The Ghosts of Harrenhal: A Song of Ice and Fire Podcast (ASOIAF)

Arya and the Hound brave the rapids of the Trident. Arya tries many and varied ways to escape or kill the Hound, all without success. Eventually she discovers that their goals are more aligned than she thought. The Kingsroad awaits ahead, and beyond that, the Twins and Arya’s family. Mackelly and Simon buckle-up their life jackets.

Chapter Review:
Arya Stark and Sandor Clegane (AKA the Hound) are quoted an exorbitant rate to be ferried across the swollen Trident. Arya thinks it’s the Blackwater Rush, assuming the Hound is taking her back to King’s Landing. When the pair reach the far side of the river, after a wild ride, the Hound pays the rate with the IOU provided to him by the Brotherhood Without Banners when they took his gold. The ferryman isn’t happy, and the Hound figures that’ll prevent him from taking paper promises from any future patrons.

The Hound learns that Arya met his brother Gregor, when Gregor had taken her captive and marched her to Harrenhal. The Hound gets a kick out of the idea that Gregor had such a prized possession and didn’t realize it. The Hound tells Arya of how he saved Sansa from danger during the riot of King’s Landing and tells Arya that if she behaves they’ll make much better time. When the Hound asks Arya where she thinks they’re going, she realizes it’s not King’s Landing like she thought. It turns out he’s taking her to the Twins. He plans to ransom her to her family and hopes to be handsomely rewarded for his efforts. If they hussle, they might even make it in time for her uncle’s wedding.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Arya Stark - Younger daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark. 
Sandor “The Hound” Clegane - Former personal bodyguard to King Joffrey Baratheon, younger brother of the Mountain (Gregor Clegane), deserter from the Lannister forces.
Trident - The primary river system that flows through the Riverlands, consisting of three main tributaries: the Green Fork, Blue Fork, and Red Fork.
The Twins - The seat of House Frey.

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Sam and Gilly are lost, exhausted, and hungry. They find an abandoned wildling village for shelter but receive unexpected house guests. Sam wrangles the wight of an old friend. When all hope seems lost, a new friend emerges. Simon and Mackelly sing a song for the Stranger. (Really, we do.)

Chapter Review:
Samwell Tarly, Gilly, and Gilly’s baby come across a wildling village, on their trek back to Castle Black. Sam hopes it’s Whitetree, a village the Great Ranging stopped at on their way north. They hunker down in a hall for the night. Sam wonders what he’s going to do with Gilly when they reach Castle Black. However, he decides to put it out of his mind until the time comes.

While eating, he shares stories of his life at Horn Hill and even serenades Gilly with a children’s song. That night he dreams of hosting a great feast as the lord of Horn Hill. He wakes to a frigid cold temperature. The wight of Small Paul shambles into the hall. Sam fights Paul, while Gilly and the baby escape. Sam eventually destroys the wight and hurries out to give Gilly the good news. Instead, he faces with a horde of wights surrounding Gilly and the baby.

When it looks like there’s no way to save Gilly and baby, a large unkindness of ravens descends upon the wights. With the wights distracted by the ravens, Sam runs to Gilly. He’s unsure what to do next when he hears a voice call, “brother.” A man wearing Night Watch blacks and riding a huge elk calls for them. When he helps the trio onto the elk, Sam realizes the man’s hands are as cold, black, and hard as a wight’s.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Samwell Tarly - Brother of the Night’s Watch, friend to John Snow. Slayer of Others.
Gilly - Daughter/Wife of Craster.
Craster - Wildling who marries his daughters and disposes of newborn sons. Considered a friend of the Night’s Watch by some.
White Walker (Other) - Ice beings from north of the Wall. Able to reanimate the dead to their cause.
Castle Black - Headquarters of the Night’s Watch.
The Wall - 700ft wall across the continent. Manned by the Night’s Watch.

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Cat rides through the rain to Edmure’s wedding venue. Along the way, she manages to offend both her brother and her son. Robb contemplates his heir, and his choice to fill the role until he has children isn’t one that Cat can get behind. We get confirmation about the fate of Balon Greyjoy. Finally, Robb unveils his plan to unseat the Iron Born from Moat Cailin.

Chapter Review:
Catelyn Stark rides with her son King Robb’s host through non-stop rain from Riverrun to the Twins, on their way to Lord Edmure’s wedding. Robb’s young queen Jeyne had trouble saying goodbye to her husband, but eventually Robb sent her back to Riverrun, where she’ll await his return. Edmure is nervous about his future bride. He can’t see any reason Lord Walder Frey would pick a beautiful daughter to marry to him. Edmure’s shallow thinking irks Cat and her retort offends him.

King Robb tells his mother that he needs to have an heir. With Bran and Rickon dead, and no children conceived between him and Jeyne, he’s considering Jon Snow. Cat points out that Jon is a brother of the Night’s Watch, so can’t hold lands or titles. Robb figures if he sends the Night’s Watch 100 men, they’ll find a way to let Jon go. After that, Robb will legitimize Jon and he’ll act as Robb heir until Robb has children. Cat can’t support the plan. Robb says it doesn’t matter, he’s the king.

