A Dance with Dragons - Chapter 32 - Reek III 

“He’ll bed lord Eddard’s little girl, they say, but we’re the ones who’ll be fucked when the snows come.” One of the best lines in the series, delivered by some unnamed cook. So good.

Love how much emphasis is put on Ramsay's hatred of being called a bastard, then roose just strolls in and ends his whole career

I like how roose basically does the same things as Ramsey but was mad at Ramsey for being so open about it like damn we crazy but everybody and they momma ain’t gotta know about it

You do roose’s voice exactly how I expected him to sound, mace tyrell on the other hand I never imagined him to sound like a southern sheriff lol

A peaceful land; a quiet people. Inferior boots.

I love that roose boltons critism of turning a woman into boots is that it would make an inferior product. Ramsey is sure his son

dude, after you finish A Song of Ice and Fire (and Dunk & Egg please) you should go on to record some public domain audiobooks cause you’re so talented that I think you could genuinely make a living as a narrator

Roose's voice gives me chills

i like how roose Bolton's problem with barbery Dustin is that she will make inferior boots

This is one of my favorite chapters. We know so little of Roose but we get a in depth character analysis of him and how scary he is through Reek's eyes. Roose knows Reek is broken and delights in making him cringe and squirm and even laughs aloud (which we NEVER seem him do). Roose knows everything is who is like to betray him and is so much exponentially smarter than Ramsay is. It's like comparing a a rapid dog to Hannibal Lecter. He's just as vile as Ramsay he's just much more subtle about it.

One of my favorite chapters in the entire series, so I hope I did it justice! Westeros just sucks. Even when the realm was at peace and the Stark family whole, the Boltons and any other vassal with the inclination could do basically whatever they want, including raping women tied to their lands, killing and mutilating smallfolk for little to no reason, and generally behaving like completely depraved libertines, provided they met their formal obligations to their liege. Sure, Rickard Stark might have punished Roose for his abuses had he known, but there was no mechanism for him to know, just as there's no real mechanism for the Starks to force the Umbers and mountain clans to stop practicing the Droit de Seigneure. If that reality doesn't put you in the mood to see Daenerys - with her three fighter jets - establish a centralized, autocratic, REFORMIST state (in the model of her forebear Aegon V) over the ashes of Kings Landing (if you want to make an omelette......) I don't know what will.

“They’re dead, Lord Wyman had them killed. That’s what I would’ve done.” Not gonna lie Big Walder might be one of the smarter Frey’s despite being so young, while he can’t know for sure that Wyman killed Jered, Rhaegar, and Symon he at least has the sense to guess it. Honestly, Big Walder might be more dangerous then he seems. Unlike Little Walder who was ending up more like a sadistic brute like Ramsey, Big Walder might end up being more like his Uncle Lothar or Tyrion, a schemer and better with coin and daggers then with sword. Honestly I do kinda think Big Walder killed little Walder just to start shit between the Manderly’s and Frey’s, since maybe he wanted Wyman dead since he was a clear threat. If Big Walder survives he might end up becoming quite a player in the game of thrones.

it's interesting how we see Ramsey respond to being called "Lord Snow" in contrast to Jon's acceptance of the title

I love your Rosse Bolton impression Calm. Cool headed But will skin you alive

Wow the show delve quite deep enough into the emotional torture that Theon when through . I really enjoyed these 2 vocal renditions of the Boltons as well. Well done sir .

This artwork is such a cute family portrait lol

Thank you so much for this you completely break the mold and bring the boltons togther and why they work so well Ramsay being loudly ugly with a brutes voice in stark contrast to his father who is plain and quiet

Roose reminds me of the Kindly Man in the House of Black 'n' White.

Your roose's voice is one of my favorites! You are utterly talented David! I think you could make money with this! I've listened to you twice! :D That and POVs of my favorite characters!

Why do I like Roose? Am I messed up?

Reading Roose this way makes it all the more creepy and evil. Well played.

Roose is a very interesting villain and one of my absolute favorite villains in fiction. What makes him feel extremely scary is how polite but cold he is whenever he talks about anything, and the fact that he is the only person in westeros who isn't scared of his bastard son. I love northern tywin.

It’s oddly sweet hearing Roose talk about Walda. Lmao

Reek Reek it rhymes with... bleak.

Hmm re listening to this, I guess it’s kind of an obvious point, but I just realized Theon gets some twisted respite/relief from his guilt by being Reek.

Two faces of evil. One cold and calculated and second of hatred and chaos.

Great read, really engaging, but personally I've never imagined Ramsay sounding so harsh and gravely.

