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"The Stranger"
Spec Script
Written by
H. Alazhar & S.Niemann
2.
SER WILLEM
Good.
(a beat)
It will be a long and perilous road
back to the Iron Throne my young
King, but together you are strong.
Alone you will fall. There will
always be a blade looking to find
its way into your back.
A servant bearing food barges past Dany spilling her into the
room. Ser Willem squints over at the door.
SER WILLEM (CONTD)
Ah, is that my Little Princess I
see?
Dany shrinks under the weight of eyes on her. Viserys darkens
when he sights the lemons in her arms.
SER WILLEM (CONTD)
If my King allows, I would speak a
moment alone with My Lady.
Viserys nods and turns to leave. Dany crosses the room to Ser
Willems sickbed past Viserys.
VISERYS
(hiss of a whisper)
Been climbing trees again little
sister?
DAENERYS
No one would help me so I had to
get them myself.
Viserys grips her arm. Hard.
VISERYS
Dragons dont climb trees. They
burn them down.
SER WILLEM
My Lady, you do an old man a great
honor. Come, dont be afraid, sit
and talk with me a while.
Viserys releases her, offers a false smile to Ser Willem.
VISERYS
We will speak of this later little
sister.
3.
He storms from the room, slams the door. Dany rubs at her arm
and joins Ser Willem. He gestures toward the lemons.
SER WILLEM
Are those for me?
Intimidated by the man, Dany just nods. Ser Willem picks a
lemon from the bowl and admires it.
SER WILLEM (CONTD)
Then I am in a great debt to you My
Lady. You see, of all the fruit
bearing trees in the lands this
side and beyond the Narrow Sea
those picked by your hand are
surely the sweetest.
Ser Willem winks at her and takes a healthy bite out the
fruit. His face screws up and he bellows in mock outrage.
Dany giggles and falls across his bearish chest, hugging him
tightly. Her laughter turns to stifled tears.
SER WILLEM (CONTD)
Why are you crying little princess?
YOUNG DAENERYS
Because youre going to die.
SER WILLEM
All men must die little one.
YOUNG DAENERYS
But Ser Willem, I dont want you to
die.
Ser Willem lifts her away, studies her anguished face and
gently wipes away her tears.
SER WILLEM
Each year your lemon tree bears its
fruit, does it not?
Dany nods as she scrubs at her cheeks.
SER WILLEM (CONTD)
And when the fruit falls does the
tree itself die?
No.
YOUNG DAENERYS
(sniffling)
4.
SER WILLEM
A trees strength, its life, lie in
its roots, Daenerys. For a man, or
Queen, their roots are their deeds
in life. If the roots run deep, no
man can ever die.
(a beat)
You have the blood of the Dragon,
Little Princess. Tend your roots so
that one day you might fly even
above the gods. Yes?
Ser Willem holds Danys shoulders. Finally she nods.
SER WILLEM (CONTD)
Now, what are your words?
YOUNG DAENERYS
Fire and blood.
END FLASHBACK:
INT. PIT
Huddled in the dark, Daenerys trails bloodied fingers across
the earthen walls of her prison. Haggard, dirty and very much
alone. Despair fills her but she chokes down a cry.
DAENERYS
I am the blood of the dragon. I am
the blood of the dragon. I am -Rough Dothraki laughter suddenly erupts above her. Dany comes
to her feet, stares up defiantly and waits. The roof of her
prison lifts. Light pierces the dark. Dany shields her eyes.
DAENERYS (CONTD)
I am Daenerys Stormborn of the
blood of old Valyria --!
She glares at the Dorthraki warrior. He sways drunkenly,
contemplates a beat then drains the last of the wine skin.
DAENERYS (CONTD)
Queen of Meereen, Mother of
Dragons, Khaleesi of the Great
Grass Sea and I demand you release
me!
He fumbles absently at his crotch and douses her with urine.
Dany doesnt flinch. She takes it. Every inch the queen.
5.
6.
7.
JAQUEN HGHAR
Hear, smell, taste, feel. There are
many ways to know the world for
those who cannot see.
Jaquen takes her hand, runs it along the stone wall -showing her NOTCHES marked there.
JAQUEN HGHAR (CONTD)
A whole world beneath the world -if only a girl cares to see it.
ARYA
How long must I be this way Jaquen?
How long must I be blind?
JAQUEN HGHAR
Until darkness is as sweet to a
girl as light.
(turning to leave)
Come. A girl must serve.
EXT. THE TWINS - DAY
The Crossing at the Twins; Walder Frey's stronghold morphs
like a hazy grey apparition through the half-light and rain.
INT. THE TWINS - HALL
With a vultures gaze LORD WALDER FREY sips wine from his seat
on the black oak throne. A BOLTON EMISSARY drinks alongside
him, finishing his supper. Supremely uncomfortable.
Grunts and groans fill the hall. Walder Frey's attention is
rapt on...
EDMURE TULLY, naked and slick with sweat thrusts into a Frey
girl on a bed in the centre of the Great Hall.
