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The rasping voice trailed off. He squatted silently before her, a hulking black shape shrouded in the night, hidden from her eyes. Sansa could hear his ragged breathing. She was sad for him, she realized. Somehow, the fear had gone away.The silence went on and on, so long that she began to grow afraid once more, but she was afraid for him now, not for herself. She found his massive shoulder with her hand. βHe was no true knight,β she whispered to him.
- A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin
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For 's Sansa/Sandor contest here: [link]
To help with the anger over the fact that the TV show cut this fantastic scene between these fantastic characters. In other news....I saw both of them in the trailer for next week's episode, so...here's hoping!
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Sansa Stark, Sandor Clegane (c) George R.R. Martin
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that moment when you realize the Hound actually has a kind soul hidden under the chain mail and the scars, and the bloody sword...
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Too cute and very essential to their awkward relationship.
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I missed this scene in TV show, it gives both characters depth. I like your portrayal.
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I was so sad that they cut this scene from the book, because I thought that it was one of the most touching ones. The whole first book is full of murder, fights, plotting and a lot of blood, and this scene was so small and calm, yet lay a fundament for such a strang and strong bond between Sansa and the Hound. Also the story of Sandor and Gregor showed the great differences between them: Gregor is a loyal and blessed knight but cold, brutal and bloodlusty, and Sandor is a man who has the appearance of a beast, but is a good and kind man on the inside, who looks after Sansa in his own way.
Your painting isn't only a tribute to that scene, but also adds to it with its beauty. The background is very simple and therefore you make the focus smaller and draw us even more towards Sansa and Sandor. You have drawn his so well, like the heavyness of the story doesn't only weighs on him physically, but also mentally (which it does of course: the hound is to this day still frightened of fire). You did his face/scar good too, with attention to his hair.
And Sansa looks amazing too: she has this softness and kindness over her which is her own and which she shows to everyone she meets (and makes her the naive girl we got to know in Book 1, after that she starts to grow and becomes more awesome 
Still, I'm positive that they can learn to grow and understand each other more, especially since they are the only ones at Kingslanding who have a relationship which isn't based on wanting to backstab the other and use the other for his/her own good. They are the Wolf and the Hound in the Lion's den, and they are both determinated not to get crushed beneed the pressure of the Lannisters.
WHAAAAA, I LOVE THOSE TWO SO MUCH! 
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, for this wonderfull, deep and meaningfull drawing. 
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THIS has to be one of my all time favorite SanSan scenes from the first book.
Which is why (like you) I was so very upset when GOT decided to totally skip over it the first season and give some of the Hound's key lines to Littlefinger. UGH! Those RAT bastards! 
Excellent job, by the way! Truly love this!
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I just read this scene!! I'm so behind in reading these books I'm ashamed but I adored the tv series so much that I'm using my quick reading skills to get caught up before season 2. I absolutely love Sandor and Sansa scenes!
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awwww HOUND!!!!! this actually makes me feel bad for you!
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One of the best Hounds I've ever seen drawn. : O Can I say that I love the little dogs on his tunic. XDD Anyways, an awesome pic, Sansa looks perfect and love the background in all its simplicity. It creates quite a sad atmosphere. very beautiful! :--)
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The Hound seems like a cool dude. He simply serves a bunch of pricks.
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Amazing atmosphere, amazing scene and amazing art style as well. I like Sansor's pose. And Sansa...Sansa seems so beautiful, with such a nice expression on her little face. Gosh, I'm just too much San/San shipper XD Brilliant picture, anyway.
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I was toooo mad that they cut that scene! It was my favourite of all the first book. But the producers said they were going to emphasize the Sandor/Sansa relationship and that they definitely didn't overlook it. I hope so for the next season!
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I was so mad that this part was cut... it was when I (and everyone I guess xD) realized Sandor wasn't that bad. So making Littlefinger tell it was just ugh!
This drawing is beautiful, Sansa looks so delicate and pretty... beautiful coloring, style, the positions... love it!
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this looks very Disney-like... Imagine that! a Song of Ice and Fire by Disney.
Imagine the sex scenes
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lol, I imagine everything as a Disney film XDDD But yeah, the sex scenes....hahahh they'd definitely be made even more uncomfortable.
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even more uncomfortable is right, most are slightly disturbing to begin with. You know incest, thirteen year-old girls that kind of thing.
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They might be saving all the Sansa/Sandor scenes for Season 2. From a screenwriting point of view it's easier to set up that relationship as a through-line for Clash now that Sansa's alone and doesn't have any primary characters to talk to (excluding Joff and Cersei).
I like the Beauty and the Beast vibe here. That and the Hound's crouch is appropriately pathetic/gargoyly.
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They might be saving all the Sansa/Sandor scenes for Season 2. From a screenwriting point of view it's easier to set up that relationship as a through-line for Clash now that Sansa's alone and doesn't have any primary characters to talk to (excluding Joff and Cersei).
I like the Beauty and the Beast vibe here. That and the Hound's crouch is appropriately pathetic/gargoyly.
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Thank you so much! Yes, yes I like that....pathetic/gargoyly XD
I really hope that's what they're doing with Season 2. Because really, he's one of the only people who shows Sansa any sort of kindness/humanity. And they have to start developing his character pretty soon. Fingers crossed anyways.
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This is hands down, my favorite moment in the books. I reread them multiple times before I continued on. This is what made me stop hating Sansa, and when I realized these books were about more than just good good guys and bad bad guys. EXCELLENT job.
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Thank you so much! I definitely agree with your assessment, it was a defining moment for me as well
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Awww
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well there's still time...
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Yeah. Once he pwn's Gregorstein and he or Sansa pwn's Littlefinger... Sansa and Tyrion can have a divorce too...
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I love these two! I was so disappointed they didn't include that scene in the series /:
I featured this in my Weekly Feature section [link]
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Wow, thank you so much! I'm honored!
And yeah, I'm was really upset about the change in the series, too, but they've made up for it in recent episodes
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You're welcome!
They did
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I love your Lady Sansa daintily trying to comfort the beastly Hound.
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AWWWWWW!!! *squees at an annoyingly loud volume that only nearby Sandors can here*
"WOMAN STOP THAT BLOODY NOISE I'M TRYING TO F**KING MEDITATE HERE!"
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lol, thank you so much!
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i forget who she's referring to..
Gregor?
Love it though
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Ah, thank you! (and yes, Gregor, though it looks like I was too late in answering that XDD)
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She's referring to Sandor Clegane, also called the Hound, the little brother of Gregor ^^
Also, this illustration is fantastic !
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i mean who's Sansa referring to?
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Gregor. He's not a true knight--or, he IS a knight, but he's a cruel and evil animal of a man and not at all what a knight's supposed to be.
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Thanks for the clarification
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Ser Ilyn Payne is just a Grade-A Scary Man. He makes Sandor Clegane look cute and cuddly by comparison.
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Hmm... Intriguing. I may be reading this too. (No HBO at my house, so I'll have to wait to watch.) Very good illustration of the text.
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Thank you so much!
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