Cat is present when a ship captain tells Robb and his council that Balon Greyjoy is dead and his brother Euron has assumed the Seastone Chair. Robb then tells of his plan to get past the Iron Born at Moat Cailin. He sends two of his officers to rouse the crannogmen to help his host navigate the bogs of the Neck. He will use their knowledge of the area to attack Moat Cailin from multiple sides. Robb plans to send Cat to Seaguard for safe keeping. Finally, he produces a document that his bannermen must witness that will sure-up his succession plan, should he die without children.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Catelyn Stark - Eldest child of Hoster Tully, widow of Ned Stark, father of King Robb.
Robb Stark - Eldest child of Catelyn Stark. King in the North.
Edmure Tully - brother to Catelyn, heir to Riverrun.\
Brynden “Blackfish” Tully - brother of Hoster Tully, uncle to Cat. Renowned soldier.
Rickard Karstark - Lord of Karhold. Two of his sons were killed by Jamie Lannister at

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Jaime heads south while Brienne stays a captive of Vargo Hoat. After a night’s sleep and a dream, his conscience pricked, he heads back to Harrenhal and saves Brienne from a terrible fate. Simon and Mackelly open their minds a tiny crack toward his redemption?!

Chapter Review:
Jaime Lannister leaves Harrenhal alongside Lord Roose Bolton. The pair split up and head in opposite directions, both sending regards to Robb Stark and Tywin Lannister, respectively. Jaime reminisces about his trip through these parts after first donning the white cloak of the Kingsguard. He learns that Vargo Hoat was unhappy with Lord Selwyn Tarth's offer of 300 gold dragons for Brienne's safe return.

That night he dreams that he's deep in Casterly Rock, where his family abandons him to the darkness. Only Brienne stays by his side. He's visited by the shades of his Kingsguard brothers and Rhaegar Targaryen. They admonish him for killing King Aerys and allowing Rhaegar's wife and children to be killed. He wakes and determines he's going back to Harrenhal.

Upon arrival at Harrenhal, he discovers that Brienne has been thrown in the bear pit with nothing but a dress of silk and a tourney sword. He jumps in to save her. He protects her until crossbowmen kill the bear. Later, when Brienne asks why he returned to Harrenhal, he simply says he dreamed of her.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Jaime Lannister - Member of the royal Kingsguard. Twin brother to queen Cersei and older brother to Tyrion. Nicknamed the "Kingslayer" for killing King Aerys Targaryen. Freed by Catelyn Stark.
Brienne of Tarth - Warrior woman. Once "Brienne the Blue" in King Renly's Rainbow Guard. Now in the service of Catelyn Stark.
Brave Companions - AKA The Bloody Mummers. A band of sellswords from Essos. Switched allegiance from the Lannisters to the Starks.
Roose Bolton - Lord of the Dreadfort. Acting lord of Harrenhal. Bannerman to King Robb Stark.
Vargo Hoat - Leader of the Brave Companions. 
Qyburn - Maester-like member of the Brave Companions. Cared for Jaime after his, Jaime’s, hand was severed by Hoat.
Steelshanks Walton - Soldier in Bolton’s forces, tasked with bringing Jaime safely to King’s Landing.

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Arya and the Brotherhood Without Banners hear about the prophetic dreams of the Ghost of High Heart. Arya also hears news of her family’s history that shocks and angers her. Thoros of Myr’s vision halts their progress toward Riverrun. Finally, the Hound makes off with Arya. Mackelly and Simon fire up the search lights.

Chapter Review:
Arya Stark, Gendry, and the Brotherhood Without Banners, have made their way back to High Heart. While there, they meet with the Ghost of High Heart. She tells them of her dreams. Some seem clearer than others. One thing she makes clear is that if the Brotherhood wants to reunite Arya with her mother, Riverrun isn’t the place to go. Catelyn and King Robb have left for a wedding at the Twins.

The next day, Beric Dondarion’s young squire Ned tells Arya of his connection to her bastard brother Jon Snow. He says they are milk brothers, as his wet nurse Wylla was Jon’s mother. It turns out Ned is actually Edric Dayne, lord of Starfall. He explains how his aunt Ashara and Arya’s father Ned were once in love long ago, and how Ashara killed herself over a broken heart. Arya doesn’t want to hear about it and rides off. 

