Was Ser Jorah Mormont's letter to Khaleesi a suicide letter?

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In Season 7, Episode 2 titled Stormborn, Ser Jorah Mormont is informed that his greyscale is untreatable and that he has six months of sanity left. Archmaester Ebrose states that Ser Jorah will be exiled to live out his remaining days with the stone men. As a courtesy to Ser Jorah's knighthood, he will allow him one more day at the Citadel.

The next time we see Ser Jorah, he is writing the following letter to Khaleesi:

Khaleesi, I came to the Citadel in the last hope that the maesters could treat me, as you ordered. Even with all their arts, I am beyond any cure but the grave.

I have had a longer life than I deserved, and I only wish I could've lived to see the world you're going to build, standing by your side. I have loved you since the moment I met you.

Was Ser Jorah saying goodbye to Khaleesi because he was going to commit suicide or because he had failed in finding a cure and was going to live in exile?



Best Answer

While it is never explicitly said, the intention is clearly present in the scene.

Earlier they discuss the advancement of his disease:

The infection has spread too far. You should have cut off your arm the moment you were touched.

How long?

It'll be years before it kills you. Could be 10. Could be 20.

But how long until...?

Your mind? Six months, maybe fewer.

The maester then clearly gives him the option to take his own life and even hints at it being the best option:

Were you a commoner, I'd have you shipped to Valyria at once to live out your life with the stone men. As an anointed knight, I'll allow you one more day. How you choose to spend that time is up to you.

He says this while looking at the sword in the corner (obviously a "Chekhov's gun"). It is a clear hint that he expects Jorah to end his suffering by his own hand, a final honorable deed "as an anointed knight".

The maester then urges Samwell to leave him be, but Sam isn't done:

Should we send word to your family, Ser...?

Jorah. Jorah Mormont.

Mormont?

There's no need. I've been dead to them for years.

So he's got no family, and is struck with an incurable and very painful disease that will make him lose his mind in mere months.

No, Jorah isn't thinking about exile.


A later scene shows Samwell arriving with what he hopes is a cure of sorts, and he says:

My name is Samwell Tarly, Sworn Brother of the Night's Watch, training to serve as maester at Castle Black. I knew your father. I was with him when he died. You are not dying today, Ser Jorah.

(h/t to Devdatta Tengshe for reminding me of this.)




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Does khaleesi forgive Ser Jorah?

The Targaryen queen cannot forgive Ser Jorah, and exiles him from Meereen. Jorah returns to the city in Season 5 with Tyrion Lannister. Daenerys follows Tyrion's advice and banishes him again. As a queen, Daenerys cannot afford to look weak by forgiving people who betray her.

Why did khaleesi send Jorah away?

He also correctly assumes that Jorah must have been banished by Daenerys because she discovered that he was spying on her for Varys. Tyrion mockingly asks Jorah if he really believes that he will earn a pardon for simply delivering him to Daenerys; alternately, she might pardon Tyrion and behead Jorah instead.

Is Jorah in love with Daenerys?

From the moment we're introduced to Jorah the Andal, he was deeply in love with Daenerys Targaryen but as we all know in Game of Thrones, loyalty and love are usually followed by heartbreak and despair. While travelling through Essos with the Khaleesi, Jorah was simultaneously acting as a spy for Varys/King Robert.

Why did Jorah Mormont sell slaves?

Season 1. Ser Jorah Mormont is an exiled knight in the service of Daenerys Targaryen and the son of Jeor Mormont of the Night's Watch. To fund his wife's extravagant lifestyle, he sold poachers on his land to slave traders, which is illegal in the Seven Kingdoms.



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