How was Brynden and his siblings as children, how did they view eachother and how did Dontos view them ? What was the general expectations for them and what did they want ?
So Dontos was actually a kid/teenager not too much older than Brynden and his siblings, for the most part he filled the older brother role for most of his brother's children. It was an odd situation.
Anyway, Donold, Brynden and Pastorn were all pretty similar as kids, which is just typical children really, none of them were the bookish type and all had that martial bend. It wasn't until Donold became a squire that things began to change, because then of course he realized that he would be a Lord someday. His father arranged a marriage for him with the Celtigars (I never got to that tidbit of info because of the Celtigar incident) and he started to serious up and seeing himself as better than his brother. Meanwhile Brynden was starting into his dashing rogue stage and was constantly butting heads with his older brother. As to be expected. Pastorn was a bit on the plain side, he didn't have great aspirations, just wanted to travel a bit his only dream was to become a Knight and serve the future Queen hopefully sending him to Dorne some day. When Brynden left he became a lot more serious for the sake of his mother and just put his wants aside.
Isis was your typical girl as a child, she loved to sing and dance, and her father had her take lessons with the harp. Something she hasn't played in ages. From the Dontos flashback you can see as a child she had this romanticized idea of Knights and Ladies. Growing up she sort of shed that, instead falling into Brynden's path, and as a result often bickered with Donold about her 'place' in the family. She was hard headed and tough, still is by all accounts.
For the most part Dontos thought of them all as good children, though he was very close with Donold. If Donold had survived it's very likely he would have been his closest friend and adviser. Since he and Brynden were both in King's Landing he did often fight with him the most, telling him he needed to accept his place in the world, etc. He thought little of Pastorn, outside of him being a very plain and humble child. And Isis completely threw him, Dontos wasn't good with women in general in his younger years, but Isis' intelligence and will just had him in pieces whenever she was around, he defaulted to quiet guardian around her for the most part. A holdover from when he was younger and she always cried for him first whenever something scared her.
Expectation wise, Donold was the model Knight and Heir. He was a more than capable fighter and Tourney Knight. He was particularly well versed in matters of horse and Gawen favored him greatly for it. Really that's all he ever wanted, to be a good Lord. He was just sort of a dick about it to his siblings. Pastorn and Isis were expected to take their places as a Knight and Lady respectively, though both secretly harbored hopes for more. And of course Brynden was expected to be a Knight, if things had gone differently Donold would have landed him in Blackbridge Tower someday, but we all know how that went.
Anyway, Donold, Brynden and Pastorn were all pretty similar as kids, which is just typical children really, none of them were the bookish type and all had that martial bend. It wasn't until Donold became a squire that things began to change, because then of course he realized that he would be a Lord someday. His father arranged a marriage for him with the Celtigars (I never got to that tidbit of info because of the Celtigar incident) and he started to serious up and seeing himself as better than his brother. Meanwhile Brynden was starting into his dashing rogue stage and was constantly butting heads with his older brother. As to be expected. Pastorn was a bit on the plain side, he didn't have great aspirations, just wanted to travel a bit his only dream was to become a Knight and serve the future Queen hopefully sending him to Dorne some day. When Brynden left he became a lot more serious for the sake of his mother and just put his wants aside.
Isis was your typical girl as a child, she loved to sing and dance, and her father had her take lessons with the harp. Something she hasn't played in ages. From the Dontos flashback you can see as a child she had this romanticized idea of Knights and Ladies. Growing up she sort of shed that, instead falling into Brynden's path, and as a result often bickered with Donold about her 'place' in the family. She was hard headed and tough, still is by all accounts.
For the most part Dontos thought of them all as good children, though he was very close with Donold. If Donold had survived it's very likely he would have been his closest friend and adviser. Since he and Brynden were both in King's Landing he did often fight with him the most, telling him he needed to accept his place in the world, etc. He thought little of Pastorn, outside of him being a very plain and humble child. And Isis completely threw him, Dontos wasn't good with women in general in his younger years, but Isis' intelligence and will just had him in pieces whenever she was around, he defaulted to quiet guardian around her for the most part. A holdover from when he was younger and she always cried for him first whenever something scared her.
Expectation wise, Donold was the model Knight and Heir. He was a more than capable fighter and Tourney Knight. He was particularly well versed in matters of horse and Gawen favored him greatly for it. Really that's all he ever wanted, to be a good Lord. He was just sort of a dick about it to his siblings. Pastorn and Isis were expected to take their places as a Knight and Lady respectively, though both secretly harbored hopes for more. And of course Brynden was expected to be a Knight, if things had gone differently Donold would have landed him in Blackbridge Tower someday, but we all know how that went.