Amia Wystan

also I 10000%%% feel like 1 time she was chatting with him and then he left and like .2 seconds later guards showed up like “omg there was a robbery we think he came this way did you see him???” and amia is like “oh my gosh!!! that’s terrifying but no i haven’t seen him” and not putting it together that aymon and the thief are 1 and the same :))))))

AMIA WYSTAN / lily james

“You’re too pretty to be a barmaid,” One of her customers said, as he took another sip of ale, “Where did you come from? You’re not from these parts. If you were, I’d know.” Amia stiffened noticeably at his words, for a moment afraid that he was there at her father’s request to take her home to the west. “Your hands are too soft,” He continue, brushing one of his hands against her own which had been resting on the counter. “And your eyes are too kind.”

She pulled her hand away from his abruptly.

He was handsome: it was the first thing she noticed about him, but there was something about him she did not like. He drank too much, flirted too openly, and had a hint of mischief in her eyes that made her uneasy.

He laughed softly, “I’m not going to hurt you. I only mean to please you.”

“I wish you wouldn’t.”

“I know how you treated that boy,” She said, ”How could you do it? How could you be so cruel?”

She’d never loved him, but she had trusted him; she had respected him. She had thought him to be a good man and she’d been convinced once, that they could build a happy life together. But she had seen his callous indifference and she could not forgive it.

“I cannot marry you. I will not.” She returned his ring and with it went the only life she had ever known.

“Men often treat their servants poorly,” Her father had said, “And if you break off your engagement to Normand Vipont, then you are no daughter of mine.”

I def think that Gresilda’s main worry about leaving the West was leaving Amia.  Like, I mean she trusts her and believes in her, but still its hard to say goodbye, esp when you know you’re leaving someone in a tough situation, but even so, I think Gresilda was conscious of the fact that the North was a harsher reality, yet, and Amia was about to marry and be out of that house.  Plus, Gresilda’s hella driven to pursue her path.  I think she feels it’s the one tribute she has left to give her brother and that he, all his fellows, and really all of Aragoth deserve some form of justice.  If there’s one small thing she can do to contribute to that worthy outcome, she feels she must; damn the consequences.  Plus, she knew Amia was safe.

As a result of all these things, I think she’s v torn.  For one thing, I know she def wants to protect and shelter her sister.  Gresilda is every inch the protector, no mysteries there, and the most important ppl in her life are Amia and their brother.  Their brother’s gone.  Death is a v real possibility in her mind and I think she knows she wouldn’t survive loosing Amia.  Up north, just walking to work could be a death sentence, if the sun’s not up.  You could freeze just going there, esp if it’s dark and you loose the path and I think Gresilda’s like, “Imma walk you to and from work everyday.  This is non-negotiable” ;DDDD  But at the same time, i think she sometimes worries that she’s being ~over protective and she def wants Amia to achieve all her dreams and just…she has a tough time striking the right balance, I think.

AnYWAy, I’m also thinking that Normand Vipont isn’t that great of a guy (iF I do a western plot, which I’m probs not but who kNOWS, I was thinking that he’d probs even have a plot to kill off his nephew Gerolt and become warden himself) and I think that he can probs be charming when he wants to be and I think that Amia probs thought she was gonna be happy with them but she figured out what kind of person he was before the wedding and she was just like to quote hamlet act iii scene iii line 92: no. and that just served to further push her to leave like she wasn’t gonna marry him for anything AND be away from her sister and she just left. 

ANYWAY, so I’m thinking tho that maybe even gresilda didn’t realize what kind of guy he was really?? and she did leave thinking her sister was safe and gonna have a good life ahead of her being a wife and mother and you know amia would be hella good at that plus she’d be happy (altho not with normand hahahah) and yeah. also i can see where amia might NOT tell gresilda about normand being horrible and icRy. 

UGH BUT GRESILDA STRUGGLING NOOOOO. Like Amia never thought for a moment that she’d be giving Gresilda something to worry over? I think she would ahve had second thoughts about coming if she did. She also thinks she can take care of herself and I jus t???? Although I think she’s gonna realize pretty quickly that she’s not as cut out for this life as she thought she was and like hELP. But she’s also v determined and she’s gonna make it work even if it’s taking her a little longer than she thought. 

Okay I’m naming their bro Gawain and their sister Marguerite. And I feel like Marguerite was actually right in the middle of Gresilda and Amia?? HAHAH and I can definitely see that OMG. That’s actually exactly how I pictured it?? And I can see where Amia would have had a better relationship with her, especially when she was little, but I feel like she drifted away from her other sister when she saw how horrible she was to Gresilda and like NO?????? 

But no like seriously, Amia is like hella focused on like surviving and her sister and she’s def been flirted with before, but that was back when she was a lady and had lots of suitors and she just doesn’t think about boys anymore at all and yeah like 99% of his comments will go over her head except the ones that he makes about her sister b/c that will NOT fly. I feel like Amia is a v chill and forgiving person except when it comes to Gresilda and then DO  N O T  TOUCH. 

oH MAN. iSOLDE WOULD ADORE MIA. BFFS FO LYFE.

Especially because… I think Isolde didn’t have many friends growing up? Like maybe when she was really small, yeah, but after her parents died, children are cruel and probably avoided their family for a while. Plus I’m sure Isolde had to work hard helping her sister with chores.

And then when her sister died, obviously it was all over for Isolde to really even think about making true friends until more recently when Annie and Baldwin didn’t rely on her so heavily for everything.

So I could see her being very excited to meet someone like Mia, and would be more than happy to give her advice. Probably brings her bread and soup and blankets and sneaks her a few of Tom’s cakes every once in a while, so they can sit and drink tea and get to know each other better.

She’d just see a light in Mia. And it’d be blinding to see the two of them shining together. (actual killas, these two walking about together.)

HAHAH, omg tho!!! <333 I feel like Isolde probs has NO idea how much stuff like that means b/c Amia is like ????????? about how to live here and obvi she has her sister, but I feel like she’s not always there with Amia needs her (tbh she needs her pretty much 24/7 when she’s just starting out) and like how does one cook???? and omg blankets thank you i didn’t realize i needed so many up here??? Like I cry not only is this is a huge lifestyle change, but also just the weather alone is SO different and brutal and you really have to be a survivor to live up here and I think Mia was definitely like “omg the snow is so pretty” at first before she realized that it just doesn’t stOP ever and it’s hella cold and she’s gonna need a thicker coat, haha. 

Also, she’s gonna love the tea breaks like you don’t even know. Amia loves tea so much and thinks it can solve everything and she Amia/Isolde tea parties 5 ever man. 

AMIA AND ISOLDE WALKING AROUND TOGETHER THO IT IS V SURPRISING THAT THEIR COMBINED LIGHT DOES NOT ACTUALLY LIKE MELT THE SNOW ;DDD