WAIT BEFORE I GO
Evil Santa has gifted us with TWO readings of two SEPARATE Ser Barristan chapters, and there are some detailed summaries of them
In short:
Barristan discusses his battle plans for the battle between Yunkai and Meereen
He gives a well-written, emotional speech to his slave squires and knights and says something along the lines of "God save the queen, oh and we need some strength, too. COME BACK DANY."
HE'S RIDING DANY'S SILVER INTO BATTLE
The second chapter is about the battle
Barristan begins to appreciate sellswords
The pit fighters agree to defend Meereen in Dany's name and there's one lady who's wearing a python into battle
Barristan destroys the Harridan with his lads
Dany's horse kicks people
Tumco Rho, a member of the Second Sons, starts to wonder why so many ships have appeared
Barristan asks him what he sees on the black sails, and says "Squids, big squids, like in the Basilisk Isles. Squids so big they're like enough to pull down ships."
Barristan corrects him saying it's a kraken
He thinks it's Theon, apparently Barristan doesn't know about the Red Wedding or the Greyjoy betrayals
Barristan thinks Lady Catelyn and Robb had sent him to find Daenerys
Barristan gets all gleeful but realizes that his men are fighting the Yunkish and Ironborn alike
So...Barristan isn't dying in the battle. BOY AM I SURPRISED. Not really, no.
[TWoW Spoilers] Barristan
This at least confirms one thing:
The man is writing often, and he's completing chapters like clockwork. We may actually get our 2014 release date, and hopefully Dangerous Women is out soon, I want to read about busty Rhaenyra Targaryen learning to be Queen and THE DANCE OF THE DRAGONS HAPPENS.
