S02E06

The Old Gods and the New

Full screenplay script transcript for Game of Thrones S02E06: The Old Gods and the New

30 Scenes565 Lines
Scene 1

Opening Scene

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MAESTER LUWIN pushes through a wooden exterior door, closes it and locks it behind him. Sounds of screaming and barking can be heard in the background. He turns and begins to write a message on a scroll. He attaches it to a raven and releases it just as the Ironborn crash through the door. They take LUWIN prisoner.
Scene 2

Int: Bran's Chambers

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PRINCE THEON GREYJOY and DAGMER enter LORD BRAN STARK's chambers. THEON walks up to the young lord, who lies in bed.
Theon
I've taken your castle.
Bran
Theon?
Theon
It's Prince Theon now. Get up. You have to get dressed. I've taken Winterfell. I took it. I'm occupying it. I sent men over the walls with grappling claws and ropes.
Bran
Why?
Theon
To take the castle.
Bran
You went with Robb.
Theon
And he sent me back to Pyke. I'm a Greyjoy. I can't fight for Robb and my father both. Where's Hodor?
Bran
I don't know.
Theon
Find the halfwit.
Dagmer
(nods)
Theon
My men are bringing your people together in the courtyard.
Bran
Why?
Theon
So you and I can go down and tell them - how you've yielded Winterfell to me.
Bran
I won't.
Theon
Yes, you will.
THEON moves closer to BRAN, who pulls himself up by a rope, hung from the ceiling.
Bran
I won't. I'll never yield. We'll fight you and throw you out.
THEON sits next to BRAN on the bed.
Theon
The castle is mine. But these people are still yours. You'll yield to keep them safe, to keep them alive. That's what a good lord would do. Think carefully about what you want to say.
THEON gets up to leave.
Bran
Theon. Did you hate us the whole time?
Scene 3

Ext: Winterfell Courtyard

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BRAN addresses a crow, sitting next to THEON. DAGMER, LUWIN, HODOR, and RICKON STARK stand watching.
Bran
I've yielded Winterfell to Theon.
Theon
Louder. Say Prince Theon.
Bran
I've yielded Winterfell to Prince Theon. You all know me.
Farlen
Aye, we know you for a steaming sack of shit.
Bran
Farlen, you be silent.
Theon
Listen to your little lord, Farlen. He has more sense than you do.
Bran
All of you should do as he commands.
Theon
My father has donned the ancient crown of Salt and Rock and declared himself King of the Iron Islands. He claims the North as well by right of conquest. You are all his subjects.
Farlen
Bugger that. I serve the Starks. If you think you can hold the North with it-
An Ironborn clubs FARLEN over the head. He screams and stumbles to the ground.
Ironborn
Shut up!
Theon
If you serve me as loyally as you served Ned Stark, I will be as good to you as he ever was. Betray me, and you will wish you hadn't. Maester Luwin, send a raven to Pyke informing my father of my victory here. And one to Deepwood Motte to my sister. Inform her that she's to bring You are a maester of the Citadel, sworn to serve the Lord of Winterfell, are you not?
Luwin
I am.
Theon
I am the Lord of Winterfell as Bran just informed you. Send the ravens.
Luwin
My lord.
LUWIN exits, resigned. OSHA comes forward from the crowd.
Osha
My Lord Greyjoy.
Theon
I see you've finally learned how to address your betters. What do you want? I was brought here a captive.
Osha
You were here the day I was taken.
Theon
I'm the one who took you. What of it?
OSHA kneels.
Osha
Let me serve you.
Theon
Serve me how? I need fighters, not kitchen sluts.
Osha
It was Robb Stark who put me in the kitchens. Put a spear in my hand again.
Theon
So you can bury it in my neck? Do you take me for a fool? Get up.
OSHA rises and brushes past THEON.
Osha
Step aside.
Bran
Why?
Osha
It's your dream, little lord. The ocean has come to swallow this place. I ain't letting it drown me.
Theon
You'll all go about your tasks as usual. And in a few days' time-
Black Lorren
Greyjoy!
BLACK LORREN and another Ironborn bring a captive, bound, and bloodied SER RODRIK CASSEL into the courtyard.
Black Lorren
We caught this one on his way back from Torrhen's Square. Took out two of ours before I got his sword.
Theon
Ser Rodrik, it grieves me that we meet as foes.
Rodrik
It grieves me you've less honor than a back alley whore. You were raised here under this roof. These people are your people.
Theon
They are not my people.
Rodrik
King Robb thought of you as a brother.
Theon
My brothers are dead. They died fighting Stark men, men like you.
Rodrik
Aye, they died fighting a war your father started. Lord Stark raised you among his own sons.
Theon
Among them, but not one of them. I was his hostage, taken from my home.
Rodrik
If he were alive to see this
Theon
He's not. He's dead. The Seven Kingdoms are at war. And Winterfell is mine.
Rodrik
I should have put a sword in your belly instead of in your hand.
Theon
You've served this house faithfully, old man. But keep talking and I'll-
RODRIK spits in THEON's face. The Ironborn wrestle him to the ground.
Theon
Take him to the cells. Lock him up
Dagmer
My prince. You cannot let that stand. He must pay.
Theon
I'll lock him in a cell until he rots.
Dagmer
No, he has to pay the iron price. They'll never respect you while he lives.
THEON considers and RODRIK fumes, on his knees. THEON looks at BRAN.
Theon
Ser Rodrik, I sentence you to death!
Bran
No! You said no harm would come to them if I yielded.
Theon
The old man couldn't keep his mouth shut.
Luwin
I urge you not to make a hasty decision.
Theon
He disrespected me in front of my men. That was his decision, not mine.
Luwin
He is worth more to you alive than dead. The Starks will pay. Please, Theon, think what you do.
THEON considers, but DAGMER gives a quick shake of his head.
Theon
You'll address me as Prince Theon or you'll be next.
Dagmer
Come.
BLACK LORREN and a second Iron Born pull RODRIK up. DAGMER draws his sword and steps across the courtyard. They follow, with RODRIK resisting.
Bran
No! No! Theon! Please. Ser Rodrik!
The Ironborn hold RODRIK in front of THEON and DAGMER. DAGMER is stands ready to execute RODRIK
Rodrik
He who passes the sentence should swing the sword.
Bran
I'm begging you.
Rodrik
Coward.
RODRIK is forced to his knees and THEON draws his sword in a wide arc.
Bran
Stop. Stop! Stop right now!
Theon
You don't give commands anymore, little lord.
Bran
Please, stop this. Please stop him.
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Scene 4

