It could be that GRRM has a thing about hands. Hand of the King, Half-hand, Short-hand, you see where I'm going. And now we have Jaime with his hand strung around his neck, in a revolting parody of his dad's badge of office. Ruthven's boys are making dreary sport of him, for all he gives a shit.

If you need a thumbnail sketch of Ruthven's character, note that he carries around a canteen of horse piss for no other reason than to play practical jokes on captives. This gets a rise out of...
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