1. Prologue
Three Rangers, Gared, Will, and Ser Waymar Royce track
Wildlings beyond the wall. They find themselves
surrounded by the mysterious others who waste no time
hacking Ser Waymar to death. Ser Waymar then turns into
one of them, and strangles Will. Gared manages to escape...
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2.Bran - 1
Bran views his first execution, of a deserter from the Night's Watch
(Gared). His brother Robb finds the direwolves, which become the pets
and protectors of the Stark children.
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3. Catelyn - 1
Catelyn brings Ned news that Jon Arryn, hand of King Robert and
Warden of the East, has died and his family has returned to the
Vale. She also mentions that King Robert is coming to Winterfell to
visit the Starks.
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4. Daenerys - 1
Dany is dressed up to be sold to the horse lord Khal Drogo, in
return Drogo and his army will supposedly help her brother Viserys
regain the Crown and the Seven Kingdoms. They see the knight Ser Jorah Mormont
at Drogo's party.
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5. Eddard - 1
Ned takes King Robert to view his sister Lyanna's grave, although Queen
Cersei protests. He discovers that Robert wants him to be the next hand. Robert
also mentions that his brother-in-law Jaime Lannister will be the
new Warden of the East, instead of Robert, Jon Arryn's son.
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6. Jon - 1
Jon asks his uncle Benjen at the banquet for the King and Queen
whether he can become a brother of the Nights Watch. He meets Tyrion,
who tells him to make the fact that he is a bastard his strength.
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7. Catelyn - 2
Catelyn convinces Ned that he must become the King's new hand,
and travel to Kings Landing with Sansa, Arya, and Bran. Jon is
to go the Wall. She gets a secret message from her sister Lysa that
Jon Arryn was murdered by Queen Cersei.
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8. Arya - 1
Arya watches a fighting match between Bran and Prince Tommen
with Jon instead of doing her needlework. She sees crown Prince Joffrey
taunt Robb for not being allowed to fight with steel.
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9. Bran - 2
Bran climbs to the Broken Tower. He catches the twins Cersei and
Jaime Lannister having sex. He's caught watching, and is thrown from a
window ledge by Jaime.
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10. Tyrion - 1
Tyrion eats breakfast with Jaime and Cersei and the kids, and reveals
that Bran might yet live, although he has a broken back. His sympathy
for Bran concerns Jaime.
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11. Jon - 2
Jon says goodbye to a still unconscious Bran although a distraught
Catelyn is not pleased at his presence. He gives Arya a
goodbye present - her sword Needle.
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12. Daenerys - 2
Dany weds Khal Drogo in a huge and barbaric ceremony. She receives
3 petrified Dragon eggs, three handmaids, and her horse Silver as
wedding gifts. She has her first sexual experience on her wedding
night.
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13. Eddard - 2
Ned and King Robert argue about various matters while riding,
such as King Robert's desire to assassinate Dany, and his appointment
of Jaime as Warden of the East. Robert reveals that Ser Jorah,
now serving Viserys, is actually a spy for the throne. Ned
reveals that Jaime may have ambitions towards attaining the throne.
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14. Tyrion - 2
Tyrion reads about dragons and gets better acquainted with
Jon and his direwolf Ghost on their journey to the wall. He tells
Jon that the Nights Watch is mostly made of criminals and lowlifes.
He advises Jon to always accept the truth.
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15. Catelyn - 3
A man comes to assassinate Bran, setting fire to the library to
distract others. He finds an obsessive Catelyn still guarding Bran,
and is killed by Bran's direwolf. He leaves a dagger.
Catelyn snaps out of her misery, and decides to go Kings Landing
to find out who he was sent by.
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16. Sansa - 1
Sansa meets Lord Renly of the council and Ser Barristan, head of the Kings Guard.
She is frightened by Ilyn Payne, the executioner of Kings Landing. She lunches
with Joffrey, and later observes a fight between him, Arya and Arya's
friend Mycah.
