Editing A Storm of Swords-Chapter 37

{{Infobox Chapter ASoS
| pov		= [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]]
| title		= Jaime V
| place         = [[Harrenhal]]
| page		= 416
| previous	= [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 36|Davos IV]]
| current	= [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 37|Jaime V]]
| next		= [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 38|Tyrion V]]
| arc previous	= [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 31|Jaime IV]]
| arc next	= [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 44|Jaime VI]]
}}

==Synopsis==    
[[File:Kallielef My Name is Jaime.jpg|thumb|275px|right|"My name is Jaime" - by Kallielef ©]]
[[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] and [[Brienne of Tarth|Brienne]] are in the bathhouse in [[Harrenhal]], washing themselves before meeting [[Roose Bolton]]. Jaime feels dizzy in the hot bath, and begins to tell Brienne his story despite his own misgivings about revealing the tale. Jaime says, "[[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] would have bathed in wildfire if he’d dared. The [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] were all mad for fire." After the [[Battle of the Bells]], Aerys realized that [[Robert Baratheon]] was no mere [[outlaw]], and that the Targaryens faced their greatest threat since the [[Blackfyre Rebellion|Blackfyre Pretenders]]. He began to disperse his [[Kingsguard]] to take command of the army, recalled [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]] from the south, and sent letters to [[Casterly Rock]]. But when [[Tywin Lannister]] never responded, Aerys commanded his pyromancers [[Rossart]], [[Garigus]] and [[Belis]] “to place caches of [[wildfire]] throughout [[King's Landing]].” Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted|Chelsted]], the current [[Hand of the King|Hand]], found out what was going on and tried to stop Aerys from continuing along his mad course, but Aerys had him killed and named the pyromancer Rossart, the man who had burned [[Rickard Stark]] alive, his Hand.

All this time, Jaime remained in the throne room guarding the king and his secrets. After the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]], Aerys sent [[Rhaella Targaryen|his wife]] and Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] to [[Dragonstone]], but kept [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and her children in the [[Red Keep]] because he thought that Prince [[Lewyn Martell]] had betrayed Rhaegar during the battle, and thus needed Elia and the children as hostages to ensure [[Dorne]]'s loyalty. With the wildfire in place, Aerys told Rossart, "The traitors want my city, but I’ll give them naught but ashes. Let Robert be king over charred bones and cooked meat." Aerys may have thought that the great fire would kill everyone, but transform him into a dragon, much as [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion Brightflame]] had thought. When the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] appeared before King's Landing [[Varys]] advised to keep the gates closed. But on the advice of [[Pycelle]], Aerys let in the Lannisters, who proceeded to [[Sack of King's Landing|sack King's Landing]]. 

Jaime felt he had to act after the Mad King commanded him to bring him his father’s head. He killed Rossart, then returned to the Throne room and killed King Aerys. Days later he hunted down and killed the remaining two of Aerys’ pyromancers, Garigus and Belis, so that their secret would die with them. When Brienne asks why no one else knows this tale, Jaime tells her that the [[Kingsguard]] are sworn to protect the king’s secrets, and that [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] would never have believed his tale. Jaime then nearly passes out from the heat, and Brienne calls out for [[Qyburn]]. 

They are brought before Roose Bolton, who tells them he chose to wed [[Walda Frey (daughter of Merrett)|Walda Frey]] because Lord [[Walder Frey]] offered him his bride’s weight in silver. When Brienne inquires after [[Arya Stark|Arya]], Bolton mysteriously states that she was lost for a time, but she has been found and is to be returned safely to the north. Bolton tells them he awarded Harrenhal to [[Vargo Hoat]] because the goat was a stranger to the [[Seven Kingdoms]] and did not know ‘the prize was poisoned’. He means the curse of Lord Tywin, for Hoat was not aware of what Tywin does to traitors such as the [[House Tarbeck|Tarbecks]] and the [[House Reyne|Reynes]]. Bolton explains that he has a small problem, because the goat wishes to return Jaime to [[Rickard Karstark]] to claim the Lord’s reward of [[Alys Karstark|his daughter]]’s hand in marriage. Vargo had Jaime’s hand chopped off to send as a grisly token to Lord Tywin, feeling he would be well safe in [[Karhold]]. What he doesn’t know is that [[Robb Stark|Robb]] has beheaded Lord Karstark, and the goat is now doomed. But since Vargo is in Bolton’s employ, Tywin might feel that Bolton was responsible for the maiming as well. Jaime agrees to carry word to his father absolving Bolton of all blame. But as for Brienne, Bolton tells her, "It would be unconscionable of me to deprive Lord Vargo of both his prizes."

