Recaps

Lynn found and claimed the Crystal Dragon Egg, then used its magic and a Glass Candle to strengthen his influence and prepare for Euron’s attack. He defeated Euron and the Iron Fleet at Bear Island, where the North hailed him as King in the North.

• Jaime told Brienne how he had killed Aerys to stop the wildfire beneath King’s Landing, and she called him a hero who had saved the city’s people.
• After confronting Cersei and learning Tywin had ordered him to kill Lynn, Jaime fought Brienne, admitted the order, and chose to reject it in a letter to Tywin.
• Euron won the kingsmoot with Dragonbinder, persuaded Theon and Asha to join his plot against Lynn, and sent Victarion’s fleet to attack Bear Island.
• The Citadel’s maesters confirmed magic had returned through a Glass Candle, and Lynn summoned them to Winterfell and ordered them to establish a free academy.
• Lynn rode Winter across the Sunset Sea, found the Red Comet was a Crystal Dragon Egg, and returned to Winterfell with it.
• Lynn discovered Arya could draw magic from the egg, trained her through a Glass Candle dream, and gave several women the ability to command wights.
• When Euron’s fleet threatened Bear Island, Lynn warned Robb and Maege, then arrived to defend Lyanna and froze the Ironborn ships in the sea.
• Robb and Maege led the Northmen across the ice, while Lynn killed Victarion and confronted Euron after Dragonbinder failed to summon a dragon.
• Lynn absorbed Euron’s Shadow Assassins and the creature in his eye, defeated and beheaded him, and was hailed by the northern soldiers as King in the North.

Lynn secured the North, revealed Jon’s parentage, and turned Theon from betrayal toward loyalty. While Mance Rayder’s forces destroyed the Lannister armies and captured Casterly Rock, Tywin refused to submit and awaited execution.

• Lynn gave Euron Greyjoy’s head to Robb, ordered the Iron Islands’ destruction, and returned to Winterfell with Lyanna Mormont.
• Lynn tested Theon’s loyalty, and Theon resolved to seize Winterfell before Arya and Sansa’s kindness made him question his plan and the Blood Warlocks offered him power.
• Jon learned that Lyanna Stark was his mother and Rhaegar Targaryen his father, then saw Lyanna’s death in Lynn’s vision and chose to remain a Stark.
• Theon rejected the Blood Warlocks, and Lynn’s Shadow killed one and captured two before Lynn sent Theon to investigate the Faceless Men.
• Lynn rejected Stannis’s claim and sent Mance Rayder south with wildlings, giants, and wights while he flew to confront Stannis.
• Mance’s forces destroyed the Lannister armies sent toward Riverrun, then marched on Casterly Rock and defeated its relief force.
• The wights and their allies captured Casterly Rock, and Mance’s forces captured Tywin after Kevan died saving him.
• Tywin refused Lynn’s terms, and Mance announced that Tywin would be executed at sunrise while Myrcella would become Warden of the West.