Editing Hyle Hunt (section)

===''A Feast for Crows''===
While at [[Highgarden]] after the outbreak of the [[War of the Five Kings]], Ser [[Edmund Ambrose]], Ser [[Ben Bushy]], and Hyle began a wager on taking [[Brienne Tarth|Brienne of Tarth]]'s [[maidenhead]]. In Hyle's attempt to woo Brienne, he brought her an illuminated book, apples and carrots for her horses, and a blue silk plume for her helm. He told her camp gossip, said things to make her smile, and even trained with her once. Other knights then began trying to impress Brienne, including Ser [[Richard Farrow]], Ser [[Hugh Beesbury]], Ser [[Mark Mullendore]], and Ser [[Will the Stork]]. When Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] heard about the wager, he put an end to it, but blamed Brienne for the knights' behavior.{{Ref|AFFC|20}}

After Randyll [[Taking of Maidenpool|takes Maidenpool]], Hyle commands one of [[Maidenpool|the town's]] gates. He encounters Brienne,{{ref|AFFC|14}} who has been tasked by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] with finding [[Sansa Stark]],{{Ref|AFFC|4}} and laments his current predicament.{{ref|AFFC|14}}

Lord Tarly has Hyle follow Brienne, [[Dick Crabb]], and [[Podrick Payne]] as they travel to [[Crackclaw Point]], instructing him to bring Sansa back to Maidenpool if Brienne is successful in her search for the girl.{{Ref|AFFC|20}} The knight catches up with Brienne at the [[Whispers]], where she slays [[Shagwell]], [[Pyg]], and [[Timeon]], formerly of the [[Brave Companions]]. After helping to bury Dick,{{Ref|AFFC|20}} Hyle insists on bringing the slain [[outlaws]]' heads back to Maidenpool so Lord Tarly can display them on the town's walls. Hyle does not take credit for killing the outlaws, but instead informs Randyll of Brienne's valor. However, Lord Tarly attributes Brienne's victory only to her [[Valyrian steel]] [[sword]], [[Oathkeeper]].{{Ref|AFFC|25}}

After Lord Tarly dismisses Hyle from his service, Hyle joins Brienne in her quest, expecting a rich reward if he finds Sansa. The knight suggests that Brienne accompany [[Septon]] [[Meribald]] on his circuit through the [[riverlands]].{{ref|AFFC|25}} During their stay at the [[Quiet Isle]], Hyle is intrigued when the [[Elder Brother (Quiet Isle)|Elder Brother]] mentions that the [[holy brother|brothers]] have found six of [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]'s [[ruby|rubies]].{{Ref|AFFC|31}} Brienne's party sees the destructive results of the [[raid on Saltpans|raid]] on [[Saltpans]].{{Ref|AFFC|37}}

As they near the [[crossroads inn]], Hyle recognizes that the bodies of men hanging near the road, with chunks of [[salt]] shoved into their mouths, must be the perpetrators of Saltpans. In the inn's common room, Hyle asks for Brienne's hand in [[marriage]], a pragmatic offer in order to claim Tarth, but she rejects him. Brienne intends to leave Hyle behind at the inn while he is sleeping, but her plan is interrupted by the arrival of [[Rorge]], who had [[Hound|led the assault on Saltpans]], [[Biter]], and five other former Brave Companions. Brienne kills Rorge when he threatens [[Willow Heddle]], and as she battles Biter, she thinks she hears Hyle joining the fight against the other outlaws.{{Ref|AFFC|37}} [[Gendry]] saves Brienne from Biter as the brute bites her face.{{Ref|AFFC|37}}{{Ref|AFFC|42}}

After the encounter with the outlaws at the inn, Hyle, Brienne, and Podrick are taken prisoner by those sworn to [[Lady Stoneheart]]. The [[brotherhood without banners]] beat Hyle until his face is almost unrecognizable. Despite Brienne's insistence that Hyle is innocent of any crimes, he is judged guilty for allying himself with [[House Lannister]] and is sentenced to death. Lady Stoneheart commands Brienne to kill Jaime Lannister to free herself and her companions, to choose "sword or noose", but Brienne refuses to. Hyle offers to kill Jaime in Brienne's stead, and [[Lem]] strikes him in the face. Hyle is hanged alongside Podrick and Brienne, although Brienne shouts "sword" to intervene.{{Ref|AFFC|42}}{{Ref|SSM|6425}}