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Rodrik
Hush now, child. I'm off to see your father.
Bran
You said no harm would come! You said no harm would come. Theon, please.
It starts to rain and Theon breathes heavily, his eyes wild. He holds his sword to the back of RODRIK's neck.
Theon
Any last words, old man?
Rodrik
Gods help you, Theon Greyjoy. Now you are truly lost.
Bran
Theon, please don't.
Rickon
Do something!
Bran
I'll do anything, please! No, please stop it!
THEON swings his sword down onto RODRIK's neck, but not hard enough to decapitate him. RODRIK spits up blood, suffering. Enraged, THEON swings three more times, then kicks RODRIK's severed head away. THEON pants while BRAN wails.
Scene 5

Ext: North of the Wall

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GHOST plods ahead of the Night's Watchmen.
Jon
Ghost, stay with us. Ghost!
Qhorin
There goes your pet.
Jon
He's not a pet.
Qhorin
No, you're right, he's not. You can't tame a wild thing. You can't trust a wild thing.
Jon
Ghost is different.
Qhorin
So you think. Wild creatures have their own rules, their own reasons. And you'll never know them. Now the wildlings we're looking for sleep during the day and hunt at night.
Jon
I thought you said you couldn't know wild things.
Qhorin
I said you can't. They find a nice cave to hide in while the sun's up and do their killing when it's dark.
Jon
We could do the same.
Qhorin
No, we couldn't. This is their country. They know where to walk, where not to walk. I've lost good men who fell into a crevasse they didn't see till they were in it.
Jon
My father always said I'm of the North.
Qhorin
(laughs)
Jon
I wasn't joking.
Qhorin
Look around, boy. This look like home to you? You start thinking you know this place, it will kill you. You understand me?
Jon
(nods)
Qhorin
No, you don't. We're at war. We've always been at war. It's never going to end 'cause we're not fighting an enemy. We're fighting the North, and it's not going anywhere. The Watch has given you a great gift. You only have one thing to give in return, your life.
Jon
I'll gladly give my life.
Qhorin
I don't want you to be glad about it. I want you to curse and fight until your heart's done pumping. And know this, boy. Your death will be a gift for them south of the Wall. They'll never know what you've done. They'll never know how you died. They won't even know your damn name. But they'll be alive because some nameless bastard north of the Wall gave his life for theirs. Now, do you understand me?
Jon
I do.
Qhorin
You're even dumber than you look. It's just words, boy, to keep us a little warmer in the night. Make us feel like we've got a purpose. Come on. We've got to find these goat fuckers before night falls and they find us.
GHOST walks behind the men. JON moves to catch up.
Scene 6

