I command the council to make all necessary arrangements for my coronation. I wish to be crowned within the fortnight. Today I shall accept oaths of fealty from my loyal councilors.
Ser Barristan, I believe no man here could ever question your honour.
[Ser Barristan takes the scroll from Ned]
King Robert's seal. Unbroken. [breaks the seal and unrolls the scroll] "Lord Eddard Stark is herein named Protector of the Realm, to rule as Regent until the heir come of age".
May I see that letter, Ser Barristan? "Protector of the Realm." [to Ned] Is this meant to be your shield, Lord Stark? A piece of paper? [rips the scroll to shreds]
Those were the King's words.
We have a new King now. Lord Eddard, when we last spoke you offered me some counsel. Allow me to return the courtesy. Bend the knee, my Lord. Bend the knee and swear loyalty to my son and we shall allow you to live out your days in the gray waste you call home.
Your son has no claim to the throne.
You condemn yourself with your own mouth, Lord Stark. Ser Barristan, seize this traitor.
Ser Barristan is a good man, a loyal man. Do him no harm.
You think he stands alone?
[Gregor Clegane slowly approaches Ned while drawing his sword]
Kill him! Kill all of them, I command it!!
[to Janos] Commander! Take the Queen and her children into custody. Escort them back to the royal apartments and keep them there, under guard.
Janos SlyntMen of the Watch!
[The Gold Cloaks all draw their swords]
I want no bloodshed. Tell your men to lay down their swords. No one needs to die.
[The Stark men are suddenly slaughtered by the Gold Cloaks. Before Ned can retaliate, Littlefinger approaches him from behind and holds a knife to his throat]
I did warn you not to trust me.
I heard there was some trouble in Littlefinger's brothel the other night.
Janos Slynt
Nasty business. Had to be done.
Yes, of course. The City Watch must keep the peace. Only, I hadn't realized peace depended on killing babies.
Janos Slynt
Orders are orders.
Quite right, especially the Queen's orders.
Janos Slynt
I never said they were the Queen's orders.
No, but who else would want to murder King Robert's bastards? She's always been a jealous woman.
Janos Slynt
You know your sister better than I do.
You've heard the awful rumors about my brother and sister.
Janos Slynt
I don't listen to filth.
Well, that's good of you, but you have heard them. I suppose people who do believe that filth consider Robert's bastards to be better claimants to the Throne than Cersei's children.
Janos Slynt
Joffrey is my King. The rest doesn't interest me.
I appreciate your loyalty. Tell me, when your men slaughtered Ned Stark's men in the throne room, did you give the order?
Janos Slynt
I did, and I would again. The man was a traitor. He tried to buy my loyalty.
The fool! He had no idea you were already bought.
Janos Slynt
Are you drunk?! I'll not have my honour questioned by an imp!
I'm not questioning your honour, Lord Janos; I'm denying its existence.
Janos Slynt
[standing up] If you think I'll stand here and take this from you, dwarf-
"Dwarf"? You should've stopped at "Imp"! And, yes, you will stand here and take it from me, unless you'd like to take it from my friend here!
[Janos looks to his right and sees Bronn standing there]
I intend to serve as Hand of the King until my father returns from the war. And seeing as you betrayed the last Hand of the King, well, I just wouldn't feel safe with you lurking about.
Janos Slynt
What are you... my friends at court will not allow this! The Queen herself—
The Queen Regent. And you're a fool to believe she is your friend.
Janos Slynt
We shall hear what Joffrey has to say about this!
No, we shan't. [nods to Bronn, who nods to four Gold Cloaks marching into the room] There's a ship leaving for Eastwatch-by-the-Sea tonight. From there, I'm afraid, it's rather a long walk to Castle Black. I hope you enjoy the Wall. I found it surprisingly beautiful. In a brutal, horribly uncomfortable sort of way.
The lads will escort you. The streets aren't safe at night, my lord.
Janos Slynt
These men are under my command! I command you to arrest this cutthroat!
His name is Bronn, and he is the new Commander of the City Watch.
[The Gold Cloaks seize Lord Janos and lead him out of the room]
Janos Slynt
I have friends at court! Powerful friends! The King himself made me a lord!
To the new Commander. [they toast and drink] If I told you to murder an infant girl, say, still at her mother's breast, would you do it, without question?
Without question? No. I'd ask how much.
So you admit you murdered Qhorin Halfhand?
No? You put your sword through a brother of the Night's Watch. What do you call that?
He wanted me to kill him.
Janos Slynt
A bastard son of a traitor. What would you expect?
The Halfhand believed our only chance to stop Mance was to get a man inside his army.
Don't talk about the Halfhand as if you knew him. He was my brother.
Then you'd know he'd do anything to defend the Wall. The free folk would have boiled him alive, but letting me kill him...
Janos Slynt
The free folk? Listen to him. He even talks like a wildling now.
Aye, I talk like a wildling. I ate with the wildlings. I climbed the Wall with the wildlings. I...I laid with a wildling girl.
Janos Slynt
You admit to breaking your vows, then?
Janos Slynt
The law is the law. The boy must die.
If we beheaded every ranger who lay with a girl, the Wall would be manned by headless men.
There's a difference between sneaking off to the Mole's Town brothel and sleeping with the enemy.
While we sit here, debating which rules I broke, Mance Rayder marches on the Wall with an army of a hundred thousand.
Impossible. You can't get fifty wildlings together before they start killing each other.
One hundred thousand. He's united the Thenns, the Hornfoots, the ice-river clans, there's giants fighting for him.
Janos Slynt
Giants?
Have you ever been beyond the Wall, ser?
Janos Slynt
I commanded the City Watch of King's Landing, boy.
And now you're here. You must not have been very good at your job.
Janos Slynt
How dare you?!
There's a band of wildlings south of the Wall already, led by Tormund Giantsbane. I killed their warg and three others. They shot me full of arrows. Their orders are to attack Castle Black from the south when Mance hits it from the north. The signal for the attack will be a bonfire. Mance said it would be the greatest fire the North has ever seen. That's the truth. All the truth. Do you intend to execute me or am I free to go?
None of us are free. We are men of the Night's Watch. But we won't be taking your head today, Jon Snow.
Ser Alliser. You have more experience than any other Ranger at Castle Black. You proved your valor many times over, while defending the Wall from the Wildling attack. I name you First Ranger. Lord Janos. I'm giving you command of Greyguard.
Janos Slynt
Greyguard is a ruin.
Yes, the fort is in a sorry state. Restore it as best you can. First builder Yarwick can spare ten men.
Janos Slynt
I was charged with the defense of King's Landing when you were soiling your swaddling-clothes. Keep your ruin.
All right, all right! Enough of that!
You mistake me, my Lord. That was a command, not an offer. Pack your arms and armor, say your farewells, and ride for Greyguard.
Janos Slynt
I will not go meekly off to freeze and die. Give it to one of the fools who cast a stone for you! I will not have it! Do you hear me, boy? I will not have it!
Are you refusing to obey my order?
Janos Slynt
You can stick your order up your bastard arse.
Take Lord Janos outside. Olly, bring me my sword.
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