Thursday, March 19, 2015

Daenerys 798-807

In this chapter it was about the funeral preparations for Khal Drogo's funeral and Daenery's plan to try to have the dragon eggs hatch. With this they build a pyre and get both Khal Drogo and Daenery's ready for the funeral so Khal Drogo can forever ride into the sunset so they looked for the brightest star to try and start the ceremony. They see a red comet flying high above in the stars, the Dragons tail. So when they see that they have both all cleaned up and smelling all nice while the "witch" was tied up to the pyre too along with Khal Drogo laying on top with some of his personal belongings and some items to make him more comfortable in the afterlife. While everything is burning she  walks into the fire as the witch is screaming and singing and the eggs start to hatch. Daenery's emerges from the ash and has her dragons are around her and everyone starts to kneel and say "blood of our blood".

This chapter is especially important due to the fact that there are dragons now in the freaking world! Also, it shows that there is still power to be held by Daenerys that there was not before that she can can start to raise an army and claim her rightful throne. This may come into the factor when the fight is brought over to westros if Daenerys can overtake the armies and be the rightful queen.


Daenerys
In this chapter Dani prepares a funeral for her lost love Drogo, the ceremony consist of a huge fire, a warriors way to pass on before she lights the fire she placed the three dragon eggs in the fire. She freed her slaves and told them the have no obligations to fulfill to her anymore. She tells them she doesn't plan to kill her self because fire can not hurt the true dragons blood. She lights it on fire and walks in to the flames. After the flames burned out, she emerges from the ashes with three baby dragons at her side.
This is a huge part of the story because although Dani lost her army she now has three dragons, just one dragon is worth an entire army by it's self. Also with the dragons comes massive respect, not to mention dragons played a huge part in her ancestors rise to power many years before her. She almost has everything she need to take her thrown back.

Daenerys

Daenerys is preparing a funeral for Drogo, when she ask her slave/servants to still fallow by her side. She ask three to be her bloodriders. They tell her they cannot serve a woman in that position. Only one person will take that oath to protect Daenerys and that was Jorah. This chapter was really important to show the power roles of gender and how it truly was harder for a woman to be a higher power in the medieval era. The most important part of this chapter was when she walked out of the flames with the dragons and then everyone wanted to sever her. Was pretty impressive! 

Eddard

Ned is this chapter has been accused and committed of treason and which he is sent to the Red Keep dungeon. During Ned’s time alone is this cell, all he can think about is him being the reasoning for all his men dying and for the danger that his family is now under, and is almost sick because he can’t do anything to help them. While ned is in the dungeon Varys comes to visit him to give him the scoop of whats going on, and she ends with telling him the two options he has. He can commit to what he has thought all along and stand up to the king and express his feeling of how Joff shouldn’t be king which is very risky, especially for where he is at the moment. Or he could commit to something he didn’t do and hope that the punishment isn’t death. But if he does this , his family may be safe. This chapter is huge for the book, with leaving everyone guessing what ned is going to do.

Jons Chapter 773

In this chapter Jon decides to run away but his friends from the wall convince him to come back. Then him and Mormont talk and he tells Jon that he wants Jon to go with him beyond the wall.

This is an important chapter because it one shows how much Jon is torn between family and his duty at the wall. He wants to help both but he can't. Also when Mormont says that he knew Jon was going to leave it showed that Jon doesn't know everything is going on and that even though Mormont is old, he is very much aware of what is going on. Also since they're going past the wall its a good thing for Jon since that's what he wanted to do all along. I think this part is especially important because Mormont says he wants both Jon and his dire wolf which makes me feel like they are going to be crucial to the story later on, by seeing things in a different way, especially the direwolf.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Daenerys

Drogo becomes sick from the wound he received from the fight. The next day they are riding to their next destination, but Drogo falls off of his horse. Daenerys insist that the people stop for a while so Drogo can recover. Jorah steps in and tells Daenerys that the only reason they followed Drogo was because he was strong, but now he isn't. He then states that a khal who cannot ride a horse cannot lead. Jorah suggest that Daenerys should leave; however, she insist otherwise and asks Mirri to use blood magic in the hope to heal Drogo. Mirri agrees, but has Drogo's horse killed in the tent with them in order for the magic to work. While this is going on, Daenerys goes into labor and Jorah and Daenerys's servants try to fight Drogo's bloodriders in order to stop Mirri. Many of the people leave the group while the fight is happening, and Jorah carries Daenerys into the tent so that Mirri could possibly help. I find this chapter very interesting because it shows how a person's loyalty to a group can suddenly change when they feel scared or concerned with their choices. Many of the people left the group because Drogo died and people started to fight. This made me wonder what will happen to Daenerys and to the many people that were part of the group. 

