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{{Infobox Chapter ADwD
 
{{Infobox Chapter ADwD
| title = The Lost Lord
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| pov = [[Jon Connington]]
| pov pagename = Jon Connington
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| place        = [[Volon Therys]]
| previous = Daenerys IV
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| title = The Lost Lord
| next = The Windblown
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| page = 306
| bantam hc page = 306
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| previous = [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 23|Daenerys IV]]
| arc next = The Griffin Reborn
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| current = The Lost Lord
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| next = [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 25|The Windblown]]
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| arc previous =  
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| arc next = [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 61|The Griffin Reborn]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
After the disappearance of [[Tyrion Lannister]],{{Ref|aDwD|22}} Lord [[Jon Connington]] decided to continue their route to [[Volon Therys]]. There, the former lord of [[Griffin's Roost]], [[Haldon]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen|Aegon]] arrive at the camp of the mercenary [[Golden Company]] to meet their officers.
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After the disappearance of [[Tyrion Lannister]],{{Ref|aDwD|22}} Lord [[Jon Connington]] decided to continue their route to [[Volon Therys]]. There, the former lord of [[Griffin's Roost]], [[Haldon]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] arrive at the camp of the mercenary [[Golden Company]] to meet their officers.
  
On their way, the man called Griff recalls memories of the time when he served with the mercenaries himself - the [[Golden Company]] was founded by former combatants and knights of the [[Seven Kingdoms]], defeated in the [[Blackfyre Rebellion]]. Jon Connington joined the Golden Company after his own defeat at the [[Battle of the Bells]] , at [[Stoney Sept]], when he failed to capture the then-rebel [[Robert Baratheon]], seventeen years ago. It is revealed that Connington was dismissed from the Golden Company for ostensibly stealing from their war chest, but in reality left their service as part of a plan staged by Lord [[Varys]] to make his ignominious dismissal more forgettable. The Company was previously led by Connington's close friend Toyne but now the Golden Company is led by "Homeless" [[Harry Strickland]], a man skilled in negotiating lucrative contracts but cowardly face in combat, in the eyes of Connington.
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On their way, the man called Griff recalls memories of the time when he served with the mercenaries himself - the Golden Company was founded by former combatants and knights of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] who were defeated in the [[Blackfyre Rebellion]]. Jon Connington joined the Golden Company after his own defeat at the [[Battle of the Bells]], at [[Stoney Sept]], when he failed to capture the then-rebel [[Robert Baratheon]], seventeen years ago. It is revealed that Connington was dismissed from the Golden Company for ostensibly stealing from their war chest, but in reality left their service as part of a plan staged by Lord [[Varys]] to make his ignominious dismissal more forgettable. The Company was previously led by Connington's close friend Toyne but now it is led by "Homeless" [[Harry Strickland]], a man skilled in negotiating lucrative contracts but cowardly facing combat, in the eyes of Connington.
  
After presenting the young Griff as Prince Aegon Targaryen, son of the late Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], to the highest-ranking members of the Company, the officers, including Connington, voice their lack of enthusiasm for the complicated situation. They had not anticipated that that Daenerys would decide to remain in [[Meereen]] instead of marching out to meet her enemies and joining with them. Strickland reveals that the Golden Company has received a large number of alternative lucrative contracts, including some which would involve them joining the coalition currently arrayed against [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. They also bemoan the constantly-changing plans of [[Illyrio Mopatis]] and [[Varys]], who had not anticipated the death of Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]] or that [[Daenerys]] would go to Slaver's Bay rather than Westeros. Seeing their disillusionment and an opportunity to claim the Iron Throne for his own, Prince Aegon offers them an alternative, early proposed by Tyrion : not to try to rally Daenerys and dragons, but, instead, to sail to [[Westeros]] with the hope of obtaining support from [[Dorne]] in accordance with Doran Martell's own plan for avenging Princess [[Elia Martell]]. Aegeon reasons that once he and Golden Company have begun the rebellion, Daenerys will cross the Narrow Sea to join him. This proposal is met with great enthusiam from the officers of the Golden Company, excepting Harry Strickland, who nevertheless has no choice but to comply.
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After presenting the young Griff as Prince Aegon Targaryen, son of the late Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], to the highest-ranking members of the Company, the officers, including Connington, voice their lack of enthusiasm for the complicated situation. They did not anticipate that Daenerys would decide to remain in [[Meereen]] instead of marching out to meet her enemies and joining with them. Strickland reveals that the Golden Company has received a large number of alternative offers, including some which would involve them joining the coalition currently arrayed against [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. They also bemoan the constantly-changing plans of [[Illyrio Mopatis]] and Varys, who did not anticipate [[Viserys Targaryen]]'s death  or that Daenerys would go to Slaver's Bay rather than [[Westeros]]. Seeing their disillusionment and an opportunity to claim the Iron Throne for his own, Prince Aegon offers them an alternative, earlier proposed by Tyrion: He does not wish to try to rally Daenerys and her dragons, but instead to sail to Westeros with the hope of obtaining support from [[Dorne]] in accordance with [[Doran Martell]]'s own plan for avenging Princess [[Elia Martell]]. Aegeon reasons that once he and the Golden Company have begun the rebellion, Daenerys will cross the [[Narrow Sea]] to join him. This proposal is met with great enthusiasm from the officers, except Harry Strickland, who nevertheless has no choice but to comply.
  
