Chett
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Chett is a steward of the Night's Watch. Before he was sent to the Wall, he was a leechman's son in the riverlands. He is the POV character in the prologue of A Storm of Swords.[1]
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Appearance and Character
Chett has a red face with many boils and a large cyst on his neck.[2] He has an ugly smile.[3]
Chett is a steward who cannot read[2] and is always angry.[2][4] He considers the Tyroshi language to be a wet, girly tongue.[1]
History
Chett was born around Hag's Mire. His father collected leeches and sold them to maesters, and Chett learned the trade from his father. He was an ugly boy and so girls did not take interest in him. Chett picked flowers for a girl named Bessa who had slept with every boy in their village, but she spurned and insulted him. Chett became so angry that he killed her with his knife. After being caught near Sevenstreams, Chett was judged by Ser Walder Rivers, one of Lord Walder Frey's bastards, and sent to the Wall.[1]
Chett has been a steward assisting Maester Aemon for four years.[1] The only women he has slept with have been prostitutes from Mole's Town.[1]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
At the Wall, Chett is a steward whose job is to care for the ravens and old Maester Aemon, with Clydas. This was a rather comfortable position, but it is taken away from him by Jon Snow, who advises Aemon that the job is better suited for the literate Samwell Tarly.[2] After that, Chett is assigned to the kennels[5] and aids the kennelmaster, Bass.[6]
A Clash of Kings
Chett takes care of the dogs on the great ranging of the Watch beyond the Wall. He and Lark the Sisterman come upon Jon when he is talking to Gilly, one of Craster's wives.[3] Jon later overhears Chett and Lark talking about mutiny.[7]
A Storm of Swords
Morale is low during the great ranging. Fourteen[1] brothers conspire to desert, including the ringleader Chett, Dirk, Softfoot, Ollo Lophand, Sweet Donnel Hill, Lark the Sisterman, Rolley of Sisterton, Clubfoot Karl, Maslyn, Small Paul, and Sawwood. To make sure they will not be caught, they plan to kill some of their Night's Watch brothers:
- Lord Commander Jeor Mormont, to allow command to go to Ser Ottyn Wythers, whom they expect to withdraw to the Wall instead of going after the deserters.
- Blane, a stern officer of the Shadow Tower.
- Grubbs and Aethan, the men who have drawn watch.
- Dywen and Bannen, to prevent the deserters from being tracked.
- Samwell Tarly, to prevent a raven with the message of what they had done from reaching the Wall.
Chett intends to murder Samwell himself. After the killings he plans to set free his dogs, which would frighten the horses, running them off. Chett has not fed the dogs for a few days so they will be extra fierce. In the confusion that would follow, the deserters could flee with the remaining horses and the food they had hoarded.[1]
Unfortunately for the conspirators, it begins to snow a few hours before they intend to set their plan into motion. Chett realizes that in fresh snow they would be easily followed and would not make good time, so he cancels the plan. Regardless, he decides to kill Samwell out of spite. However, at the moment Chett finds Sam they hear three horn blows, signalling that Others have been sighted.[1]
When wights attack the Night's Watch, beginning the fight at the Fist, a trusting Samwell asks Chett for help in sending off ravens, but the kennel keeper runs away.[8] Chett is killed during the battle, as Sam later encounters him as a wight in a wildling village, possibly Whitetree. A flock of ravens attacks the undead Chett and other wights, allowing Samwell to be rescued by Coldhands.[9]
Quotes by Chett
Jon: Why shouldn't Sam be a steward?
Chett: I'm a steward. You think it's easy work, fit for cowards? The order of stewards keeps the Watch alive. We hunt and farm, tend the horses, milk the cows, gather firewood, cook the meals. Who do you think makes your clothing? Who brings up supplies from the south? The stewards.[2]—Jon Snow and Chett
He had liked the look of Craster's Keep, himself. Craster lived high as a lord there, so why shouldn't he do the same? That would be a laugh. Chett the leechman's son, a lord with a keep. His banner could be a dozen leeches on a field of pink. But why stop at lord? Maybe he should be a king. Mance Rayder started out a crow. I could be a king same as him, and have me some wives.[1]
—thoughts of Chett
He could see Bessa's face floating before him. It wasn't the knife I wanted to put in you, he wanted to tell her. I picked you flowers, wild roses and tansy and goldencups, it took me all morning.[1]
—thoughts of Chett
Quotes about Chett
Chett had a wen on his neck the size of a pigeon's egg, and a face red with boils and pimples. Perhaps that was why he always seemed so angry.[2]
—thoughts of Jon Snow
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 A Storm of Swords, Prologue.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 41, Jon V.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 23, Jon III.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 13, Jon II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 48, Jon VI.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 52, Jon VII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 43, Jon V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 18, Samwell I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 46, Samwell III.