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This plot point feels a little forced there is no reason to marry her yet plus with how close they are why would rob ever just force this decision on thorin
No, i understand that part but if robb goals was to appease the northern lords and to prove that he is more northmen then southern any advisers or peasant or even hodor will tell him that he wont accomplish this by marrying the only northern family that still worships a southern god and then marrying two of his brothers to southern ladies with different gods and creed one coming from the vale which the north fought a war that lasted for A thousand years over some island which the people of said island still till this day attack northern shore for piracy and the other girl coming from a place of rapist and thieves who also attack northmen when ever they feel like it and kill burn then kidnap back to there island for another thousand year its not logical. Alternative… John arryn was murder will their lady regent do nothing? Put pressure then visit his grieving aunt Lysa and sweetrobin their cousin then to control the vale all he has to do is ask (demand or the vale will burn) to allow sweetrobin to be foster at winterfell just like ned was foster at the vale if she doesn’t let her crazy reaction will maybe be enough for Royce and other lords they definitely want to avenge their lord. Now the riverlands is currently lordless put one of his brother as acting lord or blackfish as lord and as for asha the almost same deal she got on the tv show bent the need and i will get you the iron island and you will help us in our fight after all is done we will discuss independence but with terms. Same outcome different journey.
Telling_Tall_Tales:Robb had to marry someone from the North as Ned married south and was fostered in the south. To appease the Northern Lords they were betrothed long before the War started because Manderlys are one of house Starks strongest banner men. Robb doesn’t love her either but they are friends.
thanks for the chapter ! But it still doesn't make sense to me to go over the hassle of marrying a squid with no benefit to the North even if author made her to be beautiful in this fic... The iron Islands are just Wasteland and MC wil anyways defeat Euron Grejoy and add his ship to the new Naval force under North.