Dragonstone
In the feast hall of the Twins, a very-much alive Walder Frey
addresses the Frey men, toasting to their bravery at the Red Wedding and
to the future of their house. The celebration takes a turn, however,
when one by one the Frey men collapse from the poisoned wine. Arya Stark
pulls off the face of Walder Frey and instructs Walder's young widow
to, "Tell them winter came for House Frey" before leaving the
corpse-strewn room.
Arya rides through the woods and comes across a group of young
Lannister soldiers tasked with keeping the peace in the Riverlands. Arya
warily accepts their offer of food and listens to them chat about
missing their homes and families, all the while plotting how to kill
them. When they ask why she’s headed to King’s Landing, Arya casually
mentions she’s going to kill the queen. After a moment’s silence, the
soldiers all burst into laughter. Arya soon joins in: Nobody is going to
die here today.
In a vision, Bran watches the Night King leading his White Walkers
and the massive Army of the Dead, comprised of wildlings, Night’s
Watchmen, Thenns, and even giants. Bran Stark emerges from warging as he
and Meera Reed arrive at the tunnel through the Wall to Castle Black.
Surprised by Bran’s knowledge of his own personal history, Dolorous Edd
raises the gate and allows the strangers to enter.
Jon Snow, the King in the North, addresses his lords in the Great
Hall of Winterfell. He urges the houses to train everyone, regardless of
age and gender, to fight the impending war, and asks every maester to
scour records for mentions of dragonglass. Tormund agrees to have the
Free Folk man the abandoned Night’s Watch castles along the Wall, and
volunteers to go to Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. The conversation turns tense
when Sansa publicly disagrees with Jon’s decision to allow the Umbers
and Karstarks to keep their homes, but Jon holds fast to his decision,
and young Ned Umber and Alys Karstark swear their loyalty. Sansa is
displeased, and Littlefinger watches everything.
Afterwards, Jon tells Sansa not to undermine him in front of the
other lords and ladies. Sansa counters that listening to her may be a
wise idea. Maester Wolkan arrives with a message from Cersei: Bend the
knee or suffer the consequences. Sansa warns her brother not to
underestimate the Lannister queen.
Brienne of Tarth trains Podrick Payne in the Winterfell courtyard as
the wildlings prepare to depart for Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. Lord Baelish
approaches Sansa on the walkway and tells her he only wants her to be
safe and happy. In no mood for Littlefinger’s repartee, Sansa cuts him
off as Brienne approaches. Brienne voices her concern that Littlefinger
is only sticking around because he wants something, but Sansa knows
exactly what Baelish wants.
In the Red Keep, Jaime Lannister finds Cersei pacing a floor painted
with a map of Westeros. Guessing Tyrion and Daenerys will land at
Dragonstone, Jaime tries to convey the danger to House Lannister, but
Cersei shrugs off his concerns.
Euron Greyjoy’s ship, the Silence, sails into Blackwater Bay with the
rest of the Iron Fleet. Jaime, disdainful of a Greyjoy alliance, wants
to know how it benefits Euron. Cersei’s answer surprises him: a queen.
Euron makes his case to Cersei as she sits on the Iron Throne, but
she declines his proposal. Knowing she has little reason to trust him,
the King of the Iron Islands promises to return with a priceless gift to
prove his worthiness.
Beric Dondarrion, Thoros of Myr, the Hound and the rest of the
Brotherhood Without Banners continue to make their way north. Seeking
shelter from the wind and snow, they take refuge in an abandoned
farmhouse. The Hound recognizes the home: he and Arya sheltered there
before he stole his host’s silver. Inside, the group finds the skeletons
of the farmer and his daughter; Beric posits the pair was starving, and
the father took their lives to end their suffering.
While eating, the Hound questions the Lord of Light's interest in
Beric, but Dondarrion doesn’t have an answer. Thoros suggests the Hound
look into the flames of the hearth. The Hound objects at first, but
curiosity gets the better of him. Carefully looking into the blaze, he
is stunned to see a castle along the Wall, and the Army of the Dead
marching past a mountain shaped like an arrowhead.
Thoros wakes up in the night to the sound of shoveling outside. He
discovers the Hound burying the skeletons of the farmer and his little
girl. Thoros grabs a shovel to help, and stays while the Hound stumbles
through a prayer.
Wearing an acolyte’s robes, Samwell Tarly trudges through his chores
in the Citadel infirmary, scrub room, privy, mess hall, and library,
where he eyes a gated section of restricted books. Later, while
assisting Archmaester Ebrose with an autopsy, Sam requests access to the
restricted section, hoping to find information to use against the White
Walkers. Unlike other maesters, Ebrose believes Sam is telling the
truth about what he's seen, but he denies Sam’s request. With no other
option, Sam steals a set of keys from a sleeping maester and slips
several of the restricted books and scrolls into his bag.
In their shared room above an Oldtown tavern, Sam and Gilly pore
through the books. Sam pauses on a page with a map of Dragonstone
revealing a rich lode of dragonglass on the island. Sam immediately
writes to Jon.
The following morning, Sam returns to his duties at the Citadel
infirmary. A hand riddled with greyscale reaches for him from one of the
cells. A voice – Ser Jorah Mormont’s – asks if the Dragon Queen has
come yet. Sam stutters he hasn’t heard anything and scurries off.
Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister, Missandei, Grey Worm and Varys
approach her family’s ancestral home of Dragonstone in a skiff. As her
dragons fly overhead, Daenerys lands on Westerosi soil for the first
time since she was an infant, and runs her hand through the sand of her
birthplace. She enters the castle, tearing down the Baratheon banners
left by Stannis, and passes through the audience chamber. Without saying
a word, Tyrion follows her into the map room. The pair look over the
abandoned table covered with ship and sigil pieces. Daenerys turns to
her Hand and asks, “Shall we begin?”
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