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Cersei is awakened to the news that her father is dead. She can hardly believe it, but is not exactly broken up about it. At least her little brother is locked up and will be a head short by this evening. Ah, about that: he’s escaped. Mackelly and Simon spot many of Cersei’s character flaws, while ignoring their own.

Chapter Review:
Cersei dreams of sitting the Iron Throne. It’s a great dream until Tyrion appears, and her clothes disappear. Then it takes a nasty turn. She gets cut and the Iron Throne fights her. Tyrion laughs. A maid wakes her. Not to save her from the dream but because the Kingsguard are here to let her know that Tywin is dead. Cersei’s struggling to separate the dream from reality. But she begins to piece it together. She dresses and is escorted to the Tower of the Hand.

En route, she ponders how she should react and how she and her rivals will use her father’s death to their advantage. Jamie has followed the secret passage in the fireplace, and Loras Tyrell has been sent to check on King Tommen. She sends Boros Blount to confirm that Tyrion is still secured. She wants Pycelle to prepare her father’s body, but he’s been and gone and not even bothered to remove the quarrel from Lord Tywin’s guts.

Qyburn comes in and prepares the body, and asks what’s to be done with Shae. Cersei hadn’t even noticed her. She wants her removed quietly, so nobody gets the idea that Tywin was consorting with a prostitute. Jamie arrives back, no sign of the murderer. She offers him the role of Hand, he refuses. Uncle Kevan demands that they stop squabbling. Blount returns with news that Tyrion is escaped. Cersei recalls a prophecy in which the Valonqar will choke the life from her.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Cersei Lannister - Queen regent and mother to King Tommen.
Tywin Lannister - Lord of Casterly Rock, recently murdered by his son Tyrion.
Jamie Lannister - Twin and lover to Cersei. Biological father of Tommen.
Loras Tyrell - Knight of the Kingsguard.
Boros Blount - Knight of the Kingsguard.
Kevan Lannister - Brother to Tywin.
Grand Maester Pycelle - Member of the Small Council.
Qyburn - Former Maester, stripped of his chain by the Citadel.
Shae - Former lover of Tyrion, murdered by him.
Valonqar - High Valyrian for “little brother”.

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Tyrion is rescued from his cell by Jaime, but learns the awful truth of Jaime’s previous betrayal. Tyrion, in turn, tells Jaime he killed Joffrey. The two part ways acrimoniously. On his way to freedom, Tyrion stops to visit his father. He finds a familiar face waiting in Tywin’s bed and Tywin in the privy. Tyrion deals with them both in similar fashion. Simon and Mackelly wallow in the sadness and betrayal.

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Tyrion Lannister prepares to attack, as the door to his cell opens. It turns out to be his brother Jaime. Jaime is here to rescue him. When Tyrion thanks him, Jaime says he’s repaying a debt. Tyrion insists on knowing the secret of this debt. Jaime tells him he lied to Tyrion about Tysha, on their father’s command. Tyrion’s wife truly was a crofter’s daughter, met on the road. The news sends Tyrion into a fury. He tells Jaime that Cersei has been unfaithful to Jaime and that, yes, he killed Joffrey. With that the two part ways.

Tyrion meets Varys, to escape through the dungeons and to the sea, bound for Essos. Along the way, Tyrion realizes he’s below the Tower of the Hand. He insists Varys tell him how to find his father’s bed chamber. When Tyrion arrives, he finds Shae in Tywin’s bed. She says she was forced to say horrible things about him at trial. She calls him her Giant of Lannister. At that, Tyrion strangles her with the Hand of the King chain she wears.

He finds a crossbow and tracks his father to the privy. Tywin says he doesn’t know what happens to the “whore” Tysha after Tyrion’s “sharp lesson.” Tyrion says if he uses the term again, he will kill his father. True to his word, when Tywin says it again, Tyrion shoots him dead.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Former Hand of the King.
Tywin Lannister - Tyrion’s father, Hand of the King.
Shae - Prostitute and lover of Tyrion.
Tysha - Tyrion’s first wife.
Sansa Stark - Oldest daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark, wife to Tyrion.
Lord Varys - Master of Whisperers in King’s Landing, has served multiple monarchs as chief spy.

