Game of Thrones Season 5 Speculation - Part 10 - Sansa Baratheon / Davos Seaworth

STANNIS BARATHEON / DAVOS SEAWORTH

The last storyline that I expect to be covered in Season 5 of Game of Thrones is the portion of Stannis and Davos' stories that fill in the gap between their departure from the Wall and their arrival near Winterfell.


STANNIS BARATHEON

After having a series of interactions with Jon Snow before and after Jon becomes Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, Stannis departs to the northwestern parts of the North to recruit the mountain clains to join his cause.  He eventually succeeds, marching his men and the Northerners south to Deepwood Motte where they are joined by forces led by the Mormonts to overthrow Asha (Yara on the show) Greyjoy's forces and liberate Deepwood Motte and join them and other Northern houses to his cause.  Stannis' forces then march towards Winterfell in the midst of a devastating blizzard, eventually stopping at a Crofter's village three days outside of Winterfell, where he plans to make his initial stand against the Boltons.


DAVOS SEAWORTH

At King Stannis' direction, Davos travels to White Harbor to treat with Wyman Manderly.  After a rousing scene in White Harbor's courtroom, Wyman orders that Davos be imprisoned.  Davos later finds out that Wyman faked his death in order to show the Lannisters that he was on their side and secure the return of his heirs.  Wyman sends Davos on a mission to Skagos to recover Rickon Stark and his direwolf Shaggydog.  If Davos succeeds in providing the North with a Stark heir, Wyman pledges his support to Stannis' cause, a key ally who could help recruit the rest of the North to Stannis' cause.


SEASON 5 ADAPTATION

Davos won't be heading to White Harbor and may not be going on any mission apart from Stannis this season.  There has been no casting of Wyman Manderly, no mention of White Harbor as a location this season and Davos is currently in Castle Black, a location that he's never been to in the books.  It's possible that he may be sent on a mission to Last Hearth to recruit Rickon, but there's nothing but speculation to base this on at this time.  In all likelihood, Davos will accompany Stannis on his march to Winterfell.

I think that Stannis will be spending more time at the Wall this season than he does in ADWD, but otherwise the story will stick close to what happens in the books.  I expect a battle scene in Deepwood Motte and possibly the battle of the Crofter's Village (aka the Battle of Ice) that will likely involve a lot of Freys drowning in an icy lake, though there's a lot of ground to cover so it's possible that the arrival of Theon will be the end of the storyline for Season 5.


MY SEASON 5 PREDICTIONS FOR STANNIS BARATHEON / DAVOS SEAWORTH'S STORIES:

Stannis and Davos will spend the first half of the season at Castle Black, treating with Jon Snow and the Night's Watch.  They will depart from Castle Black (leaving Melisandre, Selyse and Shireen at the Wall) and reappear at Deepwood Motte, defeating the Ironborn and capturing Yara Greyjoy.  Their forces will then march on Winterfell in the midst of a blizzard, settling at the Crofter's village and preparing to do battle with the Boltons and Freys that are stationed in Winterfell.  Their Season 5 storyline will end with the capture of Theon Greyjoy.  At Castle Black, Selyse Baratheon will attempt to sacrifice Shireen Baratheon, only to be stopped by Melisandre, who is setting Selyse up for some mysterious purpose.