[ He makes it sound like more than it is, but it’s hardly a lie. You learn to swim quickly on the Iron Islands. The seas are turbulent and the winds are rough. Those who don’t learn simply don’t survive. With brothers as terrible as Maron and Rodrik, Theon certainly wouldn’t have made it after being thrown into the sea for the first time if he weren’t a good swimmer. ]
When a child is born on the Iron Islands, he’s given to the Drowned God. It happens before his first name day. Sometimes before he even has a name at all. Then, the priests bring him back.
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[ He makes it sound like more than it is, but it’s hardly a lie. You learn to swim quickly on the Iron Islands. The seas are turbulent and the winds are rough. Those who don’t learn simply don’t survive. With brothers as terrible as Maron and Rodrik, Theon certainly wouldn’t have made it after being thrown into the sea for the first time if he weren’t a good swimmer. ]
When a child is born on the Iron Islands, he’s given to the Drowned God. It happens before his first name day. Sometimes before he even has a name at all. Then, the priests bring him back.
[ It's a rough place. Truly, it is. ]