Daenerys 703-715

         In this chapter Daenerys and Drogo are riding horse back, she notices that he is still in a great amount of pain from the wound on his chest. She goes to swat away the flies that are all over him and he falls from his horse. Daenerys quickly gets off of her horse to go to his side, she notices that he is extremely hot to the touch. She orders to stop the travel and camp here for the night due to her husbands illness. They say that when a man falls from a horse he can no longer rule. They place Khal Drogo into a bath and the water turns red from his bleeding wound. This makes her very nervous. She orders for Qotho to go and find Mirri Maz Duur and bring her to him, she is the woman who made the wrap out of mud to heal his wound. Eventually a fight breaks out when Qotho goes to kill Mirri who had Drogos horse killed so that she could use the blood of the horse, which is put into the batgh with him, to do a spell on him that she said would save him. Qotho's arm is pretty much cut off and Daenerys gets her shoulder cut and she also begins to go into labor. Ser Jorah, who is also injurer during the fight goes and picks her up and carries her into the tent, where Mirri told her that nobody should enter while doing this spell because it brings back many things from the dead.
        I believe this chapter is very important, pretty much it'll lead to life or death for Daenerys, her child and Drogo. Ser Jorah told her that once the Khal is dead she is nothing and that they will take the baby from her breast and give him to the dogs. Either Drogo will live and be able to carry on or he will die and Ser Jorah and Daenerys along with the baby must escape to remain alive.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Daenerys (798-807)

  Deaneries instructs the rest of Drogo's men to build a proper burial site for Drogo. They piled logs to make a platform and placed Drogo on the platform, surrounding him with all of his favorite things (including his horse). Dany placed her three dragon eggs around Drogo, and they staked Mirri Maz Duur to the "burial" platform. When the time came and they had seen the first star in the sky (which happened to be a blood red comet, that Dany took as a good sign) they set the platform on fire. After everything had set flame, Deaneries entered into the flames. Although her hair and all her clothing burned, Dany (blood of the dragon) remained unscathed and had three suckling baby dragons and the respect of the remnants of the Khalasar. Drogo's blood riders pledged their allegiance to Dany, along with Jorah Mormont. The chapter closed describing the music of the dragons. 
  Although Dany had lost her husband and son, She gained the support of a Khalasar and found herself still becoming a mother... To dragons!!! The possibilities are endless with this twist in the story. From the names of the other books in the series I'm sure Dany remains a prominent character in The Game of Thrones series. I think Dany will continue to grow on a maturity level, as she sees herself as finally becoming a woman. Throughout the entire book we see her go through a transformation unlike any other character. Instead of allowing the circumstances surrounding her to turn her bitter she lets them empower her. I think that's why she's has remained my favorite character in the book since the beginning. Her bravery is uncanny. She literally walked into a fire, not knowing what would happen, but being brave enough to try. In the other books I think more and more people will follow her, and love her. She seems to just have that sort of effect on people. Especially people who you'd least expect it from (like Jorah, Drogo, or even the blood riders). I think that'll play into her favor. I'm really excited to read the other books, mainly because of Daeneries! 

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Brans chapter 729

In this chapter it starts out by Maester Luwin coming into Bran's chamber. Bran then tells him about a dream with Bran talking to his dad down in the crypts. So they go down there and end up finding Rikkon down there as well. So they all go back to Maester Luwin's chamber where Rikkon and Bran describe having the same dream. Maester Luwin then tells them the history of their people starting way back. Then a crow comes with news of their fathers death.
I feel that this chapter is very important because it goes more into the magical part of the book which has to do with the Children of the Forest and such. I think that Rikkon and Bran have a special part in the story and will somehow be involved with the Children of the Forest. This part of the book kind of brings up supernatural forces which not all people today believe in just as in the book shown by Maester Luwin's skepticism.

Eddard XV

Ned is still sitting in his urine oder cell, which is dark all day due to not having any windows. He is starting to have trouble keeping himself busy and starts to back track on his life and sees a lot of things that happened. The time passes slow so he thinks of war strategies to himself outlined. Varys comes to visit Ned in his cell and brings news of Arya escape and other information. Ned blames Varys for the guards that got killed as he stood there and watched it happen.
This chapter still show loyalty and deep roots of friend ship. I see Ned coming to forgiveness and getting out of jail with his life. (and all limbs) Ned keeps see war in his mind so i think the biggest battle we have seen so fair in this book.

Eddard

In this chapter Ned is currently captured setting in a filthy cell in the dungeon of the Red Keep, during his time alone Ned has time to reflect and feels guilty for the dangerous position he put his family in as well as the death of his loyal men. Varya informs Ned about how his family is doing on the outside, he also give Ned an ultimatum of sorts giving him two options. He can admit that he is guilty of treason to the king making him a trader or he can choose to stay loyal to his duty and tell everyone that Joffery is not the true heir to the late King Roberts thrown. If Ned chooses to admit he is a trader it would go well for Sansa and keep his family out of harms way.
I chose this chapter because it is a key point in the story and Ned has a huge decision to make if he chooses to say he is guilty it's almost curtain death but he will be saving his family. If he doesn't Joff will have to kill him anyway to keep him quiet.

