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TYRION — Chapter 19
Overview
The Shy Maid drifts through the Sorrows and the drowned city of Chroyane, where superstition, fog, and greyscale-haunted stone men raise the stakes. Tyrion needles out Young Griff’s true identity and Griff’s likely past. At the Bridge of Dream, stone men attack; Tyrion saves Young Griff but is pulled into the river, fate uncertain.
Summary
The Shy Maid advances into the Sorrows under heavy fog. The crew trades rumors of Garin’s Curse, the Shrouded Lord, and the dangers of greyscale as ruined Chroyane looms around them. Tyrion senses the place’s malign weight and spots signs of ancient splendor turned to desolation, recalling Tysha and his father’s death.
They hear news in the fog of looming war at Volantis, then drift past the vast ruin called the Palace of Love, now the Palace of Sorrow. As the Bridge of Dream appears, Griff warns of stone men and orders torches lit, sending Young Griff below. The youth resists; Tyrion quips that Young Griff matters most to their mission, hinting at a hidden purpose.
After they slip beneath the bridge the first time, Tyrion confronts Young Griff, deducing that the boy is the supposedly dead Aegon Targaryen and that “Griff” is likely Jon Connington. Griff grows uneasy but cannot quell Tyrion’s inferences. Despite believing they have passed the danger, the fog circles them back toward the bridge again.
Stone men drop into the Shy Maid. Duck, Griff, and Haldon battle them back with poles, steel, and fire, knocking two overboard and dismembering another. A third, badly broken, fixates on Young Griff. The boy freezes, and Tyrion kicks him down to get him clear, then drives the assailant to the rail with a torch.
The stone man wrenches away Tyrion’s torch and charges. Tyrion shoulder-slams him, but the creature drags Tyrion overboard. Locked in a death grip, Tyrion sinks into the black Rhoyne, choking as the cold closes over him, his fate unresolved as the chapter ends.
Who Appears
- Tyrion LannisterObservant passenger; deduces Young Griff’s identity, taunts Griff, and saves the boy during a stone men attack before being dragged underwater.
- Young GriffBlue-haired youth; resists being sent below. Tyrion infers he is Aegon Targaryen. Freezes during attack and is saved by Tyrion.
- GriffLeader of the party; commands, fights stone men skillfully. Grows uneasy as Tyrion suggests he is Jon Connington.
- Haldon HalfmaesterTutor; warns of Garin’s Curse, helps fend off stone men with a torch, tracks attackers.
- Septa LemoreReligious guide; prays, urges humility, fears the stone men, is sent below for safety.
- Rolly Duckfield (Duck)Warrior; poles the boat and knocks attackers overboard, helping protect the crew.
- YandryRiverman; poles and navigates, exchanges news in fog, helps shove attackers into the Rhoyne.
- YsillaAt the tiller; warns of sorcery and Garin’s Curse, shrieks when a stone man lands by her.
- Stone menGreyscale-afflicted outcasts haunting the Bridge of Dream; assault the Shy Maid and drag Tyrion into the river.