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17. Eddard - 3
A court session is held, and it is decided that Arya and Joffrey
will be disciplined by their parents. Queen Cersei decides that she
wants direwolf skin, so Ned is forced to execute Sansa's direwolf,
Lady. Mycah is hunted down and slaughtered Joffrey's
guard Sandor Clegane, the 'Hound'.
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18. Bran - 3
Bran dreams that a crow teaches him how to fly, saving him
from death. He finally wakes up and names his direwolf Summer.
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19. Catelyn - 4
Catelyn arrives in Kings Landing and meets with the court 'spider' Varys
and treasurer Littlefinger. Littlefinger says that the dragger
used by the assassin to try and kill Bran is Tyrion's.
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20. Jon - 3
Jon finds himself miserable on the Wall, making enemies. He gets advice
from armorer Donal Noye, who states that most of the other recruits are
poor and do not have the training that he has. Tyrion mentions that
Benjen Stark has been away too long ranging. Jon receives word that Bran
has awaken. He starts to open up.
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21. Eddard - 4
Ned meets with the small council in Kings Landing, and learns that
King Robert wants to have a tournament, although the crown
is in debt. Ned later meets with Catelyn, and learns about the
attempted killing of Bran. He tells her to return to Winterfell and
make preparations for war.
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22. Tyrion - 3
Maester Aemon calls Tyrion "A Giant come among us...."(p.205)
Lord Commander Mormont tells Tyrion of the Wall's sad plight,
and that Winter is coming at last. Jon tells Tyrion to help Bran.
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23. Arya - 2
Arya is miserable and lonely at Kings Landing. She gets advice from her
father about sticking together with Sansa in dangerous Kings Landing
when Winter is coming. He discovers Needle, and arranges for her
to have 'dancing' lessons with Syrio Forel.
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24. Daenerys - 3
Dany adjusts to life as Khaleesi by learning to ride her horse and
find pleasure in Drogo's advances after dreaming of being cleansed by
Dragon fire. She punishes Viserys for his insolence, making him
walk behind the Khalasar. She has a momentous sexual encounter
with Drogo; and later finds out that she is pregnant.
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25. Bran - 4
Old Nan tells Bran the story of how the 'Others' first came.
Tyrion gives Maester Luwin a design of a saddle that will allow
Bran to ride a horse. Yoren from the Nights watch says that
Benjen Stark is still not back from ranging.
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26. Eddard - 5
Ned questions Grand Maester Pycelle of the council about Jon Arryn's
death. Pycelle mentions that Arryn died suddenly, after mentioning to
King Robert that "the seed is strong." (p.252) Littlefinger gives Ned
a list of people who worked for Jon Arryn to question.
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27. Jon - 4
Jon befriends and helps out Samwell Tarly, a fat new recruit in
the Nights Watch.
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28. Eddard - 6
Ned wonders why Stannis, King Robert's brother, is at Dragonstone.
In his investigation of Jon Arryn's death he discovers
a bastard of the King, with the King's black hair and
eyes, working in an armory.
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29. Catelyn - 5
Catelyn arrests Tyrion in an inn on her way north back to
Winterfell, accusing him of trying to slay Bran.
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30. Sansa - 2
Sansa attends the hands tourney. She observes Ser Gregor kill
an unknown knight. Ser Loras hands her a red rose. At the banquet
afterwards, she observes King Robert declare that he will fight
in the melee the next day, although Queen Cersei forbids it. The Hound
tells her how his face got burnt by his brother Gregor while taking her
home.
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31. Eddard - 7
Ned and Ser Barristan convince King Robert not to fight in the melee.
The Hound saves Ser Loras' life from Gregor; Loras hands him victory
in turn. Later, Varys tells Ned that Cersei had planned to kill Robert
in the melee, and that Hugh (killed by Gregor in the tourney)
poisoned Jon Arryn's wine in return for knighthood. Varys warns Ned
that he is Robert's only hope from being killed by the Lannisters.
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32. Tyrion - 4
Tyrion attempts to convince Catelyn that he did not send any killer
after Bran on their way to the Eyrie. He fights his first battle
against the Clansmen of the mountain.
