

Her child Robert Arryn is eight years old, still nursing, and seems to be as unstable as his mother. Lady Lysa Arryn, her sister and widow to Jon Arryn is extremely paranoid of the Lannister threat and seems quite disturbed. In the Eyrie things are not as Catelyn expected. Yoren has arrived and in a private audience with Ned, informs him of his wife taking Tyrion.Īrriving at the Eyrie, seat of the Vale of Arryn, Catelyn Stark is greeted by knight Ser Vardis Egen. Arya attempts to tell her father of the important conversation, but fumbles her words and recollection. They seem to be plotting the return of House Targaryen to the throne, and speak of the dangers of this game. Her chase leads her to stored dragon skulls and allows her to eavesdrop on a conversation between Varys and Magister Illyrio Mopatis. Arya Stark continues her water dancer training from Syrio chasing castle cats. Warning Ned of the rare traceless poison “Tears of Lys” from Lys may have been used to kill Jon Arryn, he says it wss perhaps given by the late squire Ser Hugh of the Vale. Varys the Master of Whisperers approaches Ned Stark in his chambers to join forces.

Theon Greyjoy takes his pleasure with Ros, who taunts his for his jealousy of Tyrion Lannister. He cheers up when Maester Luwin says he will be able to at least shoot a bow again, if Tyrion’s saddle design works. During the melee Tyrion Lannister saves Catelyn’s life, bludgeoning a tribesmen with a kite shield.īack in Winterfell, Bran Stark faces depression from being a cripple and feelings that his mother has abandoned him. Suddenly, the party is attacked by the mountain clans. Lady Catelyn Stark misled those in the Inn at the Crossroads of her destination, she actually travelled east along the Kingsroad to the Vale of Arryn.


Ser Loras gives up his winnings to The Hound for saving his life. The Hound engages in mortal combat against his brother, saving Loras, until the King’s royal command stops the fight. Ser Gregor Clegane furiously cuts down his horse with his own greatsword and lashes out at Ser Loras. Ser Loras Tyrell rides well, and craftily using a white mare in heat, he unsettles The Mountain’s horse and unhorses The Mountain. After convincing Robert Baratheon to not fight in the melee, as he would be allowed to win, the Tourney reconvenes, with The Mountain riding against Ser Loras Tyrell, Knight of the Flowers. In the aftermath of Ser Hugh of the Vale’s death, Ned Stark wonders with Ser Barristan Selmy if the death was truly an accident.