That evening, Thoros of Myr sees a vision in the flames of Riverrun under siege by a Lannister army. This news causes lord Beric to pause their progress toward Riverrun until more information can be gathered. An upset Arya runs off. However, she’s wet and cold and turns back, only to be intercepted by the Hound.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Arya Stark - Younger daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark. 
Gendry - Friend of Arya. Former armorer’s apprentice. Bastard son of King Robert Baratheon.
Tom of Sevenstreams - Singer in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Lem Lemoncloak - Soldier in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Anguy - Archer in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Harwin: Member of the Stark household guard. Son of Hullen, the Winterfell Master of Horse.
Sandor “The Hound” Clegane - Former personal bodyguard to King Joffrey Baratheon, younger brother of the Mountain (Gregor Clegane), deserter from the Lannister forces.
Beric Dondarrion - Lightning Lord. Head of the Brotherhood without Banners.
Thoros of Myr - Priest of R’hellor, former drinking companion of King Robert Baratheon, friend of Beric Dondarrion, member of the Brotherhood without Banners.
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Daenerys surveys the Yunkish host awaiting her. She meets with, then offers deals and deadlines to, the leaders of the enemy force. She makes a possible new friend, berates an old one, and gets a history lesson about her brother Rhaegar. Simon and Mackelly ponder buyer’s remorse with sellsword armies.

Chapter Review:
Daenerys Targaryen surveys the host awaiting her own outside the gates of Yunkai. She asks Ser Jorah Mormont to invite the leaders of the three factions of the force to meet her in her tent, spreading out the meeting times so she can meet with each group separately. She offers the sellsword company the Stormcrows an alliance, wanting an answer the next day. She offers the leader of the sellsword company the Second Sons a wagon of wine to consider joining her side, again wanting an answer the next day. Finally, she offers the Yunkai envoy three days to send out every slave in the city loaded down with goods and gold. If they do as asked, they and their city will be spared. When the men have left, she tells her council that they’ll attack an hour after midnight, while the enemy are distracted by her offers.

Later that night, Daario Naharis one of the leaders of the Stormcrows is found in camp. He tells Dany the Stormcrows are hers, as is he. Jorah is uncertain of the man’s intentions. Dany disregards Ser Jorah and sends Daario back to prepare his men to turn their cloaks when the battle begins. She then lashes out at Jorah for pushing all other men away. She loves and respects him, but does not desire him.

As the battle begins, Dany and Arstan Whitebeard pass the time discussing her brother Rhaegar. Their conversation is cut off by the news of their victory against the Yunkish force. The Stormcrows fought on Dany’s side, as Daario promised. Three days later, the slaves of Yunkai are freed. As they exit the city, the begin chanting “mother” to Dany.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Daenerys Targaryen - Last remaining descendent of the royal Targaryen line, Stormborn, Mother of Dragons, claimant to the Iron Throne of Westeros.
Ser Jorah Mormont - Exiled former Lord of Bear Island. Daenerys’ bodyguard and loyal advisor.
Unsullied - Eunuch slave soldiers. Renowned for their fighting prowess. 
Arstan Whitebeard- Westerosi squire of Strong Belwas. Sent by Illyrio Mopatis to bring Dany to Pentos.
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Jon and his wildling friends take cover from a storm in a ruined village and discover an old man. The men hear voices coming from the old tower in the lake. Jon refuses to kill the old man, and when a direwolf attacks the group, Jon flees on the man’s horse. Simon and Mackelly think maybe they heard "Hodor" coming from that tower.

Chapter Review:
Jon Snow, Yigrette, and the wildling raiders ride south through The Gift, to avoid Night’s Watch patrols. The wildlings are amazed by the occasional “castle” that are actually nothing more than watchtowers. Jon and Yigrette debate the pros and cons of stealing women before Jon confides in Yigrette that the wildlings stand no chance at winning this war. The statement makes Yigrette concerned that she’s backed the wrong horse, vouching for him as a fallen crow.

Jon knows he has to beat this group to Castle Black or his brothers will be in serious trouble, as the castle has no defenses on the southern side. However, he worries about what will happen to Yigrette if he escapes.

When a bad storm rolls in, the group takes refuge in an abandoned village next to a lake. The lake has a ruined tower sitting in its middle. The wildling scouts find an old man occupying the village. Jon knows the man will die and leaves the scene. He tells Yigrette the history of the tower in the lake, and Yigrette tells him some men have heard voices coming from it. She thinks it’s ghosts.

Jon is called back to the old man and told to kill him to prove his loyalty to the wildlings. Jon refuses, so Yigrette does the deed. At that moment, a direwolf attacks the group and Jon uses the chaos to jump on the dead man’s horse and escape. Later he finds an arrow in his leg and wonders if it’s Yigrette’s. He cleans the wound and rides for Castle Black.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Jon Snow - Bastard son of Ned Stark. Member of the Night’s Watch. Acting as a traitor to spy on the wildlings.
Ygritte - wildling girl who has taken a shine to Jon.
Styr - Magnar of Thenn. Leader of the wildling group from Thenn.
The Gift - Lands owned by the Night's Watch.

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Bran, Hodor, and the Reeds take shelter in a tower in a lake. Strangers roll into the nearby abandoned village. Bran wargs into Hodor to shut him up. Mackelly and Simon break out the tin foil hats.

