A Storm of Swords-Chapter 2
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| Place | Riverrun | |||||
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Catelyn is confined at Riverrun after releasing Jaime without permission.
Synopsis
Ser Desmond Grell, castellan of Riverrun while Edmure is off at battle, and Utherydes Wayn, the castle's steward, have confined Catelyn to the rooms of her father, Hoster Tully, with the exception of visits to the sept, for having released Jaime Lannister without the consent of King Robb or Edmure. Desmond and Utherydes attribute Catelyn's actions to madness caused by hearing of the supposed deaths of her sons, Bran and Rickon.
Catelyn is aware Desmond has dispatched Ser Robin Ryger to bring back Jaime, but she hopes that he fails. Her father's room smells of death and it makes Catelyn think of Ned and her two youngest boys. Lord Hoster is having fever dreams and mumbling, "Forgive me ... the blood ... oh, please ... Tansy ..." and "Dead" and " ... you'll have others ... sweet babes, and trueborn." After Vyman quickly gives milk of the poppy to Hoster, Catelyn asks him about Tansy but the maester does not know a woman by that name.
While watching the Tumblestone and the Red Fork from her father's balcony, Catelyn sees a raven arrive at the castle. Vyman later tells her that Utherydes does not recognize the name Tansy either, and that the raven bore a message stating that Robb had taken a wound during the storming of the Crag, though it is not thought to be serious.
Before dawn, Catelyn recalls that Lysa has had five miscarriages since her marriage and deduces that Lysa must have miscarried before marrying as well. She realizes that Jon Arryn had no heir at the time of her and Lysa's twin betrothals. He was older than their father and as a soiled bride, "Lysa was the price Jon Arryn had to pay for the swords of House Tully." She does not know who the father of the original miscarriage might have been. Catelyn writes a letter to Lysa pleading for her to come to Riverrun before their father passes away saying, "He needs your forgiveness," but she realizes Lord Hoster will be gone before the raven even makes it to the Eyrie.
Catelyn goes to the sept and lights three candles: one for the Father Above for her own father, one for the Crone "who let the first raven into the world when she peered through the door of death", and one for the Mother for Lysa and all the children they had both lost.
Later, Catelyn sees Edmure returning to Riverrun from the Battle of the Fords. Edmure eventually visits his sister, informing Catelyn that he turned away the Lannisters, but that Stannis lost the battle for King's Landing and that Highgarden and Dorne have both declared for Joffrey. Edmure scolds Catelyn for freeing Jaime and tells her Cersei will never free Catelyn's daughters, but Catelyn claims Tyrion will be held to the word he spoke in open court and the Kingslayer gave his word as well. Edmure dismisses Jaime's words as worthless and informs Catelyn that Tyrion took an axe to the head and is most likely dead. Edmure has sent three ravens to Roose Bolton at Harrenhal informing him that Jaime has escaped. Catelyn despairs because if Jaime is believed to have escaped instead of being released as part of a prisoner swap, the Lannisters have no reason to free Catelyn's daughters and give them to Jaime's escort, Brienne.
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References and Notes
- The synopsis was copied from AOL member vbkorik27 previously at [1].
- Analyses and summary of the chapter in the course of a 10th reread by Slynth.
- A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords part 2 Analyses and summary by Leigh Butler.