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Jaime has a curious goodbye with Arya Stark. He refuses to leave the Kingsguard, despite a strong push from his family. He resists an advance from his sister, which results in a heated argument between the two. Finally, he gives Brienne a jaw-dropping gift and then tasks her with a surprising mission in return. Simon and Mackelly squint hard at “Arya Stark.”

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Jaime Lannister grows bored of watching the king sign documents that offer rewards or punishment to houses, for their roles in the war. He returns to the White Sword Tower. On his way, he runs into a girl claiming to be Arya Stark. Jaime is skeptical.

Cersei waits for him in his chambers. She begs him to talk to their father about Tywin’s plan to send her back to Casterly Rock, effectively separating her from her son Tommen. Jaime doesn’t think it’ll do any good, but Cersei believes it will, if he agrees to leave the Kingsguard. Jaime refuses. Cersei makes a sexual advance that Jaime rebuffs. She throws insults as she storms out.

Jaime calls for Ser Loras Tyrell and Brienne of Tarth. Loras admits Brienne might be telling the truth about Renly Baratheon's death. After dismissing Loras, Jaime gives Brienne the Valyrian steel sword his father gave him. In return, he asks she use it to find Sansa Stark and keep her safe.

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.
Ser Loras Tyrell - Member of the Kingsguard. Young, dashing, talented knight from the Reach. The third son of Lord Mace Tyrell of Highgarden.
Brienne of Tarth - Warrior woman. Once "Brienne the Blue" in King Renly's Rainbow Guard. On a mission to rescue the Stark girls for Catelyn Stark.
Cersei Lannister - twin to Jaime, mother to Joffrey, Tommen, and Myrcella. 
Tywin Lannister - father of Jaime, Cersei, Tyrion. Lord of Casterly Rock. Hand of the King.
Tyrion Lannister - youngest sibling of Jaime and Cersei. Imprisoned awaiting trial for murdering his nephew King Jofrrey.
Tommen Lannister - King of the Andals, Roynar, and the First men. Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Protector of the Realm.

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Tyrion’s is betrayed by Shae and demands a trial by combat. Oberyn Martell steps up and defeats the Mountain, but then lets his guard down and the Mountain crushes his head, and Tyrion’s hopes. Simon and Mackelly rue the day.

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Tyrion Lannister weighs the offer of Oberyn Martell, but for now allows the trial to continue. Podrik Payne cannot vouch for Tyrion’s innocence, which suggests that few will. The last witness is a surprise: Shae. Of course Cersei would have interviewed, and coerced, Sansa’s handmaids. But Shae is not only going to lie for Cersei, she’s also going to tell the truth. Tyrion and Sansa plotted the murder and Tyrion used her sexually and forced her to refer to him as “her giant of Lannister.” The crowd’s laughter is too much for Tyrion and he demands the trial by combat.

Cersei is thrilled to announce that the Mountain Gregor Clegane will fight for her, but the whole room is stunned when Oberyn Martell offers to champion Tyrion’s cause. Tywin is furious. Tyrion realizes that this situation has no good outcomes for Tywin. If Oberyn wins, the Tyrells will be annoyed, and Tyrion freed. If the Mountain wins, Tyrion will be dead and the Martells might crown Myrcella, Plunging Westeros into another civil war.

Oberyn outwits and defeats the Mountain, with his poisoned spear. But then stands on the vanquished Clegane’s chest to extract a deathbed confession. He gets one, Gregor did rape and murder Elia, and murder her children, but it’s Oberyn’s deathbed. The Mountain trips him and crushes his skull. Tyrion’s hopes die with the Red Viper.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Former Hand of the King.
Tywin Lannister - Tyrion’s father, Hand of the King.
Kevan Lannister - Tyrion’s uncle, as well as brother and trusted advisor to Tywin Lannister.
Sansa Stark - Oldest daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark, wife to Tyrion.
Cersei Lannister - Mother of the late Joffrey Baratheon, sister to Tyrion.
Oberyn Martell - Brother to Doran Martell the Prince of Dorne. In King’s Landing to seek justice for his murdered sister Elia and her children.
Shae - Prostitute and lover of Tyrion.
Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane - Feared fighter and Lannister loyalist.

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Tyrion stands trial for the murder of the king. The prosecution has no end of witnesses, while Tyrion has none. But at the 11th hour a glimmer of hope appears. Mackelly and Simon weigh the scales of justice.

