- Tyrion's trial has come. Yara and her troops storm the Dreadfort to free Theon. Daenerys meets Hizdar zo Loraq. Stannis makes a deal with the Iron Bank of Braavos.
- At the Dreadford, Yara Greyjoy and her men invade the castle to rescue her brother, but she discovers that Theon is completely brainwashed and telling that he is Reek. Yara leaves him behind and returns home. Daenerys listens to the petitions of supplicants and takes decisions. Stannis and Davos go to Braavos seeking a loan. Tyrion's trial begins and Jaime makes a deal with his father to save his brother. But when Shae is summoned to testify, Tyrion is totally devastated.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Stannis Baratheon and Davos Seaworth travel to Braavos with to see if they can get money from the Iron Bank to finance the war against the Lannisters. Their initial reception is poor but Stannis' arguments may sway them. Theon Greyjoy's sister Yara attempts to rescue him but finds that the brother she once knew no longer exists. Daenerys begins to realize what it means to rule. At Castle Rock, Tyrion's trial begins and as expected the cards have been stacked against him. Everyone he's ever crossed seems to line up to testify. One witness is particularly hurtful and realizing he could never successfully plead his case, demands trial by combat.—garykmcd
- Boy king Tommen excuses himself and passes the Iron Throne to Hand Tywin to preside over Tyrion's regicide trial, likely to end fatally given the damning witness list and small council-admitted princes Tyrell and Obryn, who is fascinated by mysterious eunuch lord without actual title Varys. Ramsay Snow takes pleasure in fighting off the single ship crew that invaded his castle under Yara Greyjoy to rescue Theon, whom he terrorized in such slavish submission as the deny his identity before becoming loyal dog Reek, who is rewarded with a bath and instructed to go on a mission, 'playing' Theon to win his master a castle. In Braabos, the Iron Bank is not impressed with Stannis's claim to fiance the 'only true king', given his lack of real resources, but Davos still gets enough gold on credit to hire a pirate fleet for a landing. A long procession of supplicants at the Meereen throne confronts Daenerys with the drudgery of ruling and some dishonorable results of her blindly vindictive 'justice' on top of rapacious dragon damages. Jaime strike a deal with Tywin: he'll resign from the royal guard to become Lannister heir and castle lord again, if Tyrion is 'pardoned' to join the Night Watch. Hurt by insulting testimonies, even from Shae, Tyrion holds an offensive tirade stating he would wish to have killed Joffrey and the whole audience, but invokes his right to a trial by duel.—KGF Vissers
- In Essos, Davos and Stannis meet with the Iron Bank to secure a loan for Stannis. Davos re-engages Salladhor Saan and his pirates. In Meereen, Daenerys adapts to her new role as queen, hearing her subjects' endless requests, including nobleman Hizdahr zo Loraq who wishes to reclaim his crucified father's body, and a peasant man whose goats were killed by Daenerys' increasingly uncontrollable dragons. In the Dreadfort, Yara leads a mission to rescue Theon, who, emotionally broken, refuses to leave, forcing Yara to abandon him. Ramsay rewards Theon's obedience and, planning to take Moat Cailin, tasks "Reek" to impersonate "Theon Greyjoy". In King's Landing, Tywin puts a bounty on the Hound's head and instructs Varys to continue spying on Daenerys. Tyrion is tried for Joffrey's murder. All the witnesses testify against him, including Ser Meryn Trant, Grand Maester Pycelle, Cersei, and Varys, who give compelling, though circumstantial, testimony. To Tyrion's shock, Shae falsely testifies against him. Tyrion proclaims his innocence and demands a trial by combat.
- In Essos, Davos asks the Iron Bank to back Stannis. The Iron Bank has loaned a tonne of gold to the Lannisters and Davos convinces the Bank that Stannis is their best chance to get that money back. The bank says that Stannis only has 4000 men and 32 ships, plus they have no provisions to even feed this army, let alone arm them for combat. Davos counters that Tywin (who is the real power in King's Landing) is 67 yrs old and when he dies, there is no reliable leader (not Tommen, not Cersei, not Jaime), and so Davos argues that Stannis is the natural choice. The bank decides to fund Stannis. While in Braavos, Davos also meet Salladhor Saan and re-assert his pirates to Stannis' cause by paying him handsomely in gold coins.
In Meereen, Daenerys adapts to her new role as queen, hearing her subjects many requests, including nobleman Hizdahr Zo Loraq (Joel Fry) (his father was a nobleman at Meereen and was crucified. His successfully argues with her (he says his father had argued against the crucifixion of children but was over-ruled on the council. Now he is still nailed to a post and being eaten by vultures, rotting in the sun) to get a decent burial for his father), and a peasant man whose goats were killed by Daenerys' increasingly uncontrollable dragons (she pays the peasant 3 times over the value of his goats).
In the Dreadfort, Yara leads a mission to rescue Theon. She is not willing to accept Ramsay's terms to abandon the Iron Islands and all the other lands they have won in the last months since war broke out. Yara scales the Dreadfort castle at night, with her platoon. Theon has been kept in the kennels with dogs. Yara reaches him slaying every soldier on their way. Theon, broken and panicked, refuses to go with her (he thinks its a trick and that its not Yara, but an impersonator sent by Ramsay), forcing Yara to leave him behind when Ramsay arrives with his men to thwart the rescue attempt. Ramsay rewards Theon's obedience and, in order to take Moat Cailin, tasks "Reek" to pretend to be "Theon".
In King's Landing, Tywin puts a bounty (10 silver stags) on the Hound's head (as news reaches him that he killed 5 of Lannister soldiers at the tavern including Polliver) and instructs Varys to continue spying on Daenerys (3 dragons, staying in Meereen as Queen, army of unsullied and second sons and 2 knights advising her (Jorah and Barristan)). Oberyn is on the small council and correctly deducts that Varys is from Esso (the eastern land where Daenerys picked up the Unsullied army). Oberyn guesses that Varys is gay, but Varys corrects him that he is asexual. He doesn't like boys or girls. He has no desires. Tyrion is tried for Joffrey's murder (he is brought to the court in chains on Tywin's orders). Tommen rescues himself from the trial, and appoints Tywin as the judge, with Oberyn and Mace. All the witnesses testify against him, including Ser Meryn Trant (Tyrion had slapped him when he was trying to torment Sansa on Joffrey's orders), Grand Maester Pycelle (he testifies that when he was imprisoned, his lab was ransacked and several poisons stolen from it. Sansa's necklace was what carried the poison inside the wedding ceremony and found its way into Joffrey's drink. The poison that killed Joffrey was one of the ones stolen from Pycelle), Cersei (Tyrion threatened to harm Joffrey on numerous occasions), and Varys, who give compelling though tangential testimony. Tyrion is not allowed to cross-question any witness.
Jamie pleads for Tyrion's life in private with Tywin. Jaime says that as a Kingsguard he cannot have any children, and so if Tywin kills Tyrion, the Lannister line comes to an end. Tywin agrees to spare Tyrion if Jamie agrees to return to Casterly Rock and marry a woman. Tywin promises to let Tyrion join the Night's watch when he pleads for mercy after the verdict. To Tyrion's shock, Shae gives a false but convincing testimony against him (she claims that Sansa wouldn't allow Tyrion to have sex with her, so he promised to kill Joffrey and avenge her family so that she would have sex with her). Tyrion could not believe that Shae had been captured, despite his best efforts and that she testified against him. Angry, humiliated, and defeated, Tyrion confesses his crime (he says he saved the city and he wishes that he had killed Joffrey) demands a trial by combat.
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