Chapter Summaries

After conquering Pentos, Daenerys used Ye Ting’s miracle and a series of policies to establish herself as its ruler and win the common people’s support. She began building a new administration that challenged the wealthy merchants, with Ye Ting teaching her how to govern.

• Daenerys ordered the Dothraki to spare Pentos’s citizens and maintain order, and they punished those who disobeyed.
• Ye Ting revealed his human form and performed a miracle in the city square, leading many citizens to acknowledge the Dragon God and accept Daenerys as ruler.
• Daenerys announced new laws, reduced taxes for ordinary citizens and craftsmen, raised taxes on merchants, and pardoned most soldiers and magistrates.
• Daenerys won over lower-ranked merchants and recruited literate, capable citizens and craftsmen as candidates for lower-level offices, checking the wealthy merchants’ influence.
• Daenerys visited commoners and soldiers to uphold her ideas of justice and fairness while studying governance with Ye Ting each night.

Ye Ting established the Dragon God Church in Pentos, recruited its first clergy, and wrote a scripture that supported Daenerys’s claim to rule through prophecy. He then prepared a miracle intended to attract a capable bishop and further raise Daenerys’s prestige.

• Ye Ting used magical demonstrations and artifacts to win converts, and nearly half of Pentos’s citizens joined the Dragon God Church.
• Ye Ting selected clergy candidates, including experienced priests who had defected from other faiths, and compiled the Dragon God’s Scripture.
• Ye Ting added religious commandments, elevated his own role in the church, and wrote a prophecy predicting Daenerys’s return and the future division and reunification of the throne.
• Ye Ting decided to find an experienced bishop to manage the church and prepared a miracle to draw his chosen candidate out while increasing Daenerys’s prestige.

Daenerys strengthened her rule over Pentos by winning the support of merchants and uniting the Dothraki with the city’s people, while Ye Ting’s presence revived magic across the world. A burning sword called Lightbringer appeared near Pentos, and an inscription identified its future wielder as Azor Ahai reborn, destined to save mankind and rule the world.

• Daenerys restored order in Pentos, used new glass and porcelain to win the merchants’ loyalty, and brought the Dothraki and Pentoshi closer together.
• Reports of magical events spread as Ye Ting’s aether revived magic throughout the world.
• A glowing sword embedded in a stone appeared near a village outside Pentos, and its golden flames burned anyone who tried to take it.
• Scholars translated the stone’s Asshai’i inscription, which named the sword Lightbringer and foretold that Azor Ahai’s reincarnation would wield it to save mankind and become the world’s sole king.

Ye Ting appointed Melisandre pontiff of the Dragon God Church and empowered her to spread its faith. In Pentos, she led former red priests in unveiling a miraculous cathedral, drawing worshippers and converts to the new church.

• Ye Ting forgave Melisandre, named her pontiff of the Dragon God Church, and gave her a red gemstone that greatly increased her magical power.
• Ye Ting told Melisandre to recruit her former colleagues and said the sword could be drawn only by someone chosen by the Dragon God; she failed to pull it free and left for Asshai.
• Melisandre returned to Pentos with a large group of red priests and organized them into the Dragon God Church.
• Melisandre and the priests prayed publicly in Pentos, and a grand cathedral appeared before the gathered crowd.
• The cathedral’s magical wonders persuaded many worshippers, scholars, and priests to join the Dragon God Church.

Arianne entered the Dragon God Temple in Pentos and met the divine envoy, Daenerys, and the three young Dragons who regarded the envoy as their father. She left the encounter suspicious of the closeness between the envoy and Daenerys, and even of Melisandre.

• Melisandre led Arianne through the Dragon God Temple and gave the password that opened a hidden entrance guarded by a stone dragon statue.
• Arianne entered the divine envoy’s room and was captivated by his appearance and presence.
• Arianne recognized Daenerys as the ruler of Pentos and saw the three young Dragons at her side.
• Daenerys defended the Dragons after the divine envoy scolded them for burning one of his experimental samples.
• Daenerys called the divine envoy their father, and the three Dragons nodded when she named them Taronixia, Alexstrasza, and Ysera.
• Arianne suspected the envoy and Daenerys had an improper relationship and grew hostile toward Melisandre when she saw how accustomed Melisandre seemed to it.

Daenerys rescued the little Dragons and left Ye Ting alone with Arianne, who questioned him about Pentos’s inventions and grew impressed by his knowledge and character. Arianne then boldly undressed and climbed onto Ye Ting’s lap, and he lifted her in response.