Int: Harrenhal

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LORD TYWIN LANNISTER meets with his war council. LADY ARYA STARK comes in to serve wine.
Tywin
Can you read?
Amory
My lord?
Tywin
Can you read?
AMORY stares blankly.
Tywin
This letter detailing our infantry movements was meant for Lord Damon of House Marbrand. It was sent to Lord Marlyn of House Dormand.
Amory
My apologies, my lord. I must have-
Tywin
Girl, fetch me the History of the Greater and the Lesser Houses. It's the one on this-
ARYA picks up the correct volume right away and brings it to the table. TYWIN chuckes and stands.
Tywin
My cupbearer can read better than you.
TYWIN opens the book
Tywin
To whom does House Dormand owe allegiance?
Armory
My lord, I-
Tywin
To the Starks of Winterfell! Who have twenty thousand men and my son! I judged you might be good for something more than brutalizing peasants. I see I overestimated you. If you ever put my son's life at risk again, I'll Leave us.
AMORY stands and leaves.
Tywin
Put the book away, girl. Maybe you should devise our next battle plan while you're about it.
There is a knock on the door and a Kingsguard enters.
Guard
Lord Petyr Baelish.
Tywin
Mmm. Give us the room.
The war council leaves.
Tywin
(to Arya) Clear all this.
LORD PETYR "LITTLEFINGER" BAELISH enters.
Littlefinger
Lord Tywin.
Tywin
(not amused) Baelish.
ARYA continues to clear the table.
Tywin
Wine?
Littlefinger
Thank you.
They sit at the table. ARYA takes a deep breath. She does not want LITTLEFINGER to recognize her but she must also attend to TYWIN without raising his suspicions.
Tywin
What news from the capital?
Littlefinger
I traveled here directly from Renly Baratheon's camp.
Tywin
Ah, the late King Renly. Rather a short reign. Murdered by a woman, I hear.
Littlefinger
So they say. There has been talk of other forces at work. Dark forces.
ARYA serves wine to LITTLEFINGER, who raises his glass to his lips. ARYA tries to walk away from the table, but TYWIN stops her and hands her more to clear.
Tywin
Here. Men love to blame demons when their grand plans unravel.
Littlefinger
It is my belief that a moment of chaos affords opportunities lost soon after.
Tywin
You say that as if you were the first man alive to think it. Yes, a crisis is an opportunity. What other brilliant insights have you brought me today?
Littlefinger
After the Lannisters and the Starks, the Tyrells command the largest host. Their lands are the most fertile in the Seven Kingdoms, feeding horses and soldiers.
Tywin
Yes, yes, yes.
Littlefinger
The Tyrells have not yet declared for any of the surviving kings. Loras wants revenge. He blames Stannis for Renly's death. And Margaery-
Tywin
Wants to be queen.
Littlefinger
Yes, she does.
Tywin
House Tyrell rebelled against the Iron Throne. Against my grandson.
Littlefinger
They did. And perhaps that treason should be punished one day, after Stannis and Robb Stark are defeated.
Tywin
(to Arya) More wine for Lord Baelish.
ARYA continues to move so that LITTLEFINGER cannot see her face clearly.
Littlefinger
If you will allow me to represent your family's interests, I believe that an advantageous agreement TYWIN: The Tyrell host has returned to Highgarden?
Littlefinger
They have.
ARYA spills some wine, and tries to mop it up in a panic.
Arya
Pardon, my lord.
Littlefinger
It's only wine.
LITTLEFINGER tries to look at ARYA's face, but TYWIN pulls his attention away.
Tywin
You would ride there yourself?
Littlefinger
Tonight, with your leave.
Tywin
I'll have an answer by nightfall. That'll be all, girl.
ARYA steps away from the table but continues to listen as she walks away.
Tywin
And what else?
Littlefinger
On your son Tyrion's directive, I met with Catelyn Stark.
Tywin
Why?
Littlefinger
He had an interesting proposal for her concerning her daughters.
Tywin
Hmm.
Scene 7

Ext: North of the Wall.

