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[nobodysuspectsthebutterfly]

Does one have a choice to join the Kingsgate? Is it like the Nights Watch where you can chose to 'sign up' (for lack of better words) and wait to get told if you passed? Or do you get 'sent' to the King or Queen and they 'make' you wear the white cloak? Thank you!!

The Kingsguard is an entirely voluntary service. They wouldn’t be of much help protecting the king if they were forced to do so, y’know? (Like, you don’t put convicts in the Secret Service. Plus, a major reason for the Night’s Watch’s downfall is because it’s treated as a penal colony, but that’s another question.) And the Kingsguard is such a prestigious organization – filled with legendary heroes, every boy’s dream, an incredible honor to be chosen – that even its two major detriments (celibacy, and no inheritance of lands or titles) are not enough to stop men from desperately wanting to become a member of its sworn brotherhood. For example, Barristan Selmy gave up both the inheritance of House Selmy and his betrothed when he swore his vows, and yet “it was all [he] had ever dreamed, from the moment [he] first took sword in hand.” And in the reign of Aegon IV, Quentyn “Fireball” Ball even went so far as to force his wife to become a silent sister so that he would be eligible once a place in the Kingsguard opened up.

Now, some might consider Jaime Lannister an exception here, but that’s not so. Jaime volunteered (to be near Cersei in King’s Landing), despite knowing that his father would object (and Tywin was indeed furious), and took the oaths entirely willingly. It was only the night after his investiture, when Aerys refused to let him compete in the Tourney at Harrenhal and sent him back to King’s Landing, because,

“He’ll win no glory here,” the king had said. “He’s mine now, not Tywin’s. He’ll serve as I see fit. I am the king. I rule, and he’ll obey.” That was the first time that Jaime understood. It was not his skill with sword and lance that had won him his white cloak, nor any feats of valor he’d performed against the Kingswood Brotherhood. Aerys had chosen him to spite his father, to rob Lord Tywin of his heir.

That’s where Jaime’s trouble came in – even though he initially swore to be a Kingsguard voluntarily, once he realized the truth (and once Tywin had resigned from the Handship and gone back to Casterly Rock and taken Cersei with him), he could not go back on his vows. Jaime wasn’t made to wear the white cloak, but it and his vows became a burden that he deeply regretted. And that, plus all of Aerys’s horrors that he had to witness, while being told by his brothers in the Kingsguard that his vows to serve and obey the king overrode his vows as a knight to protect women and the innocent, is how you get a recipe for a Kingslayer.

So, regarding “making” someone wear a cloak, it is possible that a malicious king (besides Aerys) might use some proxy to convince a young man to put their name in for the Kingsguard, either to take a lord’s heir from him or to threaten that lord with the possibility (e.g. what GoT!Tywin did with GoT!Loras), or to make them a hostage of sorts. But most kings have far more sense than Aerys than to antagonize a powerful vassal by “stealing” their heir, never mind putting a young man into a situation like that while also arming him and sticking him in the king’s blind spot. I could see Aegon the Unworthy doing it, or perhaps Maegor, or maybe eventually Joffrey if he’d lived long enough, but you’ll note those are all terrible, terrible kings and horrible people. Generally, a wise king would follow Visenya’s standard for the nature of the Kingsguard:

She modeled their vows upon those of the Night’s Watch, so that they would forfeit all things save their duty to the king. And when Aegon spoke of a grand tourney to choose the first Kingsguard, Visenya dissuaded him, saying he needed more than skill in arms to protect him; he also needed unwavering loyalty. The king entrusted Visenya with selecting the first members of the order, and history shows he was wise to do so: two died defending him, and all served to the end of their days with honor.

And a wise king knows that it’s only someone who honestly and entirely desires to be a Kingsguard who can truly vow to “ward the king with all [his] strength… to give [his] blood for his,” and can be trusted to do so, even unto death.

[joannalannister]

Adding on from your last ask, what would Tywin do if all his kids were girls? He'd probably re-marry but then who would he marry? Thank you!!

Regarding this ask, greengirl also asked this question, so I’m just gonna answer both of you here, if that’s ok.

It’s possible that Tywin would remarry in this situation. GRRM has said that Tywin was concerned with blood purity when he married, so perhaps he would marry another one of his cousins or nieces. Joanna had two sisters. Alternatively, he could marry one of the daughters of his bannermen, but I don’t think he wanted to.

