[Ygritte has been mortally wounded by an arrow shot by Olly]
Jon Snow.
Hush. Don't talk.
You remember that cave? [Jon nods] We should have stayed in that cave.
We'll go back there.
You know nothing, Jon Snow.
[Ygritte dies]
All S1
S1 E15Unfinished Business
We held them off.
For one night.
This is a great victory!
Great victory? Mance was testing our defenses. He almost made it through. And, he has more giants, he has more mammoths; he has a thousand times as many men. They'll hit us again tonight. Maybe we can hold them off for a day or two, but we'll never beat them.
Where are you going?
I'm going to find Mance.
To fi- you can't do that! No one gave you any orders!
Who's left to give orders? The Wildling army is only an army because of Mance. He united a hundred warring tribes. Without Mance, they lose their leader, they lose their purpose, they go back to fighting each other, scatter back to their homes.
Without Mance. You goin' to kill him?
I'm gonna try.
They'll never let you within a hundred yards of him! And even if they did, even if you managed to kill him...
They'll kill me. But if I don't go, they'll kill me anyway. They'll kill the rest of us, too.
They won't just kill you. They'll boil you, they'll... flay you, they'll make it last days!
You're right. It's a bad plan. What's your plan? [they find the last giant dead, surrounded by the bodies of Grenn and the other five Watchmen] They held the Gate. Get some brothers down here to help you. We need to burn the bodies. Raise the outer gate, then lower it again as soon as I'm out.
[notices Jon unbuckling Longclaw from his belt] What're you doing?
I promised Mormont I'd never lose it again. [hands the sword to Sam] In case I don't come back.
Jon? Come back. [Jon gives him a sad smile and walks out beyond the Wall]
[stopping in front of Mance and Jon, to Mance] You're the "King Beyond the Wall"? [Mance nods] Do you know who I am?
MRMance Rayder
Never had the pleasure.
This is Stannis Baratheon, the one true King of the Seven Kingdoms.
MRMance Rayder
We're not in the Seven Kingdoms, and you're not dressed for this weather.
[pause] It is customary to kneel when surrendering to a King. [long pause, then Mance smiles and shakes his head]
MRMance Rayder
We do not kneel.
I'll have thousands of your men in chains by nightfall. I have nothing to feed them and nowhere to put them. I'm not here to slaughter beaten dogs. their fate depends on their King.
MRMance Rayder
All the same, we do not kneel.
Take these men away.
[to Jon] What's a man of the Night's Watch doing in a Wildling camp?
I was sent to discuss terms with the King Beyond the Wall.
You're speaking to the one true King, boy. You will address him as "Your Grace".
I know he's the King. My father died for him. My name is Jon Snow, Your Grace. I'm Ned Stark's son.
Your father was an honorable man.
He was, Your Grace.
What do you think he'd have done with him?
I was this man's prisoner, once. He could've tortured me, he could've killed me... but instead he spared my life. I think my father would've taken him prisoner and listened to what he had to say.
Very well, then. [turns to Davos] Take him prisoner.
Your Grace? [Stannis turns back to him] If my father had seen the things that I've seen, he'd also tell you to burn the dead before nightfall - all of them.
We've been over this. The matter's closed.
I'm opening it again.
You were betrothed to Loras Tyrell. You are still betrothed to Loras Tyrell and you will marry Loras Tyrell, as soon as Tommen marries Margaery.
I will not.
Jaime cannot marry, or inherit lands. Tyrion's sentence will be carried out tomorrow. You have, on several occasions, made great claims about your commitment to this family's future. Your role in that future is now more vital than it ever was-
I don't care. I will stay in King's Landing where I belong, with my son the King.
When you were nine years old, I was called away to the Capitol; I decided to take your brother with me, and not you. You insisted that you would not be left at Casterly Rock under any circumstances, and if you recall...
I'm not interested in hearing another of your smug stories about the time you won. This isn't going to be one of those times.
Do you think you'll be the first person dragged into a sept to be married against her will?
