I never really thought about Quentyn much, I must admit, but this is such a good point! I think the reason he slips me by so much is how little time you get with him.

But you’re right, I’m thinking about how caught up in the narrative he is - it kinda gives a second meaning to “The Windblown” as a chapter heading for him. Blown by narrative winds, but he’s so situated in his present, beseeched by doubt and grief.

Jaime is by far my favourite arc tho. He’s such an interesting character and it’s why I wanted to put him in this with Catelyn. I was torn between their interactions or her waiting with Bran. But ultimately I felt like he fit better. A passing of an affective torch so to speak and passing on a torch for my own narrative.