Back then, hard-core Thronies were probably still playing “The Rains of Castamere” on their lutes, […]

The Marcher lord was still clad in his ratty black cloak and dented breastplate with its chipped enamel lightning.

Arthur Koestler's concept of bisociation was introduced in the last chapter to explain how associating two absurd or ridiculous ideas gives rise to humour. Koestler goes on to describe how bisociation may be the key to creativity.

There are more romantic orientations than simple homoromanticism and heteroromanticism.