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Tyrion Lannister languishes for days in a Red Keep tower cell. He’s well-treated and fed as befits his station, but the crime of which he’s accused holds only one possible punishment. He’s getting advice and daily visits from his uncle Kevan, but neither of them is very optimistic of his chances. Cersei is amassing a deluge of witnesses to testify against him. 

Tyrion pins his hopes on trial by combat, but knowing that the opponent will be Gregor Clegane, Bronn demurs. The trial, before a three-judge panel of Tywin, Mace Tyrell, and Oberyn Martell, goes very badly for Tyrion. The witnesses either exaggerate, downright lie, or in the case of Varys: accurately report Tyrion’s various threats and comments on the dead king. Kevan advises confession and the Night’s Watch, but Tyrion doesn’t trust his father’s mercy.

On the final night of the trial, Tyrion is visited in his cell by Oberyn. He’s not necessarily there to reassure Tyrion, but knowing that he’s doomed he’s hoping to get the truth about his sister’s death. Tyrion confirms some suspicions: while it was the now dead Lorch who dispatched Princess Rhaenys, it was The Mountain who raped and murdered Elia and killed baby Aegon. But Tyrion denies that Tywin ordered the deaths. Oberyn throws Tyrion a lifeline. He’ll be his champion in trial by combat against Clegane.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Former Hand of the King.
Tywin Lannister - Tyrion’s father, Hand of the King.
Kevan Lannister - Tyrion’s uncle. Brother and trusted advisor to Tywin Lannister.
Sansa Stark - Oldest daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark. Former hostage of the Lannisters. Wife to Tyrion.
Cersei Lannister - Mother of the late Joffrey Baratheon, sister to Tyrion.
Mace Tyrell - Lord of Highgarden.
Oberyn Martell - Brother to Doran Martell the Prince of Dorne. In King’s Landing to seek justice for his murdered sister Elia and her children.
Lord Varys - Master of Whisperers in King’s Landing. Has served multiple monarchs as chief spy.

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Jaime and Brienne arrive in King’s Landing. They’ve learned that bad news awaits them. Brienne is immediately imprisoned, while Jaime gets into it with his father and his sister. Simon and Mackelly hope for a bit more love and a lot less, respectively.

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Jaime Lannister arrives in King’s Landing with Brienne, Qyburn, and Roose Bolton’s men. It’s not changed that much, still stinks. They've learned en-route of the deaths at the weddings (the red and the purple). Jaime is struggling to find the correct emotion. He cares more about how Cersei is feeling and feeling sorry for himself about his hand.

Upon arrival, they meet Ser Loras Tyrell, who denounces Brienne as a kingslayer - of Renly that is. Jaime arranges for Brienne to be imprisoned (temporarily, for her own good). Jaime visits the sept, where Joffrey lies in state. He finds his twin mourning over their dead child. She affirms that it was Tyrion who killed Joffrey. They have sex there and then. Jaime wants to be open about their relationship, but Cersei roughly disabuses him of that idea.

Jaime visits his father, who reports that Vargo Hoat is getting his comeuppance from Gregor Clegane, who has retaken Harrenhal. Jaime is to leave the Kingsguard, marry Margaery Tyrell (Cersei will marry Oberyn Martell) and take King Tommen to Casterly Rock to be raised away from his mother. Jaime flat out refuses. Tywin disowns him.
 
Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Jaime Lannister - Lord Commander of the Royal Kingsguard. Twin brother to queen Cersei and older brother to Tyrion. Nicknamed the "Kingslayer" for killing King Aerys Targaryen. 
Brienne of Tarth - Warrior woman. Once "Brienne the Blue" in King Renly's Rainbow Guard. On a mission to rescue the Stark girls for Catelyn Stark.
Vargo Hoat - Leader of the Brave Companions. 
Steelshanks Walton - Soldier in Bolton’s forces, tasked with bringing Jaime safely to King’s Landing.
Ser Loras Tyrell - Knight of Flowers. Brother to Margaery. Reputed former lover of King Renly Baratheon. Now member of the Kingsguard.
Gregor Clegane - The Mountain. Tywin’s most feared soldier.
Cersei Lannister - Twin to Jaime. Mother to Joffrey, Tommen, and Myrcella. 
Tywin Lannister - Father of Jaime, Cersei, Tyrion. Lord of Casterly Rock. Hand of the King.

