A Storm of Swords – Lion, Fish or Wolf?

A Storm of Swords – Lion, Fish or Wolf?

Our heroes arrive at the end of the Kneeling Man and Jamie nearly walks into a crossbow bolt. The owner of the crossbow asks whether our heroes are lions wolves or fish. Naturally, Jamie must show off his wit.

I had a little bit of trouble with the crossbow. While I mostly got the pose right, it was a little hard fitting both bow and the bowman into the space allowed. So, I found myself ending up fudging the pose anyhow. Fortunately, we’re not dealing with anyone I would consider a champion bowman. In fact, if this were any other story, I would imagine Jamie disarming him.

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. . . and found himself eye to eye with a loaded crossbow. Standing behind it was a chunky boy of fifteen. “Lion, fish, or wolf?” the lad demanded.
Jamie 02 pg 147