Ramsey offically has a best boy

I love barbry dustin. Someone did a fanart of her and she looked a bit like dame judy dench. Love an evil judy

Great work on Roose's voice, you really bring his book counterpart to life

that roose bolton voice is asmr

Can't wait to see what connection reek has with the wierwoods next book

i keep coming back to the series narrated by you. you are really so talented, i hope one day you’ll bless us with more books. and hope you’re doing well David! this is one of my fav chapters

Ramsay and Roose are both awful . . . but damn if it doesn't feel just a bit cathartic to see Ramsay be put in his place a little by his father. All of Theon's chapters are so stressful to listen to, but that part felt okay, as fucked up as it is

good read man!!

Hey I just wanted to congratulate you on how close you are to getting to 1k subs that’s a big step bro

Wow...so fascinating especially the Reek backstory; Did Reek corrupt Ramsay or did Ramsay corrupt Reek?

Great job on the Reek crying when Ramsay is threatening to cut off his finger

ok Roose Bolton does not make any sense. He's fussy about my lord/milord - so I presume he noticed when Arya said my lord? so... did he know she was Arya Stark, but just didn't care? Did he know, and intended to keep her, but just wasn't expecting her escape? Did he assume she was highborn, just not a super important lady? Then when he took no action when Domeric died - his kinslaying excuse makes no sense, given everything else he's done. Nor does his certainty that its for the best that Ramsay kill any of Roose's future children? Child lords aren't great, nor are civil wars between trueborn and legitimized children, but i would think you could find some alternative (one branch gets winterfell, the other gets the dreadfort; a solid capable regent like a frey uncle serves until the kid grows up). Roose just seems so accutely aware of Ramsay's flaws that I think he'd at least be open to some alternative - any alternative. Unless he's lying to Theon? in which case, why? Why does Roose want to talk to Theon here in the first place? Why does Barbary want to see him? Part of it is practical, that Theon is our PoV so he's gotta be there when exciting things happen, but I gotta believe that grrm put some thought into character motivations. I guess Roose is gauging whether Theon is fit to play the part of Theon, and give away the bride? Dustin is maybe thinking the same - we know that later, she's interested in Theon to find the crypts at Winterfell, but why tell Roose you're interested in him, and why do so (presumably) before she knows that they're heading to Winterfell for the wedding? Also, is it out of character for Roose to conceive Ramsay in the manner described? It sounds impulsive, hot-blooded and violent, which doesn't match at all with the soft-spoken, cold-blooded, thoughtful, calculating Roose who very rarely personally commits violence (he kills Robb, and he orders that a bunch of people be killed, but I don't think he revels in torture the way Ramsay does?) So with the theory that he's a vampire... I don't know, on its own, it doesn't really explain all of this very well? Also if Roose was some sort of immortal skinhopping dude whose been impersonating every member of house bolton for centuries, one would think that there'd be some hint of that in F&B? instead, there's 1 bolton in the entire book (a girl at the maiden day ball who doesn't make much of an impression). also not too sure how that would tie into the broader story in a manner with compelling themes? I guess if Roose was a parallel to the Others in some way? Though i gotta say, despite all the contradictions and weird characterization, the roose and ramsay duo are such good foils of each other, and make for really compelling villains! And the way Danid brings them to life in these chapter is just soooooo amazing!!!!

By how much I've listened to this chapter I guess I gotta say it's my favorite in the series

I love rooses voice 😂

@DavidReadsASoIaF Love these recordings...if you could make playlists of all Jon chapters, and a playlist of all Daenerys chapters, etc so we can listen continuously to one character's story that would be great!

Your Roose is damn good, great work, thanks

Lord Manderly was especially found of Rhagar. 😂

This is the best chapter in the series. Roose is ice and Ramsay is fire. Also how Theon is basically happy to be Reek because he can't bare to be the man who killed the Miller's boys, who are probably his sons.

theon.. it rhymes with baelon,euron,aeron,queelon,victerion,daegon,urrigon ,maeron.. maybe geon, neon nd doraemon too but he likes the rhymes like meek,weak,freak .

Theon had done a terrible thing to the Starks--the people who raised him, but I can't help but feel sorry for him. Ramsay doesn't deserve to live.

Damn roose just toasted Ramsay so bad he just doomed himself.

Your Russ impresion is bloodchiling

George could at least give us another sample chapter. This is getting ridiculously sad at this point

Roose is colder than ice

Will you ever do dune

Your Theon is brutal And "reek" saying he needs to remember his name

Omg it feels so wrong hearing Roose laugh or being amused.

15:30 bookmark

Anyone in the mood for pie?

Stannis the mannis! Uniting with mountain clans

24:30 damn

Roose would have been a good lord if not for ramsey, at lest if he holds to "A peaceful land a quiet people" but man he is cold i love it.

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i never said anything bad aboit theon.

I know people dislike Ramsay Bolton but personally I think that he is fun because the way he tortures people is fun like a game unlike Joffrey joffrey is just dislikeable

Many fans feel bad for Theon, but i don't, he deserved this and enjoying everything Ramsey is doing to him

I’m hearing this while I’m grinding on a website and stoned as hell

34:14 he knows abt wymans plan

28:22 phantosmia