• Daenerys took the little Dragons away after warning the man not to bully them again, then greeted Arianne and left with a teasing remark about her relationship with Ye Ting.
• Arianne nervously greeted Ye Ting and accepted his invisible help to stand after she half-knelt before him.
• Arianne asked Ye Ting about Pentos’s glass, porcelain, soapberries, cloth-making machines, armor, paper, and printing, and he answered her questions.
• Arianne praised Ye Ting’s wisdom and said he seemed more human than she had expected, and he explained that emotions were part of freedom.
• Arianne undressed, sat on Ye Ting’s lap, and he lifted her beneath the arms.

Daenerys built the Dragonwing Cavalry and prepared to unite the Dothraki Sea before freeing Slaver's Bay and invading Westeros. Ye Ting sailed to King's Landing, where he surveyed the city and the Baratheon banners above the Red Keep.

• Daenerys equipped and trained a disciplined force of Dothraki heavy cavalry, naming them the Dragonwing Cavalry.
• Daenerys prepared to conquer the Dothraki Sea, then planned to turn toward Slaver's Bay and free its slaves.
• Ye Ting left Pentos under a disguise, trusting Melisandre with the Dragon God Church and Arianne with Pentos's affairs.
• Ye Ting reached King's Landing after a week at sea and surveyed its harbor, districts, and landmarks.
• Ye Ting saw House Baratheon's banners flying above the Red Keep and believed dragon banners would return there.

Sansa realized Joffrey planned to harm the Masked Knight, so she reconciled with Arya and asked her for help. The sisters forgave each other, but Sansa refused Arya’s suggestion to ask their father to stop her marriage to Joffrey.

• Sansa decided to swallow her pride and ask Arya to deliver a warning to the Masked Knight.
• Arya mocked Sansa for siding with Joffrey, and Sansa apologized for failing to stand up for Arya and for misjudging Joffrey.
• Arya told Sansa she had already forgiven her and that she hated Joffrey, the queen, and The Hound instead.
• Sansa and Arya made peace and agreed that Joffrey and the queen were responsible for Lady’s death.
• Arya urged Sansa to ask Eddard to stop her marriage to Joffrey, but Sansa refused to disturb him while he was burdened by work and investigating Jon Arryn’s death.

The masked knight faced Gregor Clegane in the tournament and defeated him with a hair’s-breadth dodge and a swift lance strike. Arya learned from Syrio Forel that the knight’s skill surpassed his own, and she resolved to learn his techniques.

• Sansa watched Gregor Clegane take his place in the field and worried that he would hurt the masked knight.
• Ned reassured Sansa that the duel used tournament lances, though he remembered Gregor’s deadly match against a knight from the Vale.
• Gregor charged and aimed his lance at the masked knight’s throat, but the knight narrowly evaded the blow.
• The masked knight thrust around Gregor’s shield and toppled him and his horse, drawing cheers from the crowd.
• Syrio Forel told Arya that the masked knight had mastered the highest realm of Assassin’s Dance and surpassed his own skill.
• Arya resolved to learn the masked knight’s techniques as he waved to the cheering spectators.

Thunder Leaf won the tourney’s jousting, archery, and melee championships, then revealed his handsome face and gained fame as the Silver Knight. After Ned Stark recruited him as a captain in the Hand’s guard, Ye Ting moved closer to the political turmoil he intended to influence.

• King Robert stopped the fight after Thunder Leaf knocked out the Mountain, and Sandor Clegane later yielded the champion’s title to him.
• Thunder Leaf revealed that his name was Thunder Leaf and removed his helmet, astonishing the crowd with his beauty.
• Thunder Leaf won the archery championship and the melee, defeating every opponent, including George Soros of Myr.
• Arya helped spread the name Silver Knight, while knights across the Seven Kingdoms celebrated Thunder Leaf’s victories.
• Ned Stark recruited Thunder Leaf as a captain in the Hand’s guard, while Robert abandoned the idea of making him a Kingsguard.

Eddard Stark struggled to navigate King's Landing's political intrigues while investigating Jon Arryn's death and weighing Varys's warning that Cersei planned to kill Robert. He returned to a peaceful scene with his daughters and Thunder Leaf, unaware that Catelyn Tully had captured Tyrion Lannister in the North.