Chapter Review:
Bran Stark, Hodor, and the Reed siblings discover an abandoned village at the northern edge of the New Gift. A storm blows in and the buildings offer little shelter. But a tower rises from the lake. Bran recalls it from Old Nan’s stories. There is a sunken causeway leading to it. Sure enough Meera finds it and guide them across.
Inside, they debate their next move. Bran wants to head to Castle Black, but Jojen wants to find a quieter way past the Wall. The storm intensifies. Jojen spots a rider coming into town. The man tries to get out of the weather in the tumble-down inn. Hodor shouts wildly with each crack of thunder.
A flash of lightning reveals that the small village is now overrun with armed men. Hodor must be silenced. Bran wargs into him and shuts him up. Next stop for Bran the brain-invader is Summer. He’s out there somewhere. He finds the direwolf cringing in the brush. The stench of human fear redolent in his mighty nostrils.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Brandon Stark - Prince of Winterfell. Paralyzed when pushed from tower by Jamie Lannister.
Hodor - Enormous but simple-minded helper of Bran.
Meera Reed - Daughter of Howland Reed.
Jojen Reed - Son of Howland Reed. Has green dreams that invariably come true.\
Summer - Bran’s direwolf.
The Gift - A strip of land south of the Wall that is farmed for the benefit of the Night’s Watch. It comprises the original Brandon’s Gift, and the New Gift which was bestowed by Queen Alysanne Targaryen to extend the wealth of the Night’s Watch.
Queenscrown - A small holdfast in the Gift where Queen Alysanne Targaryen spent a night during her visit to the North.

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Arya takes in a battle between the Brotherhood Without Banners and the Brave Companions. Gendry makes a big decision that upsets Arya. The Hound shows up out of the blue wanting his gold back but the Brotherhood has already spent it. Finally, Beric promises to return Arya to her family. Mackelly and Simon wonder if she can make it to her family in time to attend her uncle’s wedding.

Chapter Review:
Arya Stark and Gendry take in a battle between the Brotherhood Without Banners and the Brave Companions, from the safety of a ridge. When the smoke clears, the surviving Brave Companions are given a speedy trial and then hung from a tree. Septon Utt wasn’t spared that fate, as he was charged with crimes against young boys.
After dinner, Beric Dondarion and Thoros of Myr tell Arya that Beric has died and been brought back to life six times. Thoros says it’s all the work of R’Hellor. He can’t explain why it’s happening. Beric also promises to safely return Arya to her family, but he’s going to require gold in return.
Gendry surprisingly offers his services to the Brotherhood as a blacksmith, much to the dismay of Arya. Beric knights Gendry and accepts him into the group. Right then, the Hound unexpectedly crashes the party. He’s looking for the gold the Brotherhood took from him before they set him free. Beric breaks the news to him that the gold is gone. They spent it on food and supplies for the small folk of the Riverlands. He takes stalk of everyone in the room, then leaves without a word.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Arya Stark - Younger daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark.
Gendry - Friend of Arya. Former armorer’s apprentice. Bastard son of King Robert Baratheon.
Tom of Sevenstreams - Singer in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Lem Lemoncloak - Soldier in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Anguy - Archer in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Harwin: Former member of the Stark household guard. Now in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Sandor “The Hound” Clegane - Former personal bodyguard to King Joffrey Baratheon, younger brother of the Mountain (Gregor Clegane), deserter from the Lannister forces.
Beric Dondarrion - Lightning Lord. Head of the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Thoros of Myr - Priest of R’hellor, friend of Beric Dondarrion, member of the Brotherhood without Banners.

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Tyrion is surprised to welcome the feared warrior Oberyn Martell, rather than his more placid brother Prince Doran, to King’s Landing. Oberyn is here for justice. Simon and Mackelly weigh up the chances.

Chapter Review:
Tyrion Lannister leads a group of dignitaries to welcome and accompany the 300-strong delegation from Dorne across the Blackwater. All the major Dornish houses are represented, but Prince Doran is uwell and has sent his firebrand brother Oberyn, the Red Viper, in his stead. Tyrion worries for Myrcella and peace.
Oberyn has met Tyrion before, whenTyrion was a baby, and Martell a teenager. He was disappointed that Tyrion was not all that monstrous. He relates how Cersei abused Tyrion, and Jamie came to his rescue. All the while their father Tywin was absent in his grief over his lost wife.
Martell wants justice for his beloved sister Elia who was murdered by the Mountain in the Sack of King’s Landing. He wants Clegane and he wants to know who ordered the murder. Tyrion tries to stall, but that triggers an angry reaction from Oberyn. Tyrion tries to warn of the power imbalance. The 300 are no match for the thousands of Lannister and Tyrell forces still in the capital. Oberyn seems unconcerned.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Former Hand of the King.
Cersei Lannister - Queen Regent, mother of Joffrey Baratheon.
Joffrey Baratheon - King of the seven kingdoms. Bastard son of Cersei and Jamie Lannister.
Tywin Lannister - Father of Tyrion, Lord of Casterly Rock. Newly self-appointed Hand of the King.
Mace Tyrell - Lord of Highgarden.
Willas Tyrell - Heir to Highgarden.
Podrick Payne - Squire to Tyrion Lannister.
Ser Bronn of the Blackwater - Sellsword friend of Tyrion.
Oberyn Martell - The Red Viper. Younger brother of Prince Doran Martell.
Ellaria Sand - Paramour of Oberyn Martell.
Elia Martell - Murdered sister of Oberyn Martell. Was married to Rhaegar Targaryen with whom she had two children.
Ser Gregor Clegane - The Mountain. Vassal lord of House Lannister. Widely thought to be the murderer of Elia Martell and her children.