Walder Frey laughs at his granddaughters cries. The Bolton
Emissary focuses instead on the business at hand.
BOLTON EMISSARY
The rebellion in Riverrun has
ended. The Blackfish, gone. In time
the people will recognise your
claim as Liege Lord to their lands.
8.
WALDER FREY
Always pays to have a little
insurance in mind though, doesn't
it? A few pissing babes ought do
the trick nicely, don't you agree?
Walder grins at the sight of Edmure, whose cries become
desperate as the Frey girl climaxes. Edmure releases his seed
and collapses, panting from exertion.
Walder gestures impatiently to the line of waiting Frey
daughters and granddaughters.
Next.
The Frey girl climbs from the bed and wraps a gown around her
naked body as the next girl takes her place.
EDMURE
My Lord... Please, I beg of you. No
more. I am spent.
Next!
WALDER FREY
9.
WALDER FREY
Storms End? Generous! I'll take
Dragonstone thank you very much.
And the Warden of the North will
remember what side his fucking
bread is buttered -- lest he finds
himself unable to cross the Twins
on the way to his precious Iron
Chair.
(to Edmure)
Faster! We don't have all day.
Dont make me slit your throat like
your dearly departed sister.
Angered, Edmure quickens his pace.
EXT. WOLFSWOOD - FARMHOUSE - DAY
The body of a dog lies dead in the snow.
THE BASTARDS BOYS mill in makeshift camp. THE BASTARDS
GIRLS, a vicious pack of hunting hounds strain at their leash
after the dead dog. A soldier curses, slackens the leash.
The dogs frenzy, mauling the carcass to shreds.
INT. FARMHOUSE - DAY
Blood drips, pooling on floorboards. A fire blazes in the
hearth whilst stew in the cook-pot boils.
RAMSAY BOLTON sits at the table. He slurps stew noisily as he
inks then seals a note and hands it to a BOLTON SOLDIER.
RAMSAY
My lord father will be pleased.
Today I fetch home my wayward wife
and kill my traitorous mutt. A
good day, wouldnt you agree?
BOLTON SOLDIER
Yes, mlord.
The Soldier nods stiffly and takes leave.
Ramsay drains a flagon of wine with an appreciative smack of
his lips. A whimpering sob draws his gaze.
RAMSAY
Ah. Youre awake.
10.
11.
ON THE BLUFF,
BRIENNE stares down at the burning building. Grieved.
Grim determination grips Brienne as she strides down the
bluff. Meanders through a thicket of trees, reaching -A NEARBY ENCAMPMENT,
where a campfire burns outside of a makeshift shelter.
PODRICK startles to his feet, relaxing on seeing Brienne.
BRIENNE
Saddle the horses Pod. Ramsay moves
north, and Im taking the Kingsroad
to cut him off. You will break camp
at once for the Wall and Castle
Black.
PODRICK
I dont like this plan. I wont
leave you, my lady.
BRIENNE
Its the only way. Ive taught you
everything I can, Pod. Youll be
fine -- and you wont be alone.
PODRICK
But my lady... I dont trust him.
Brienne stamps out the fire. With a grimace she eyes a man
curled beneath a fur. Bares a dagger. Leans toward --- STANNIS BARATHEON. In a haze of sleepless depression. He
glares the sight of the dagger -- but accepts his fate.
Brienne scowls -- and CUTS HIS RESTRAINTS, angrily sheathing
the blade. His hands fall free. He works life back into them.
BRIENNE
The Wall awaits. Do you remember
your vow, Baratheon?
STANNIS
I remember, for what its worth.
But the Nights Watch wont allow me
the black. Not while the bastard
resides as Lord Commander.
BRIENNE
Youre a seasoned battle commander.
Trust me, theyve taken worse -theyll be glad of you.
(MORE)
BRIENNE (CONT'D)
And I cannot force you to take the
black. But for all your crimes,
people say you are a man of justice
and honor. The only justice is The
Wall, the only honor to be had at
the service of the Realm.
STANNIS
Do you see me as a sword in the
darkness, a watcher on the Wall?
After all Ive done? Kill me and be
done with it.
BRIENNE
(beat, fights temptation)
My father used to say a clean death
is easy, and life is the greater
evil -- you need to earn yours. Im
not going to give it to you.
STANNIS
Weakness is what it is. Never trust
a woman with a mans work. Renly
would be turning in his grave.
BRIENNE
(flashes hotly)
I loved Renly like no other. But my
duty is to the living, not the
dead. Your brother knew there was
no honor in killing an unarmed man.
STANNIS
That can be easily remedied. Give
me steel.
Brienne turns furiously, saddling her horse with jerky
motions. Stannis stands, gestures at her sword.
STANNIS (CONTD)
Oathkeeper you call it? Oathbreaker
more like. Do you so easily forsake
your own vows, woman?
BRIENNE
I vowed to kill you, and I am.
Youll go to the Wall. Youll never
take another woman, father another
heir. Youll sacrifice your title,
your lands, and youll never see
Dragonstone or Storms End again.