Eddard

During this chapter Ned is committed of treason and sent to the Red Keep dungeon and is put there for the remaining time. This time is very hard on Ned and he sits in the lonley cell thinking about and blaming himself for all his men dying and the danger that he has put his family in and he feels helpless because he cant help. Varys comes and visits Ned and discusses his loyalty to the realm and gives Ned the latest updates on what has happened that he cant be there for. The chapter ends with Varys telling Ned that he 2 choices and that he needs to think about what hes going to do:
He can either commit to his duty to the king and stand still to his opinion that Joff shouldnt be king which in that case that might risk the death of Ned and sansa, or because he loves Sansa so much, he can confess to a crime he did not commit which would hopefully get himself out of the situation but it is also risky.

Eddard

In this chapter King Robert died in this chapter. Ned gets the people to make him as protector but they were interrupted. When Ned calls for the City Watch to make Cersei and her children leave. The gold cloaks kill Ned’s men. Littlefinger tells what he did. This chapter was very good because it was full of action like all the other chapters. I was surprised little finger told what he did. Over all I really enjoyed this chapter. 

Eddard 628-637

At this point Ned Stark is in the deepest darkest dungeon there is in kings landing after trying to overthrow the lannisters and have the rightful king take control which would be Roberts brother. While he is in the dungeon he is barely being fed and hydrated and has no communication with anyone. Ned starts to loose sight of reality and dreaming because he starts vividly dreaming things as he is awake like he does when he dreams. Varys shows up and starts talking to Ned about the outside and what is happening in the North, the situation with Tyrion, and his daughters. Ned asks why he did not help them and Varys responds with a reasonable answer of being unarmed and that he serves the realm instead of anyone. Varys does give Ned an option to bite his tounge and just acknowledge what Cersei wants.
This chapter is important due to the fact that Ned has a major decision to make to "confess" his wrongs and ruin his name. Also, with this chapter it shows how strong willed Ned is and what he can endure and overcome and pull through. With what Ned chooses will determine his future at the wall or will be dead.

Jon (Pgs. 552-567)

In this chapter, Jon Snow and Sam go along with Mormont followed by his men on a mission. After a while, they find the corpse from which Ghost received the hand from. After examining the bodies, one of the rangers mentions that the bodies have not been dead for very long; however, Sam mentions that something was wrong with the corpses. He concluded that the bodies weren't bloody or rotten and their eyes turned blue. Mormont agrees with Sam and orders that the bodies be taken back to the wall for examination. Later that night Jon receives a letter explaining Ned's treason. It is clear that Jon wants to go home. Then Thorne calls Jon a traitor's bastard and Jon tries to attack Thorne, but is stopped by his friends. Mormont sends Jon to his cell without weapons. Jon then wakes up to his cell door being open and finds the guards dead outside. John walks up the stairs and notices a person walking into Mormont's room. Jon and Ghost attack the (dead) person and then Jon finishes it by burning the body. 
I think the significance of this chapter is that it is foreshadowing that there is going to be several issues occurring later on. For instance, Ned is being held captive for treason, Robb is leading an army to fight the Lannisters, and the knights watch have discovered something from their past has returned. I feel that since all of these issues are happening at once, it will lead to a catastrophe. As for Jon, I feel that he has a very difficult decision to make. Does he stay loyal to his oath and protect the wall or does he rush home to help protect his family? 

Jon (553-567)

 The chapter begins by describing the corpses of two men (Ben Starks men, to be exact). The corpses were dead white, with bright blue eyes and black charred hands. They found the dead men outside of the wall while looking for Ben Stark.  Jon and his companions of Black Brothers made the mistake  of taking the bodies back to the wall for further examination. Jon awoke the next morning to find the dead corpse alive! The zombie had killed men already, but Jon being the hero that he is, ran to make sure Lord Mormont was safe. In the battle between Jon and the zombie, Jon won by using FIRE. Apparently zombies are allergic to fire. Throw in some bad news about Jon's father and a quarrel between Jon and Ser Alliser  Thorne and that pretty much sums up the chapter. 
 This chapter changes things quite a bit... For instance zombies are now an imminent threat to the wall. It seems like the zombies were meant to be found and that there are probably more. Jon lands himself in trouble after attacking Ser Alliser, and we see Jon becoming troubled that he isn't able to help his true family. We also see a close relationship forming between Jon and Lord Mormont. 
 I think that zombies will definitely become more dangerous and that it will cause more problems for the kingdom (as if there's not enough already!). 

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Daenerys pg. 583-594

In this chapter Daenerys wanted to go to the market as her husband was out hunting. Once they arrived to the market Ser Jorah went to get a letter, while he was gone Daenerys and her handmaids went to try the sausages that she had talked about. Then they went to try the wine, and when the wine seller found out who she was he went to get her special wine. When Ser Jorah returned he told them to put down the wine and wanted the seller to try it, when he refused he knew the wine was poisoned. When they returned to Khal Drogo he grew mad and said that he was going to cross the black salt water and kill the men and rape the women.

I think that this chapter is important because when they return Ser Jorah states that this was the first attempt to kill Daenerys and her son, but it will not be the last. I think that things could get interesting from here, there could be so many people who try to kill her and the child because the price they will get paid is a lot, and worth it. Things could take a turn for the worst for Daenerys.