There are other options that don’t involve Tywin remarrying. For example, Tywin could marry his eldest daughter to someone like Tygett Lannister or another Lannister relative, giving Tywin a grandson that he could raise to be Lord of CR after him. (I’m assuming Tygett still dies pre-AGOT in this scenario.) Lancel and Damion and Daven are also possibilities, imo. 

So yeah there’s lots of possibilities here. I’m sure an AU fic could be written about this scenario, but I’m not the one to write it, I’m afraid. Perhaps someone can rec a fic with female!Jaime and female!Tyrion exploring this situation?

[nathanielorion]

Hello! I just wanted to stop by and say that you are an amazing poet and I truly hope you keep it up!

thank you sweetheart! i plan on it :)

[danyllura]

Tagged by my fave @buttercup--bee thanks!

1) Which current fic(s) are you excited about at the moment?

I’m currently reading A Caged Songbird by bikadoo_2 and HOLY. It has currently consumed the entirety of my soul. I caught up in a night and I’m dying for a new chapter. It’s honestly everything I love in a good canon divergence Jonsa fanfiction. (I know this Jonsa answers but I need to mention this) I’m also currently loving Suriving Peace by @die-forellex, her Rivamika is SO in character it’s beautiful. Theres like a million others but these two are my current favourites. 

2) Which older/finished fic(s) would you recommend and why?

A City of Fortune and Failure by @justadram comes to mind but really any of her works are a good solid read you will desperately try to finish in one night because you’re hooked. Learn To Love What Burns by jynscassian was probably the fic that got me hooked on jonsa.

3) Can you remember the first Jonsa fic you read?

Honestly don’t know who it was by or what it was called. But I remember that Jon and Sansa are both living in Winterfell when Sansa is called down to Kingslanding by Aegon Targaryen. There she’s raped by Aegon and I specifically remember she wargs into a bird during the rape. She’s then forced to wed Aegon after falling pregnant. If anyone knows what I’m talking about because I’d love to find this fic.

4) Are there any writers that you think deserve more kudos/comments/general acknowledgement of awesomeness?

All of them honestly. If you are willing to spend your time to give us smut lovers some thing to read no matter how unedited or trashy it is, I honestly think you’re an amazing person who deserves all the kudos.

5) What about your writing are you particularly proud of? (A certain fic? Your style? A specific paragraph or prose?) - Come on - don’t be humble! Shout about your talents!

I hate my writing and honestly think it’s horrid. But I love doing it. I think the favourite thing I’ve written was Summertime Sadness because I felt like I successfully portrayed everything exactly how I imagined it. UNFORTUNATELY my computer ate the second chapter and I’ve rewritten it a thousand times but I haven’t gotten the correct emotions again. One day I’ll add the chapter but I want it to be perfect. But not gonna lie, I can write a mean essay (I’m about to pat myself on the back because I’m really proud of myself) I just got a 97% on a essay on To Kill A Mockingbird, it was worth the stress of only having three hours to writing a rough and good copy and the end product being a total of 10 pages!

6) What do you admire about other writers?

Actually finishing works. like boi. Mad respect to anyone that can write a ongoing multi chapter fic. Being able to commit to something for that long and with the usual “when are you going to update” comments, you have something special in you my man.

7) Do you listen to music whilst you write?

Normally no. I can’t help it, I sing when I play music and I don’t have the attention span to sing lyrics while writing something differently. I have a playlist of subliminals that are meant to soothe and refresh you, and while I think it’s bs I do feel calmed when I listen to it. But when I’m writing essays for school I listen to Hamilton. 

I’d like to tag @myrish-lace-love @sunbeamsandmoonrays @priestess-of-artemis @housewildfire and anyone else!

[thrumbolt]

lilalynx replied to your post “I probably whined about this like a thousand times on this blog but I...”

I would honestly love to read a comic in your style!!!

Thank you so much (and you too, @housewildfire! Haha. I’d love to write something. But as you say it’s hard finding something to be passionate about, which is why at best I do fancomic stuff (and even that I only did twice so far). Of course that’s also so much easier ‘cause the actual author did basically 90% of the work but....ugh ^^ Someday, hopefully.

