#casesuit

I’m thinking the Faith will probably put up one of their own. And considering over 100 knights have joined the restored Warrior’s Sons, they have a lot to choose from. But if you’d like to hear of names we know, let me mention a few:

Bonifer Hasty, called “Ser Bonifer the Good”. Pros: used to be a famous tourney knight; his romance with then-Princess Rhaella Targaryen is something the smallfolk would love; as is his devotion to the the Faith after Rhaella was married; holds Harrenhal, so could suffer the Harrenhal curse and also his facing Gregor would be somewhat ironic. Cons: is kind of old and not the warrior he used to be; holds Harrenhal, so they may not want to call him away to King’s Landing to be a champion (not that that stopped Gregor, before); it’s not known if he’s joined the Warrior’s Sons (though it does sound right up his alley).

Lancel Lannister. Pros: a hero of the Blackwater; is fervent in his faith; was a friend of the previous High Septon; one of Cersei’s accusers; once handsome; almost certainly doomed in general. Cons: since his injury at the Blackwater he’s been very sick and weak and furthermore he fasts for his sins so he’s not getting any better; now that his father’s been murdered, he might not stay with the Faith (but he probably will); not sure of the law— can one of the witnesses against Cersei even be a champion against her?

Theodan Wells, called “Ser Theodan the True”. Pros: commander of the Warrior’s Sons; very pious, one of the first to pledge himself to the reborn Faith Militant; was mentioned by name often in Cersei’s AFFC/ADWD chapters, which could be setting him up for this. Cons: um… nothing that I can think of?

Other options for the Faith’s Champion could be a Warrior’s Son that hasn’t been named yet, maybe one of Bonifer’s Holy Hundred. (I wouldn’t be surprised if most of them are the knights that joined the Faith.) Or some ~mystery~ knight, though I most sincerely doubt it will be anyone the theorists have considered. (*cough* Sandor *cough* Loras *cough*) But anyway, I’d put that sort of surprise as much lower odds than the Faith choosing a holy knight fervent in his beliefs that the Seven are on his side. Especially if they suspect the truth about Ser Robert Strong.

“I fear no shade, ser. It is written in The Seven-Pointed Star that spirits, wights, and revenants cannot harm a pious man, so long as he is armored in his faith.”“Then armor yourself in faith, by all means, but wear a suit of mail and plate as well.”

No. He’s just keeping his hand there to brush away the hood-fabric so the tears from his WOW account nerd-wailing don’t chemically bond the fabric to his face.

A perfect, 1/1 scale replica of Ziegfeld girl Olive Thomas, made entirely out of spider webbing. The spiders are in there, too. The note provides me with a magic word that when recited, will bring this strange creation to life. I back the hell away and seal the box shut because holy shit that's creepy.

Decades later, when I am a decrepit old man, ready to climb into my death-bed, I return to the box. Long past giving a damn, and finally defeated by my curiosity, I say the word. The Olive-golem explodes to life and it has superpowers and fights crime and ends racism and sexism and ushers in a new golden age of humanity and I'm like "Why didn't I do this earlier?"

Then I die, completely bewildered and happily frustrated.

Or maybe it's an exquisite tuxedo with built-in air conditioning.

Or an authentic Godzilla suit with a crumbled sheet of paper pinned to it with the word "RUN" scrawled on it in what looks like blood.

Or an artificial heart and some medical tools.