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Chapter Seventy-One - Catelyn 11 - A Game of Thrones | A Song of Ice and Fire

Published: Jan. 4, 2021, 5 a.m.

Cat and company arrive in Riverrun to find Lord Hoster Tully on his deathbed. With both Baratheon brothers vying to take the throne from their nephew, the Northern lords don\\u2019t know who to support. The Greatjohn Umber has a creative solution, and declares Robb the King in the North to general approval. The boys dip their lances and consider bending the knee.

Chapter Review:
Catelyn re-enters Riverrun, where she grew up, for the first time in years. She\\u2019s escorted to her father\\u2019s rooms by her brother Edmure, recently freed from captivity in Jamie Lannister\\u2019s host. Lord Hoster is near death but is glad to receive Cat. He\\u2019s less thrilled to hear that his brother has come home. The old guy still has smouldering animosity for Brynden, and a fondness for his first grandson Robb.

Cat finds Robb praying with the northern lords in the Godswood, where she played as a child. He\\u2019s too busy to see his grandpa, as news has arrived that Renly Baratheon has wed Margery Tyrell and claimed the Iron Throne. With Tywin Lannister retreating to Harrenhal, the path forward for the northern army is not clear.

Stannis has the better claim, but Renly has more (i.e., some) charisma. When it feels like the discussion is going, nowhere the GreatJohn Umber rises and dismisses all these southern kings, they mean nothing to him. The only king he\\u2019d follow is Robb Stark: the King in the North. All agree.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Robb Stark - Eldest son of Eddard (Ned) and Catelyn (Cat) Stark.
Catelyn Stark - Lady of Winterfell. Wife of Lord Eddard Stark and daughter of Hoster Tully, the Lord Paramount of the Riverlands.
Hoster Tully - Lord of Riverrun. Father to Catelyn Stark, Edmure Tully, and Lysa Arryn. Old and in poor health.
Edmure Tully - Heir to Riverrun. Brother to Catelyn Stark.
Brynden \\u201cBlackfish\\u201d Tully - Brother of Hoster Tully, uncle to Catelyn Stark. Formerly Knight of the Gate in the Vale.
Theon Greyjoy - Ward and hostage of Eddard Stark. Only surviving son of Balon Greyjoy, and heir to the Iron Islands.
Lord John \\u201cThe Greatjohn\\u201d Umber - Lord of Last Hearth - huge. Lost two fingers to Grey Wind, now fiercely loyal to Robb Stark.
Jamie Lannister - Member of the royal Kingsguard. Twin brother to queen Cersei and older brother to Tyrion. Nicknamed the "Kingslayer" for killing King Aerys Targaryen.

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