A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 9

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Davos
A Dance with Dragons chapter
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POV Davos
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Synopsis

In the middle of a storm Davos is marched before Godric Borrell, Lord of Sweetsister. He was captured by Borrell's men while trying to find passage off the island to White Harbor. The fleet of Salladhor Saan has been smashed by storms since heading south from the Wall, until Saan, frustrated by Stannis Baratheon's continual inability to make good on his promises, has abandoned his cause, leaving his old friend Davos on Sweetsister after Davos refused to journey south with him. Davos conceals this fact from Borrell, telling him that Saan has traveled south to raid the Lannisters at Stannis' command. Borell tells Davos that Lysa Arryn is dead - and Tywin Lannister, at the hand of his dwarf son. We also learn that a shipload of Freys have reached White Harbor, with its Lord, Wyman Manderly of White Harbor having pledged his allegiance to King Tommen. The news dismays Davos, but he hides his reaction and asks Borrell to help him get to White Harbor.

Borrell tells of his meeting with Eddard Stark during Robert's Rebellion. Ned was attempting to reach The Eyrie while avoiding Gulltown, which was still loyal to the Mad King. Stark had arrived at the Three Sisters via fisherman's boat, leaving the fisherman with a bag of silver and his wife with a bastard son, whom she named Jon Snow, after Arryn. Borrell's father decided to let Ned go on his way instead of turning him in to the Targaryens after Ned told him that "only winter is certain".

Borrell decides to let Davos go on his way instead of turning him in, just as his father did to Ned Stark. He repeats to Davos his father's words to Ned: "If you lose, you were never here."