[blackholeofprocrastination]

Are you going to continue the Murder on the Westerosi Express au? I love it!! Well done!

So glad you liked it! It was a lot of fun to make. At the moment, I don’t have any plans to continue it. The edit was kind of just a one-off and I’ve got quite a few WIPs a the moment. But hey, never say never. :)

[cherloak]

What GoT/Asoiaf art blogs do you recommend? :)

Ah I don’t know any GoT-only art blogs, sorry! Though the only one I can think of is @profdrlachfinger, she draws a lot of from different fandoms though so it’s not an active GoT blog or anything,  but I know she has awesome GoT art as well!

[nobodysuspectsthebutterfly]

If the Stark children were to be married to Stark banner men (like many Stark did before) who do you think they would marry (I hope you understand the question!) :)

Even in a world where the plot of ASOIAF never happens, I don’t think the Stark children ever would have all married northern bannermen. I mean, look at the Stark family tree – even in generations where boys were marrying daughters of bannermen, girls were being sent to the Vale and Stormlands. And Blackwood brides went north more than once, a Royce too. In this generation, particularly with Catelyn’s southern connections, Sansa almost certainly would have gone south (to the Riverlands or Vale if not further), and probably Bran too (especially with his dreams of knighthood). You can see some ideas along those lines here and here.

But let’s assume for some reason Ned Stark is in a super-isolationist mode, and prefers to neither import nor export brides. So let’s look at the eligible young people of the North, see who’s out there. I’m going to use how old they’d be in 300AC as a baseline because it’s easiest for math, although even Robb and Jon and Sansa would very probably marry after that date (yes, Robb and Jon would be 17, but boys usually marry later, and Sansa’s only 14 and girls normally marry after adulthood at 16, not immediately after menarche). Also since the plot doesn’t happen, anyone who died past the start of AGOT is still alive in this AU.

House Bolton: Roose (50s, widowed, but lol no Ned’s not giving him one of his daughters), Domeric (20s, but dead in 297, so nope), Ramsay Snow (20s, but fuck no) – none of these

House Cassel: Jory (20s), Beth (11) – nobleborn, if not a major house, but Wintefell courtiers. Not super likely as marriage material, but they can’t be entirely ignored. But if Jory marries, it would likely be before the girls are eligible, so nope for him. Beth has a slight possibility for Bran, though.

House Cerwyn: Cley (15) is possible for Sansa or Arya. However, his sister Jonelle is a maid past thirty, very unlikely to marry anyone.

House Condon: House of the famed Ser Kyle Condon. May be sworn to House Cerwyn, so I’d put them as not highborn enough to be an option.

House Flint: Robin is in his 40s, so probably a nope here.

House Glover: Not a lordly house, a masterly one, but still. Galbart is in his 40s/50s and unmarried, dunno why, but therefore doubly no here. His nephew, Gawen (5) is too young for Arya even. Erena (newborn in 300AC) has a chance for Rickon, maybe.

House Hornwood: Daryn (~20?) is betrothed to Alys Karstark, and they’d be married before 300AC in this AU, so nope. Larence Snow (14) - a bastard, so nope again.

House Karstark: Alys (15) is with Daryn Hornwood. However, her brothers Harrion, Torrhen, and Eddard (~20ish-teens?) all have chances with Sansa or Arya. Especially since Lord Rickard is very social climbing (he’d hoped he could get a betrothal between Alys and Robb when she was 6 for goodness sake), I can definitely see him bugging Ned about the girls later on. Their cousins (Arnolf Karstark’s three grandsons) probably don’t have a chance in hell, though.

House Locke: I don’t know a thing about Ser Donnel so I’ll just say no.

House Manderly: Wendel (40s) is unmarried, dunno why, but probably for reasons, so (besides his age, and things) let’s say no again. Wynafryd (19) and Wylla (15) have a definite chance for Robb, however.

House Mollen: Hallis (20s) is again a Winterfell courtier, probably unlikely for Ned’s girls (also a bit too old).

House Mormont: Dacey (older 20s), Alysane (20s), Lyra (late teens-20s?), Jorelle (teens), Lyanna (10) – look, I love the Mormont women, I do. But nobody knows who Maege’s daughters’ father is. (/fathers are?) Alysane already also has two kids, again without a father in sight. Fan favorites, yes, but marriage material for Robb or Bran or Rickon? Not bloody likely. Maybe Jon might look to Bear Island if Ned stops angsting long enough to help him with his future, though.

