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Catelyn

           

           "BriennetheBeauty,theynameher...thoughnottoherface,lesttheybecalledupontodefendthosewordswiththeirbodies."

           SheheardKingRenlydeclaretheLadyBrienneofTarththevictorofthegreatmeleeatBitterbridge,lastmountedofonehundredsixteenknights."Aschampion,youmayaskofmeanyboonthatyoudesire.Ifitliesinmypower,itisyours."

           "YourGrace,"Brienneanswered,"IaskthehonorofaplaceamongyourRainbowGuard.Iwouldbeoneofyourseven,andpledgemylifetoyours,togowhereyougo,rideatyourside,andkeepyousafefromallhurtandharm."

           "Done,"hesaid."Rise,andremoveyourhelm."

           Shedidashebidher.Andwhenthegreathelmwaslifted,CatelynunderstoodSerColen’swords.

           Beauty,theycalledher...mocking.Thehairbeneaththevisorwasasquirrel’snestofdirtystraw,andherface...Brienne’seyeswerelargeandveryblue,ayounggirl’seyes,trustingandguileless,buttherest...herfeatureswerebroadandcoarse,herteethprominentandcrooked,hermouthtoowide,herlipssoplumptheyseemedswollen.Athousandfrecklesspeckledhercheeksandbrow,andhernosehadbeenbrokenmorethanonce.PityfilledCatelyn’sheart.Isthereanycreatureonearthasunfortunateasanuglywoman?

           Andyet,whenRenlycutawayhertorncloakandfastenedarainbowinitsplace,BrienneofTarthdidnotlookunfortunate.

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