11 examples of George R.R. Martin’s subtle foreshadowing in A Song of Ice and Fire
By John Fallon
6. Jon Snow grants Sansa’ wish
Late into Sansa’s story in A Game of Thrones, she fantasizing about taking revenge on Janos Slynt, who played a role in Ned Stark’s execution.
"Frog-faced Lord Slynt sat at the end of the council table wearing a black velvet doublet and a shiny cloth of gold cape, nodding with approval every time the king pronounced a sentence. Sansa stared at his hard ugly face, remembering how he had thrown down her father for Ser Ilyn to behead, wishing she could hurt him, wishing that some hero would throw him down and cut off his head. Sansa, A Game of Thrones"
Four books later, Sansa gets her wish. “Some hero” would end up being Jon Snow, who beheads Janos Slynt for disobeying his command.
"Dolorous Edd planted a foot on his back to keep him on his knees as Emmett shoved the block beneath his head. “This will go easier if you stay still,” Jon Snow promised him. “Move to avoid the cut, and you will still die, but your dying will be uglier. Stretch out your neck, my lord.” Jon, A Dance with Dragons"
Should these two ever reunite in the books as they do in the show, maybe they can bond over this.