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JON, QHORIN, and the party of Night's Watchmen creep among rocks and snow of a mountaintop, stalking a wildling camp by a fire. The wildlings are tending to their duties. QHORIN signals and one of the Night's Watchmen lets loose an arrow, striking a wildling in the chest. A short skirmish ensues. JON grapples a hooded wildling into submission, after preventing her from grabbing a weapon. Her hood falls away to reveal YGRITTE, panting. JON is shocked.
Jon
A girl.
Qhorin
A wildling.
Jon
We could question her.
Qhorin
You could. She won't answer. I've known a wildling to bite off his tongue instead of talking.
Jon
What's your name?
Ygritte
Ygritte.
QHORIN picks up the axe that YGRITTE was reaching for.
Qhorin
She was reaching for this ax when you got to her. Give her half a chance, she'll bury it in your face.
QHORIN throws the axe down to emphasize his point.
Ygritte
I gave you my name.
Jon
I'm Jon Snow.
JON stands back but keeps his blade trained on YGRITTE's face. She looks at the fallen wildlings.
Ygritte
You ought to burn them you killed.
Qhorin
We'd need a big fire for that. Tell me, Ygritte. Why do you want us to build a big fire? Are there some more friends in the area?
Ygritte
Burn them or maybe you'll need those swords again.
Qhorin
Our boy here's already killed one dead man. He can do it again if he has to. What waits beyond the pass?
Ygritte
The Free Folk.
Qhorin
How many?
Ygritte
Hundreds and thousands. More than you've ever seen, crow.
Qhorin
Why come to the mountains? What's in the Frostfangs your king could want?
YGRITTE doesn't answer. She locks eyes with JON.
Qhorin
Do you mean to march on the Wall?
QHORIN leans down closely and places his hand on YGRITTE's face.
Qhorin
Do you know who I am, girl?
Ygritte
Qhorin Halfhand.
Qhorin
Tell me true. If your people captured me, would they take me prisoner?
Ygritte
They'd take your head off your shoulders if they was feeling kind. If not, they'd kill you slow.
QHORIN nods and stands back.
Qhorin
We have no food for her. Can't spare a man to watch her. Can't let her go. She'll bring Mance Rayder's army down on us. It needs to be done. Want me to do it?
QHORIN draws his sword.
Jon
No. No, I'll do it.
Qhorin
Come, brothers. We'll leave him to it. We'll meet you at the top. Don't take too long. We're deep in their country now.
QHORIN and the Watchmen exit. JON points his sword at YGRITTE's face, who still lays still on the rocks. He hesitates.
Ygritte
You never killed a woman before, did you? You don't need to do it. Mance would take you. I know he would. There's secret ways. The crows would never catch us.
JON pushed the point of his sword into her chin to quiet her.
Jon
I'm as much a crow as they are.
YGRITTE rolls onto her stomach, accepting her fate. JON positions his sword above the back of her neck.
Ygritte
Will you burn me? After?
Jon
Can't. Someone might see the smoke.
YGRITTE pulls her hood back in frustration. She wants a clean death. JON rests the sword on the back of her neck.
Ygritte
Strike hard and true, Jon Snow, or I'll come back and haunt you. That's cold.
JON continues to hesitate.
Ygritte
Go on. Be quick about it.
JON pulls the sword away. YGRITTE looks at him in frustration.
Ygritte
Do it. Bastard, do it!
JON brings his sword over his head and strikes downward, hitting the rock in front of YGRITTE's head. She looks at the blade before her face, and realizes that JON cannot bring himself to kill her. They look at one another and she seizes her chance. She slams a rock into JON's knee and he falls. She runs, putting her hood back on. JON pursues her as she runs down the mountainside. Both are desperate. JON can't seem to catch up, but he spies an opportunity to shortcut the fleeing YGRITTE. He takes another route, and slides down a hill to tackle YGRITTE. He drops his sword in the process, but pulls out a knife, and places at her throat.
Ygritte
You can't do it. We both know it.
JON turns her over and stands above her.
Ygritte
The sun's going down, Jon Snow. And your friends are nowhere close.
Jon
I'll find them.
Ygritte
Call for them. Go on. Call loudly.
Scene 8

Ext: King's Landing, Shoreline

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In a skiff crowded with people, PRINCESS MYRCELLA BARATHEON sits down, looking back at the shore. The HIGH SEPTON blesses her travels.
High Septon
May the Seven guide the princess on her journey. May the Mother give her health. May the crone give her wisdom. May the warrior give her courage.
QUEEN CERSEI LANNISTER and LORD TYRION LANNISTER watch the boat depart.
Cersei
One day I pray you love someone. I pray you love her so much, when you close your eyes, you see her face. I want that for you. I want you to know what it's like to love someone, to truly love someone. Before I take her from you.
TYRION turns to face her. CERSEI continues to look straight ahead. He walks away, silently.
Scene 9

Cut To: King Joffrey Baratheon, Lady Sansa Stark, Prince Tommen Baratheon, and Ser Meryn Trant watching in the crowd. Tommen is crying.

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Joffrey
You sound like a little cat mewling for his mother. Princes don't cry.
Sansa
I saw you cry.
Joffrey
Did you say something, my lady?
Sansa
My little brother cried when I left Winterfell.
Joffrey
So?
Sansa
It seems a normal thing.
Joffrey
Is your little brother a prince?
Sansa
No.
Joffrey
Not really relevant then, is it? Come, dog.
JOFFREY leaves, followed by SANDOR "THE HOUND" CLEGANE. They walk past CERSEI on their way out. She still stares after the skiff.
Scene 10

Ext: The Streets of King's Landing

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JOFFREY walks through the crowd, among his Kingsguard. TYRION and TOMMEN are with him. The crowd begins to hassle JOFFREY.
Man
Hail Joffrey! Hail to the King. Seven blessings on you, Your Grace.
Man #2
Murderer! Bastard!
Man #3
All hail the King.
Man #4
He's no king.
Man #5
He's a bastard!
MAN #6:Please, Your Grace, we're hungry.
Man #7
Freak.
TYRION turns to one of the guards.
Tyrion
Get the Prince back to the Keep now.
Guard
Yes, my lord. Come, quickly.
Some of the guards escort TOMMEN away, hopefully to safety.
Woman
Please, Your Grace, give us some food!
Man
Bread, Your Grace, please!
JOFFREY ignores them, until he is hit in the face with a mudball. He groans and doubles over. THE HOUND and the other Kingsguard draw their swords to defend the king.
Joffrey
Who threw that? I want the man who threw that. Find who did that and bring him to me!
THE HOUND holds JOFFREY back, trying to control him.
Guard
Hold on!
Guard #2
Hold them back!
The Kingsguard push into the crowd. A full riot begins. SANSA and her handmaidens are scared.
Joffrey
Just kill them! Kill them all!
CERSEI looks back at TYRION
Tyrion
Move. Move!
THE HOUND grabs JOFFREY around the chest and guides him forward.
Guard
Pull back!
Man
Tear him to pieces!
Joffrey
What are you doing? I want these people executed!
The Hound
And they want the same for you.
The riot escalates. SANSA flees awkwardly. TYRION watches in horror as the crowd tears one of their party limb from limb. The crowd cheers.
Tyrion
Where's Sansa?
Guard
Through the door.
Guard #2
Come on.
Guard #3
Push hard.
The crowd closes around them. MERYN strikes down one of the crowd.
Meryn
Protect the king!
Guard
Get back!
Guard #2
Fall back! Keep him safe!
THE Hound passes JOFFREY off to MERYN and sets on the crowd. Meanwhile, the Kingsguard shepherd Joffrey through a gate.
Guard
Come in! Come in!
Cuard #2
Keep him safe!
Crowd
Motherfucker! Brotherfucker!
Guard
Watch out. Hold them back.
Guard #2
Come on.
SANSA is trapped by the crowd. She runs down a dark passage, and some men from the crowd follow.
Man
Hey.
Scene 11

