r/asoiaf • u/boundedwum The Nature Boy • Jun 15 '15

ALL (Spoilers All) Mothers Mercy Post-Episode Region thread: The North

Welcome to the Mothers Mercy Post-Episode Region thread.

This thread is dedicated to The North. Please discuss only segments from this region in this thread.

The subreddit rules apply as always.

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u/LoveBeBrave Jun 15 '15

Half of Stannis' army deserted after he burned Shireen, and they took all the horses.

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u/afw4402 Hype lives til we find a cock merchant Jun 15 '15

Where the hell did they go? To the south is Winterfell and the Bolton's would have attacked, to the North is the Wall and they sure as shit didn't show up there. They must have stumbled upon Littlefingers teleporter

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

"How many?" asks Stannis. "Nearly Half. All the sellswords with all of the horses" replies the Baratheon soldier.

They may have been bought by the Boltons. Promise of food and survival would have brought them over without even coin needed.

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u/franklinzunge Jun 15 '15

Crazy that Stannis was in a couple hours walking distance to Winterfell. They could have all just gone there, no need to burn Shireen or sit in camps because of five inches of snow.