Everything you ever cared about
will be taken from you.
(MORE)
12.
13.
BRIENNE (CONT'D)
For a man such as you there is no
greater death.
STANNIS
The Realm has already taken all
from me. My daughter resides with
Renly now.
BRIENNE
I am sorry.
STANNIS
Dont be. I burned her alive.
The wind is knocked from Brienne. She turns murderously.
STANNIS (CONTD)
My only blood, whos only crime was
to love me. Sacrificed to the Lord
of bloody Light. The night was dark
and full of terrors, and the needs
of the many outweighed the few. So
to save thousands I did it.
(with bitterness)
So tell me again, woman, that death
is too swift for a man such as I.
Give me steel and let us end this.
Brienne forces down murderous intent. Mounts her horse.
BRIENNE
You know where to find your fucking
steel. But fear not Kinslayer. One
day theyll sing songs of the
crimes of the Black King long after
you earn your death in fire.
(with malice)
And I pray your childs screams
haunt you in this life and the
next.
Brienne strikes onward as Stannis flinches. Full of anguish,
he hardens. Meets Podricks eyes, who offers the reigns of
the horse. Stannis weighs the choice...
STANNIS
Night gathers... and now my Watch
begins.
Stannis grimly takes the reigns.
14.
VARYS (CONT'D)
Without Daenerys in the city, there
is nothing to hold it together. It
is just a matter of time before the
slaves return to their masters and
the city is lost to us.
TYRION
Well then, we must get this under
control quickly. Once Yunai and
Astapor realize our weakness, they
will amass a force large enough to
take Meereen.
VARYS
Oh, they already have.
(off Tyrions look)
What little my birds do tell me,
the Slaver Cities have united.
Their armies draw closer everyday
under the banner of His Imperial
Majesty.
TYRION
The Astapor butcher?
VARYS
So they say.
TYRION
Varys, have I ever told you -- you
have the uncanny knack of ruining a
mans day?
VARYS
I speak only what the birds tell
me.
TYRION
Yes. Your little birds. Have they
said anything of use as to how we
can save the city?
VARYS
No. But I might offer a suggestion?
TYRION
By the gods Varys. Just spit it
out.
VARYS
A Red Priestess resides in the
city. One such as her could sway
those who wouldn't otherwise be so
swayed.
15.
16.
TYRION
You speak of prophecy? A dangerous
thing.
VARYS
(shrugs)
What else do we have?
TYRION
(a long beat)
We could always kill the dragons.
They are chained up. How hard could
it be?
VARYS
Yes. That would be an end to our
troubles. Might even lift the
siege. It is the Mothers wrath
that worries me.
TYRION
But oh would they write about us. A
dwarf and a eunuch who slayed
dragons. Whores and riches from the
Bay of Ice to the shores of Asshai.
We would die happy and old.
VARYS
No one dies old anymore.
The doors to the audience chamber crash open. THREE UNSULLIED
enter, dragging a covered body. Tyrion is horrified at the
charred remains of a man wrapped in chains.
TYRION
What happened?
GREY WORM removes his helm. Every inch of him covered in
blood and soot. The Unsullied look exhausted.
GREY WORM
Harpy Sons send more message. Kill
dragons in chain or whole city burn
one Unsullied at time.
Affected, Tyrion glances back at Varys. Resigns himself...
TYRION
The red witch it is.
17.
18.
JORAH
Now who will feed you my Queen?
His concern touches a nerve. She suddenly cant do this
without him.
DAENERYS
Jorah, I -Dany looks back but Jorah is gone. Her foot catches and she
stumbles, falls hard to her hands and knees. No one helps.
Through the mass of Dothraki, Dany sights a familiar slave
girl. JHIQUI who once taught her to speak Dothraki.
Jhiqui?
DAENERYS (CONTD)
DOTHRAKI SLAVER
Dany is too weak to stand. The Slaver cracks a whip, and she
cries out. Leather bites flesh.
Walk!
Dany stands. Forces herself tall, meets the riders eyes. Her
eyes flash... and she outstretches her arms. Do it.
The Slaver darkens in surprise. Raises the whip. Dany closes
her eyes in surrender.
But the strike doesnt come.
Dany opens her eyes as the Slaver rides on. She sights --- Khal Jhaqo, ahead on his horse. A cruel cut to his hard
face. Finally he wheels his horse and continues on. Sickened
with relief, Dany watches him go.
EXT. LHAZAR - SKAHAZADHAN RIVER - DAY
Sandstone mountains rise above the hill country of Lhazar.
Crouched beside the slow moving brown river, a tired and
haggard Jorah fills a water skin and quenches his thirst. His
brow furrows fearfully... he pulls back his sleeve.
19.
20.
JAQUEN HGHAR
Jaquen Hghar cannot do this.
Why not?
ARYA
JAQUEN HGHAR
Because Jaquen Hghar did not blind
a girl. Who could have done this
thing, a man wonders?
ARYA
It was the Many Faced God wasnt
it? What does he want? Youre
supposed to tell me what to do!