Once agreed on the new plan, Aegon is taken on a tour of the mercenary camp. Connington retires to his quarters, satisfied with the new situation and impressed with a side of Aegon he had not previously seen. He hopes to return home to the castle of his ancestors and repay his debt to his old friend Rhaegar. It is then revealed that he is slowly succumbing to [[greyscale]] (presumably acquired during the attack by the Stone Men<ref>Between [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 18|Chapter 18 (Tyrion V)]] and [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 22|Chapter 22 (Tyrion VI)]]</ref>) which is beginning to spread in his hand - he hopes that he will live several more years to see his ward sit the Iron Throne.
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Once agreed on the new plan, Aegon is taken on a tour of the mercenary camp. Connington retires to his quarters, satisfied with the new situation and impressed with a side of Aegon he has not previously seen. He hopes to return home to the castle of his ancestors and repay his debt to his old friend Rhaegar. It is then revealed that he is slowly succumbing to [[greyscale]] (presumably acquired during the attack by the Stone Men<ref>Between [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 18|Chapter 18 (Tyrion V)]] and [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 22|Chapter 22 (Tyrion VI)]]</ref>), which is beginning to spread in his hand - he hopes that he will live several more years to see his ward sit the Iron Throne.
  
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==Character List==
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{{columns|7|
 
'''Appearing:'''
 
'''Appearing:'''
 
*[[Griff]]
 
*[[Griff]]
 
*[[Lemore]]
 
*[[Lemore]]
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*[[Yandry]]
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*[[Haldon]]
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*[[Young Griff]]
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*[[Franklyn Flowers]]
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*[[Marq Mandrake]]
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*[[Balaq]]
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*[[Gorys Edoryen]]
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*[[Lysono Maar]]
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*[[Harry Strickland]]
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*[[Watkyn]]
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*[[Laswell Peake]]
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*[[Tristan Rivers]]
  
 
'''Mentioned:'''
 
'''Mentioned:'''
*[[Haldon]]
 
 
*[[Tyrion Lannister]]
 
*[[Tyrion Lannister]]
 
*[[Rolly Duckfield]]
 
*[[Rolly Duckfield]]
 
*[[Malaquo]]
 
*[[Malaquo]]
 
*[[Daenerys Targaryen]]
 
*[[Daenerys Targaryen]]
*[[Young Griff]]
 
*[[Harry Strickland]]
 
 
*[[Cersei Lannister]]
 
*[[Cersei Lannister]]
 
*[[Myles Toyne]]
 
*[[Myles Toyne]]
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*[[Rhaegar Targaryen]]
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*[[Robert Baratheon]]
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*[[Aerys II Targaryen]]
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*[[Rhaella Targaryen]]
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*[[Elia Martell]]
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*[[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
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*[[Illyrio Mopatis]]
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*[[Viserys Targaryen]]
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*Khal [[Drogo]]
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*[[Arthur Dayne]]
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*[[Varys]]
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*[[Maelys I Blackfyre]]
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*[[Terrence Toyne]]
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*[[Aegor Rivers]]
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*[[Daemon I Blackfyre]]
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*[[Bloodbeard]]
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*[[Tattered Prince]]
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*[[Aegon I Targaryen]]
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*[[Tywin Lannister]]
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*[[Tommen Baratheon]]
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*[[Joffrey Baratheon]]
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*[[Jaime Lannister]]
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*[[Margaery Tyrell]]
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*[[Mace Tyrell]]
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*[[Ysilla]]
 
}}
 
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*[[Stoney Sept]]
 
*[[Stoney Sept]]
 
*[[Battle of the Bells]]
 
