[ If Davos had found Theon only months ago, he would have found him more confident and much quicker to turn the blame toward Ramsay. Ramsay couldn’t erase Theon’s memories of him being in Winterfell, but he could turn those memories hazy and make him doubt that they were real to begin with. ]
No.
[ He grows visibly uncomfortable, fingers twisting together in his lap. If Davos cares to look close enough, he may notice that one has already been cut off. ]
Ramsay said differently. He was only sent to retrieve me, on Robb Stark’s orders.
[ Robb never disputed it; he couldn’t have. He had returned to stasis before Theon could ask, but he would have trusted Robb’s word over Ramsay’s, if he had been able to hear it. ]
He said I was taken to the Dreadfort to wait for Robb, but I don’t recall that much. I-- [ He huffs, looking frustrated. ] I recall nothing beyond Winterfell itself.
[ It’s nonsense, really, that theon should try so hard to repress his own memories just to defend Ramsay of all people, but there’s a twisted sort of logic to it. Jon’s memories of Theon don’t make sense. Sansa’s memories of Theon do not make sense. Eddard’s memories of Theon did not make sense. But the memories Ramsay created for him—those made sense. Just to avoid going mad from the puzzle pieces that don’t fit together, Theon has done his best to shed what he thought he knew and has chosen to cling to what Ramsay offered to him instead. ]
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No.
[ He grows visibly uncomfortable, fingers twisting together in his lap. If Davos cares to look close enough, he may notice that one has already been cut off. ]
Ramsay said differently. He was only sent to retrieve me, on Robb Stark’s orders.
[ Robb never disputed it; he couldn’t have. He had returned to stasis before Theon could ask, but he would have trusted Robb’s word over Ramsay’s, if he had been able to hear it. ]
He said I was taken to the Dreadfort to wait for Robb, but I don’t recall that much. I-- [ He huffs, looking frustrated. ] I recall nothing beyond Winterfell itself.
[ It’s nonsense, really, that theon should try so hard to repress his own memories just to defend Ramsay of all people, but there’s a twisted sort of logic to it. Jon’s memories of Theon don’t make sense. Sansa’s memories of Theon do not make sense. Eddard’s memories of Theon did not make sense. But the memories Ramsay created for him—those made sense. Just to avoid going mad from the puzzle pieces that don’t fit together, Theon has done his best to shed what he thought he knew and has chosen to cling to what Ramsay offered to him instead. ]