The Winds Of Winter: Will Brienne Betray Jaime For Lady Stoneheart?

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While Game of Thrones viewers already know the tragic ending for Brienne and Jaime, George R.R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter book will reveal whether she betrays him for Lady Stoneheart, a character entirely absent from the TV series. Following the backlash of HBO’s Game of Thrones season 8, The Winds of Winter is heavily anticipated as a way to progress the stories of George R.R. Martin's iconic characters in the manner that the author fully envisioned. Since Game of Thrones surpassed the events of the books after season 4, The Winds of Winter will tell a fairly different story from the series, with one of the most curious unadapted plotlines being Jaime and Brienne’s conflict with Lady Stoneheart.

One significant character from A Song of Ice and Fire that curiously never made her way into Game of Thrones was Lady Stoneheart, who was really the resurrected Catelyn Stark. After the Brotherhood Without Banners brought the slain Red Wedding victim back to life, Lady Stoneheart sought vengeance on those who betrayed her family, which primarily included the Freys and Lannisters. Since Catelyn had let Jaime free with Brienne to trade for her daughters, Lady Stoneheart was under the impression that the two had betrayed her, though Brienne maintained her loyalty to Catelyn Stark, explaining she was still actively searching for Sansa and Arya. However, to test her loyalty, Catelyn Stark gave Brienne a choice that would mean heartbreak in either circumstance.

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After Lady Stoneheart strung up Podrick and Brienne, she gave Brienne the choice to either bring Jaime back to her for revenge, or have both herself and Podrick hanged to death. Upon seeing Podrick