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Tyrion and Sansa attend the wedding of King Joffrey and Margaery Tyrell. Afterward, they discuss leaving town in the near future. However, things get interesting at the wedding feast culminating in a dead king, Sansa missing, and Tyrion accused of murder. Simon and Mackelly wonder if they can get their gift back.

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Tyrion Lannister and his wife Sansa Stark attend the royal wedding. While watching the ceremony, Tyrion further considers Joffrey as the man behind the attempt on Bran Stark’s life. He had opportunity and means but Tyrion can’t quite figure out what Joff’s motive would’ve been.

On the way back to the Red Keep from the wedding, Tyrion suggests he and Sansa get out of King’s Landing before long. Tyrion feels that his nephew’s behavior toward him is getting increasingly aggressive and worries it’ll end with Tyrion being a head shorter.

At the feast, singers sing of Joff, Cersei, and Renly’s heroics on the Blackwater, with no mention of Tyrion’s efforts to save the city. Next, dwarves mock joust at Joff’s behest and the king commands Tyrion to challenge the victor. When Tyrion refuses, things get ugly. The king dumps a chalice of wine on Tyrion and demands Tyrion be his cupbearer and serve him. Tyrion does as told and the king drinks deeply. He continues to mock Tyrion but a coughing fit worsens to choking. All around, people realize that the king is dying. When Cersei screams, Tyrion knows Joff is dead. What he wasn’t expecting was for Cersei to then have him, and his suddenly missing wife, arrested for murder.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Former Hand of the King.
Sansa Stark - Oldest daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark. Hostage of the Lannister and wife to Tyrion.
King Joffrey Baratheon -  King Joffrey Baratheon First of His Name. Bastard son of Jaime Lannister and his twin sister Queen Cersei.
Cersei Lannister - Queen Regent, mother of Joffrey Baratheon.

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Sansa attends the breakfast feast before the royal wedding. King Joffrey isn’t a fan of hers and Tyrion's gift but he does love Tywin’s. He uses the latter to destroy the former, then insists the couple give him a new gift. Tyrion picks up on something in Joff’s behavior that gets his senses tingling. Mackelly and Simon worry about the fate of their gift toaster.

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Sansa Stark prepares for a breakfast feast for King Joffrey. She is helped by her handmaids Shae and Brella. Her husband Tyrion Lannister is nowhere to be seen, having woken before her and left their chambers. When Tyrion arrives, he dresses and the pair leave for the queen’s ballroom.

After the food has been eaten, the guests offer gifts to the king. Many fine gifts are proffered, not the least of which is Tyrion and Sansa’s gift. They give Joff a beautiful book illustrated by the author himself. Joff is not impressed. He is much more impressed by his grandfather’s gift of a beautiful Valyrian steel sword. Joff claims prior knowledge of the rare steel and proves it by hacking Tyrion and Sansa’s gift to pieces. The king then insists the pair owe him a new gift. Tyrion suggests a Valyrian steel dagger to go with the sword, and describes the dagger used in the attempt on Bran Stark’s life. The king gives a sharp look, but then agrees the dagger would be a good option.

Later in the litter, Tyrion asks about Bran and Joff’s relationship while in Winterfell together. He mentions Cat falsely accusing Tyrion of something but doesn’t give details. He tells her that she is safe with him. He then asks if Sansa wants the details of her mother and brother’s death. Sansa declines and Tyrion understands.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Sansa Stark - Elder daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark. Forcibly married to Tyrion.
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Master of Coin.
King Joffrey Baratheon -  King Joffrey Baratheon First of His Name. Bastard son of Jaime Lannister and his twin sister Queen Cersei.
Oberyn Martell - Younger brother of the Prince of Dorne. New member of the King’s Small Council.
Shae - Prostitute, consort of Tyrion Lannister. Handmaid to Sansa.

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Tyrion leaves his marital bed with Sansa for a late-night rendezvous with Shae. He ponders all that vexes him, including his icy cold marriage and his issues with his fellow Small Council members. Finally, he considers his future with Shae and comes to a tough decision. Simon and Mackelly grow tired of buying wedding gifts.

Chapter Review:
Tyrion Lannister tip-toes out of his bedchamber that he shares with his wife Sansa Stark. He remembers the day he had to give her the awful news that her brother and mother had been killed at the Twins. He recalls her stoic face that was only betrayed later when he heard sobs through a closed door.