• Eddard investigated Jon Arryn's suspicious death and the clues surrounding Robert's bastards and Stannis, while Gregor Clegane killed a young knight who had been an important witness.
• At the tournament, Eddard spoke with Robert, saw his daughters reconcile, and welcomed the skilled knight Thunder Leaf as a guard for them.
• Varys told Eddard that Cersei had tried to provoke Robert into joining the melee so he could be killed in an accident, and said Jon Arryn had been poisoned with Tears of Lys.
• Eddard returned to the Tower of the Hand and found Arya practicing swordplay with Thunder Leaf while Sansa watched; he resolved to uncover what Jon Arryn had sought.
• Catelyn Tully spotted Tyrion Lannister on her way back to Winterfell and captured him.

Ye Ting left the capital for the Eyrie after Catelyn Stark captured Tyrion Lannister, a crisis that threatened to ignite war between House Stark and House Lannister. Petyr Baelish’s scheme to plunge the Seven Kingdoms into chaos was at risk because Lysa might prosecute Tyrion and provoke Tywin to attack the Vale.

• Ye Ting took leave from Eddard Stark and secretly headed for the Eyrie after learning that Catelyn had captured Tyrion.
• Catelyn brought Tyrion to the Vale, where Lysa Arryn called for his trial on suspicion of attempting to murder Bran Stark and Jon Arryn.
• The chapter revealed that Petyr Baelish had arranged Jon Arryn’s death and framed Tyrion for Bran’s attempted murder to provoke conflict between House Lannister and House Stark.
• Tywin Lannister sent troops toward the Riverlands after Catelyn seized Tyrion, but Lysa’s plan to execute Tyrion could make the Vale his next target.
• Lysa’s fear of being exposed for Jon Arryn’s murder threatened to disrupt Baelish’s plans, though Tyrion’s trial by combat had spared the Vale in the original story.

Ye Ting arranged for Tyrion Lannister to be executed at the Eyrie, provoking Tywin to turn against the Vale and drawing the Seven Kingdoms closer to a prolonged war. In King's Landing, Eddard Stark uncovered the truth about Cersei's children, but his choices left him vulnerable as Robert lay dying.

• Ye Ting caused Tyrion Lannister's trial-by-combat champion to die, and Lysa Tully executed Tyrion at the Eyrie.
• Tywin Lannister redirected his army toward the Vale, while Lysa sought Littlefinger's advice and Ye Ting intercepted her letter.
• Eddard Stark learned that Cersei's children were Jaime Lannister's, then confronted Cersei and gave her time to plot against Robert.
• Robert Baratheon returned from his hunt gravely wounded, and Eddard chose to support Stannis as the next king.
• Eddard rejected Renly's and Petyr Baelish's proposals but asked Littlefinger to win the City Watch to his side.

After Ned challenged Joffrey’s claim, Lannister guards came to seize Arya and Sansa, but Ye Ting killed them and concluded Ned had likely been captured. He decided the three of them had to flee, leaving Ned’s fate unresolved.

• Ned named Stannis as Robert’s heir, but Littlefinger’s betrayal helped the Lannisters take control after Robert died.
• Ser Meryn Trant and five Lannister guards entered the Tower of the Hand to take Arya and Sansa.
• Ye Ting stopped the guards and killed Ser Meryn and the Lannister men who attacked him.
• Ye Ting told Arya and Sansa that Ned had discovered Cersei’s secret and was likely a Lannister prisoner.
• Ye Ting said they could not rescue Ned and decided they had to flee to protect themselves.

Ye Ting escaped King's Landing with Sansa and Arya, carrying evidence about the royal children's parentage and leaving Stark servants at the Free Trade Bank. He reached a merchant ship bound for Pentos while fires and chaos kept the Lannisters from sealing the harbor.

• Ye Ting gave Stark servants gold and tokens to seek shelter at the Free Trade Bank, then fled with Sansa and Arya and took Jon Arryn and Eddard Stark's evidence about the royal children's parentage.
• Joffrey and Cersei ordered the Kingsguard and City Watch to pursue them, and Sandor Clegane volunteered to lead the chase.
• Ye Ting shot through the chains holding up the drawbridge and escaped the Red Keep with Sansa and Arya.
• At Hook, Ye Ting left the Stark servants at a Free Trade Bank branch, then fought his way through Mud Gate and out of King's Landing.
• Ye Ting's planned fires forced Sandor Clegane to abandon the pursuit and fight the blaze, while Ye Ting boarded a merchant ship bound for Pentos with Sansa and Arya.