House Poole: Jeyne (14ish) – like the Cassels and Mollens, lower-level noble; not likely for Robb, but Jon is a chance, though Vayon probably thinks she can do much better than a bastard. (In a world where Sansa goes south, or in one where Sansa does marry the crown prince but he’s not Joffrey or at least not an asshole and the plot doesn’t happen, Jeyne probably marries a lord’s son, maybe not an heir, but up there.)

House Reed: Meera (17) and Jojen (14) – very good chances with any of the older Stark kids, especially considering Ned’s friendship with Howland.

House Ryswell: the three Ryswell sons are in their 30s-40s, most likely; don’t know their marriage status, but I’m just going to say no anyway. Though they might have kids of the right ages, mind you, but none are listed yet, oh well.

House Tallhart: not a lordly house, but a masterly one, but still, Torrhen’s Square is an important location in the North. So Benfred (19ish) is possible for Sansa, and his sister Eddara (9) is possible for Bran; also their cousins Brandon (15) and Beren (10) have a possibility with Sansa or Arya, but less so since they’re sons of a younger son.

House Umber: Jon “Smalljon” (20s?) and also his brothers and sisters (unnamed) have some potential for the Starks.

House Flint of the Mountains: No idea how old Donnel or Artos are, or whether they’re single, or anything; they’re old enough to go to war and lead men, that’s all.

House Liddle: Same with Morgan (Middle Liddle) or Rickard (Little Liddle)

House Norrey: And same with Brandon and Owen, sorry

Also note there may be other unnamed girls of the mountain clans’ lordly families, and the crannogmen too, or heck even Skagosi, but since I don’t know any details about them, I can’t factor them in for anything.

So, for Robb: Wynafryd or Wylla Manderly, or Meera Reed, or possibly an Umber girl. Of these, Wynafryd seems likely to be her father’s heir, so marrying another heir is not that probable. (Possibly the reason she’s still unmarried at 19, Wyman trying to find the best match for his granddaughter, the future Lady of White Harbor?) Wylla is a bit more possible, though. But I really think Meera is the most likely option for Robb’s bride, especially because of Ned and Howland Reed’s connection.

Jon: this is complicated, because Jon at age 14 apparently had no idea if Ned had any plans for him, hence his consideration of the Night’s Watch because “what place could a bastard hope to earn” otherwise. Which means Jon was not aware of any betrothal offers Ned was getting, if any. And that’s because Jon, to everyone, is a bastard, and even nobleborn acknowledged bastards don’t get those options. And I thoroughly doubt Ned would reveal Jon’s secret parentage to anyone just to get him married – even if he tells Jon in confidence one day, it would be no doubt with the promise not to tell anyone ever. So, if Jon doesn’t go to the Night’s Watch, then he doesn’t have a lot of options for a bride; most nobles would only consider him if they have a lot of daughters and are running low on dowry money, or if the girl is shamed somehow (was publicly known to not be a virgin, basically). So of the known noble girls Jon’s age in the North, honestly I can only see him with one of the middle Mormont girls, Lyra or Jorelle. Or maybe a northern clansman’s daughter wouldn’t be too picky, or maybe even a younger Umber girl (they like their men tough, y’know). But most likely Jon still goes to the Night’s Watch.

Sansa: If she’s not going south, then Catelyn would accept no less for her than a lord’s heir, and preferably one of the highest born houses of the North. Jojen Reed is a strong possibility here, but if Robb’s marrying Meera, then it wouldn’t look right to again favor House Reed with the eldest (and most traditionally beautiful) daughter. (Sansa probably wouldn’t like the swamps of the Neck, anyway.) Cley Cerwyn is a good choice, Smalljon Umber probably isn’t bad… but honestly I think the most likely option is Harrion “Harry” Karstark. (Who’s hopefully not that old, and Alys is a good person who seems to think well of her brothers, so a recommendation there. And yes, this is another Harry for Sansa, heh.) Not only would it reaffirm the familial connection between the Starks and Karstarks (useful because of their significant strategic location at Karhold), but it would also make Rickard less grumpy about Alys never having a real chance with Robb. Mind you Harry isn’t a knight (and Sansa does love her knights), but in the North it’s harder to find them to begin with. Benfred Tallhart’s father is a knight, so he might be one eventually, but the Tallharts aren’t lords, so I’m thinking Cat would be “nope” there. Sansa will just deal, oh well.

