Jaime meets with Ser Brynden before Riverrun. The Blackfish is rude and insulting from the beginning. Jaime offers to exchange Edmure for Lady Sybell and her children, but Brynden refuses. He also offers to let Brynden take the black and spare the garrison if Riverrun surrenders, but the Blackfish refuses this offer also. He continues to be rude and says that he only came out to see Jaime's stump before heading back to the castle. Jaime returns to camp, where Lew and Josmyn help him dismount, and he tells Ser Daven to gether a council of war. The council consists of Lord Clement, Lord Karyl, Lord Norbert, Ser Daven, Ser Lyle, Ser Addam, Ser Forley, Lord Emmon, Lady Genna, Ser Walder Rivers, and Edwyn, subbing for his drunk father. Ser Ilyn is present as well. The westerners all believe an assault is necessary, while the Riverlords want to stall as long as possible. Edwyn wants to make an assassintation attempt on Brynden, an idea that has no support. Lord Clement insults Edwyn, and they almost come to blows before Jaime intercedes. Lord Clement storms off, and Jaime brings the meeting to a close saying that the assault will begin at first light. Ser Emmon comes up to Jaime to protest an assault that may damage the walls, while Lady Genna asks what he means to do about Edmure. Jaime decides to take Ser Lyle and Ser Ilyn and visit Edmure on his gallows. When Edmure sees Ser Ilyn, he tells Jaime to get it over with, and Jaime obliges. Edwyn comes running up followed shortly by Ser Ryman in an attempt to stop him. Ryman tries to explain that the therat of hanging Edmure should make the castle yield. Black Walder did the same thing at Seagard with Patrek Mallister with success. Jaime tells him that the treat is meaning less since he did not actually hang Edmure, cows him with a blow, and tells him to get out of the camp. Edmure is facedown on the ground; Ilyn merely cut the rope on the gallows. Jaime sees a singer from Ser Ryman's camp and orders him to come with him and Edmure.¹ They return to Jaime's tent, where Jaime sets Lew, Pia, and Josmyn to seeing to Edmure's needs. Jaime tells Edmure that he is going back to Riverrun. If he yields the castle, the garrison will be spared and all that wish to join the Night's Watch will be allowed to. If he does not, the castle will be sacked and burned, and Jaime will kill Edmure's child as soon as Roslin gives birth. Jaime tells the singer¹ to play "Rains of Castamere" to drive his point home.