Int: Red Keep Hallway

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JOFFREY and his guards are now safely away from the crowd, which can still be heard on the other side of the wall.
Joffrey
Traitors! I'll have all their heads.
Tyrion
Oh, you blind, bloody fool!
Joffrey
You can't insult me.
Tyrion
We've had vicious kings and we've had idiot kings, but I don't know if we've ever been cursed with a vicious idiot for a king.
Joffrey
You can't-
Tyrion
I can, I am.
Joffrey
They attacked me!
Tyrion
They threw a cow pie at you, so you decided to kill them all? They're starving, you fool! All because of a war you started.
Joffrey
You're talking to a king!
TYRION slaps him.
Tyrion
And now I've struck a king. Did my hand fall from my wrist? Where is the Stark girl?
Joffrey
Let them have her!
Tyrion
If she dies, you'll never get your Uncle Jaime back! You owe him quite a bit, you know.
Scene 12

Cut To: King's Landing, Interior

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SANSA runs in desperation from the men who pursue her. One catches up grabs her arm. She slaps him and he hits her in return. She spins to the ground. Two other men catch up. They tear at her clothes.
Man
Where are you going?
MAN #2:You ever been fucked, little girl? Come here.
Scene 13

Cut To: Red Keep Hallway

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Tyrion
Take some men and go and find the Stark girl.
Meryn
I take my orders from the king.
Man
Where? This way.
Scene 14

Cut To: King's Landing Interior

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The three men drag SANSA across the floor. She fights back but there are too many of them.
Sansa
Please! No! No!
The men continue their assault. One holds down her hands while the others tear at her clothes. THE HOUND appears and guts one of them, holding him by the neck before dropping him to the floor. He takes care of the rest. SANSA lies on the ground, terrified and whimpering.
Man
Please!
THE HOUND reaches down to help SANSA up.
The Hound
You're all right now, little bird. You're all right.
She accepts his help and he carries her away, slung over his shoulder.
Scene 15

Cut To: The Riot

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The melee continues. It has spiraled further out of control.
Scene 16

Cut To: Red Keep Interior

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THE HOUND carries SANSA past TYRION and into safety with the rest of the royal party. He sets her down gently, with her back to the wall.
Man
We'll get you.
Man #2
We'll get you.
Man #3
This way.
Tyrion
Are you hurt, my lady?
The Hound
The little bird's bleeding. Someone take her back to her cage. See to that cut.
Tyrion
Well done, Clegane.
Hound
I didn't do it for you.
Scene 17

