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Theon

           

           Drear,dark,forbidding,Pykestoodatopthoseislandsandpillars,almostapartofthem,itscurtainwallclosingofftheheadlandaroundthefootofthegreatstonebridgethatleaptfromthecliff-toptothelargestislet,dominatedbythemassivebulkoftheGreatKeep.FartheroutweretheKitchenKeepandtheBloodyKeep,eachonitsownisland.Towersandoutbuildingsclungtothestacksbeyond,linkedtoeachotherbycoveredarchwayswhenthepillarsstoodclose,bylongswayingwalksofwoodandropewhentheydidnot.

           TheSeaTowerrosefromtheoutmostislandatthepointofthebrokensword,theoldestpartofthecastle,roundandtall,thesheer-sidedpillaronwhichitstoodhalf-eatenthroughbytheendlessbatteringofthewaves.Thebaseofthetowerwaswhitefromcenturiesofsaltspray,theupperstoriesgreenfromthelichenthatcrawledoveritlikeathickblanket,thejaggedcrownblackwithsootfromitsnightlywatchfire.

           AbovetheSeaTowersnappedhisfather’sbanner.TheMyrahamwastoofaroffforTheontoseemorethantheclothitself,butheknewthedeviceitbore:thegoldenkrakenofHouseGreyjoy,armswrithingandreachingagainstablackfield.Thebannerstreamedfromanironmast,shiveringandtwistingasthewindgusted,likeabirdstrugglingtotakeflight.AndhereatleastthedirewolfofStarkdidnotflyabove,castingitsshadowdownupontheGreyjoykraken.

           Theonhadneverseenamorestirringsight.

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