JAQUEN HGHAR
A girl still does not understand.
ARYA
Then help me!
Jaquen stalks forward.
JAQUEN HGHAR
No-one blinded Arya Stark -someone blinded Arya Stark.
ARYA
(a beat)
Thats not true. Im no-one. Thats
not my name -JAQUEN HGHAR
A girls lies undo her.
of Winterfell, daughter
Eddard and Lady Catelyn
someone. And Arya Stark
appreciate our gift.
Arya Stark
of Lord
is still
does not
ARYA
But I do. Valar morghulis -JAQUEN HGHAR
Valar dohaeris.
Jaquens words ring like a thunderclap.
JAQUEN HGHAR (CONTD)
And whilst a girl serves only
herself, she is blind to the Many
Faced God.
21.
22.
23.
SANSA
You should feel right at home then
shouldnt you, Reek?
THEON
(flinches at the name)
Wed never make it over the
Queenscrown! We should ride west to
Deepwood Motte. House Glover are
longtime Stark allies, we can get a
boat from there to the Iron
Islands. Ramsay would never dare
follow us there.
SANSA
And do you really believe House
Glover are loyal? How do I know who
to trust? Who would go against the
Bastard of Bolton now hes
destroyed Stannis army?
(with resolve)
No -- Im going to Castle Black.
Jon is the Lord Commander now,
hell shelter us. Ill send ravens
to Littlefinger at Kings Landing,
my mothers family at Riverrun and
Houses Glover and Umber for
support. Then well find out how
much the North truly remembers.
THEON
Its too far! Every hour we ride is
another his dogs hunt us down. He
doesnt care if he breaks his
horses legs, if his men die of the
cold. You saw the smoke! Hes
coming, and when finds us -Sansa reigns her horse, turning on Theon. Cloak billowing
behind her, she sits tall and regal.
SANSA
Go back to him then. Beg for your
life. See how much of it he leaves
you with when he takes your skin.
Ill make it to the Wall alone.
Sansa kicks the horse onward. Theon battles with the
choice... then rides after her.
24.
25.
CERSEI (CONTD)
My apologies good Septa. My son is
willful. Please allow us a moment?
The Septa nods. Cersei bows her head and closes the door.
TOMMEN
You elected trial by combat?! I
wont allow it. Are you mad?
Cersei moves behind a screen to dress.
CERSEI (O.S.)
There cannot be a trial, my sweet
King. We both know these filthy
accusations for the lies they are,
but there are those who will
believe the worst. The self-seekers
and false friends that abandoned me
in the Sept of Baelor have been
trying to destroy our house for
centuries.
Cersei steps out from behind the screen and fastens the last
buttons on the neck of her simple brown dress.
CERSEI (CONTD)
Can you imagine the lies they would
spew about me in a trial by the
Faith? No. The Queen Regent and
Kings Hand does not stand trial
like a common criminal.
TOMMEN
Then I will speak with the Small
Council.
CERSEI
And what would you say?
Tommen falters. He moves away, glum.
TOMMEN
You are no longer Hand of the King.
Cersei blinks in surprise.
TOMMEN (CONTD)
Youre to have no further voice in
the governance of the Realm. After
the trial, the Council plan to
return you to Casterly Rock.
26.
CERSEI
I see. They have been busy.
TOMMEN
Mace Tyrell was appointed as the
new Hand. Do you know what his
first action was? Not gaining
council or allies in our fight
against the Faith Militant. No! He
had a shining oaken throne carved
in the shape of a hand. He is
seated beneath the Iron Throne
itself as we speak. I dont know
what to do.
Cersei comes to him, holds Tommen in a mothers embrace.
CERSEI
Fear not my sweet king. My champion
will not fall and I will once again
be at your side to guide you.
TOMMEN
I pray Ser Robert Strong is as
formidable as he seems. For if your
Silent Giant fails you...
He wont.
CERSEI
27.
ARYA (CONTD)
28.
ARYA
Then me father died as well.
Killed by his own crew for spoils.
The Captain tried to kill me too...
INT. HOUSE OF BLACK AND WHITE - HALLS
The handle of the knife sticks from Aryas pocket. She
falteringly descends a staircase -ARYA
I jumped off Nymeria in Slavers Bay
and swam ashore to Braavos. Came
here to offer their names to the
Red God, so I did.
-- and reaches the bottom. Her searching fingers brush over
the Stranger Statue. Arya orients herself. Continues on...
INT. HOUSE OF BLACK AND WHITE - ACOLYTE BEDROOM
... into a bare room. Legs giving out, Arya sinks to the
stone bed. Setting the knife aside, she eases back in relief.
LATER
Chunks of hair lie on the floor at Aryas feet. She stands
bent over the washbasin. Sets the knife down.
BLIND BETH is totally unrecognizable... and shaven bald.
ARYA
One day Blind Beth will find them
again -- and shell kill them.
Aryas white eyes stare grimly into the mirror as her fingers
find a strip of rag. She fastens it over her eyes.
