That's how Tyrion ends up being guarded by House Bracken soldiers like Kurleket, Lharys, and Mohor and Ser Willis Wode, a knight in service to House Whent. That is, when Catelyn sees Tyrion at the Old Crossroads Inn, she goes around the room asking the soldiers there if their lords are still loyal to House Tully. We do briefly see Utherydes Wayn, the steward of the Tully castle, Riverrun, but not enough to get to know him.īut we do meet several knights and guards who are sworn to noble houses that are sworn to the Tullys. Since this isn't a book about the Tullys, we don't meet a lot of their direct servants. Brynden and Hoster's fight tells us about this world but also presents us with a classic Martin dilemma, because we're not sure who's right. So, whose side are we on there? It makes a lot of sense to support the guy who refuses to go along with an arranged marriage but at the same time, we have to recognize that marriages are not just about love here, but also about politics and alliances. See, Hoster arranged a marriage for Brynden, but Brynden refused. Brynden is a lot of help to the Stark/Tully army.īut he's also interesting in this book because of his fight with his brother Hoster. Brynden is an excellent knight and planner, always one step ahead of Catelyn, as she quickly realizes (60 Catelyn 9.17). Brynden is something of a black sheep (or as they say, black goat), which is why his nickname is 'the Blackfish' (the color black + the Tully family symbol of a leaping fish). Perhaps our favorite Tully, and the one we see the most of, is Brynden Tully, Catelyn's uncle. So, Edmure ends up being captured by the Lannisters, while Robb ends up capturing Lannisters. As Eddard thinks of it, that's just the mistake that Tywin wants Edmure to make (44 Eddard 11). Think about the time when Edmure wants to attack the Lannister raiding party led by Clegane. The Tully clan doesn't play a major role in this book, but since Catelyn Stark was once Catelyn Tully, we do hear about and get to briefly meet her family.įor instance, Catelyn's father Hoster Tully is a dying old man, but from the stories we hear about his fights with his brother Brynden Tully, we can see where Catelyn gets her stubbornness.Ĭatelyn's young brother Edmure Tully provides a good contrast with Robb Stark: Robb is younger but better at war.

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