When you marched into the Throne Room to tell me we'd won the Battle of Blackwater... Do you remember?! I was sitting on the Iron Throne with Tommen. I was about to give him essence of nightshade, that’s how far I was willing to go when I thought someone awful had come to take my son away. Someone awful is coming to take him away.
No.
Joffrey is dead, Myrcella has been sold like livestock, and now you want to ship me off to Highgarden and steal my boy, my last boy! Margery will dig her claws in, you will dig your claws in, and you'll fight over him like beasts until you rip him apart. I will burn our house to the ground before I let that happen!
And how will you do that?
I'll tell everyone the truth.
And what truth would that be?
You don't know, do you? You never believed it. How is that possible? What am I saying? Of course it's possible. How can someone so consumed by the idea of his family have any conception what his actual family was doing? We were right there, in front of you, and you didn't see us. One look in the past twenty years, one real look at your own children, and you would have known.
Known what?
[grins maliciously] Everything they say is true - about Jaime and me.
No, no, no, no...
[giggles] Your legacy is a lie.
No, I don't believe you.
Yes, you do.
[Bran, Hodor and Meera are led into the Heart Tree, escaping the dead, meeting what appears to be an old man]
Bran Starkː You're the three-eyed raven.
Three-Eyed Ravenː I have been many things. Now, I am what you see.
Meera Reedː My brother...he led us to you, and now he --
Three-Eyed Ravenː He knew what would happen. From the moment he left, he knew... and he went anyway.
Meera Reedː How do you know?
Three-Eyed Ravenː I have been watching you. All of you. All of your lives. With a thousand eyes, and one. Now you come to me at last, Brandon Stark... though the hour is late.
Bran Starkː I didn't want anyone to die for me.
Three-Eyed Ravenː He died so you could find what you have lost.
Bran Starkː You're going to help me walk again?
Three-Eyed Ravenː You will never walk again. But you will fly.
[Arya finds the mortally-wounded Hound at the bottom of a ravine, after being defeated by Brienne]
Are you still here? [coughs up blood] Big bitch saved you.
I don't need saving.
No, not you. You're a real killer, with your water-dancing and your Needle.
You going to die?
Unless there's a maester hiding behind that rock... aye. I'm done. I'd skin you alive for wine. [Arya reaches for her waterskin] Fuck waterǃ [chuckles] Killed by a woman. I bet you like that. Go on. Go after her. She'll help you. [Arya shakes her head] Going it alone, you won't last a day out there.
I'll last longer than you.
You remember where the heart is? [Arya nods] Fuck it... I'm ready. Go on, girl. Another name off your list. You kept promising me... I cut down your butcher's boy, the ginger. He was begging for mercy. "Please, ser, please don't kill meǃ Pleaseǃ Pleaseǃ" Bled all over my horse. Saddle stunk of butcher's boy for weeks. And your sister, your pretty sister. I should've taken her, that night the Blackwater burned. I should've fucked her bloody. At least I'd have one happy memory. [Arya does not react, continues to stare] Do I have to beg you? Do it. Do it. Do itǃ [Arya stands and approaches him, hand on her swordhilt...but instead she kneels and takes his gold pouch] Kill me. Kill meǃ KILL MEǃ KILL MEǃǃǃ
[Wielding Joffrey's crossbow, Tyrion confronts Tywin, disrobed in the privy in the Tower of the Hand]
[surprised] Tyrion. Put down the crossbow. Who released you? Your brother, I expect. He always had a soft spot for you. Come, we'll go and talk in my chambers. This is how you want to speak to me, hmm? Shaming your father has always given you pleasure.
All my life you've wanted me dead.
[nodding] Yes. But you refused to die. I respect that. Even admire it. You fight for what's yours. I'd never let them execute you. Is that what you fear? I'd never let Ilyn Payne take your head. You're a Lannister. You're my son.
[whispers] I loved her.
Who?
Shae.
Oh, Tyrion. Put down that crossbow.
I murdered her. With my own hands.
It doesn't matter.
Doesn't matter?
She was a whore.
Say that word again...
And what? You'll kill your own father in the privy? No. You're my son. Now, enough of this nonsense.
I am your son and you sentenced me to die. You knew I didn't poison Joffrey, but you sentenced me all the same. Why?