ARYA (CONTD)
Shell kill them all.
EXT. QUEENSCROWN MOUNTAIN PASS
The base of the Queenscrown, treacherous and unforgiving.
A violent snowstorm assaults a snowy mountain pass walled by
steep stone and clustered pines. Theon struggles to keep up
with Sansa who forges on ahead.
Dogs howl in the distance.
29.
THEON
Sansa! Hurry!
Theon kicks hard, the horse struggles through knee deep snow.
Suddenly, Sansas horse buckles, she is pitched and falls.
Sansa!
THEON (CONTD)
SANSA
Sansa drives the dagger into the dogs skull. It falls dead.
Theon clutches his arm, looks up as...
MORE DOGS burst from the trees. A RIDER descends on the
clearing, flanking the dogs. Draws a sword.
30.
SANSA
The dogs are nearly upon them when the rider veers into the
dogs, raises the sword and cleaves the nearest in two.
Sansa and Theon cant believe their eyes. The rider cuts the
dogs down and rears to a halt beside them.
BRIENNE drags off her helm, offers a hand.
BRIENNE
My Lady -- take my hand!
Torn, Sansa glances guiltily to Theon.
THEON
Dont worry about me! Go!
Sansa throws her arms about him. Theon holds her tight.
Thank you.
SANSA
Sansa takes Briennes hand and is pulled atop the horse. With
grim determination Brienne circles the horse with a cry.
The remaining Bastards Girls erupt from the trees, followed
by riders. RAMSAY sights Sansa with a vicious grin.
Wife!
RAMSAY
BRIENNE
Brienne drives the horse, but the dogs are on them. Sansa
screams. Brienne swings her sword. The dogs rip at flesh. The
horse falls. Sansa and Brienne land hard in the snow.
Sansa rolls to her feet, slashes with the dagger. Brienne
swings with her sword. Dogs die. Blood stains snow.
Sansa is driven down, a dog snapping at her face. She slams
the dagger into flesh, and the dog falls limp on her.
31.
32.
BRIENNE
Over my dead body!
RAMSAY
Now, that can be arranged.
Ramsay gestures to his men. They charge at Brienne.
Brienne battles the men for her life as Theon is seized.
Sansa backs away from Ramsey, she holds the dagger at him.
RAMSAY (CONTD)
My first wife ran away once too.
Lady Hornwood, what a spirited
little minx! Or at least, she was
before she died in the Dreadfort
dungeons with no skin and no
fingers. She had eaten them, you
know. I suppose they were tasty
after the rats grew scarce. Youll
grow to understand. I have such
things to show you, my sweet Lady.
Its a hopeless situation. Brienne is flagging and Theon is
being restrained. Sansa brings the dagger to her throat.
SANSA
Youre mad. Youre a cruel, mad
monster and Id rather die here
than go anywhere with you.
RAMSAY
Lets not be dramatic my love. Why
die unremarked out here all alone,
throat slit like a common pig? No,
wait -- that was your mother!
SANSA
(trembling with rage)
Let Theon go. Lady Tarth too. You
need me.
RAMSAY
You have a very high opinion of
yourself for someone who is backed
into a corner with a knife at their
throat.
SANSA
The Bastard of Bolton! You think
youre such a big man. But every
big man needs power. And you need
me if you want to keep yours. Let
them go and Ill come with you.
(MORE)
33.
SANSA (CONT'D)
(presses dagger deeper)
You need me.
RAMSAY
Yes, my Lady I do.
(approaches, swings sword)
But you dont need those pretty
long legs of yours to give me a
son, do you?
Ramsay lunges for her when he staggers to his knees. He looks
down in shock. AN ARROW HEAD protrudes from his shoulder.
Screams fill the air. Stunned, Ramsay turns to see utter
carnage unleashed on the mountain pass.
A hail of arrows take out his men. Its a massacre. When the
last of Ramsays men lie dead... a BAND OF MEN emerge from
the trees, bows drawn. The BROTHERHOOD WITHOUT BANNERS.
Sansa tears shocked looks to Brienne and Theon.
THOROS OF MYR approaches and towers over Ramsay with a rueful
chuckle. Gripping the arrow, he cruelly twists it deeper.
THOROS
Well if it isnt Roose Boltons
bastard! You swing that sword like
a butcher hacking meat. Not such a
big man when youre not torturing
little girls, are you?
Ramsay shrieks. Thoros kicks him to the ground and turns to
Sansa. She backs away. Brienne struggles for her sword.
BRIENNE
Stay away from her!
Sansa wields her dagger... when Thoros takes a knee. Her
blade hovers at his cheek, but surprise stays her hand.
THOROS
My Lady. I feared we were too late.
(a beat, eyes the blade)
Do you mean to use that?
SANSA
Who are you? Why did you help us?
THOROS
Because there must always be a
Stark in Winterfell.
34.
SANSA
How do you know those words? Who
are you?
Thoros stands with a flourish.
