“They took my sword hand. Was that all I was, a sword hand?”
Synopsis: Jaime tries to die, but decides to live instead.
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“They can’t hurt me, they’re dying. She took her cup from her bedroll and went to the fountain.”
Synopsis: Arya and the Brotherhood Without Banners visits Stoney Sept, where they debate the ethics of the death penalty and whether Gendry should bone his half-sister, before Arya meets someone from her past.
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“Sansa tried to run, but Cersei’s handmaid caught her before she’d gone a yard.”
Synopsis: a pre-teen girl is forced into marriage with an enemy of her family and for some reason people think she is the bad guy.
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“She felt desperately afraid. Was this what my brother would have done?”
Synopsis: Dany (Ocean) robs Astapor.
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“His guilt came back afterward, but weaker than before. If this was so wrong, why did the gods make it feel so good?”
Synopsis: “Oh sweet mystery of life, at last I’ve found you…”
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“If the little crannogman could visit the Isle of Faces, maybe I could too.”
Synopsis: Bran is told one story by the Liddle and one story by Meera.
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“This beggar queen must understand, such wonders do not come cheaply…Unsullied are the finest foot in all the world, and each represents many years of training. Tell her they are like Valyrian steel, folded over and over and hammered for years on end, until they are stronger and more resilient than any metal on earth.” Synopsis: Daenerys gets given the showfloor pitch by Kraznys mo Nakloz by way…
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“The lightning lord is everywhere and nowhere, skinny squirrel.”
Synopsis: Arya and the Merry Men go looking for Robin Hood.
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