Arya: Here we run into Arya’s less… pliant personality – however, Ned was the one who said she needed to learn court manners before she wed, so… that almost certainly still happens. (Especially since Arya will gain a “wild beauty” as she ages.) Again, Cley Cerwyn is a good choice, with the benefit that Castle Cerwyn is very close to Winterfell so they often visit the Starks, so Arya wouldn’t lose her closeness to her family. Jojen Reed also has potential, as does Beren Tallhart… but if Meera’s for Robb, again that probably puts Jojen out, and Beren’s the second son of a second son so I doubt Ned and Cat would consider him (unless it’s a love match, then maybe). Possibly it might be good for Arya to consider the mountain clans (where her namesake, her great-grandmother Arya Flint came from), but I don’t know any names of noble boys her age there.

Bran: Eddara Tallhart is the only girl we know of the right age who’s nobleborn enough, really. Beth Cassel might not be highborn enough… though maybe since Bran’s a second son who’s likely just getting a towerhouse to manage and make a cadet house there, maybe she would be, idk. Lyanna Mormont is very unlikely unless Maege’s marriage status becomes less… bearish. Wylla Manderly is a maybe, as she’s a bit too old for him and would probably already be betrothed or married by the time he comes of age to be so. And there might be other girls, Umbers or mountain clan or crannogmen, but I don’t know their names so I can’t give them as options, sorry.

Rickon: Not a lot of choice with what we know of northern children at the moment. So Erena Glover, I guess.

So, to sum up, in a world where the plot never happens and the Stark children only marry northern bannermen: Robb marries Meera Reed, Sansa marries Harrion Karstark (and eventually becomes Lady of Karhold), Arya marries Cley Cerwyn (and eventually becomes Lady of Castle Cerwyn), Bran marries Eddara Tallhart, Rickon marries Erena Glover. (And Jon either marries a Mormont girl or goes to the Night’s Watch.) Reed, Karstark, Cerwyn, Tallhart, Glover, (Mormont) – a nice mix of loyal bannermen across the north, without too much favor given to one or the other. Hope that helps!

[danyllura]

20 Questions

Rules: Answer the questions and tag 20 followers you would like to get to know better!

Tagged by: The lovely @jandsstark, thanks love!

Name: Tricia Nickname: Trish Height: 154 cm Ethnicity: Scottish/Sicilian Canadian

Favourite Fruit(s): pomegranates and kiwi 

Favourite Season(s): Spring! Spring in Canada ranges from snow storms to beach days so I get to wear all sorts of different things depending on the weather!

Favourite Book(s): We were liars, Crime and Punishment, A Song of Ice and Fire, Go Ask Alice, Airborn, Harry Potter and City of Thieves.  

Favourite Flower(s): Yellow Carnations, the meaning speaks to me.

Favourite Animal(s): Tigers are the most majestic creatures and you can fight me on it.

Favourite Beverage(s): Rasberry lemonade, white wine and Café au lait

Favourite Fictional Characters: Sansa Stark, Cersei Lannister, Mikasa Ackerman, Allura, Koriand’r, Harry Potter, Bucky Barnes, and Logan.

Number of Blankets You Sleep with: 3

Dream Trip(s): Tokyo, Messina, Amsterdam, Germany, Romania, Scotland, Svalbard, Australia and Rio de janeiro.

Blog Created:  September 2015??? Number of Followers: 1,887

I tag: @sunbeamsandmoonrays @qinaliel @buttercup--bee @priestess-of-artemis @goodqueenalys @housewildfire  @lathwell55 and anyone who wants to do it. Feel free to ignore this if you are not interested!!

[danyllura]

About A - Z

I was tagged by the wonderful @keepingbreath, thank you!!