THOROS
We are the Brotherhood without
Banners, my Lady. Lord Eddard
founded us in his wisdom to rout
Gregor Clegagne from the Riverlands
many moons passed.
SANSA
You knew my father?
THOROS
I knew Ned well. The Lady Catelyn
was... somewhat more of a mystery.
Gone before their time, loyal
servants of the Realm both.
Brienne limps over, supported by Theon. A tense face-off.
BRIENNE
We are in your debt, kind Ser.
THOROS
There is no debt. We are at Lady
Starks command. We have horses,
warm clothes and food for you all.
And we have much to do.
BRIENNE
Where would you go now, Lady Sansa?
SANSA
(a long beat)
We ride for Winterfell.
BRIENNE
My Lady, you cant be serious -THOROS
A wise choice, Lady Stark.
THEON
(eyeing Ramsay)
What about him?
A nasty smile breaks across Thoros face. He has something in
store for the unconscious Ramsay...
35.
36.
DAENERYS
Jhiqui? Is that you?
JHIQUI
Yes, Khaleesi. It is me.
A small parcel drops in the dirt. Dany opens it; dried horse
meat and a skin of water. She comes to her feet.
DAENERYS
You shouldnt be here. If they see
you theyll kill you -JHIQUI
You are Dosh Khaleen. Widow of Khal
Drogo. Your place is in Vaes
Dothrak not in the ground. Khal
Jhaqo forgets our ways. He is
cruel. Believes he is the Stallion
Who Mounts the World. But I have
seen with my own eyes the Stallion
made of fire that rides the sky.
DAENERYS
Drogon? You have seen my dragon?
JHIQUI
Not Drogon. It is Khal Drogo
returned to us from the Womb of the
World. He flies above the grass sea
and sleeps on the Mother of
Mountains.
DAENERYS
Jhiqui, listen to me. I need you to
help me. I need to find my dragon,
to get back to Meereen.
JHIQUI
I am sorry, Khaleesi. It is not
possible. The seers will come for
you soon, take you with them to
Vaes Dothrak. There you will be
safe. Until then, I will bring you
food, water.
DAENERYS
I cant go with them Jhiqui. You
dont understand. I must return to
my people.
37.
JHIQUI
You are with your people, Khaleesi.
If you do not go, they will kill
you. It is the only way.
Jhiqui startles, glances nervously around.
JHIQUI (CONTD)
I must go. If Khal Jhaqo wakes and
I am not with him -DAENERYS
Jhiqui, please wait!
But Jhiqui is already gone and darkness engulfs the pit once
more. Dany looks to where she had been resting with Khal
Drogo... but he too is gone. Alone, Dany sinks to the dirt.
EXT. LHAZARENE VILLAGE - DAY
Jorah and Daario ride through the peaceful settlement of
sheep herders and farmers. Cautious eyes follow them as they
pass. Mothers clutch their children and men stop working.
DAARIO
They smell nearly as bad as their
sheep.
Jorah throws a side glance but doesnt say anything.
DAARIO (CONTD)
Youre wrong you know. About
Daenerys.
How so?
JORAH
DAARIO
She once told me of her love for
the dead Khal. That he still
haunted her dreams. Many nights I
have held her in my arms when she
awoke from them and I kissed the
tears from her face until she would
forget. She doesnt wake crying
from those dreams anymore.
JORAH
The Queen might take a Second Son
to her bed but it is a king she
will wed. Not you Daario. Not me.
Daario pulls his horse to a stop. Battling anger.
38.
DAARIO
It would be an arrangement, like
Hizdahr. Nothing more.
Jorah reigns his horse about and stops beside Daario.
JORAH
What is it you think you have with
her, Naharis? What future can you
hope to give her? An army? A
throne? The Seven Kingdoms?
Daenerys is a Queen. We are the
steel. Our lives are to serve.
DAARIO
Grand words from a man who betrayed
his Queen.
JORAH
A truth that cuts deeper than any
sword and one I will carry with me
to my death.
(a beat)
We could argue until we are both
grey and can no longer swing a
sword, or we can find Daenerys. We
cannot do both.
Daario heels his horse forward.
DAARIO
Something we can finally agree on.
Wait here. You will not shed
innocent blood. I will talk to the
Shephards.
Daario approaches a group of children, speaks with them.
Jorah watches, impatiently scratching at the greyscale.
Daario flourishes a coin, and the children jostle. All point
emphatically east in the sky. Daario hands out coins, ruffles
a few heads. Jorah rolls his eyes as Daario returns smugly.
DAARIO (CONTD)
Time to fetch our Queen and bring
her home, wouldnt you agree?
Daario kicks his horse into a full gallop. Jorah doesnt miss
a beat, his horse leaps forward under his urging.
39.
40.
TOMMEN
Youre back. Thank the gods youre
back.
Winded, Jamie holds onto him. Concern growing.
JAIME
Your Grace?
TOMMEN
Mothers gone mad. Madder than her
freakish Champion! We cant allow
her to undertake the trial -Jamies face hardens, he takes Tommen by the shoulders.
