On the Quiet Isle men and women do not sleep beneath the same roof unless they are wed.[3], Six rubies from Prince Rhaegar Targaryen's armor, knocked loose by Lord Robert Baratheon's warhammer during the Battle of the Trident, have washed ashore at the Quiet Isle and been recovered by the brothers. This is the Quiet Isle, in the Bay of Crabs near the mouth of the river Trident. The brothers wear brown-and-dun robes, with wide bell sleeves and pointed cowls. Many brothers wind lengths of wool about the lower halves o… The Elder Brother was not what Brienne had expected. It is the original residence of the first holy man to live on the Quiet Isle roughly two thousand years before the events of A Song of Ice and Fire. Behind the sept is a vegetable garden where some of the older brothers pull weeds.[3]. The Elder Brother is the leader of a septry on the Quiet Isle. When I read about the happenings on the Quiet Isle in AFFC, it seemed to me that the best horse in all of Westeros, aka Stranger, was not ready to calm down and retire to a quiet life just yet. He floated downstream where he woke up naked on the Quiet Isle. The end is trickier, does the Elder Brother even have a name? Meribald: Faith. The Elder Brother runs the place, and they essentially have a co-op there, with penitents looking for redemption away from the chaos of the rest of Westeros. Only the Elder Brother and his proctors are permitted to speak on the island and the proctors only one day in seven. The 5-year gap was part of GRRMs intended plan to skip ahead by five years after ASOS, which he then changed, and thus had … Believing in the Faith of the Seven, the brothers await the appearance of a seventh ruby. The isle's slopes are covered with terraced fields, with fishponds down below and a windmill above, its wood-and-sailcloth blades turning slowly in the breeze off the bay. [2], Brienne of Tarth, Ser Hyle Hunt, Podrick Payne, and Septon Meribald meet with the Elder Brother on the Quiet Isle. Brienne's group also sees a lame gravedigger in the lichyard. [3], They speak with the Elder Brother and have a discussion on the war and Saltpans. The Elder Brother is the leader of a septry on the Quiet Isle. Others thought him dead so they stripped his armor and possessions and dumped his body into the Trident. I fought for Prince Rhaegar, though he never knew my name. The hill is steeper and the path meanders back and forth through weeds and briars, wind carved rocks, and twisted, thorny trees that cling to the stony hillside. When I died in the Battle of the Trident. This is the Quiet Isle, in the Bay of Crabs near the mouth of the river Trident. The brothers brew ale, and their mead and sweet cider are famous. Sheep graze on the hillside and storks wade in the shallow waters around the ferry landing. He shaves his head. [2], https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?title=Elder_Brother_(Quiet_Isle)&oldid=261179. He is reputed to have powers as a healer. Spoilers through A Feast for Crows Arya leaves before we got to know if the Hound died or not. [2], The Seven have blessed our Elder Brother with healing hands. He has restored many a man to health that even the maesters could not cure, and many a woman too. The brothers wear brown-and-dun robes, with wide bell sleeves and pointed cowls. [2], The Elder Brother was the third son of a family of knights, and he had nothing to offer the woman he wanted to marry but the shield, sword and horse of his own knighthood. The brothers are allowed to break their silence when confessing, as it is hard to speak of sin with signs and nods. Brienne of Tarth travels to the Quiet Isle and meets its Elder Brother, a former knight. [4], The water that separated the island from the shore was receding, leaving behind a broad expanse of glistening brown mudflats dotted by tidal pools that glittered like golden coins in the afternoon sun. He is reputed to have powers as a healer. [3], Podrick: Why do they call it the Quiet Isle? . The wooden sept has leaded glass windows and wide doors carved with the likenesses of the Mother and the Father and a seven-sided steeple with a walk on top. Those who dwell on the Quiet Isle are male penitents seeking to atone for their sins. Only the Elder Brother and his proctors are permitted to speak on the island and the proctors only one day in seven. He spent the next ten years in silence. Many froze, more starved, and all were trapped, including Sandor Clegane. Only the Elder Brother and his proctors are permitted to speak on the island and the proctors only one day in seven. [3], The brothers built a flight of wooden steps that wander back and forth across the steep hillside and among the buildings. Currently the Elder Brother occupies the cave. [3], Hyle: Isn't that where we want to go? The Quiet Isle is an upthrust island that sits at the mouth of the Trident where it flows into the Bay of Crabs, southeast of Saltpans and northwest of Maidenpool. The Elder Brother is a tall man, with a large, square head, shrewd eyes, a veined, red nose, and a heavy jaw. Believe, persist, and follow, and we shall find the peace we seek. He is in charge of the community on the Quiet Isle. Only the Elder Brother and his proctors are permitted to speak, and the proctors only for one day of every seven. Its elder brother hides some coins, and a pious dwarf takes the coins after the rest of his brothers are killed. [3], The cottages are not often used but the brothers keep them clean and dry. After the others leave, the Elder Brother and Brienne discuss Brienne's mission and why she has to find Sansa. [2], He looks more like a man made to break bones than to heal one, thought the Maid of Tarth, as the Elder Brother strode across the room to embrace Septon Meribald and pat Dog. He could hardly be called elder, for a start; whereas the brothers weeding in the garden had had the stooped shoulders and bent backs of old men, he stood upright and tall, and moved with the vigor of a man in the prime of his years. A septry near Maidenpool is attacked first by northmen and then by sellswords during the War of the Five Kings. In A Feast for Crows, Brienne crosses paths with the Elder Brother of Quiet Isle who claims to have known what happened to Sandor Clegane. . [2] Its septry is a refuge for those sworn to the Faith of the Seven. Woolen carpets cover the ground and tapestries cover the walls of the cozy sanctum. The start is pretty self explanatory. This is the Quiet Isle, in the Bay of Crabs near the mouth of the river Trident. The brothers provide themselves with their own food and appear to be self-sufficient. The stable is more than three quarters empty, with only half a dozen mules. A summer arbor produces small, tart grapes used for wine. The brothers are allowed to break their silence when confessing, as it is hard to speak of sin with signs and nods.