Ext: Mereen, Courtyard, Day

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DAENERYS paces while XARO watches. KOVARRO sits nearby.
Daenerys
He shouldn't make me wait.
Xaro
The Spice King is the second wealthiest man in Qarth. He makes everyone wait. Of course, you could have avoided this embarrassment if you married the wealthiest man in Qarth.
Daenerys
I already have a husband.
Xaro
Khal Drogo is gone, Khaleesi. You are far too young to be a widow forever and far too beautiful.
Daenerys
And you are far too smart to think that I will succumb to flattery.
Xaro
I have traveled very far in my life and met many women, but none that are immune to flattery.
Spice King
The Mother of Dragons!
Xaro
Ah, here he comes.
The SPICE KING enters, descending a staircase with his entourage.
Spice King
Forgive me. I had terrible dreams last night. Terrible dreams. I could not sleep until the sun was shining and the birds were singing. Look what a beauty you are now the Red Waste has been washed off you. I am sorry about all that unpleasantness. The silver hair of a true Targaryen. Xaro Xhoan Daxos, she is far too lovely for a glorified dockworker like yourself.
The SPICE KING descends the staircase.
Xaro
Very true, and yet they say that your grandfather, who sold pepper off the back of a wagon, married a lady far lovelier and higher born than himself.
Spice King
Every lady alive was lovelier and higher born than my grandfather. Did my servants not offer you something to eat, to drink? I'll have them flogged in the square.
Daenerys
Thank you, my lord. You are a gracious host, but there is no servant alive that can bring me what I want.
Spice King
Oh, she has a talent for drama, this one. So, my little princess, what is it you want?
Daenerys
My birthright. The Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.
Spice King
I fear I'm no better than a servant in this regard. I cannot give you what I do not have.
Daenerys
I'm not asking you for the kingdoms. I'm asking you for ships.
Spice King
I need to cross the Narrow Sea. I need my ships as well. I use them, you see, to bring spices from one port to another.
Daenerys
Whatever you grant me now will be repaid three times over when I retake the Iron Throne.
Spice King
Retake? Did you once sit on the Iron Throne?
Daenerys
My father sat there, before he was murdered.
Spice King
But if you did not sit on it yourself, would it not be correct to say "take the Iron Throne"?
Daenerys
I didn't come here to argue grammar.
Spice King
Of course not. You came to take my ships. So let me explain my position, little princess. Unlike you, I do not have exalted ancestors. I make my living by trade. And I judge every trade on its merits. You ask for ships. You say I shall be repaid triple. I do not doubt your honesty or your intentions. But before you repay your debts, you must seize the Seven Kingdoms. Do you have an army?
Daenerys
Not yet.
Spice King
You do not have an army. Do you have powerful allies in Westeros?
Daenerys
There are many there that support my claim.
Spice King
When were you there last?
Daenerys
I left when I was a baby.
Spice King
So, in truth, you have no allies.
Daenerys
The people will rise to fight for their rightful queen when I return.
Spice King
Ah. Forgive me, little princess, but I cannot make an investment based on wishes and dreams. Now if you'll pardon me.
Daenerys
Do you know lllyrio Mopatis, Magister of Pentos? Yes, we've met.
Spice King
A shrewd man.
Daenerys
For my wedding, he gave me three petrified dragon eggs. He believed The world believed that the ages had turned them to stone. How many centuries has it been since dragons roamed the skies? But I dreamt that if I carried those eggs into a great fire, they would hatch. When I stepped into the fire, my own people thought I was mad. But when the fire burned out, I was unhurt, the Mother of Dragons.
DAENERYS ascends the stairs to meet the SPICE KING.
Daenerys
Do you understand? I'm no ordinary woman. My dreams come true.
Spice King
I admire your passion. But in business, I trust in logic, not passion. I'm sorry, little princess.
Daenerys
I am not your little princess. I am Daenerys Stormborn of the blood of Old Valyria, and I will take what is mine. With fire and blood, I will take it.
The SPICE KING ascends the staircase to leave. His entourage follows.
Spice King
Yes, my lady, but not with my ships.
Scene 18

Int: Harrenhal, Council Chamber, Dusk

19 lines
ARYA comes to clean the table. She notices the scroll, which mentions KING ROBB STARK, and begins to read it. TYWIN enters, catching her in the act.
Tywin
Who taught you to read?
Arya
My father, my lord.
Tywin
Hmm. I taught my son Jaime to read. The maester came to me one day, told me he wasn't learning. He couldn't make sense of the letters. He reversed them in his head. The maester said he'd heard tell of this affliction and that we simply must accept it. Ha! After that, I sat Jaime down for four hours every day until he learned. He hated me for it, for a time. For a long time. But he learned. Hmm. Where is your father? Is he alive? Who was he?
Arya
A stonemason.
Twyin
A stonemason who could read? Hmm.
Arya
He taught himself.
Tywin
Quite a man. What killed him?
Arya
Loyalty.
Tywin
You're a sharp little thing, aren't you?
Arya
Did... Forgive me, my lord. I shouldn't ask questions.
Tywin
No. But you've already begun.
Arya
Did you know your father, my lord?
Tywin
I did. I grew up with him. I watched him grow old.
TYWIN sits. While his back is turned, ARYA steals the scroll that she was reading.
Tywin
He loved us. He was a good man, but a weak man. A weak man who nearly destroyed our house and name. I'm cold.
Arya
I'll fetch more wood for the fire, my lord.
Tywin
Mmm.
ARYA exits.
Scene 19

Ext: Harrenhal Courtyard

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ARYA hides in a corner, above the bustle of the courtyard. She pulls out the scroll to read what it says about ROBB. She gets up with purpose.
Scene 20

Int: Harrenhal

19 lines
ARYA runs down the steps. Not looking where she is going, she runs into AMORY LORCH
Amory
Where are you going, girl?
Arya
The armory, my lord.
Amory
Why?
Arya
Lord Tywin sent me.
Amory
What might this be?
Arya
Lord Tywin gave it to me.
Amory
What for?
Arya
To take to the armory.
Amory
Why would he do that? Let's go and ask him.
ARYA flees and AMORY pursues her.
Amory
Move! Get out of the way!
ARYA scampers through the courtyard and he follows clumsily. AMORY loses sight of her, and she stays hidden out of sight just beyond a doorway. AMORY goes the wrong way, and she takes advantage of his mistake and runs the other way. She encounters a Kingsguard who she mistakes for JAQEN. She grabs him for attention. He turns to her, and she realizes her mistake. She continues on and finds JAQEN just a bit further on.
Arya
Amory Lorch.
Jaqen
A girl has named a second name. A man will do what must be done.
Arya
Now!
Jaqen
A girl cannot tell a man when exactly he must do a thing. A man cannot make a thing happen before its time.
Arya
But he's going to tell Tywin. He's getting away. It has to be now.
Jaqen
(sighs)
Scene 21

Int: Harrenhal, The Council Room

2 lines
AMORY enters the council room, where TYWIN sits working. TYWIN rises while AMORY collapses to the floor, dead.
Tywin
Guard!
Scene 22

Ext: The Stark War Camp.

