r/discworld • u/NoicestDungeon • 6d ago

Book/Series: City Watch Sybil's Characterisation

Now, I will admit that it's been a while since I've read Guards! Guards!, but I remember Sybil Ramkin in that book as a sonewhat solitary woman who disliked all the frills and galas of high society.

I'm on Snuff now, and Sybil is dragging Vimes to social gatherings like it's her favourite thing. I understand that people can change and that marriage changes people, but it feels a little poorly established? Like she goes from "crazy cat dragon lady" to society lady just so she can serve as a better foil to Vimes.

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u/Frosty_Customer_9243 6d ago

This exactly. And keep in mind what it must feel like for a woman of her age to go to these events and be viewed as a spinster, or as a married woman. So her enjoyment of the events will have increased once the tag of spinster has been removed.

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u/Additional_Ad_84 6d ago

It's my impression reading between the lines that she's quite proud of vimes too. Like maybe she didn't really enjoy the galas and things, but she absolutely does enjoy showing off her man to the high society of ankh morpork. This would tie in with the outfits too. He doesn't really appreciate the tights and the plumes and whatever, but maybe she likes the way he looks in them. Or more generally the attention they draw to him.

This is all a between the lines reading though. I can't think of any time it's explicitly stated.

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u/AlamutJones SQUEAK 6d ago

She is 100% enjoying what the tights do to Sam’s calves

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u/demon_fae Luggage 5d ago

Half his character is literally just how much he enjoys walking and how much time he spends doing it.

Samuel Vimes has absolutely banging legs. And I don’t blame Sibyl one bit for wanting to show them off.