*[[Battle of the Bells]]
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*[[Battle of the Trident]]
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*[[Seven Kingdoms]]
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*[[Pentos]]
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*[[Slaver's Bay]]
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*[[Faith of the Seven]]
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*[[Dothraki]]
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*[[Rhoyne]]
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*[[the Reach]]
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*[[Cider Hall]]
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*[[House Fossoway]]
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*[[Lys]]
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*[[House Strong]]
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*[[House Peake]]
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*[[House Mudd]]
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*[[House Mandrake]]
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*[[House Lothston]]
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*[[House Cole]]
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*[[Summer Islands]]
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*[[House Strickland]]
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*[[Blackfyre Rebellion]]
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*[[Dragonstone]]
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*[[First Men]]
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*[[Disputed Lands]]
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*[[Myr]]
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*[[Meereen]]
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*[[Yunkai]]
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*[[New Ghis]]
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*[[Tolos]]
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*[[Unsullied]]
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*[[Narrow Sea]]
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*[[Dorne]]
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*[[House Lannister]]
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*[[Casterly Rock]]
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*[[Highgarden]]
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*[[Griffin's Roost]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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*[https://www.tor.com/2015/03/12/a-read-of-ice-and-fire-a-dance-with-dragons-part-14/ A Read of Ice and Fire: A Dance with Dragons, Part 14] Analyses and summary of the chapter by Leigh Butler.
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[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters|A Dance with Dragons 24]]
 
[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters|A Dance with Dragons 24]]
 
[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters--POV Jon Connington]]
 
[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters--POV Jon Connington]]
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[[es:Danza de Dragones-Capítulo 24]]
 
[[fr:A Dance with Dragons, Chapitre 25, Le seigneur perdu]]
 
[[fr:A Dance with Dragons, Chapitre 25, Le seigneur perdu]]
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[[pt:A Dança dos Dragões - Capítulo 24]]

Revision as of 09:07, 7 June 2021

The Lost Lord
A Dance with Dragons chapter
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POV Jon Connington
Place Volon Therys
Page 306 UK HC (Other versions)
Chapter chronology (All)
Daenerys IV  ← The Lost Lord →  The Windblown

The Griffin Reborn

Synopsis

After the disappearance of Tyrion Lannister,[1] Lord Jon Connington decided to continue their route to Volon Therys. There, the former lord of Griffin's Roost, Haldon and Prince Aegon arrive at the camp of the mercenary Golden Company to meet their officers.

On their way, the man called Griff recalls memories of the time when he served with the mercenaries himself - the Golden Company was founded by former combatants and knights of the Seven Kingdoms who were defeated in the Blackfyre Rebellion. Jon Connington joined the Golden Company after his own defeat at the Battle of the Bells, at Stoney Sept, when he failed to capture the then-rebel Robert Baratheon, seventeen years ago. It is revealed that Connington was dismissed from the Golden Company for ostensibly stealing from their war chest, but in reality left their service as part of a plan staged by Lord Varys to make his ignominious dismissal more forgettable. The Company was previously led by Connington's close friend Toyne but now it is led by "Homeless" Harry Strickland, a man skilled in negotiating lucrative contracts but cowardly facing combat, in the eyes of Connington.

After presenting the young Griff as Prince Aegon Targaryen, son of the late Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, to the highest-ranking members of the Company, the officers, including Connington, voice their lack of enthusiasm for the complicated situation. They did not anticipate that Daenerys would decide to remain in Meereen instead of marching out to meet her enemies and joining with them. Strickland reveals that the Golden Company has received a large number of alternative offers, including some which would involve them joining the coalition currently arrayed against Daenerys Targaryen. They also bemoan the constantly-changing plans of Illyrio Mopatis and Varys, who did not anticipate Viserys Targaryen's death or that Daenerys would go to Slaver's Bay rather than Westeros. Seeing their disillusionment and an opportunity to claim the Iron Throne for his own, Prince Aegon offers them an alternative, earlier proposed by Tyrion: He does not wish to try to rally Daenerys and her dragons, but instead to sail to Westeros with the hope of obtaining support from Dorne in accordance with Doran Martell's own plan for avenging Princess Elia Martell. Aegeon reasons that once he and the Golden Company have begun the rebellion, Daenerys will cross the Narrow Sea to join him. This proposal is met with great enthusiasm from the officers, except Harry Strickland, who nevertheless has no choice but to comply.

Once agreed on the new plan, Aegon is taken on a tour of the mercenary camp. Connington retires to his quarters, satisfied with the new situation and impressed with a side of Aegon he has not previously seen. He hopes to return home to the castle of his ancestors and repay his debt to his old friend Rhaegar. It is then revealed that he is slowly succumbing to greyscale (presumably acquired during the attack by the Stone Men[2]), which is beginning to spread in his hand - he hopes that he will live several more years to see his ward sit the Iron Throne.

Character List

Places and terms mentioned

References and Notes