Rules: Copy this post into a new text post, remove my answers and put in yours, and when you are done tag up to 10 people and also tag the person who tagged you… And most importantly, have fun!

a - age: 15

b - biggest fear: Robbers and failure

c - current time: 12:15am

d - drink you last had: Apple juice

e - every day starts with: Lying in bed struggling to leave my warm blankets

f - favorite song: Bad Girlfriend - Theory of a Deadman, well it’s my favourite atm

g - ghosts, are they real: Spooky, transparent, flying figures? Nope. But I do believe that peoples souls can linger

h - hometown: Toronto Canada

i - in love with: Art galleries, motorcycles, tattoo sleeves

j - jealous of: People who can draw identical eyes

k - killed someone: Nope, but me and my best friend have discussed the perfect murder at like 4am

l - last time you cried: I cried from laughter re watching the office yesterday.

m - middle name: Josephine

n - number of siblings:.Two younger brothers

o - one wish: For everyone just to have opportunity, love and idk freedom

p - person you last called/texted: A boy, idek what we are

q - questions you’re always asked: Are your nails real? (They are)

r - reasons to smile: this

s - song last sang: Mama said - Lukas Graham

t - time you woke up: 11:30am

u - underwear color: Black

v - vacation destination: I’m planning a backpack trip to Europe for after graduation 

w - worst habit: messiness

x - x-rays you’ve had: Closest I’ve had was an ultrasound when I got my appendix removed

y - your favorite food: Anything choclate

z - zodiac sign: Saggitarius

I’m tagging @qinaliel @sunbeamsandmoonrays @buttercup--bee @goodqueenalys @housewildfire @janinam 

[danyllura]

Tag you’re it!

I was tagged by two of my faves @sunbeamsandmoonrays and @beyondmythought-s Thanks lovelies!

Name: Tricia

Nicknames: Everyone usually calls me Trish. But these are all the weird things my friends call me, Atricia(pronounced A-tri-cia), Frank, Father, E, alcoholic

Gender: female

Star Sign: Sagittarius 

Height: I’ll tell you 5″2 but actually 5″1

Orientation: boi wouldn’t we like to know

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw!

Favourite Colour: pastel blue

Favourite Animal: Tiger, pomsky(aka the cutest dogs ever) and peacocks just cause they have so much attitude

Average Hours Of Sleep: Sleeps a crazy concept rn

Cat or Dog Person: Dogs for sure, I haven’t had great experiences with cats

Favourite Fictional Character: SANSA STARK(but like all the Starks really), Mikasa Ackerman, Wendy Darling, Draco Malfoy, Yang Xiao Long, and literally everyone from The Office US

Number of Blankets I Sleep With: a sheet, a comforter, and two regular blankets

Favourite Band/Singer: There’s really no artist in particular, but my holy trinity of songs atm is Wolf in Sheeps Clothing by Set it Off, Animal by Neon Trees+the Chase Hoeldfast cover and Or Nah(rendition) by SoMo

Dream Vacation: Sicily, Scotland, or Amsterdam

Dream Job: Interior Designer

When I Made My Blog: September 2015

Current Number of Followers: 1,651. Honestly don’t know how

When Did My Blog Peak: During the run time of Season 6 and the Jonsa aftermath. 

I’m tagging: @qinaliel @buttercup--bee @mattysigh @riahchan @janinam and @housewildfire 

And anyone else who would like to participate!

[nobodysuspectsthebutterfly]

What do you think the ''thing that came in the night" was? If you have any idea :)

It was a thing that came in the night, huge and monstrous. And the ‘prentice boys who saw it, they couldn’t describe it -- or when they did, it turned out they’d each seen something different. “And three died within the year, and the fourth went mad, and a hundred years later when the thing had come again, the 'prentice boys were seen shambling along behind it, all in chains.”

As for what it was, well, It’s a start...

[nobodysuspectsthebutterfly]

Do you think Bran has great any inpact on the story? I get he is important but do you believe the theory that Bran is Azor Ahia and Bran the Builder AND the Last Hero? I feel like he is going to do something big.

Of course Bran will have a great impact on the story? But he doesn’t need to be any prophesied returning hero to do so, he can be his own hero. (Although sometimes I wonder if the small boy who per legend advised Durran Durrandon how to build Storm’s End, a boy who supposedly grew up to be Bran the Builder, might have been our Bran in a weirwood network timeslip.) (But seriously, Bran doesn’t meet the qualifications for Azor Ahai/TPTWP in the slightest -- that’s Jon and Dany.) As for “something big”, how does Bran as the battle commander, the coordinator of all those fighting the Others in the War for the Dawn sound to you?