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33. Arya - 3
Arya discovers dragon skulls while chasing cats. She also overhears a
conversation between two men (Varys and Illyrio) planning on
controlling the world by manipulating the Starks, Lannisters and Dany.
She tries to tell Ned, but gets confused. Yoren comes to tell Ned
about Catelyn's capture of Tyrion and Benjen's absence.
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34. Eddard - 8
Ned argues with King Robert, telling him not to assassinate Dany and
her unborn child. When Robert won't listen, Ned resigns his position
as the Hand of the King.
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35. Catelyn - 6
Catelyn reaches the Vale of Arryn and climbs up to the Eyrie.
There, she finds that an unhelpful Lysa is angry at her for
bringing Tyrion.
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36. Eddard - 9
Ned discovers another one of King Robert's bastards in a brothel,
with black hair/eyes. One the way back to the keep, he and his men are
attacked by Jaime's men as revenge for Tyrion's capture by Catelyn.
His leg is broken; his men are killed.
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37. Daenerys - 4
Dany finally reaches Vaes Dothrak. She and Ser Jorah discuss
whether the Dothraki can take over the 7 kingdoms. She tries
to give Viserys gifts; but he rudely rejects the clothes she
had made for him as 'Dothraki Rags' (p.393).
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38. Bran - 5
Bran goes riding, and is attacked by deserters of the nights watch
and wildlings. He is saved by the direwolves and
his fathers ward Theon Greyjoy. One of attackers, Osha, is taken
prisoner.
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39. Tyrion - 5
Tyrion gets himself in and out of an Eyrie prison by using
his big mouth. He demands Lysa to give him trial by combat.
Bronn, a mercenary, agrees to fight in his stead.
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40. Eddard - 10
Ned discusses with King Robert Catelyn's capture of Tyrion and
Jaime's attack. Robert makes him the Hand again.
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41. Catelyn - 7
Catelyn tries to convince Lysa that Tyrion's 'trial' is a bad idea,
but is ignored. Catelyn watches the combat between Ser Vardis and
Bronn to decide Tyrion's innocence or guilt. Bronn wins,
so Tyrion is allowed to leave the Eyrie by the dangerous High Road.
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42. Jon - 5
Jon advances to become a brother of the Night's Watch. He is worried
that Sam will be hurt if left behind in training. He attempts to
convince Maester Aemon to take Sam on as his assistant.
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43. Tyrion - 6
On their way out of the Eyrie, Tyrion convinces Bronn to become his
bodyguard by promising him gold. He convinces the dangerous Mountain
Clans to join them by promising them weapons as well as the Vale of
Arryn.
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44. Eddard - 11
Ned holds council and listens to villagers describe how Gregor and
the Lannisters pillaged their villages. He sends men to kill Gregor
and bring justice. Varys mentions that Ser Loras and Illyn Payne
are angry for not being chosen.
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45. Sansa - 3
Sansa gets upset when her father tells her that she is to leave
Kings Landing for Winterfell. When Ned tells her that
she is not to marry or say farewell to Prince Joffrey, she screams that
Joffrey is "...not the least like that old drunken king [Robert]"
(p.479).
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46. Eddard - 12
Ned finally figures out the truth Jon Arryn died for after
hearing Sansa's words: Blond Prince Joffrey is not King Robert's son,
and thus not the heir to the throne. He confronts Cersei,
who admits that Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen's father
is actually Jaime.
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47. Daenerys - 5
Dany eats a heart and bathes in a lake and learns that her child
will be "the stallion who mounts the world" (p.493) In the feast
afterwards, Khal Drogo 'crowns' a drunk sword swinging Viserys in
molten gold.
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48. Eddard - 13
Ned visits a dying King Robert, who was slashed by a boar. Robert
names Ned Regent, and decides to let Dany live. Varys hints that
a Lannister servant may have poisoned Robert's wine. Ned ignores Renly's
advice to seize Joffrey to hold the throne from the Lannisters. Ned writes a
letter to Stannis saying that he is the true heir. Ned also ignores
Littlefinger's advice to put Joffrey on the throne instead of Stannis;
he tells Littlefinger to bribe the City Watch to protect him.
