huge if true

ormund's oath is: "do you swear before the eyes of gods and men to defend those who cannot defend themselves, to protect all women and children, to obey your captains, your liege lord, to fight bravely whenever needed, and to do such other tasks as are laid upon you, however hard or humble or dangerous they may be?"

no emphasis on the seven and their virtues, instead he stresses how daeron needs to be obedient and submissive to *him*, his liege lord.

and guess what, it all sounds strikingly similar to asoiaf's wedding vows:

the whole scene has what i can only describe as an erotic vibe too, down to how it's filmed.

daeron becomes a knight and in the end he and ormund are finally filmed on equal height, but he's still supposed to submit to ormund, this time by oath.

Ripen or Rot Ch3 on ao3 (Ormund/Daeron/Gwayne, 17k, 3/5)