His late-night excursion ends in a dark cellar, where Shae waits for him, amidst dragon skulls. After they finish with their intended business, Tyrion laments the weight on his shoulders dealing with his family and much of the Small Council. In his list of stressors, he includes the sight of his own reflection. Shae defends his war-torn face, and Tyrion thinks of the innocence in her voice. However, he tells himself that there is no true innocence in Shae.

He’s reminded that Varys told him that Shae’s backstory was not meant to hold up against Cersei’s scrutiny. He adds that if Cersei were to ask, Varys would have no choice but to come clean about Shae and her relationship with Tyrion. Tyrion knows the risks of having taken Shae into the service of Sansa. He ultimately decides he must remove her from his life in a permanent way. He’ll marry her to Ser Tallad.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Former Hand of the King.
Sansa Stark - Oldest daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark. Hostage of the Lannister and wife to Tyrion.
Shae - Prostitute, consort of Tyrion Lannister.
Lord Varys - The Spider. Eunuch and Master of Whispers. Member of the Small Council.
Cersei Lannister - Queen Regent, mother of Joffrey Baratheon.
Ser Tallad - Tall hedge knight in the court of the Red Keep.

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Tyrion has an awkward dinner with Sansa then gets lost in Littlefinger’s financial books. He then has a family gathering filled with news of Robb Stark’s death and his family's involvement, as well as Tywin's plan for Gregor Clegane. Throughout it all, King Joffrey is rotten, but this time he attacks Tywin. That does not go over well. Mackelly and Simon ponder the punishments for our dear king.

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Tyrion Lannister dines with his wife Sansa Stark. Awkwardness still reigns between them. Afterward, Sansa goes to the godswood and Tyrion digs into the crown’s financial books maintained by Petyr Baelish.

He’s summoned to the Tower of the Hand. Upon arriving, Tyrion is handed a letter indicating that a Frey married a Tully and did something with wolf pelts. Joffrey blurts out that Robb Stark is dead. Awful Joff wants Robb’s head to make Sansa kiss it. Tyrion takes umbrage and calls Joff a monster. When Joff calls him the same, Tyrion says that if he is, Joff should be careful as kings are dying like flies lately. The back and forth ends with Joff telling Tywin that he hid under Casterly Rock during Robert’s Rebellion. Joff is sent to bed and Cersei is admonished for poor parenting before also being shown the door.

Tywin tells Tyrion the price of the Frey alliance. Some Lannisters will marry some Freys and Roose Bolton is Warden of the North and will marry Arya Stark to his bastard son Ramsay.

Tywin says he doesn’t plan to give Gregor Clegane to Oberyn Martell. He’s going to feed Oberyn the deceased Amory Lorch instead. Tyrion is dubious about the plan. Tywin thinks Tyrion should focus on fathering a son with Sansa.

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 - Lord of Casterly Rock. Hand of the King.
Oberyn Martell - The Red Viper. Younger brother of Lord Doran Martell.
Elia Martell - Murdered sister of Oberyn. 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 Ellia Martell and her children.

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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.

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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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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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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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Daenerys lays her eyes upon the Unsullied slave army with mixed emotion. She then takes her frustrations of the day out on Ser Jorah. She confronts Irri about a late-night tryst between the two women. Finally, she asks Jorah if buying the slave army is more of a Rhaegar or Viserys move. Simon and Mackelly hug their dogs.

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Daenerys Targaryen has made it to Astapor in Slaver’s Bay. She meets with slave master Kraznys mo Nakloz to see his Unsullied eunuch slave soldiers. Dany and Arstan Whitebeard are aghast at the terrible training process the Unsullied must endure. She decides to think on whether she wants to purchase the slaves to create an army for herself.
On her way back to the ships, Dany thinks of Jorah’s kiss and how inappropriate it was. However, as much as she found it unwanted, the kiss has stirred something within her she thought died with Drogo. When she and Arstan arrive at the ships, she lashes out at Jorah, punctuating her feelings with a slap across his face.
Later that evening, she confides to Jorah that the act of buying a slave army doesn't feel in-line with what her brother Rhaegar would’ve done. Rhaegar had free men fighting for him. Jorah confirms that Rhaegar did have free, noble, and brave men. However, it all amounted to nothing, as Rhaegar lost the war and the Iron Throne. Whereas Dany needs to win.

