Things I know that you should too

[theother]

Tallahar if he lost the duel.
Talk about sore loser

[The Smith]

Yeah is he going through with it?

Because that would be bad news for Tallahar.

[theother]

No, I think it was a preventative measure. At least as far as I'm concerned.

[The Smith]

Lyas Bolton is hiring up all of the rogue bandits and mercenaries of the North, and letting them continue down that path as long as they work together to wipe out any Bandit group that is not working for him.

[theother]

That could be bad news for Aethan Stone after his little stunt (check out the Library thread "last Patrol)
Any particular reason why he is destabilising the North? I would have thought it would be in his interests for peace to break out up there so he can consolidate his hold on things out of the public eye as it were.

[The Smith]

Lyas or Stone. Lyas is estbalishing Peace, First he has the bands working for him wipe out the wild ones, then he wipes out the ones working for him.

It is a stall because I figure the over all troop level in the north to be pretty low. And he is restraining the bands a bit. Only allowing them to steal, not murder kind of thing.

As for Stone Emelia wants some land up there so I think she is decreasing the property value so people sell low. That is a metaphor as opposed to actual fact.

[theother]

"Lord Tyrell is to send a young and pretty Tyrell cousin, along with a retinue of night's watch recruits, to the Wall. Her mission is to one night sneak in the Tyrell cousin to Benjen Stark's quarters and get her pregnant with his child."

Not sure how I feel about this. I'm inclined to say it didn't work based on Benjen's previous reaction to women who weren't his sister but what do you think?

[The Smith]

I think it is a stupid plan, but if he wants to do it let him. The last time that happened Stark said no. This time they will catch her and flog her. And then drag her ass back to the reach.

Would he be exposed, or would they just think it was some over anxious whore.

[theother]

I think if we did that, surely there would have to be a heavy burden of suspicion. Ladies from the Reach don't travel hundreds of miles north to seduce a mentally disabled person they've never met without some underhand intention.
I think it's incredibly dumb. He's got to know that everyone is looking at him closely after his trial so such a clumsy attempt so soon afterwards would be embarrassing and maybe more. I can just picture Anya's reaction to the news...Callen's going to hear about it, put it that way!