A Storm of Swords-Chapter 51

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Catelyn VII
A Storm of Swords chapter
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POV Catelyn
Page 574 UK HC (Other versions)
Chapter chronology (All)
Catelyn VI
Arya X  ← Catelyn VII →  Arya XI

Synopsis

Catelyn listens to the continuous pounding noise of the drums the musicians in the hall are playing. She is seated between Ryman Frey and Roose Bolton during the wedding feast. She remarks to herself how joyless the wedding is, and watches as Robb dances with several of the Frey maids and Edmure dotes on his soon to be wife, Roslin. Catelyn becomes more wary when she learns that Olyvar, Perwyn, and Alesander Frey are all not in attendance at the wedding. She notices Merrett Frey trying to drink the Greatjon under the table, and finally Lord Walder Frey calls for the bedding. Robb does not participate as the Greatjon carries a weeping Roslin to the bed chamber.

Suddenly, things grow more ominous in the hall as Dacey Mormont goes up to Edwyn Frey and asks him if he wanted to dance, who pushes her away violently. The musicians begin to play the song "The Rains of Castamere", which was written about the destruction of a house by the Lannisters. Catelyn recognize the song, she sees Edwyn leaving, and takes off after him, when she grabs his arm, she feels the rings of chain mail beneath. Suddenly, it all makes sense to her the missing Freys from the wedding and Roslin crying.

The musicians turn out to be crossbowmen, and the wedding becomes a slaughter. Catelyn watches in horror as crossbow bolt pierce Robb's shoulder and another his leg, and he topples over, Smalljon throws a table over him to save him from three more bolts. Robin Flint was ringed by Freys, their daggers rising and falling. Ser Wendel Manderly is felled by a quarrel through the mouth. Smalljon bludgeoned Ser Raymund Frey across the face with a leg of mutton. But when he reached for his swordbelt a crossbow bolt drove him to his knees. Lucas Blackwood was cut down by Ser Hosteen Frey. One of the Vances was hamstrung by Black Walder as he was wrestling with Ser Harys Haigh. Crossbows took Donnel Locke, Owen Norrey, and half a dozen more. Young Ser Benfrey had seized Dacey Mormont by the arm, who smashes him in the face with a wine flagon. She runs for the door, but Ser Ryman comes through with Frey men-at-arms and sinks his axe into Dacey's stomach.

Northmen begin pouring through the other door, and Catelyn took them for rescue for half a heartbeat, till one of them decapitates Smalljon. Catelyn realizes that she must try to intervene and save her son’s life, she sees a dagger on the floor and crawls toward it, determined to kill Lord Walder. Then Robb stumbles to his feet, he has an arrow in his chest in addition to the other two. Lord Walder who in the midst of slaughter, sat at his throne, watching greedily, had signaled a halt to the music and mocks Robb. Catelyn grabs Jinglebell Frey and puts a dagger to the halfwit’s throat, she begs Walder to spare her son, trade a son for a son. But the old man says, "that's a grandson... and he never was much use."

A man in dark armor and a pale pink cloak spotted with blood stepped up to Robb. "Jaime Lannister sends his regards." He thrust his longsword through her son’s heart, and twisted. Catelyn keeps her promise and slits the poor halfwit's throat. Catelyn goes insane from grief. someone said, "she’s lost her wits," and someone else said, "Make an end," she is grabbed from behind and feels steel drawn across her own throat...

References and Notes

  • The synopsis was copied from Aol member vbkorik27 previously at[1]