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.
Viserion, Rhaegal, and Drogon - Daenerys’ dragons. The size of small dogs.
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.
Astapor - City on Slaver’s Bay, where Unsullied are made from slave boys.
 
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Tyrion visits Lord Varys in his chambers. He learns about changes on the small council and the kingsguard, and about the long list of people spying on him for his family. He coordinates a rendezvous with Shea, where he plans to break it off with her. Instead, he reaffirms that he’ll keep and protect her. Simon and Mackelly slowly shake their heads.

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Tyrion Lannister makes an unannounced visit to Lord Varys’ chambers in the Red Keep. When Varys arrives, he apologizes to Tyrion for not visiting him in his sick bed. His nose was just too gross to look at. Varys informs Tyrion that Grand Maester Pycelle has been reinstated to the small council, by order of his father Tywin. Tywin's work doesn't stop their. He's also reinstated Ser Boros Blount to the Royal Kingsguard.

The conversation turns to Ser Mandon Moore, but despite Tyrion's hope's, Varys provides no additional information about the man than what Tyrion already knows. Varys informs Tyrion that a great deal of people are actively spying on him for Cersei and that Varys himself has been tasked with spying on Tyrion for his lord father.

Tyrion changes the subject. He wants Varys to plan a meet-up between Tyrion and Shae. The agreed upon location is determined to be these very chambers. Later that night, Shae and Tyrion get down to business. Afterward, he tries to break it off with Shae, explaining that it's now too dangerous for her with his father in town. She refuses to discuss it, and redirects the conversation to the royal wedding. She's gotten news of the amazing festivities planned, from the singer Symon Silver Tongue. She wants to go. Tyrion puts his foot down. Too dangerous. She relents, but asks that he keep her and keep her from harm. Against his better judgment, he agrees. Later, he then sends Bronn to find Symon before anyone else does.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Former Hand of the King.
Lord Varys - The Spider. Eunuch and Master of Whispers. Member of the small council.
Grand Maester Pycelle - Elderly grand maester of the Seven Kingdoms. Reinstated member of the king's Small Council.
Ser Mandon Moore - Expressionless member of the Kingsguard. Killed in the Battle of the Blackwater, after trying to kill Tyrion.
Ser Boros Blount - R

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Tyrion gets a visit from newly-knighted Ser Bronn. Bronn lacks bedside manner and takes Tyrion step-by-step through how Tyrion has lost everything he’s built while in King’s Landing. Tyrion then has an equally unpleasant conversation with his father, where Tywin holds nothing back about why Tyrion will never be lord of Casterly Rock. Simon and Mackelly find something interesting to stare at on the floor.

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Tyrion Lannister is recovering from his wounds suffered at the hand of Ser Mandon Moore of the Royal Kingsguard, during the Battle of the Blackwater. His top sellsword aide Bronn pays him a visit. He’s now Ser Bronn of the Blackwater, having been knighted by command of Tywin Lannister. The move irks Tyrion, but the bad news is only beginning. He also learns he’s officially been replaced as Hand of the King by his father, his trusted Commander of the City Watch Jacelyn Bywater is dead, his mountain clans won’t be returning to the city, Alayaya was released but not before being whipped, and he’s lost his control over Tommen in Rosby.

Tyrion decides it’s time to get out of bed and pay a visit to his father. He finds him in Tyrion’s old chambers in the Tower of the Hand, now occupied by his father. Tywin is busy writing important letters but puts them aside to talk with his youngest son. He tells Tyrion that he's sent men to trap and eliminate a Stark force headed for Duskendale.

The men disagree over Tyrion's level of involvement in saving the city. Tywin puts much of it on himself, the Tyrells, and Cersei. Although, he does give Tyrion some credit, and asks what he wants as his reward. Tyrion cuts to the chase. He wants his father to publicly name him heir to Casterly Rock. Tywin's not having it. He's tired of the prostitutes Tyrion continually associates with and he won't have him bringing them into Casterly Rock. In fact, the next one he finds in Tyrion's bed, he'll hang. 

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Former Hand of the King.
Ser Mandon Moore - Expressionless member of the Kingsguard. Killed in the Battle of the Blackwater, after attacking Tyrion.
Podrick Payne - Shy squire to Tyrion Lannister.
Cersei Lannister - Queen Regent, mother of Joffrey Baratheon.
Tywin Lannister - Father of Tyrion, Lor

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Tyrion recovers from the wounds he sustained in the Battle of the Blackwater. He’s horribly disfigured and having wild fever dreams. Mackelly and Simon sniff the boiled wine.