JAIME
What trial?
Tommen blanches, chewing air.
Jamie hurries past. Turns a corner and stalks past Ser Robert
Strong, shooting the man a hard look before pushing inside
the Queens Regents chambers.
INT. THE QUEEN REGENTS BEDCHAMBER
The novices jump as Jamie enters like an angry storm.
JAIME (CONTD)
Where is she? Cersei! I will kill
every last one of you if you dont
tell me where she is right now!
The Septa steps from the bedchamber, closes the door behind
her. She scowls at Jamie.
SEPTA
You will have to come back later.
She is praying for her absolution.
JAIME
Oh I dont think so.
He forces his way past the Septa and barges into the
bedchamber where...
Cersei is on her knees in prayer. She turns and freezes. Love
winds her. Jaime is heartbroken at the sight of her. Cersei
moves into shadow, hides her hair beneath her hood.
CERSEI
Dont look at me.
SEPTA
You cant be in there.
Jamie slams the door in her face. Turns to face Cersei.
JAIME
Your hair... your beautiful -CERSEI
I said dont look.
Jaime forces his eyes downward. Cersei battles emotion.
CERSEI (CONTD)
When we heard no word of you -- we
feared you were dead. But I knew...
we came into this world together.
You would not leave it without me.
Jaime takes a step forward.
JAIME
I should have been here... I will
kill them... I will kill every last
one of them for what they have done
to you.
Cersei steps away from him. Jaime is wounded.
CERSEI
Why? I am well served. The girls
are sweet and the good Septa makes
certain I say my prayers.
JAIME
The Faith are fanatics! They will
try you for high treason!
CERSEI
A wise woman knows her place.
JAIME
You have gone mad.
CERSEI
Then I am mad. If my Champion
falls, let me die so that my
children may be safe from
judgement.
(beat)
Where is Myrcella?
Jaimes expression tells her everything. Cersei hardens.
41.
42.
CERSEI (CONTD)
Where is she?
Jaime drops to his knees, his grief surfaces.
JAIME
I couldnt save her.
Cersei turns away. Blood drains from her face.
She crosses to the window. Her hands clutch the sill. Her
eyes watch the birds fly across the parapets.
CERSEI
Then they will pay with their
lives.
Cersei turns to Jaime. Her eyes blaze.
CERSEI (CONTD)
I will burn Kings Landing and
everything in it to the ground. And
I will take the Faith and the
Dornish traitors to Hell with me.
INT. HOUSE OF BLACK AND WHITE - VAULT
Arya works with the dead. Her fingers trace a coin, placing
it among SEVEN TOWERS; coins from Westeros, Quarth, Braavos,
Meereen, Volantis, Lys and Yunkai. All in perfect order.
Arya hears the door open softly behind her.
ARYA
Whos there?
No-one.
43.
Arya slashes back, finds only empty space. She pads from side
to side, listening.
Jaquen streaks into the light. The Bo flashes, strikes
knuckles. Arya cries out, drops the stick. Scuttles after it.
The Bo pierces air, drives into stone. Inches from Aryas
face. She rolls, claws wildly for her stick. Brings it up in
time to parry a blow. Jaquen retreats into shadow.
Arya comes to her feet. Breathless, she listens. Jaquen
silently circles with dark intent. Catlike.
JAQUEN H'GHAR
A girl can still go back. Men take
many paths through this vale of
tears and pain. Ours is the
hardest. Few are made to walk it,
there is no shame in this.
ARYA
Im strong. Im as strong as you -A stinging cut from behind catches Aryas shoulder. She
spins, stick whirling -- misses.
JAQUEN HHGAR
A girl plays games. A servant for a
lords daughter. Names taken and
faces stolen, all worn as lightly
as a gown. Death holds no sweetness
in this house.
ARYA
Valar dohaeris -JAQUEN H'GHAR
A girl knows the words, but she is
too proud to serve. A girl does not
obey.
The Bo sweeps Aryas legs from under her. She lands hard.
Pain throbs, but she forces herself up doggedly.
ARYA
I can obey -JAQUEN H'GHAR
But can a girl pay the price?
ARYA
What price?
He laughs. Arya slashes and connects with Jaquens bo.
44.
JAQUEN HGHAR
Good. But our gift must be earned
through prayers and sacrifice. What
does Blind Beth know of sacrifice?
ARYA
I can sacrifice. Im ready -JAQUEN H'GHAR
The price is too dear.
I can pay.
ARYA
JAQUEN H'GHAR
The price is Arya Stark.
Jaquen unleashes a hard counter-strike, driving Arya
backwards to her ass. She scuttles up, parrying a volley of
devastating blows. Arya is disoriented, driven backward.
JAQUEN H'GHAR (CONTD)
The Many Faced God will take a
girls ears. Her nose. Her tongue.
Her sad grey eyes that have seen so
much. He will take her hands. Her
feet. Her arms and legs. Her
private parts.
