Scarecrow's Blog From the Darkside

Theon loves to mention how he was ripped away from his own family to be “kidnapped” and raised by another, yet if he were to evaluate which of these upbringings were better for him his feelings might be a bit different. But clearly Theon realizes that he must commit to this whole Winterfell overtaking and capture, looking to reign as leader of it in order for him to somehow earn some sort of respect or grace in his father’s (and sister’s) eyes. Taking Winterfell, though, wasn’t some great feat considering how it was being managed by a crippled boy and his aging Master Luwin, occupied at the current by farmers and families while Robb Stark was off fighting the Lannisters and their ilk. And that this crippled boy, his little brother (Rickon), a “half-wit giant” (Hodor) and “wildling” (Osha)—quite a crew—could escape out of Winterfell doesn’t sit well with Theon when a member of his guard challenges his own failures by fucking Osha, letting his guard down due to his lust…the guard get...