He proposes an alliance which will allow the tribes to enact vengeance against House Arryn and take ownership of the lands of the Vale. At first, he orders them to be killed, but Tyrion does some fast-talking and convinces the hill tribes that House Lannister is an enemy of the House Arryn and its rulers. Tyrion and Bronn have reached the western edge of the Vale and are surrounded by members of the hill tribes, led by a fearsome warrior named Shagga. Lysa wants the knights to stay in the Vale to protect her son and their Lord. Lysa, despite her actions of setting this in motion by implicating the Lannisters in Jon Arryn's death, does not believe that war is in the Vale's best interests. He hopes the Wall is big enough to hold them back when the Walkers come in force.Īt the Eyrie, Catelyn is furious with Lysa: first for Lysa not immediately notifying her about Eddard's arrest and second, for refusing to consider summoning the knights of the Vale to war. Sam says he read in a book that the dead are animated by the touch of the White Walkers and only fire can destroy such creatures. The morning after, the two wight bodies have been thoroughly burned.
Jon grabs Mormont's oil lamp and throws it at the wight, finally destroying it. Mormont appears, seeking out the commotion. Though Jon is able to stab the wight through the chest with his sword, the wight simply removes the sword and is unharmed. Sensing trouble, Jon and his direwolf head to the Lord Commander's chambers where Jon is confronted by a wight, the reanimated corpse of the dead Night's Watchman. That night, Jon is roused by a whining Ghost scratching at the door. Commander Mormont witnessed the incident and confines Jon to quarters for his trouble. Later on, Alliser Thorne taunts Jon that his father is a traitor, calling him, "not just a bastard, a traitor's bastard." Jon angrily charges at him with a knife and Thorne is only saved by Grenn and Pyp, who hold Jon back. When Jon expresses concern for his sisters, Mormont replies he is sure they are unharmed. A devastated Jon attempts to leave before Mormont tells him not to do anything stupid and reminds him of the oath he has sworn to the Night's Watch. Jon is in disbelief and Mormont gives Jon the letter to read for himself. When Jon asks for news of his father, Mormont tells Jon he has been arrested for treason. Jon is summoned to Mormont's chambers as news has arrived of Eddard's arrest and imprisonment. Jon and several other Sworn Brothers urge Lord Commander Jeor Mormont to burn the bodies, but he refuses, wanting Maester Aemon to examine them. Though the deceased appear to have been dead for some time, Sam astutely notes that the bodies do not smell like they have been rotting. The two corpses are identified as members of Benjen Stark's missing ranging party, Jafer Flowers and Othor. Jon and Sam return to Castle Black with their party and two dead bodies in tow. Robb rallies his father's northern allies and heads south to war. But a startling act of treachery directed at young Bran may end up postponing their respective departures.The Lannisters press their advantage over the Starks. Unable to refuse his old friend and king, Ned prepares to leave for King's Landing, as Jon Snow decides to travel north to Black Castle to join the Night's Watch, accompanied by a curious Tyrion. Robert arrives at Winterfell with his wife, Queen Cersei, and other members of the Lannister family: her twin brother Jaime, dwarf brother Tyrion, and Cersei's son and heir to the throne, 12-year-old Joffrey. Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea in Pentos, Viserys Targaryen hatches a plan to win back the throne by forging an allegiance with the nomadic Dothraki warriors by giving its leader, Khal Drogo, his lovely sister Daenerys's hand in marriage. Returning home, Ned learns from his wife Catelyn that his mentor, Jon Arryn, has died in the Westeros capital of King's Landing, and that King Robert is on his way north to offer Ned the position as the King's Hand.
A Night's Watch deserter is tracked down outside of Winterfell, prompting swift justice from Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark, and raising concerns about the dangers in the lawless lands north of the Wall.
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