Ye Ting returned from the A Song of Ice and Fire world to Hogwarts, bringing new magical knowledge and finding that only a month had passed there. As the three girls prepared to become Dragon Animagi, their jealousy over his other companions troubled him, and he began planning to keep Penelope close after graduation by having her help open a shop.

• Ye Ting reflected on Arya's training and the magical abilities he had studied, then recorded the world's temporal coordinates and returned to the Harry Potter world.
• Ye Ting emerged in the Chamber of Secrets, where two or three years had passed for him but only one second had passed at Hogwarts.
• Penelope, Cho Chang, and Hermione spent a month preparing to become Animagi, then found other girls preparing too and confronted Ye Ting with jealous looks.
• Ye Ting reassured the three girls by calling them his best friends, but he continued to miss his companions from the A Song of Ice and Fire world.
• Ye Ting decided to pursue Penelope, planning to postpone her Ministry career and have her help open an alchemical items shop in Diagon Alley.

After the girls became dragon Animagi, Ye Ting and Cho Chang went to the Irish National Quidditch Team’s training grounds, where Cho challenged Aidan Lynch to compete for the Seeker position. Lynch accepted, setting up their showdown.

• During a storm, Ye Ting helped Penelope, Cho Chang, and Hermione become dragon Animagi and warned them not to transform without him unless it was an emergency.
• After returning to London for summer vacation, Penelope considered Ye Ting’s offer to manage an alchemical goods shop, Hermione prepared for the International Wizarding Duel Tournament, and Cho Chang joined the Irish National Quidditch Team’s training camp.
• Aidan Lynch and his teammates objected to Cho Chang replacing Lynch as Seeker, suspecting she had been chosen through nepotism.
• Cho Chang calmed the team and proposed competing with Lynch to prove who deserved the Seeker position.
• Lynch challenged Cho Chang, and Ye Ting watched as the competition was agreed upon.

Cho Chang won the Quidditch trial and secured a place as the Irish National Quidditch Team’s Seeker, while Ye Ting punished Aidan Lynch for insulting her. As they left, Cho Chang confessed her lasting feelings for Ye Ting and vowed to win the World Cup for him.

• Ludo Bagman told Aidan Lynch that Cho Chang had won the trial by catching the Golden Snitch, and Lynch accused the others of conspiring against him.
• Ye Ting struck Lynch with a spell and forced him to clean his mouth with a toilet brush after he insulted Cho Chang.
• Bagman explained that Cho Chang had spotted the Snitch early and pretended to search for it, letting Lynch believe she had not found it.
• Lynch admitted that Cho Chang was the better Seeker, and Bagman welcomed her to the Irish National Quidditch Team.
• Cho Chang celebrated her selection with Ye Ting, told him she loved him, and promised to win the World Cup for him.

Ye Ting trained Hermione to use her enhanced magical abilities and escorted her to the International Wizarding Dueling Tournament in Paris. There, Hermione discovered that Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Flitwick had come to cheer for her, and she vowed to do her best in the competition.

• Ye Ting focused on training Hermione rather than further influencing Cho Chang and the Irish Quidditch team.
• Hermione mastered her strengthened spells and developed a dueling style built on quick counters, clever tactics, and powerful finishing attacks.
• Ye Ting accompanied Hermione to Paris for the International Wizarding Dueling Tournament, where several Hogwarts professors had also come to watch.
• Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Flitwick praised Hermione and promised to cheer for her.
• Hermione thanked Ye Ting with a kiss and promised that she would not disappoint him or the professors.

At the International Wizard Duel Tournament, Cornelius Fudge tried to win foreign recognition but was overshadowed first by Dumbledore and then by Ye Ting. The tournament’s rules were explained, and Hermione prepared to enter her first match.

• Cornelius Fudge greeted foreign wizards, but they questioned his claim to greatness and turned their attention to Dumbledore when he appeared beside Ye Ting.
• Foreign wizards recognized Ye Ting as Hogwarts’s genius Animagus and chess champion, so he used a Disillusionment Charm to escape the crowd.
• Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick criticized Fudge while Hermione listened and grew more distrustful of the Ministry of Magic.
• The tournament began under elimination rules that barred lethal magic and provided healers and powerful wizards to oversee each arena.
• Hermione prepared to step onto the stage and test her combat ability.