Chapter Review:
Tyrion dreams of death and carrion. He is in a dungeon with other dying men. In his dream, he is mouthless and the city gates are barred to him. He lies in his own filth and seems to have no help or hope.

He wakes briefly in the Tower of the Hand in his own bed. What is dream and reality become blurred. He is visited by Cersei, Tywin, Littlefinger, and Varys. He dreams of feasts in his honor, where songs are sung of his bravery and he is knighted by his brother Jamie. He wakes again, but a maester forces him to drink milk of the poppy, and sleep claims him once more. Now he dreams of his happy honeymoon with Tysha, how loving and sweet those times seem to him.
 
The next time he wakes he refuses more drugs. Tyrion demands to see his wounds. Maester Ballabar advises otherwise, but Tyrion insists. His bandages are removed to reveal a terrible scar across his face, involving the loss of most of his nose. He also learns that he’s in Maegor’s Holdfast so that Cersei can personally oversee his care. He’s lost his position as his father has taken the role of Hand of the King, having saved the city. Pod updates him that Bronn is now Ser Bronn, and he confirms that Ser Mandon Moore is dead.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Former Hand of the King.
Ser Mandon Moore - Expressionless member of the Kingsguard. Killed in the Battle of the Blackwater.
Podrick Payne - Shy squire to Tyrion Lannister.
Cersei Lannister - Queen Regent, mother of Joffrey Baratheon.
Tywin Lannister - Father of Tyrion, Lord of Casterly Rock. Newly self-appointed Hand of the King.
Ser Bronn - Sell sword, friend of Tyrion. Now Ser Bronn.
Shae - Tyrion’s lover.
Tysha - Tyrion’s former wife.
Maester Ballabar - Attending to Tyrion’s recovery.

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Sansa watches as Tywin Lannister takes control in King’s Landing. The Tyrells fully embrace the new alliance, the Lannisters dole out rewards to loyalists, punish their enemies, and pat themselves on the back. King Joffrey drops her for another, putting Sansa on cloud nine. But Dontos brings her crashing back to earth. Simon and Mackelly try to break her fall.

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Sansa Stark stands in attendance as the Lannister family congratulate themselves and their allies. Lord Tywin Lannister takes over as Hand of the King. Mace, Garlan, and Loras Tyrell ask favors of the king, all are granted. The biggest ask being that Joffrey put Sansa aside and marry Margaery Tyrell.

After that, it’s time to split up the winning from the Battle of the Blackwater. New lords are made, including Lancel Lannister and Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish. More than six hundred men are knighted. Finally, the Stannis Baratheon supporters are dragged before the king. They’re made to beg his forgiveness, to retain their titles and lands. Most do, but some choose death by vocally disparaging the boy king.

When all the glad-handing, promotions, and begging for forgiveness are over, Sansa returns to her chamber. She can hardly remember a time she’s been this happy. She won’t have to marry Joffrey. She doesn’t know what will happen to her, but it has to be better than marrying that monster. Ser Dontos Hollard disagrees. He thinks nothing has changed. But he’s set a date for their escape: Joff’s and Margaery’s wedding day. He also has a present for her, in the form of a beautiful hair net. He claims it holds justice for her father.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Sansa Stark - Eldest daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and Catelyn Tully. Formerly betrothed to Joffrey Baratheon. Captive of the Lannisters.
Queen Cersei Lannister - Widow of King Robert Baratheon, twin sister of Ser Jamie Lannister. Mother of King Joffrey Baratheon.
King Joffrey Baratheon First of His Name - Bastard son of Jaime Lannister and his twin sister Queen Cersei Lannister.
Tywin Lannister - Father of Cersei, Tyrion, and Jamie. New Hand of the King.
Ser Dontos Hollard - Saved from execution on King Joffrey’s name day by Sansa Stark. Now a fool.
Ser Loras Tyrell - Young, dashing, talented knight from the Reach. The son of Lord Mace Tyrell. New member of the Kingsguard.

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Sansa overhears disquieting news of the battle, has a run-in with Sandor Clegane, and learns from an elated Ser Dontos Hollard that the battle has turned as reinforcements have arrived from the east in the form of the Tyrells, Tywin Lannister, and somehow Renly Baratheon. Simon and Mackelly mourn the missed opportunities.

