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| Title | Lady of Darry | |||
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| Culture | Rivermen | |||
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282 AC[3] the Twins[4] | |||
| Father | Merrett Frey | |||
| Mother | Mariya Darry | |||
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| Lover | Three grooms[5] | |||
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Amerei Frey, called Ami,[1] is a noblewoman of House Frey and the eldest daughter of Merrett Frey and Mariya Darry.[1] Her promiscuity has earned her the nickname Gatehouse Ami.[2]
Appearance
[edit]According to Jaime Lannister, Amerei is attractive, but has a pinched, chinless face. She has long legs, full breasts, and brown eyes.[6]
History
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Some time before the start of the series, Amerei was discovered in the stables of the Twins having sex with three grooms at the same time. Her parents were forced to marry her to Ser Pate of the Blue Fork, a hedge knight of humble beginnings. Pate's cousin, Tom of Sevenstreams, sang at the wedding.[5]
Recent Events
[edit]A Clash of Kings
[edit]Amerei's husband, Pate, is slain by Ser Gregor Clegane during the War of the Five Kings,[6] making her a widow,[1] and she returns to the Twins.[7]
A Storm of Swords
[edit]Amerei is among the Frey women presented to Robb Stark, King in the North, when he comes to the Twins for Lord Edmure Tully's wedding.[7]
Merrett Frey thinks over all the difficulties in his life on the way to Oldstones to ransom his great-nephew, Petyr Frey, including Amerei's promiscuous behavior and her short marriage. Merrett hopes that successfully delivering the ransom will change his fortunes in the Twins; however, both he and Petyr are hanged by the brotherhood without banners.[5]
A Feast for Crows
[edit]Ser Kevan Lannister has his son Lancel, the new Lord of Darry, marry Ami to ease the change of allegiance after the Red Wedding. This allows Lancel to strengthen his claim on the Darry lands, since Ami's mother, Mariya, is a Darry. However, Lancel, having discovered a devout piety to the Faith, shows interest in neither his wife nor his lands.[8][6]
When Ser Jaime Lannister's knights visit Castle Darry, Amerei hosts a feast in their honor. She sobs that outlaws murdered her father, Merrett Frey. Ser Harwyn Plumm, the commander of Darry's new garrison, has promised to bring Amerei the head of the leader of the outlaws, Lord Beric Dondarrion. Amerei also tries to convince Jaime to stay and protect Darry from the outlaws, complimenting him and stroking his golden prosthetic hand, which he cannot feel. She does charm Ser Lyle Crakehall into agreeing to hunt the outlaws near her lands after the resolution of the siege of Riverrun.[6]
Jaime warns Lancel that Ami is interested in Harwyn, but Lancel does not care, and hopes they are happy together. Lancel explains he intends to renounce his lordship over Darry and his unconsummated marriage with Amerei, and join the re-formed Warrior's Sons.[6] When Jaime leaves Darry, Amerei is crying over the end of her marriage while being comforted by Lyle Crakehall. Jaime finds the angry looks of Amerei's family to be concerning, as the Freys are known to not react well to the breaking of marriage contracts.[2]
During the siege of Riverrun, Ser Daven Lannister shares with Jaime the reason for Amerei's nickname. He conjectures that Ami has slept with Black Walder Frey, who is known for bedding his female relatives. Genna Lannister thinks Lancel's younger brother, Martyn Lannister, could marry Ami in Lancel's place.[2]
Quotes by Amerei
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I begged him not to go, but my Pate was oh so very brave, and swore he was the man to slay that monster. He wanted to make a great name for himself.[6]
—Amerei, to Jaime Lannister
Amerei: Outlaws killed him. Father had only gone out to ransom Petyr Pimple. He brought them the gold they asked for, but they hung him anyway.
Mariya: Hanged, Ami. Your father was not a tapestry.[6]—Amerei and Mariya Darry
Lyle: You have my word, once Riverrun has fallen I shall return to hunt down the Hound and kill him for you. Dogs do not frighten me.
Amerei: You are a true knight, Ser Lyle, to help a lady in distress.[6]—Lyle Crakehall and Amerei
Quotes about Amerei
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I married Ami to Ser Pate of Sevenstreams, but the Mountain killed the oaf so I got her back.[7]
—Walder Frey, to Robb Stark
When Ami was caught in the stables with no fewer than three grooms, he'd been forced to marry her off to a bloody hedge knight. That situation could not possibly get any worse, he'd thought... until Ser Pate decided he could win renown by defeating Ser Gregor Clegane. Ami had come running back a widow, to Merrett's dismay and the undoubted delight of every stablehand in the Twins.[5]
—thoughts of Merrett Frey
Jaime: Darry needs a lion, coz. So does your little Frey. She gets moist between the legs every time someone mentions Hardstone. If she hasn't bedded him yet, she will soon.
Lancel: If she loves him, I wish them joy of one another.
Lancel: I said some words and gave her a red cloak, but only to please Father. Marriage requires consummation.[6]
Jaime: A lion shouldn't have horns. You took the girl to wife.
Daven: Gatehouse Ami, gods be good. I couldn't believe that Lancel picked that one. What's wrong with that boy?
Jaime: He's grown pious, but it wasn't him who did the picking. Lady Amerei's mother is a Darry. Our uncle thought she'd help Lancel win the Darry smallfolk.
Daven: How, by fucking them? You know why they call her Gatehouse Ami? She raises her portcullis for every knight who happens by. Lancel had best find an armorer to make him a horned helm.[2]
Family
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References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 33, Jaime V.
- ↑ See the Amerei Frey calculation.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Amerei Frey.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 A Storm of Swords, Epilogue.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 30, Jaime IV.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 49, Catelyn VI.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 7, Cersei II.