50 lines
ROBB walks among his men and greet them as he passes them.
Soldier
Your Grace.
Soldier #2
Your Grace.
Soldier #3
My honor, Your Grace.
Soldier #4
Your Grace.
Quent
Your Grace.
Robb
Quent.
ROBB sees TALISA sitting by a tent. He approaches her.
Robb
Lady Talisa.
Talisa
Your Grace. I'm not sure I'm a lady. Westerosi customs are still a bit foreign to me.
Robb
It's hard to keep all the rules straight. But if I remember my lessons, a woman of noble birth is always called a lady. Unless she's a queen or a princess. I could find someone who knows.
Talisa
Why are you so sure I'm of noble birth?
Robb
Because it's obvious.
Talisa
What if I told you my father sold lace on the Long Bridge, and my mother, my brother, and I lived with him above our shop?
Robb
I'd call you a liar.
Talisa
Not very noble to accuse a lady of dishonesty.
Robb
(nods)
Talisa
I always thought I was a brilliant liar.
Robb
Better at amputations, I'm afraid.
They look around, awkwardly.
Robb
Quite a pretty spot.
Talisa
Will we be here long?
Robb
I couldn't really discuss troop movements with you.
Talisa
I'm not a spy.
Robb
Of course, a spy would deny being a spy.
Talisa
You're right. You've found me out. I'm writing a letter to the Lannisters. "The Young Wolf is on the move. "
Robb
Perhaps you'd join me... If you've got time, of course, for, well-
LADY CATELYN STARK approaches with LADY BRIENNE OF TARTH.
Catelyn
Robb.
ROBB turns to CATELYN and embraces her. TALISA looks down.
Robb
Mother. Mother, this is Lady Talisa. She's been helping with the wounded. She's been very... helpful.
Catelyin
Lady Talisa.
Talisa
Lady Stark.
Catelyn
Lady Talisa...?
Talisa
Maegyr.
Catelyn
Maegyr? Forgive me, I do not know this name.
Talisa
An uncommon name here. An old name in Volantis. Excuse me, my lady. Your Grace.
TALISA exits. ROBB watches her go. CATELYN looks knowingly at her son, a wry smile on her face. The two of them begin to walk.
Robb
I've missed you.
Catelyn
Yes, you look positively forlorn.
Robb
You surprised me, that's all. I didn't think I'd see you today.
Catelyn
I wish that you were free to follow your heart.
Robb
I know.
Catelyn
You have inherited your father's responsibilities. I'm afraid they come at a cost. You are promised to another.
Robb
I know.
Catelyn
A debt that must be paid.
Robb
I haven't forgotten.
LORD ROOSE BOLTON enters
Roose Bolton
Your Grace. My lady. News from Winterfell.
ROOSE BOLTON holds up a scroll.
Scene 23

Ext: North of the Wall

31 lines
JON and YGRITTE walk through the mountains. Her hands are bound and he leads her by a rope.
Ygritte
Your brothers desert you? I can tell you which way to go.
Jon
We'll stop here. Too dark to go any farther today.
Ygritte
Here? There's no shelter here.
Jon
There's no shelter anywhere.
Ygritte
There is if you know where to look. The cold could kill us both. If you light a fire-
Jon
No fire.
Ygritte
But a fire is-
Jon
No fire.
Ygritte
Have it your way.
JON forces YGRITTE to lie down. He begins to walk away.
Ygritte
We'll stay warmer if we stay close.
JON pauses.
Ygritte
Bet you freeze to death before I do. Bet your life.
YGRITTE turns to sleep. JON looks back at her, then joins her, reluctantly.
Ygritte
Think they're out looking for you?
Jon
Yes.
Ygritte
Think they'll find you?
Jon
Yes.
Ygritte
You're brave. Stupid, but brave.
They are both exhausted.
Jon
We start again at first light. Get some sleep.
YGRITTE wiggles next to JON.
Jon
Stop moving.
Ygritte
I'm just trying to get comfortable.
Jon
Stop it!
She begins moving again.
Jon
You're still moving.
Ygritte
Was I? I didn't notice that time.
Jon
(sighs)
YGRITTE smiles.
Scene 24