Enough. We'll go back to my chambers and speak with some dignity.
I can't go back there. She's in there.
You're afraid of a dead whore? [Tyrion looses the crossbow bolt into Tywin's gut] You shot me. [he groans in pain as he glares at Tyrion, who loads another bolt] You're no son of mine.
I am your son. I have always been your son. [Tyrion fires another bolt into Tywin's chest, killing him]
Tell me my future or I'll have your two boring eyes gouged out of your head.
MMaggy
Your blood. Give me a taste. [Cersei cuts her finger and Maggy sucks the blood] Three questions you get. You won't like the answers.
I've been promised to the prince. When will we marry?
MMaggy
You will never wed the prince. You will wed the king.
But I will be queen?
MMaggy
Oh yes. You'll be queen. For a time. Then comes another, younger, more beautiful, to cast you down and take all you hold dear.
Will the king and I have children?
MMaggy
No. The king will have twenty children and you will have three.
That doesn't make sense.
MMaggy
Gold will be their crowns. Gold their shrouds. [laughs]
[Jaime and Cersei meet over Tywin's body as he lies in state inside the Great Sept of Baelor]
He never wanted you to be a Kingsguard. But here you are. Protecting his dead body.
What he built... it's ours. He built it for us, he meant it for us. They're going to try to take it away. All of it.
"They?"
All of them out there. Our enemies. They're waiting in line to make sure he's really dead. And as soon as they see the stones on his eyes, they'll set to work on tearing us apart.
They had nothing to do with it. The man who murdered our father, he tore us apart. He's the enemy. I've been telling you for years. You've been defending him for years.
This is exactly what they want!
And now our father is dead. And that little monster is out there, somewhere, drawing breath! Did you set him free? [Jaime is silent.] Tyrion may be a monster, but at least he killed our father on purpose. You killed him by mistake. With stupidity. You're a man of action, aren't you? When it occurs to you to do something, you do it. Never mind the consequences. Take a look. Look at the consequences. Here they are. He loved you more than anyone in this world.
[Cersei kisses Tywin's forehead and leaves.]
Angry snakes lash out, makes chopping off their heads a lot easier. Find the men who did this, and bring them to me.
You never told me why you set me free.
Your brother asked me to.
You could've said no.
Refuse the Kingslayer? A dangerous proposition.
Not as dangerous as releasing me. You risked your life, your position, everything. Why? You're not family, you owe me nothing.
I didn't do it for you. I did it for the Seven Kingdoms.
A drunken dwarf will never be the savior of the Seven Kingdoms.
I don't believe in saviors. I believe men of talent have a part to play in the wars to come.
You're going to have to find another soldier. I'm done with Westeros, and Westeros is done with me.
[rolls his eyes] You have many admirable qualities. Self-pity is not one of them. Any fool with a bit of luck can find himself born into power, but earning it for yourself? That takes work.
I'm not well-suited for work.
I think you are. You have your father's instincts for politics and you have compassion.
Compassion? Yes, I killed my lover with my bare hands, I shot my own father with a crossbow!
I never said you were perfect.
What is it you want, exactly?
Peace, prosperity. A land where the powerful do not prey on the powerless.
Where the castles are made of gingerbread and the moats are filled with blackberry wine? The powerful have always preyed on the powerless. That's how they became powerful in the first place.
Perhaps, and perhaps we've grown so accustomed to horror, we assume there's no other way. [Tyrion drinks] If you sat on the Iron Throne, would you spread misery throughout the land?
I will never sit on the Iron Throne.
No, you won't, but you could help another climb those steps, and take that seat. [pause] The Seven Kingdoms need someone stronger than Tommen, but gentler than Stannis. A monarch who can intimidate the high Lords, and inspire the people. A ruler loved by millions, with a powerful army and the right family name.
Good luck finding him.
Who said anything about him? You have a choice, my friend. You can stay here at Illyrio's palace and drink yourself to death. Or you can ride with me to Meereen, meet Daenerys Targaryen, and decide if the world is worth fighting for.
Can I drink myself to death on the way to Meereen?