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Jaime and Brienne share a bath. Jaime also shares a story that comes as a shock to Brienne. Later, they both dine with Lord Roose Bolton. The pair learn why Vargo Hoat cut off Jaime's hand, as well as what Roose plans to do with them both. It’s good news for Jaime, not so much for Brienne. Simon and Mackelly ask Jaime to please pass the prunes.

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Jaime Lannister slides himself into the tub currently occupied by Brienne of Tarth, much to Brienne’s dismay. After a squabble between the two, Jaime tells the full story of how he came to be known as the “Kingslayer.” He reveals never-before known details that paint him in a much more heroic light. Brienne is speechless.
After bath time, Brienne helps Jaime dress and then escorts him to dinner with Lord Roose Bolton. Jaime wants to know what Roose plans to do with Brienne and him. Roose explains that he has many options to consider regarding Jaime’s fate. Brienne says he must let them finish their prisoner exchange in King’s Landing. Roose says he’s been told it was a prison break, and if so Brienne is guilty of treason. All that said, he does plan on sending Jaime on to King’s Landing. First, he needs Jaime to promise to clear his name with Lord Tywin.
Roose explains Vargo Hoat cut off Jaime's hand to dissuade Roose from sending Jaime back to his family, since Vargo is Roose’s man, as Roose is King Robb’s man. Therefore, Roose should take some blame for the act. Jaime promises to make it clear Roose saved Jaime and Vargo acted alone. Brienne assumes she’ll be accompanying Jaime on his way. However, Roose sets her straight. She’ll stay in Harrenhal, as Vargo’s prize possession. He suggests she turn her attention to sapphires.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Jaime Lannister - Member of the royal Kingsguard. Twin brother to queen Cersei and older brother to Tyrion. Nicknamed the "Kingslayer" for killing King Aerys Targaryen. Freed by Catelyn Stark.
Brienne of Tarth - Warrior woman. Once "Brienne the Blue" in King Renly's Rainbow Guard. Now in the service of Catelyn Stark.
Brave Companions - AKA The Bloody Mummers. A band of sellswords from Essos. Switched allegiance from the Lannisters to the Starks.
Roose Bolton - Lord of the Dreadfort. Acting lord of Harrenhal. Bannerman to King Robb Stark.
Vargo Hoat - Leader of the Brave Companions.
Qyburn - Maester-like

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Davos speaks the truth to king Stannis and is rewarded with his freedom and a promotion. Melisandre uses the blood (not all of it, thankfully) of Edric Storm to curse the false kings: Joffrey Baratheon, Balong Greyjoy, and Robb Stark. Mackelly and Simon hope that Robb’s string of bad luck is behind him.

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Davos Seaworth is brought from the dungeons of Dragonstone by Axel Florent, the brother of his cellmate Alester. Florent shares that he has seen Stannis on the throne in the flames. But a precondition was that he, Axel, become Stannis’ Hand of the King. If Davos supports Florent good things will follow, but woe betide Seaworth should he fail to.
Stannis asks Davos what he thinks of Floernt’s plan to invade Claw Isle as punishment for Lord Celtigar’s decision to bend the knee to Joffrey. Davos, Stannis’ spirit animal, cannot help himself and dismisses the plan as pointless and unfair. The men of Claw Isle fought and died for Stannis on the Blackwater, while victory would be assured, those people deserve better of their king. Stannis agrees, dismisses Florent and makes Davos his Hand of the King.
Enter Melisandre with a plate of swollen leeches. The blood comes from Edric Storm, Robert’s bastard son, who is already much beloved within Dragonstone. The three leeches go in the flames each with a curse for Joffrey Baratheon, Balon Greyjoy, and Robb Stark.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Davos Seaworth - The Onion Knight. Former Smuggler, now Hand of The King to Stannis Baratheon.
Stannis Baratheon - Lord of Dragonstone, rightful King of the Seven Kingdoms.
Melisandre - Red priestess of R'hllor. Confidante of King Stannis.
Salladhor Saan - Lysene pirate. Friend of Davos.
Alester Florent - Head of House Florent, uncle of Selyse, former Hand of the King to Stannis.
Axel Florent - Brother to Alester.
Edric Storm - Bastard son of Robert Baratheon.

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Hoster Tully is laid to rest. Cat learns of Sansa’s marriage and Winterfell’s destruction. Lord Edmure Tully is unwillingly betrothed to Roslin Frey, while Lord Walder wants the king to come and apologize for ditching his daughter. Simon and Mackelly worry the Starks hopes continue to fray (pun intended).