(faster still)
He will take a girls hopes and
dreams -- her loves and hates. She
will be no ones daughter. No ones
wife -- no ones mother. Her name
will be a lie and her face will not
be her own. Can a girl sacrifice
these things?
Arya falls to her knees. Winded, in pain. Jaquen cups her
chin and stares into her eyes; her fear and anger is clear.
JAQUEN H'GHAR (CONTD)
No... a girl is not meant for such
things.
ARYA
I can be. I will be...
Jaquen considers her. His next words are considered, ringing
through the vault. One final test.
45.
JAQUEN HGHAR
The Many Faced God gives his gift
to the best of men as he serves the
worst -- and who are we to judge
his ways? We are but deaths
instruments, not death himself.
Does a girl understand?
Arya squares her shoulders, giving it one last try.
Yes.
ARYA
46.
in the
food or
Great
How is it
KHAL JHAQO
You are alive are you not? The
grasslands are a dangerous place
for the Mother of Dragons. Many
would see her dead. But let us not
speak of such things. You must be
hungry. Eat. Drink.
Jhaqo guides Dany to the table, sits opposite her. Dany
restrains from eating, instead fixing a cold look on Jhaqo.
DAENERYS
I do not break bread with slavers
or usurpers.
(eyes the room)
Or cowards who abandon their Khal
in his time of need for gold and
jewels.
Jhaqos eyes flash, then he laughs.
KHAL JHAQO
The Mother of Dragons has the
temper of her children! We need not
be enemies.
What then?
DAENERYS
KHAL JHAQO
The world is not what it once was.
The ghost grass takes seed. You
have seen this, yes?
Dany drops her gaze momentarily.
KHAL JHAQO (CONTD)
We are not so different you and I.
We both see new ways for our
people.
(MORE)
47.
DAENERYS
KHAL JHAQO
48.
49.
CLOAKED MAN
Its time. Bring Lady Stark.
The Brother turns and disappears into the dark doorway.
Alone, The Cloaked Man holds his back. Sore. Not as young as
he used to be. He looks over the empty courtyard toward -THE GREAT HALL, where firelight burns from the windows.
INT. WINTERFELL - GREAT HALL
ROOSE BOLTON sits at the head of his table, writing letters
and picking at his supper. FAT WALDA, meekly eats at the
opposite end of the vast table.
FAT WALDA
My Lord... the dogs wont hurt her
will they?
50.
ROOSE BOLTON
Only as much as she deserves.
A Servant enters bearing a flagon of wine. Roose places his
hand over his goblet. The Servant pours for Fat Walda
instead. Bolton eyes the man briefly, not recognizing him.
FAT WALDA
So... whatll happen to her?
ROOSE BOLTON
If she wants to save her House, the
Stark girl will fall in line and do
what must be done. Secure the north
for us and give Ramsay an heir.
FAT WALDA
Of course...
(beat, hides desperation)
But shell learn to love him.
Wont she...?
Roose meets her eye with a tight smile.
ROOSE BOLTON
She will do her duty.
Roose returns to his letters and a crestfallen Fat Walda
drops her gaze. Resigned to her fate, when...
The doors to the Great Hall CRASH OPEN.
Everything happens in seconds. The Brotherhood breach the
room. The Servant brings a knife to Fat Waldas throat.
Roose starts to stand, reaching for his sword -- when AN
ARROW slams into his chest.
Roose staggers. Eyes flash at the men surging inside. He
snaps the arrow shaft, discards it. Outnumbered. Knowing the
odds as three Brotherhood soldiers seize him.
ROOSE BOLTON (CONTD)
I will have your skins decorating
these halls by daybreak. Who is
responsible for this?
The tangle of Brotherhood soldiers part around The Cloaked
Man, who finally pulls his cowl free. Roose recoils.
BRYNDEN TULLY, THE BLACKFISH steps forward. Catelyn Starks
Uncle is sweating, panting, feeling all of his aging years -but he is fiery eyed, as he sheathes his sword.
51.
52.
53.
54.
RAMSAY
55.
THE BLACKFISH
Come child. There is much we must
discuss. Reclaim your home first.
The North is yours.
All soldiers in the courtyard take the knee. Sansa looks up,
hardening at the sight of Roose Boltons flayed corspe.
SOLDIERS
The Wardeness of The North, The
Wardeness of The North, The
Wardeness of The North!
Thoros stands in the shadows by the gate. A small smile on
his lips, as he bows his head... and takes his leave.
EXT. KINGSROAD
LADY STONEHEART awaits at a crossroads with the Brotherhood
Without Banners. Kings Landing lies south. The Twins west.
Thoros and his men ride to a stop beside Lady Stoneheart.
THOROS
It is done, My Lady.
Lady Stoneheart smiles. A sad mockery of emotion.
She kicks her horse to a gallop. Thoros follows, and the men
veer off on the crossroads in a plume of snow, the sign
guiding the way...
... TOWARDS THE TWINS, and the home of Walder Frey.
Lady Stoneheart rides with unstoppable fire. Her eyes hard,
cold and full of deadly intent as we:
FADE OUT.
THE END