In any event, you shouldn't keep your intended waiting.
LTLoras Tyrell
My intended? Please. Tywin's dead. That means no one can force Cersei to marry me.
Lucky you.
LTLoras Tyrell
Unlucky you.
You think I want that woman married to my brother?
LTLoras Tyrell
If she doesn't marry me, she doesn't go to Highgarden. Which means she stays in King's Landing. Which means you're trapped here with Cersei Lannister as your mother by law.
Perhaps.
LTLoras Tyrell
Perhaps?
Perhaps.
Lord Baelish, Lady Sansa, my name is Brienne of Tarth.
We've met, with Renly Baratheon. What did he say about you? He said... "Your loyalty came free of charge." Someone appears to have paid quite a bit for it since then.
Lady Sansa. Before your mother's death, I was her sworn sword. I gave my word I would find you and protect you. I will shield your back and give you counsel, and give my life for yours if need be. I swear it by the Old Gods and the New.
Please, Lady Brienne, no need for such formality. You were Catelyn Stark's sworn sword?
I was.
Strange. I knew Cat from the time we were children. She never mentioned you.
It was after Renly's murder.
Ahh, yes. You were accused of killing him.
I tried to save him!
But you were accused.
By men who didn't see what happened.
And what did happen?
He was murdered by a shadow. A shadow with the face of Stannis Baratheon.
A shadow? With a face? [looks at Sansa, scoffs] This woman swore to protect Renly, she failed. She swore to protect your mother; she failed. Why would I want someone with your history of failure guarding Lady Sansa?
[sharply] Why should you have any say in her affairs?
Because I am her uncle. I married her aunt Lysa, shortly before my beloved's untimely death. We're family now. And you are an outsider. Forgive me, Lady Brienne, but experience has made me wary of outsiders.
Lady Sansa, if we can have a word alone?
No.
Please, my Lady, if you would let me explain.
I saw you at Joffrey's wedding, bowing to the King.
Neither of us wanted to be there. Sometimes we don't have a choice.
And sometimes we do. You should leave.
Uncle Kevan! In light of your position as Commander of the Lannister armies, it would please the King if you would serve as his Master of War. No man living better deserves the title.
That is kind of you to say. I would like to hear it from the King, himself.
The King is very busy at this moment.
He should be here, learning what it means to rule.
He is learning. On this occasion, in his capacity as ruler, he's asked me to speak on his behalf.
I return to the Capital to pay my respects to my brother, and to you, and to serve the King. I did not return to the Capitol to serve as your puppet, to watch you stack the Small Council with sycophants! Sending your own brother away so he won't...
My brother has left the Capitol to lead a sensitive diplomatic mission.
What mission?
That is not your concern as Master of War.
I do not recognize your authority to dictate what is and is not my concern. You are the Queen Mother. Nothing more.
You would abandon your King in his time of need?
If he wants to send for me, I will be waiting for him. At Casterly Rock.
AHAreo Hotah
The Prince does not wish to be disturbed.
Remove yourself from my path, or I'll take that longaxe and shove it up your...
DMDoran Martell
Captain! Let her pass.
Your brother was murdered, and you sit here in the Water Gardens, staring at the sky and doing nothing!
DMDoran Martell
Oberyn was slain during a trial by combat. By law, that is not murder.
Your brother...
DMDoran Martell
You don't have to remind me. He was my brother long before he was anything to you.
What will you do about his death?
DMDoran Martell
I will bury him. I will mourn for him.
And then?
DMDoran Martell
You would have me go to war?
The whole country would have you go to war!
DMDoran Martell
Then we are lucky the whole country does not decide.
The Sand Snakes are with me. They have the love of their people. They will avenge their father, while you sit here in your chair, doing nothing. Oberyn is dead, and this Lannister girl skips about the Water Gardens, eating our food, breathing our air. How many of your brothers and sisters do they have to kill? Let me have her. Let me send her to Cersei, one finger at a time.
DMDoran Martell
I loved my brother. And you made him very happy. For that, you will always have a place in my heart. But we do not mutilate little girls for vengeance. Not here. Not while I rule.
And how long will that be?
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