who pulls wings off fly's for the enjoyment of it. Bolton is the man who would murder million because they got in the way.
Last edited:
- Location
- Australia
It's also a nice parallel with Amory Lorch and Rhaenys except, you know, instead of an adorable little girl, you have this ugly fat waste of space and the girl is the one being defended XD
Drove called it being "impassioned" which makes it all the better
Science
If you're reading this, omae wa mo shindeiru.
- Location
- Killeen, TX
Perfect excuse!
I love this scene.
One, he defends Sansa. The girl has already gone through enough, and I will happily applaud Droose for that.
Two, he killed someone supposed to be one the greatest warriors in the Realm by reputation, in cold blood, in the defense of his liege lord's sister, quite possibly in self-defence, with obvious brutality, and in front of the entire royal court. The rumours about this are going to be amazing.
Nobody is ever going to doubt the Boltons' loyalty to the North again. And neither will they doubt their cunning and ice-cold cruelty.
This is, of course, bad for Droose, but I'll admit that I am now imagining Cersei's reaction of incoherent fear and grinning.
One, he defends Sansa. The girl has already gone through enough, and I will happily applaud Droose for that.
Two, he killed someone supposed to be one the greatest warriors in the Realm by reputation, in cold blood, in the defense of his liege lord's sister, quite possibly in self-defence, with obvious brutality, and in front of the entire royal court. The rumours about this are going to be amazing.
Nobody is ever going to doubt the Boltons' loyalty to the North again. And neither will they doubt their cunning and ice-cold cruelty.
This is, of course, bad for Droose, but I'll admit that I am now imagining Cersei's reaction of incoherent fear and grinning.
Last edited:
- Location
- Somewhere
Didn't Syrio kill the rest of the Lannister guards that went with Trant? And they were all armoured up as well if I recall?
It's not outside the realm of possibility for him to kill Trant too, especially with that bloody helmet, could crush his face in, and then there's Trant's skill with a sword, which is frankly pretty meh, and Syrio was meant to be really damn good. Plus, if his wooden sword broke, Syrio could just grab one of the swords off one of the dead Lannister guardsmen.
Last edited:
Just because you know how to use one weapon doesn't mean you can use another. Western European longsword is a completely different fighting style using different angles of attack when compared to the rapier. Just because Syrio mastered one didn't mean he could pick up and use another weapon just as effectively.
IIRC, the other guards Syrio killed were armoured, but they weren't wearing full plate. And the only thing useful against full plate is blunt trauma (warhammers and maces), carrying a longsword in the Mordhau, or wrestling the enemy to the ground to stab him between the plates with a dagger.
he killed five guards but although they did have amour it wasn't full plate which is what Trant had.
