I won’t hurt you.

stonehearting:

“I was younger than you, six, maybe seven. A woodcarver set up shop in the village under my father’s keep, and to buy favor he sent us gifts. The old man made marvelous toys. I don’t remember what I got, but it was Gregor’s gift I wanted. A wooden knight, all painted up, every joint pegged separate and fixed with strings, so you could make him fight. Gregor is five years older than me, the toy was nothing to him, he was already a squire, near six foot tall and muscled like an ox. So I took his knight, but there was no joy to it, I tell you. I was scared all the while, and true enough, he found me. There was a brazier in the room. Gregor never said a word, just picked me up under his arm and shoved the side of my face down in the burning coals and held me there while I screamed and screamed. You saw how strong he is. Even then, it took three grown men to drag him off me. The septons preach about the seven hells. What do they know ? Only a man who’s been burned knows what hell is truly like.”

lyrabelacqua:

little-corners:

House Clegane

OMG I LOVE EVERYONE IN THIS BAR.

Scenes From Game Of Thrones. 
↳ “If the queen sees I can have Joffrey’s children now…”

30 Days of GoT/ASoIaF | Day 20. best soldier/warrior | Sandor Clegane

rainwoods:

“I could keep you safe.”

corseque:

stargates:

30 DAYS OF A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE
favourite story from the history of a house → house clegane

The Hound escorted Sansa across the drawbridge. As they were winding their way up the steps, she said, “Why do you let people call you a dog? You won’t let anyone call you a knight.”

“I like dogs better than knights. My father’s father was kennelmaster at the Rock. One autumn year, Lord Tytos came between a lioness and her prey. The lioness didn’t give a shit that she was Lannister’s own sigil. Bitch tore into my lord’s horse and would have done for my lord too, but my grandfather came up with the hounds. Three of his dogs died running her off. My grandfather lost a leg, so Lannister paid him for it with lands and a towerhouse, and took his son to squire. The three dogs on our banner are the three that died, in the yellow of autumn grass. A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he’ll look you straight in the face.”

I missed this so much in the show.

It’s a shame, too - the one time book!Sandor managed to make harmless small talk, they cut it. So nicer Show!Sandor doesn’t say these lines, the only approaching-socially-acceptable lines he says in the book.

He doesn’t say, “That one is nothing to fear, girl. Paint stripes on a toad, he does not become a tiger.”

He doesn’t say, “Enough.”

Okay, whatev, show.