Int: Robb's Council Chamber

16 lines
ROBB, CATELYN, and ROOSE BOLTON are in the midst of a discussion.
Robb
This cannot be true.
Roose
We've had ravens from White Harbor, Barrowton and the Dreadfort. I'm afraid it is true.
Robb
Why? Why would Theon-
Roose
Because the Greyjoys are treasonous whores.
Robb
My brothers?
Roose
We've heard nothing of them. But Rodrik Cassel is dead.
Catelyn
I told you, never trust a Greyjoy!
Robb
I must go north at once.
Roose
There's still a war to win, Your Grace.
Robb
How can I call myself king if I can't hold my own castle? How can I ask men to follow me if I can't-
Roose
You are a king. And that means you don't have to do everything yourself.
Catelyn
Let me go and talk to Theon.
Robb
There will be no talk. He will die for this.
Roose
Theon holds the castle with a skeleton crew. Let me send word to my bastard at the Dreadfort. He can raise a few hundred men and retake Winterfell before the new moon. We have the Lannisters on the run. If you march all the way back north now, you'll lose what you gained. My boy would be honored to bring you Prince Theon's head.
Robb
Tell your son Bran and Rickon's safety is paramount. And Theon, I want him brought to me alive. I want to look him in the eye and ask him why. And then I'll take his head myself.
Scene 25

Int: Winterfell

24 lines
THEON and OSHA talk by a fire. An Ironborn keeps her bound.
Theon
Why on earth would I trust the word of a lying little savage like you?
Osha
I'm no liar.
Theon
All wildlings are liars and savages with no loyalty to anything or anyone.
Osha
I done what I had to do to stay alive. I hate the Starks as well as you do. Let me serve you, my lord.
Theon
How? And don't tell me to put a spear in your hand.
Osha
There are other ways to serve, my lord.
Theon
I'm a prince now, and you'd do well-
Ahsa
There are other ways to serve, my prince.
Theon
Like what?
Osha
We know things, the free people.
Theon
You know things? Like what? How to eat dirt?
Osha
Other things.
OSHA begins to undress.
Osha
Savage things.
Theon
Wait outside.
THEON takes a bite of his apple, The Ironborn leaves and OSHA lets her dress fall to the floor.
Theon
I always wondered what you had under there.
Osha
It comes at a price.
Theon
I'm not killing you. That's your price.
Osha
I already had that.
Theon
What do you want then, other than your miserable life?
Ahsa
What all free people want. My freedom.
Theon
Well, you shall have it, then. But only if you serve me well.
Scene 26

Int: King's Landing, Sansa's Chambers

13 lines
SANSA is seated. SHAE attends to her wounds.
Sansa
Ow!
Shae
Shh. It's not deep.
Sansa
I thought they were going to kill me.
Shae
They thought so, too.
Sansa
He hated me, the man who hit me. I saw it in his eyes. Hated me. He never met me before, but he wanted to hurt me.
Shae
Of course he did.
Sansa
Why? Why would a stranger-
Shae
You are everything he will never have. Your horse eats better than his children. It doesn't matter now. He's dead.
Sansa
I would have given them bread if I had it. I hate the king more than any of them.
Shae
Don't say these things. If the wrong people hear you-
Sansa
But you're not the wrong people.
Shae
Don't trust anybody. Life is safer that way.
Scene 27

Int: Winterfell, Night

6 lines
THEON sleeps. OSHA slinks away. She walks through the courtyard and encounters a guard.
Guard
And where are you going?
Osha
I have something for you from Prince Theon.
Guard
What?
Osha
Me. He says I'm to make the rounds. And keep you warm.
OSHA kisses him and he responds. She pulls a knife and slits her throat.
Scene 28

Ext: Winterfell, Night

1 lines
OSHA crouches by a tree and whistles. From the doorway comes RICKON, HODOR, and BRAN, followed by their direwolves. The sneak away into the darkness of the woods.
Scene 29

Ext: Qarth, Garden Path

7 lines
DAENERYS and XARO walk in the garden. KOVARRO trails them.
Daenerys
The Spice King refuses me because I'm a bad investment. The Silk King won't support me because of his business with the Lannisters. Why offend his best customer? And the Copper King offers me a single ship on the condition that I lie with him for a night. Does he think I will whore myself for a boat?
Xaro
When I came to this city, I had nothing. Truly nothing. I slept by the docks. And when I could find work loading the ships, I would eat. If not, I dreamed of food. Today, I am the richest man in Qarth. Do you think the path from poverty to wealth is always pure and honorable? I have done many things, Khaleesi, that a righteous man would condemn. And here I am, with no regrets.
XARO opens the door for DAENERYS. They move into the courtyard to find it strewn with bodies, throats cut. DAENERYS takes in the scene, and then runs in a panic.
Xaro
Bar the gates. Ring the bells. Slowly, Khaleesi.
Bells toll as DAENERYS runs, followed by KOVARRO and XARO. She climbs a staircase to her chamber, where IRRI lies slain. The dragons are gone.
Danaerys
Where are they? Where are my dragons?
Scene 30

Ext: Qarth

1 lines
A hooded figure walks up an exterior staircase toward a tower, the House of the Undying, burdened by a covered basket. The dragons screech from inside.