(SPOILERS ALL) Let's play a fun game, /r/asoiaf. If you were in charge of the series, how would you have written seasons 4 and 5 to make it as accurate to the books AND as television friendly? Curious to see the ideas!

*After ARPA leaves the hound for death, a wandering master finds him and nurses him back to health. "Where am I, good Ser?" The once foul tongued knight asked as he woke from his fever wrought dream, the immense light surrounding the master both blinded and illuminated his sight, bathing the kind healer in a gentle mantle. "It does not matter where you are, Ser Knight, all that matters is what you do with this second chance"

As his recovery progressed, Sandor would take to slowly walking the circumference of the Isle, his compound fracture had been reset, and the bone was nearly healed, but his gait was still uneven. The old Sandor would have been impatient and rash at the time spent recovering, probably rebreaking the the the bone in the process, but any concept of time seemed to evade the Isle, as the thick mists around it never seemed to disperse. It was hard to tell how long had passed, but Sandor felt stronger with each lap.

Sandor pulled the dull teeth of the well worn comb through his long, straight hair, his spare hand following the combs trail, matting the hair down with oils. His hair shone as brightly as his robes. "We he had visitors today Sandor? " The maester asked as he fingers the scroll on the bench, the heavy wax seal already broken.

"Yes good Maester, it seems as if I have been called to pass judgement on a poor soul in the capital. Alas, I do hope she is not past retribution. "

His mentor put a gentle hand on his shoulder "I've never met a more pious, devoted man in my life. I'm sure your judgement will be wise"

The hound charged forth once more, his body showing no signs fatigue as he bought his two weapons, a large shovel and a plow blade down in a viscious overhead strike. Strong barely had time to raise his great sword in a defensive parry. "How did the hound get so big, I heard he was a cripple!" Danaerys whispered to her brother and husband, Jon Stark_Targaryan, when their adopted father, Stannis Baratheon gave an uncharacteristic nod while his best friend Benjen Cold Stark chuckled.
" It is said that the hound trained on a magical Island, where time passes quicker than the outside world. In just a span of 3 months he managed to dig over 1,000,000 graves."

"And now he plans to fill them" Said the head of Ned Stark, still fixed upon its pike. *

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