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49. Jon - 6
Sam is accepted as Maester Aemons steward. Jon gets angry that he is
placed as Lord Commander Mormont's steward instead of as a Ranger,
until Sam tells him the advantages of the position. Jon and Sam say
their oaths at a Godswood. Ghost brings back a black hand.
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50. Eddard - 14
King Robert dies. Varys mentions that Renly has left south with Ser
Loras. Joffrey commands the counselors to swear fealty to him.
Cersei rips up Robert's letter making Ned regent. Ned says that Stannis,
not Joffrey is now King, and is arrested for treason as the
City Watch (bribed by Littlefinger) supports the Lannisters.
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51. Arya - 4
Arya is having a dancing lesson, when the Lannisters come for her. Syrio
fights the guards, allowing Arya to escape. On her way out of the castle,
she finds Needle and kills a stable boy who threatened to turn her in.
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52. Sansa - 4
Sansa meets Queen Cersei, who says Ned is a traitor. Sansa is
asked to write letters asking Catelyn, Robb, Lysa and Lord Hoster Tully
to swear fealty to Joffrey to prove that she is not a traitor also. Sansa
reveals that she met Cersei earlier against Ned's orders to try to
remain in Kings Landing. Ned's letter to Stannis asking him to take
the throne is intercepted.
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53. Jon - 7
Jon and Sam see two of Benjen's men, Othor and Flowers, dead but not
rotting with black arms and blue eyes. Jon finds out that Ned has
been arrested for treason, and attacks Ser Alliser for taunting him.
Later, Othor stalks Mormont's chambers, and resists all attacks of Ghost
and Jon. As a last resort, Jon flings a burning curtain at him....
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54. Bran - 6
Robb leads the Starks' bannermen South in defending Riverrun and the
North. Bran asks the Old Gods to protect Robb. Osha mentions that Robb
should march north to fight the Others and Giants instead. Rickon and
his direwolf Shaggy Dog run wild.
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55. Daenerys - 6
Dany convinces Khal Drogo to invade the seven kingdoms. In a visit to
the Western Market, she is offered poisoned wine. Ser Jorah, who received
a letter, suspects the plot and foils it. Dany tries placing her dragons
eggs in fire, but it has no effect.
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56. Catelyn - 8
Catelyn arrives at Moat Cailin and helps Robb with war strategy.
The army will be divided into two- the first part will march south and
take on Tywin Lannister, while a smaller force led by Robb will help save
Riverrun. Robb mentions that Ned's force sent to kill Ser Gregor was
defeated.
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57. Tyrion - 7
Tyrion finds his father Lord Tywin at the same inn in which he was
arrested by Catelyn. Tywin mentions that Jaime has surrounded Riverrun. Tyrion
asks for weapons for his clansmen. They learn that Robb's army is
marching, and Tywin convinces the Clansmen to join the Lannister army.
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58. Sansa - 5
Sansa attends King Joffrey's court session. Grand Maester Pycelle reads
the names of those required to swear fealty to Joffrey, including the
Starks. Janos Slynt, Commander of the City Watch, is made a lord while
Ser Barristan Selmy is relieved of his position of Commander of the Kings
Guard and disappears. Jaime is made commander, and Sandor Clegane the new
member of the Kings Guard. Sansa asks for mercy for her father, and
gets it - as long as Ned 'confesses' his treason.
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59. Eddard - 15
Ned, locked up in a dungeon, is visited by Varys. He says that Cersei
will visit him the next day asking him to 'confess' his treason, in
return she will offer him life by allowing him to join the Nights Watch.
Ned is reluctant until Varys mentions that Sansa's life may also be at
stake.
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60. Catelyn - 9
Robb's army arrives at the Twins, where Catelyn bargains with Lord
Walder Frey. Frey allows the army to cross his bridge with his army-
In return, one of Frey's many demands is that Robb must marry one of his
daughters. Ser Edmure Tully, Catelyn's brother, has been taken captive
by the Lannisters.