==Character List==
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'''Appearing:'''
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*[[Roose Bolton]]
*[[Elmar Frey]]
*[[Jaime Lannister]]
*[[Qyburn]]
*[[Brienne Tarth]]
}}
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'''Mentioned:'''
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*[[Renly Baratheon]]
*[[Robert I Baratheon]]
*[[Stannis Baratheon]]
*[[Belis]]
*[[Daemon I Blackfyre]]
*[[Qarlton Chelsted]]
*[[Gregor Clegane]]
*[[Jon Connington]]
*[[Jonothor Darry]]
*[[Beric Dondarrion]]
*[[Aenys Frey]]
*[[Roslin Frey]]
*[[Walda Frey (daughter of Walton)|Fair Walda Frey]]
*[[Walda Frey (daughter of Merrett)|Fat Walda Frey]]
*[[Walder Frey]]
*[[Garigus]]
*[[Robett Glover]]
*[[Harren Hoare]]
*[[Vargo Hoat]]
*[[Alys Karstark]]
*[[Harrion Karstark]]
*[[Rickard Karstark]]
*[[Cersei Lannister]]
*[[Tyrion Lannister]]
*[[Tywin Lannister]]
*[[Amory Lorch]]
*[[Elia Martell]]
*[[Lewyn Martell]]
*[[Pycelle]]
*[[Rossart]]
*[[Barristan Selmy]]
*[[Arya Stark]]
*[[Bran Stark]]
*[[Catelyn Stark]]
*[[Eddard Stark]]
*[[Lyanna Stark]]
*[[Rickard Stark]]
*[[Robb Stark]]
*[[Sansa Stark]]
*[[Steelshanks Walton]]
*[[Helman Tallhart]]
*[[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)]]
*[[Aerion Targaryen]]
*[[Aerys II Targaryen]]
*[[Rhaegar Targaryen]]
*[[Rhaella Targaryen]]
*[[Viserys Targaryen]]
*[[Edmure Tully]]
*[[Tysha]]
*[[Varys]]
*[[Gawen Westerling]]
*[[Jeyne Westerling]]
*[[Shella Whent]]
}}
|}

==Mentions==
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'''Events:'''
*[[Blackfyre Rebellion]]
*[[Coronation of Robert I Baratheon]]
*[[Red Wedding|Edmure's wedding]]
*[[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt]]
*[[Robert's Rebellion]]
**[[Battle of the Bells]]
**[[Battle of the Trident]]
**[[Sack of King's Landing]]
**[[Wildfire plot]]
*[[War of the Five Kings]]
**[[Battle of the Blackwater]]
**[[Battle at Duskendale]]
**[[Fall of Harrenhal]]
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'''Houses:'''
*[[House Baratheon]]
*[[House Blackfyre]]
*[[House Bolton]]
*[[House Chelsted]]
*[[House Connington]]
*[[House Darry]]
*[[House Dondarrion]]
*[[House Frey]]
*[[House Glover]]
*[[House Hoare]]
*[[House Karstark]]
*[[House Lannister]]
*[[House Lorch]]
*[[House Martell]]
*[[House Reyne]]
*[[House Selmy]]
*[[House Stark]]
*[[House Tallhart]]
*[[House Tarth]]
*[[House Tarbeck]]
*[[House Targaryen]]
*[[House Tully]]
*[[House Westerling]]
*[[House Whent]]
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| style="width:25;" |
'''Places:'''
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*[[Blackwater Rush]]
*[[Casterly Rock]]
*[[Crag]]
*[[Dorne]]
*[[Dragonstone]]
*[[Dreadfort]]
*[[Duskendale]]
*[[Free Cities]]
*[[Harrenhal]]
**[[Hall of a Hundred Hearths]]
**[[Kingspyre Tower]]
*[[Karhold]]
*[[King's Landing]]
**[[Dragon Gate]]
**[[Flea Bottom]]
**[[Gate of the Gods]]
**[[Great Sept of Baelor]]
**[[Iron Gate]]
**[[King's Gate]]
**[[Lion Gate]]
**[[Old Gate]]
**[[Red Keep]]
**[[River Gate]]
*[[Kingsroad]]
*[[North]]
*[[Seven Kingdoms]]
*[[Stoney Sept]]
*[[Twins]]
*[[Westeros]]
}}
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'''Terms:'''
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*[[Alchemists' Guild]]
*[[Bannerman]]
*[[Bone]]
*[[Brave Companions]]
*[[Brotherhood without banners]]
*[[Captain of the guards]]
*[[Cheese]]
*[[Cupbearer]]
*[[Currency]]
**[[Golden dragons]]
*[[Dornishmen]]
*[[Dragon]]
*[[Dwarf]]
*[[Goat]]
*[[Gold]]
*[[Guest right]]
*[[Griffin]]
*[[Hand of the King]]
*[[Honey]]
*[[House Bolton guards]]
*[[Iron Throne]]
*[[King]]
**[[King in the North]]
*[[Kingsguard]]
*[[Lion]]
*[[Lord]]
**[[Lord of the Dreadfort]]
**[[Lord of Karhold]]
**[[Lord of Winterfell]]
*[[Leech]]
*[[Maester]]
*[[Maiden]]
*[[Man-at-arms]]
*[[Myrish lace]]
*[[Northmen]]
*[[Outlaws]]
*[[Poison]]
*[[Prince]]
*[[Pyromancer]]
*[[Raven]]
*[[Sapphire]]
*[[Sellsword]]
*[[Silver]]
*[[Spices]]
*[[Spider]]
*[[Steel]]
*[[Treason]]
*[[Trout]]
*[[Warden]]
**[[Warden of the West]]
*[[Wildfire]]
*[[Wine]]
*[[Wolf]]
}}
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==References and Notes==    
*The synopsis was copied from Aol member vbkorik27 previously at[http://web.archive.org/web/20080228051425/members.aol.com/vbkorik27/summary/legend.html]    
*[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/03/a-read-of-ice-and-fire-a-storm-of-swords-part-21 A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 21]. Analyses and summary of the chapter by Leigh Butler.
*[http://slynt.blogspot.se/2014/02/re-read-jaime-v-do-math-jaime-brienne.html Re-read Jaime V: Do the math, Jaime & Brienne in a bath]. Summary and analyses of the chapter in the course of a 10th reread by Slynt.

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[[Category:Chapters with the POV of Jaime Lannister|Storm 37]]
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