The Hound - A Sworn Brother of the Night's Watch?

[AryaUnderfoot]

I find it striking that off all those... the Hound got through to her.

Boaz I like what you wrote but I'm a little confused about what you mean here. Are you saying that he was the only one who succeeded in pulling the veil off of her eyes? If that's the case, I'd say she became disenchanted when Joffrey had her father killed.

This is a good discussion.

I think the Hound was desperately trying to protect the one person he knew who seemed to be completely innocent. As much as he wanted her to see the truth, he also wanted to hide her from the ugliness in the world. He wanted to keep her untarnished.

 

[Dolorous Edd]

I think the Hound was desperately trying to protect the one person he knew who seemed to be completely innocent. As much as he wanted her to see the truth, he also wanted to hide her from the ugliness in the world. He wanted to keep her untarnished.

I quite agree, i think he believes that by "saving" sansa he can somehow save himself.

 

[Boaz]

AU,

Maybe got through to her was not the most precise wording. I meant established a bond of sympathetic understanding where neither had need for keeping up defenses. Tyrion tried to connect emotionally with Sansa and failed. His failure was due to his grotesqueness, but even more so to Cersei's and Joff's betrayals. Cersei and Joff definitely got through to Sansa... they taught her many lessons.

Veils from her eyes is a good analogy. Ser Meryn showed her the meaning of true knights, Ser Dontos showed her the meaning of a selfless hero, Littlefinger is teaching her the meaning of romance, and Lyssa showed her the meaning of family unity.

 

[Riva]

Hound might not even have to revenge to Gregor as Gregor might soon be dead. Though I doubt it. But i like the idea of Hound joining the nights watch. Buuut, as some of you said it is unlikely cause he is a loner.

 

[Trey Greyjoy]

The thing about the loner business though...not all members of the Night's Watch are there by choice.....

 

[AryaUnderfoot]

The thing about the loner business though...not all members of the Night's Watch are there by choice.....

Yes, but in the Hound's case, the only way he'd end up on the Wall is by choice. He's not in custody for doing something criminal, so it's unlikely that he'll be sent there against his will.

 

[Trey Greyjoy]

Yes, but in the Hound's case, the only way he'd end up on the Wall is by choice. He's not in custody for doing something criminal, so it's unlikely that he'll be sent there against his will.

Yes thats true, but he could end up in the position that many of the wildings are in now...join with Stannis or the Night's Watch or die, as we do not know what sort of predicament he is in now. Remember, he kidnapped Arya from Dondarrion, and Dondarrion is terribly fond of necktie parties. He could also run into trouble from the Freys, any of the Northmen, Stannis etc. The remaining Lannisters cant be happy with him running off either.
Joining the Nights Watch not only absolves a man of his crimes, it effectively protects him from any pursuit.
And as far as criminal acts go, one never knows when one may be accused and found guilty of something in Westeros... just ask Ned & Tyrion!

 

[Boaz]

And as far as criminal acts go, one never knows when one may be accused and found guilty of something in Westeros... just ask Ned & Tyrion!

One never knows when one may be accused and found innocent... just ask Vardis and Gregor.

 

[Dolorous Edd]

The thing about the loner business though...not all members of the Night's Watch are there by choice.....

My thought's exactly. If it happens i kinda invisaged Sandor having little or no choice in the matter (I.E. "join us or be executed for your crimes!") and then gradually accepting his fate for the reasons i mentioned in my original post.

 

[WinterIsComing]

He will go to Dorne or Bravos if he lives.

 

[Culhwch]

If he lives, he has sustained some pretty serious wounds - he might not be a shadow of the man he once was. GRRM's already shown us that he likes the idea of taking the strengths away from characters to see what becomes of them - think Bran and his legs, Jaime and his sword hand, and to a lesser extent Cat and her husband and children, and Brienne and her king - so maybe the Hound will be left to make of life what he can without his fighting ability. What then? Not much use to the Watch. Not much use to any king. Where does he go, and what does he do?

 

[Duff_Omathum]

If he lives, he has sustained some pretty serious wounds - he might not be a shadow of the man he once was.

True, but then there is the Halfhand who took his weakness and turned it into a strength. Lefties are BAAAAAAD news in both Fencing and Boxing.

I don't think he's lost his belly for fighting yet. Let's not forget how strong the guy is. So far he is the only man to duel toe-to-toe with the Mountain and survive!

That's the key word for Sandor, A survivor!

 

[AryaUnderfoot]

Culhwch, I can see what you're saying, and I think it would be interesting to see the Hound have to resort to using his wits, etc. to get by, instead of his strength. But then, what Duff is saying here makes sense- the Hound is not one to let a bad injury keep him down. The burns on his face should have killed him- there are bits of bone showing through to this day! Besides, now he has more to live for than just revenge- he knows there is at least one person in the land who cares for him. That's got to be like light at the end of a tunnel for one such as he.

 

[Culhwch]

But the burns are something that didn't necessarily affect his ability to fight. Life-threatening, sure, but once he had recovered, not something that would impede him. What were his wounds after the fight at the inn? I can't remember precisely, but he was stabbed a few times, no? Carrying possible internal injuries. Certainly on death's door. No matter how much of a fighter he is, there are some things no one would be fully able to get over. I don't expect him to live, but if he does, I don't expect him to be a well little puppy, but those are just my thoughts...

 

[Dolorous Edd]

There's a thought! Where abouts is Sandor in relation the whatever that huge lake is called, and the gods eye? Maybe he'll be healed by a child of the forest. We know Bran's been altered by his contact with the crow (who i assume to be a child), and not just his developing abilities - but also his views on the world. He's seen what lurks beyond that curtain of light (think that's how it was described) at the end of the world, he knows the real danger facing the land. how would Sandor be affected?

 

[Faceless Woman]

True. Sandor opening his third eye... I like that.
Question? Obviously the Hound loves Sansa, but has anyone thought that maybe Sansa loves the Hound?
What was that passage where the singer tried to rape her, and she thought her savior was Sandor straight off, and the one with Tyrion when she tries to imagine sleeping with him but can only manage a man with half his face scarred. Sandor.
Forgive me if this has already been discussed

 

[TK-421]

Well, FW, get ready for lots of "EEWWWW" and "gross" at any mention of an attraction between those two lovebirds.

But, I don't think I ever seen this thread before and the topic...I mean nobody can seriously consider Sandor as a Black Brother. Jorah maybe, Brynden more likely, but the Hound? Never.

 

[MOUNTAIN THAT READS]

The thought of those two together is more repulsive than an obese couple on a tandum bike.

 

[Faceless Woman]

Ouch. Worse than Jaime and Brienne? (Ewww).

 

[Lubbock]

Someone mentioned it, Brienne and Sandor.
They are opposites yet very much alike, they are both judged on their deformeties and not their actions, and they could make a great team and they are close to each other at the moment and they could team up to find the lost Stark children, namely Sansa and they could save her from when Petyr gets into trouble and ends up creating a situation where Sansa ends up in danger.

About the Sansa and Sandor relationship, i think the fact that Sansa is a genuine damsel in distress in the truest sense of the word, made Sandor wanna save her and in a weird sort of way her protector, who prepared her for the harsh realities she never knew before the whole Ned CHOP CHOP thing. But lobe between Sandor and Sansa i dont think so.