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61. Jon - 8
Fire destroyed Othor, and left Jon with a burnt hand. Lord Commander
Mormont gives Jon his family sword Longclaw in return for saving his
life. He also sends Jon's enemy Ser Alliser to Kings Landing to warn
Joffrey of the Others. Jon wants to go to war with Robb. He visits
with Maester Aemon, who tells him the reasoning behind the Night's
watch vows. Aemon reveals that he is Aemon Targaryen.
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62. Daenerys - 7
Dany saves women being raped by the Dothraki after they pillage
a shepherds' village. Khal Drogo is injured and is bound up by Mirri
Maz Duur, a healer that Dany saved. The other Dothraki
fear her as a Maegi, or a demon-witch. Dany asks Mirri to deliver
her child when it is time.
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63. Tyrion - 8
Lord Tywin tells Tyrion over dinner that he and his clansmen will
fight in the vanguard. Tyrion sleeps with a whore. The Lannister
army fights and defeats the Stark army on Kings Road, but to Lord
Tywin's disappointment, Robb is not among the prisoners.
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64. Catelyn - 10
Catelyn listens to the battle taking place near Riverrun as Robb's
army traps and defeats Jaime Lannister's army. Jaime is taken prisoner.
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65. Daenerys - 8
A feverish Khal Drogo falls from his horse. Ser Jorah advises Dany to
escape, but she chooses to let Mirri try her blood magic to save Drogo.
Mirri warns Dany that no one is to enter the tent while she is
working. The Dothraki get angry and riot. Dany is attacked by severe
birthing pains, and Ser Jorah carries her into the tent...
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66. Arya - 5
Arya lives as a street rat in the slums of Kings Landing. She sees
that a boat meant to take her back to Winterfell is actually a trap.
She views Ned confessing his 'treason', but Joffrey ignores Cersei's
and Varys' advice decides to execute him. Just as
Ilyn Payne raises the sword, Arya is captured by Yoren.
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67. Bran - 7
Bran dreams that he visited Ned in the crypts. Upon vising the
crypts, they find Rickon, who had the same dream. At first Maester
Luwin does not believe them, a raven's arrival confirm's Ned's death.
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68. Sansa - 6
Sansa grieves for her father, and comes to realize that she hates
Joffrey. An abusive Joffrey still plans to marry her, and shows
her Ned's head. Sandor Clegane shows sympathy for Sansa.
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69. Daenerys - 9
Dany has a dream in which her son dies, and she turns into a dragon
and flies. She learns that her son was born dead, and that Khal Drogo
lives, but is non functional. Dany questions Mirri Maz Duur, who
answers that she plotted this as revenge for plundering her village.
Most of the Dothraki have fled. Dany, unable make Drogo coherent,
ends his life.
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70. Tyrion - 9
A messenger tells Lord Tywin and council the details of Jaime's capture.
Lord Tywin mentions that Renly has fled to Highgarden and now calls
himself King. Tywin decides to move his army to Harrenhal. He tells
Tyrion to go to Kings Landing to control Joffrey, secretly fearing
that Jaime is a lost cause.
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71. Jon - 9
Jon tries to escape from the Nights Watch to help Robb avenge his
father's death, but his friends catch up and convince him to return.
Lord Commander Mormont makes Jon promise not to run off again, and
tells Jon that they are going beyond the wall to find Benjen.
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72. Catelyn - 11
Catelyn arrives at Riverrun and sees her dying father. She attends
a council meeting, in which the lords discuss how to deal with the
Lannisters and the new King Renly. Catelyn councils for peace,
but is ignored as Robb is made 'King of the North.'
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73. Daenerys - 10
Dany performs a funeral service for Drogo by burning him, his precious
belongings, Mirri Maz Duur, and her dragon eggs in a funeral pyre.
Mirri's death and the heat hatch the eggs, bringing back dragons.
Ser Jorah and the remaining Dothraki acknowledge her as their queen.
A red comet is viewed across the sky.