Price of Honor

by PattycNyc

It all started with a proposition from the Fae. Now the clan faces intrigue, assassins, war, and dragons? Though they may not have pictured themselves here, it comes as no surprise that they adjust rather well to Westeros, but, will that allow them to whether the storm? For we all know that Winter is Coming.

1. A thought about Honor

Goliath: The human passion for money is an emotion that gargoyles do not understand. When wealth is used towards health and security, we appreciate the value in its fevered creation. But when riches simply adorn or fuel ambition, we see envy, discord, and a temptation to sacrifice all righteousness to achieve them. We see innocent victims, and we grieve.

Goliath: Your Honor, do I have the right to speak in my own defense? Gargoyles exist to protect their community. It is not our nature to rob. We have no use for money or material possessions. I have come to this courtroom seeking justice. Not only for myself but for all my kind. I ask you to look into your hearts. Judge us not as the monster we may appear to you. But as fellow beings. Beings with the same hopes and dreams as you, to live in peace.

Goliath: I've been denied everything... EVEN MY REVENGE!

Goliath: All of my kind are dead... and now... you two will join them!

So, this idea started one day while I was watching the Gargoyles show. It was around the time that season 3 of Game of Thrones came on, and I saw the red wedding. In it, I saw the death of nobility, but also the price of stupidity, false honor, pride, and an unwillingness to see yourself in the other person shoe.

Robb Starks failure to predict the political ramification of his actions and his slights against the Freys left me shaking my head. Further, I smirked at the power of the ruthlessness displayed in Tywin Lannister's cunning nature.

In watching the show even further, and digging into the lore of both books (A Song of Ice and Fire), and the wiki )Gargoyles), I saw in them a possible interesting marriage. The quotes above are all from Goliath, a being from whom the entire show draws its nobility from.

His, at times, unwavering adherence to an unwritten Gargoyle code of ethics flies in the face of the times and circumstances that he finds himself and his clan in. I started to wonder: What would it look like to transpose the Gargoyles into Westeros? How would they change, how would they stay the same, would their interactions and decisions have far-reaching or minute changes, and how would they play the great game?

So this is much a story, as it is a thought exercise for me.

How far will the Gargoyles get in the great game?

Because, as we all know: When you play the Game of Thrones, you either win or you die, there is no middle ground.