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Catelyn Stark watches as her father is laid to rest. Lord Edmure cannot hit the funeral boat with a flaming arrow. His blushes are spared, and exacerbated, by his uncle Brynden - who nails it with one shot. The Freys have come to pay their respects and to answer Robb’s proposals.
Robb and Cat learn of Sansa’s marriage to Tyrion, the defeat at Duskendale, and later the sacking of Winterfell. The Freys brought the last news courtesy of the two Walders (the cockroaches of the north) who have written from the Dreadfort, where they were “rescued” by Bolton’s bastard.
The Freys have chosen Roslin as Edmure’s bride, he’d like to meet her first, but he’s accused of looking a gift horse in the mouth. Since the Starks didn’t hold their last promise, the Freys want the wedding immediately and they want a face-to-face apology from King Robb to Lord Walder. All-in-all its a small price to pay, and the young king agrees.
 
Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Catelyn Stark - Eldest child of Hoster Tully, widow of Ned Stark, father of King Robb.
King Robb Stark - Eldest child of Ned and Catelyn Stark. King in the North.
Edmure Tully - New Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trident. Brother to Catelyn.
Hoster Tully - Deceased Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Trident.
Lysa Arryn - Sister to Catelyn Stark and Edmure Tully. Widow of Jon Arryn. Hiding in the Vale with her son Lord Robert Arryn.
Brynden “Blackfish” Tully - Brother of Hoster Tully, uncle to Cat. Renowned soldier.
Jeyne Westerling - Robb’s new bride. Queen of the North.

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Arya and Co. finally meet Beric Dondarrion. He gives Sandor Clegane a trial-by-combat, which the Hound wins. But Dondarrion is dead for only a brief moment. Mackelly and Simon do a head-whip double-take with everyone else.

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Arya Stark, Gendry, and their companions from the Brotherhood Without Banners reach a secret hideout where Thoros of Myr, Beric Dondarrion, and the higher-ups of the Brotherhood reside. The other prisoner, Sandor Clegane is brought before the Brotherhood, where a list of accusations is leveled against him. None really hold water.
Thoros was known to the Hound as a false priest, but the Myrhenese insists that he really has found his true calling now. The rest of the Brotherhood seem to be firm believers in R'hllor. Lord Beric, a battered version of the man that Arya recalls Jeyne Poole swooning over, grants the Hound a trial by combat.
Dondarrion’s sword bursts into flames when he slices his own palm with it. Scaring the pyrrophobic Hound. The battle ebbs and flows, but a huge Clegane blow breaks the burning sword and cuts through Beric’s kneck down into his chest killing him instantly. The Hound puts out the flames that threaten to engulf him, while Dondarrion’s body is dragged away by his followers. Arya tries to take matters into her own hands, but is restrained. She tells the Hound to go to hell, to which a revived Dondarrion replies “he has."

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Arya Stark - Younger daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark.
Gendry - Friend of Arya. Former armorer’s apprentice. Bastard son of King Robert Baratheon.
Tom of Sevenstreams - Singer in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Lem Lemoncloak - Soldier in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Anguy - Archer in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Harwin: Soldier in the Brotherhood Without Banners. Former member of the Stark household guard.
Sandor “The Hound” Clegane - Former personal bodyguard to King Joffrey Baratheon, younger brother of the Mountain (Gregor Clegane), deserter from the Lannister forces.
Beric Dondarrion - Lightning Lord. Head of the Brotherhood without Banners.
Thoros of Myr - Priest of R’hellor, former drinking companion of King Robert Baratheon. Friend of Beric Dondarrion and member of the Brotherhood Without Banners.

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Sam and the remnants of the Great Ranging find respite at Craster’s Keep. However, their host isn’t overflowing with generosity. Hunger and frustration eventually bubble over into mutiny. Sam finds himself without his friends but with two dependents, while the Others are set to enter stage right at any moment. Mackelly and Simon pack the diaper bag.

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Samwell Tarly attends to the ailing ranger Bannen, while he and many of the other Night’s Watch brothers shelter in Craster’s Keep. Craster gives them only a weak onion soup for sustenance, while Craster dines on a sausage. Sam eventually goes outside, where some of his brothers call him “Slayer” in a mocking reference to his claim to have killed an Other. While Sam chats with Grenn, Lord Commander Mormont arrives and pulls Sam aside.
Sam had told the Lord Commander about how he killed an Other with a dragonglass dagger. Mormont realizes that the Night’s Watch has forgotten their true purpose over the thousands of years. You don’t build a 700 foot wall to keep wildlings out. Unfortunately, they only have a few dragonglass weapons available to them. Most of the cache Jon found was left on the Fist during the fight with the wights.
Craster emerges from the hall with news that his daughter-wife Gilly has given him a boy. Later, Mormont announces they’re leaving in the morning. During a feast provided by Craster, using the dead horses of the Night’s Watch, a mutiny transpires. Craster and Mormont are killed. Two of Craster’s wives urge Sam to flee and take Gilly and her son with him. The Others will be here soon.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Samwell Tarly - brother of the Night’s Watch, friend to John Snow. Slayer of Others.
Jeor Mormont - Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch.
Craster - Wildling who marries his daughters and disposed of newborn sons. Considered a friend of the Night’s Watch by some.
White Walker (Other) - Ice beings from north of the Wall. Able to reanimate the dead to their cause.
The Wall - 700ft wall across the continent. Manned by the Night’s Watch.

