Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-5014364-20150621151627/@comment-26498000-20150621164443

Ser Patrek wrote: Yeah, I had many of the same thoughts, but just assumed Roose was commanding off-screen; having seen what a pitiful force Stannis had mustered, and just decided to wipe him out - As Ramsay suggested, they might gain them some respect from the other Northern lords by taking a hard stance against an invading southern king. After what they did to the Starks, attacking Stannis is not going to get them any respect. Stannis in the books actully rally's a number of Northern Lords to his side against the Boltons. The Boltons are far to widely despised for them to ever gain respect for attacking an invading force that's only hostilities was towords the Bolton's.