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Lancel Lannister brings news of the battle. Things are not going well. As the king was pulled back to safety, the men lost heart and threw down their arms. There are enemy forces at multiple gates, Tyrion is likely dead, and the defenders are outmatched. Cersei Lannister takes all this as evidence that Joffrey should be further withdrawn. Lancel objects but Cersei insists, smacks him in a wound in his side, and storms out.

Sansa tries to reassure the frightened ladies, but then uses the opportunity to go to her chamber. Figuring some distance between herself and Ser Ilyn Payne is prudent. There she finds the Hound waiting for her. He offers to rescue her and take her north, but she’d rather take her chances here. He leaves. She takes a well-earned nap.

She’s awoken some time later by Ser Dontos who is cock-a-hoop with joy, but barely coherent. When she calms him down enough, it transpires that Stannis’ forces have been routed by an army comprising Tywin’s force from the West, and the combined forces of the Reach apparently (and puzzlingly) led by Renly.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Sansa Stark - Eldest daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and Catelyn Tully. Betrothed to Joffrey Baratheon. Captive of the Lannisters.
Queen Cersei Lannister - Widow of King Robert Baratheon, twin sister of Ser Jamie Lannister. Mother of King Joffrey Baratheon.
King Joffrey Baratheon First of His Name - Bastard son of Jaime Lannister and his twin sister Queen Cersei Lannister.
Tyrion “The Imp” Lannister - Brother to Queen Cersei. Acting Hand of the King.
Ser Dontos Hollard - Last member of house Hollard. Saved from execution on King Joffrey’s name day by Sansa Stark.
Ser Ilyn Payne - Executioner.
Ser Lancel Lannister - Cousin and lover to Queen Cersei, spy for Tyrion Lannister.
Sandor Clegane, The Hound - Member of the Kingsguard and personal protector of King Joffrey.
Tywin Lannister - Father of Cersei, Tyrion, and Jamie.
Stannis Baratheon - Claimant to the throne as eldest surv

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Tyrion rides at the point of a flying wedge, clearing the King’s Gate of the enemy. Success in battle and the admiration of his men infects him with battle fever. He leads his men to clear a bridge of ships. Death nearly comes at the hand of his own Kingsguard. But before the death blow falls, he’s saved by an unlikely hero. Simon and Mackelly applaud young Pod.

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Tyrion Lannister leads a sortie to clear the King’s Gate of Stannis Baratheon’s men, who have employed a battering ram to bring the gate down. Tyrion heads the wedge formation of his men, with Ser Mandon Moore of the Kingsguard on his right and, to his surprise, his squire Podrick Payne on his left. Tyrion and his men smash the enemy at the gate, then ride to aid in the other fighting. Tyrion is overcome by battle fever, slashing and chopping men down with his axe.

Ser Balon Swann alerts Tyrion to a phenomenon happening downriver. All of the destruction on the river has caused ships to pile up and form a bridge. Stannis’ men are using it to cross the river. Tyrion leads a group to dispatch the men. Chaos reigns on the bridge, with death everywhere. While he’s on the bridge, it begins to break up, stranding Tyrion.

Ser Mandon reaches out a hand to save Tyrion. However, as the men touch hands, Tyrion realizes too late that it’s a trap. Ser Mandon smashes Tyrion in the face with his sword. The blow nearly knocks Tyrion into the water, leaving him clinging to an oar. He shimmies his way back up to the deck. He lays on the deck motionless, while Ser Mandon prepares to run him through. Before he can do so, he stumbles and falls overboard. Instead, it’s Pod looking over Tyrion.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Tyrion Lannister - Youngest son of Tywin Lannister. Brother to queen Cersei and Jamie Lannister. Acting Hand of the King.
Stannis Baratheon - Claimant to the Iron Throne. Brother to the late king Robert Baratheon.
Ser Mandon Moore - Expressionless member of the Kingsguard.
Ser Balon Swann - Newer member of the Kingsguard, replacing the late Ser Preston Greenfield.
Podrick Payne - Shy squire to Tyrion Lannister.

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INSTAGRAM! : https://instagram.com/rossbugden/ (rossbugden)
TWITTER! : https://twitter.com/RossBugden (@rossbugden)
YOUTUBE! : https://www.youtube.com/wa...