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Tyrion has a busy day. He surveys post-battle repair needs, meets with Symon Silver Tongue, inspects two new family heirlooms, is told by his father to do the impossible, gets marital advice from his father, and participates in a discussion regarding the Night’s Watch. None of it is going to make his life any easier. Simon and Mackelly pour him a tall cup of Arbor Gold.

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Tyrion Lannister surveys the damages done during the battle. The repair costs will well exceed what the crown has in its coffers. Before returning to the Red Keep, he and Bronn make a detour to visit the singer Symon Silver Tongue, in a run-down wine sink. Tyrion offers to pay the man to take his act on a tour of Essos. However, Symon instead tells Tyrion that if Tyrion can’t get him a spot in the singing competition at the royal wedding, he’ll sing a song about Tyrion’s affair with Shea for all to hear. Afterward, Tyrion tells Bronn to make sure Symon’s body is never found.
Next, Tyrion learns he’s been summoned by his father. Tywin Lannister shows Tyrion two new Valyrian steel swords he's commissioned. One is for Joff and the other for Jamie. Next order of business is the city repairs. Tyrion reports what he’s found and that there’s not enough coin to pay for the repairs. Tywin tells him he’ll find the coin or Tywin will find someone who can. The topic then turns toward Tyrion’s marriage to Sansa Stark. Tywin wants it consummated immediately. Tyrion asks about his father’s betrothal plans for Cersei and Willas Tyrell. Tywin informs him that Mace Tyrell rejected the notion.
As Tywin begins to mention replacement suitors, Grand Maester Pycelle arrives. He’s gotten a letter from Castle Black asking for more men. Tywin couldn't care less about the Night’s Watch’s woes. However, he does see an opportunity to put a Lannister loyalist in charge of the Black Brothers. He wants Pycelle to respond that the crown can’t help at the moment but King Joffrey sends his best wishes to his faithful friend Lord Janos Slynt.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Former Hand of the King.
Symon Silver Tongue - Singer who knows about Tyrion’s relationship with Shea.
Cersei Lannister - Queen Regent, mother of Joffrey Baratheon.
Tywin Lannister - Father of Tyrion, Lord of C

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Jaime's loses his hand and his will to live. Brienne helps him restore one of the two. Jaime returns the favor by sparing Brienne from rape. The pair end up in Harrenhal, where Roose Bolton has Jaime's wound tended to. Simon and Mackelly grab the smelling salts.

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Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth are in the custody of the Brave Companions. Jaime has lost his right hand. His sword hand. He's sick from the infection in the wound. He wants to die but Brienne reminds him of his reasons for living: his family and revenge.
The pair are taken to Harrenhal. Jaime can't help but think of the irony. Harrenhal is where he was given his white cloak. Now he returns injured, sick, and helpless. The two are paraded in front of Lord Roose Bolton. Vargo Hoat explains his plan for Jaime. Brienne explains how she and Bolton are on the same side and so he should let her continue on her assigned mission.
Roose sends Jaime and Brienne to private chambers and has Jaime's wound attended to. Jaime insists Qyburn keep his arm intact and just clean the wound. Qyburn tells Jaime of the events of the Battle of the Blackwater. Jaime asks that Qyburn check in on Brienne's wounds as well.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Jaime Lannister - Member of the royal Kingsguard. Twin brother to queen Cersei and older brother to Tyrion. Nicknamed the "Kingslayer" for killing King Aerys Targaryen. Freed by Catelyn Stark.
Brienne of Tarth - Warrior woman. Once "Brienne the Blue" in King Renly's Rainbow Guard. Now in the service of Catelyn Stark.
Brave Companions - AKA The Bloody Mummers. A band of sellswords from Essos. Switched allegiance from the Lannisters to the Starks.
Vargo Hoat - Leader of the Brave Companions.
Roose Bolton - Lord of the Dreadfort. Acting lord of Harrenhal. Bannerman to King Robb Stark.
Qyburn - Maester-like member of the Brave Companions.

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Jon Snow and his wildling associates get up-close and personal with the Wall. It’s a long, dangerous vertical journey, fraught with peril at every step. Jon ponders his future, and whether or not it includes Yigrette. Finally, he gets some of the intel he was tasked with acquiring. Simon and Mackelly wait for the ladder to be dropped.

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Jon Snow sees no sign of Ghost, when he emerges from the cave he and the wildlings have been using as a campsite. He does see the Wall looming ominously in front of him. Jarl and his climbers are tasked with getting to the top of the Wall, in order to help the rest of the group make their ascent. Styr has sent scouts east and west to watch for Black Brothers. However, there’s been no sign of the Night’s Watch thus far.
Jarl and his men make the slow, arduous climb up the Wall, aided by landscape and the forest’s encroachment on the Wall. While Jon watches the men climb, he wonders what comes next for him. Does he join the wildlings fully, run back to Castle Black at his first opportunity, or take Yigrette and run away from all they know.
Up on the Wall, disaster strikes when a large section of the Wall sloughs off, taking Jarl and several other men with it. Hours later the remaining climbers reach the top, drop down rope, and pull up huge ladders. The rest of the group climb the ladders to scale the Wall. When Yigrette reaches the top, she tells Jon of her frustration that they were unable to find the Horn of Winter in the Frostfangs to bring the Wall down.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Jon Snow - Bastard son of Ned Stark. Member of the Night’s Watch. Acting as a traitor to spy on the wildlings.
Styr - Magnar of Thenn. Leader of the wildling group from Thenn.
Jarl - Wildling raider. In a relationship with Val, the sister of Dalla who is the wife of Mance Rayder.
Ygritte - Wildling girl who Jon has broken his vow of celibacy with, time and time again.

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Arya and company ride into Stoney Sept. She finds some of her own kind and puts them out of their misery. She uses the powers of deduction to determine what’s unique about the inn she’s spending the night in. The next morning her prayers are mysteriously answered by the arrival of a Lannister prisoner. Mackelly and Simon light a candle to the Father.

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Arya Stark, Gendry, and their companions from the Brotherhood Without Banners find themselves in the town of Stoney Sept, on their hunt for Beric Dondarion and Thoros of Myr. The town is run by a man called the Mad Huntsman. The huntsman has taken to torturing those who run afoul of the law. Currently, several northmen are dead or dying in crow cages in the town square. Arya, feeling a kinship to the men, gives each some water before Anguy puts an arrow through them.
The group then stops at an inn called The Peach, where they’re treated (some reluctantly) to baths, fresh clothes, food, and entertainment. Arya, observing the scene in the common room, realizes it’s no ordinary inn. The Peach is a brothel. She meets a girl who claims to be the daughter of King Robert. Arya also meets an old man who wants to get to know her better. He’s run off by Gendry, but Arya accidentally offends Gendry and he sends her to her room.
The next morning the group is awoken by the barking of many dogs. The Mad Huntsman has returned with a Lannister prisoner. Gendry wonders if it’s Jamie. However, when Arya sees the man’s face, she knows it’s not the Kingslayer. Instead, it’s an answer to a prayer.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Arya Stark - Younger daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark.
Gendry - Friend of Arya. Former armorer’s apprentice. Bastard son of King Robert Baratheon. Worked in the Harrenhal smiths.
Tom of Sevenstreams - A singer in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Lem Lemoncloak - A soldier in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Anguy - An archer in the Brotherhood Without Banners.
Harwin: Member of the Stark household guard. Son of Hullen, the Winterfell Master of Horse.

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Sansa’s dress has arrived. It’s as beautiful as she’d hoped but there’s a rather large string attached. It’s a wedding dress and the groom is Tyrion. Sansa protests. Tyrion commiserates. Joffrey is awful. The whole thing is a fiasco, and their post-wedding bedding goes equally as poorly. Simon and Mackelly keep the receipt for their wedding gift.

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Sansa Stark finally gets her long-awaited dress she’d been measured for a while back. She loves it and can’t wait for Willas Tyrell to see her in it. She’s sure it will make him love her for who she is, not her claim to Winterfell. She has Queen Cersei’s entire retinue of handmaids working on beautifying her. Right when she couldn’t be any happier about how she looks in the dress, Cersei drops the bomb saying it’s wasted on “that gargoyle.” Turns out it’s a wedding dress and her groom will be Tyrion Lannister. She refuses and tries to flee, but ultimately concedes to her fate.
At the sept, Tyrion offers to call it off, if she’d prefer to marry Lancel Lannister. Sansa figures it doesn’t matter. A Lannister is a Lannister. Sansa cries throughout the wedding and things only get worse when Tyrion can’t reach Sansa’s shoulders to put the Lannister cloak on her. The wedding feast doesn’t improve on things, ending with Tyrion threatening to geld King Joffrey.
Later in a bedchamber in the Tower of the Hand, the new couple struggle to connect. Sansa is too polite, and too young. Tyrion brings up his previous wife. He makes her undress and get into bed but ultimately can’t go through with the bedding. He offers not to touch her until she wants him to. She says that might never happen.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Sansa Stark - Elder daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark.
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister.
Margaery Tyrell - Fiancee of King Joffrey Baratheon.
Lady Olenna Tyrell - Mother of Lord Mace Tyrell and grandmother to Margaery.
Ser Dontos Hollard - Fool to King Joffrey, confidante of Sansa Stark. Has a plan to rescue her, but is rather too fond of a tipple.
Willas Tyrell - Heir to Highgarden. In some measure disabled by a horse as a child.
Queen Cersei Lannister - Widow of King Robert Baratheon, twin sister of Ser Jamie Lannister. Mother of King Joffrey Baratheon.
King Joffrey Baratheon - Bast

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