Recaps

Liu Qian hatched three dragons, secured Tyrosh’s coronation and a costly peace with the Seven Kingdoms, then turned his forces against Lys. The arc ended with Liu Qian capturing Lys and ordering three of its governors executed.

• Liu Qian and Janice watched three dragon eggs hatch, and Liu Qian named the hatchlings Blooddance, Duskwraith, and Silverfall.
• Liu Qian moved his operation to Crown Town, began building a castle and weapons workshops, and negotiated with the Seven Kingdoms while preparing to strengthen his army.
• Liu Qian rejected Illyrio’s proposed marriage alliance, was crowned King of Tyrosh, and later signed an armistice with Stannis after the Seven Kingdoms agreed to pay reparations and ransoms.
• Liu Qian captured the Outpost Tower and Grey Mountains mines, then defeated the Cat Company in an ambush and took control of the mining area.
• Liu Qian learned that Lys and Myr were assembling armies, so he planned to attack Lys while its forces were away and brought his fleet to the island.
• Liu Qian’s troops quickly seized Lys and its Palace, captured Lansono, Moredo, and Denaco, and executed the three governors while Treg O’Morren escaped.

Eddard returned to Winterfell, then accepted Robert’s appointment as Hand and traveled south to investigate Jon Arryn’s death, where Renly and Littlefinger moved against him. Meanwhile, Liu Qian crushed the forces at the Highland Fortress with wildfire and prepared to march on Myr.

• Eddard returned to Winterfell after Catelyn miscarried, learned she suspected Jon Snow of poisoning her, and vowed to find the culprit.
• Liu Qian seized Lys, allied with the Windblown, and destroyed the mercenary coalition before ravaging Myr’s countryside.
• After receiving letters about Jon Arryn’s death, Eddard agreed to go south as Hand of the King, while Stannis accepted that he needed an alliance with the Starks.
• Eddard suspected Renly of arranging Jon Arryn’s murder, and Catelyn secretly traveled to King’s Landing to tell him about the attack on Bran.
• Liu Qian’s wildfire destroyed the Highland Fortress, while Littlefinger learned of Eddard’s suspicions and allied with Renly to undermine him.
• Renly and Mace Tyrell agreed to remove Eddard as Hand, while Liu Qian prepared his army and wildfire for an assault on Myr.
• Robert ordered the assassination of the Targaryen siblings, and Eddard resigned as Hand rather than obey.

Liu Qian conquered Myr with his dragons while the revelation of Jon Snow’s parentage threw Westeros into crisis. Robert died in the fighting that brought Tywin to power, Renly claimed the throne, and Stannis remained without the ships or money to challenge him.

• Liu Qian’s agents spread the truth about Jon Snow’s parentage, and Eddard was arrested after Robert demanded that he confirm Jon was Rhaegar’s son.
• Eddard confessed to Robert that Jon was Rhaegar and Lyanna’s son, but Robert refused to spare him and ordered him held until Jon could be brought south.
• Liu Qian’s forces defeated Khal Drogo’s Dothraki with the help of Blooddance, Silverfall, and Duskwraith, then captured Myr and killed its governors.
• Robb rallied the northern lords to rescue Eddard, while Jon learned his parentage at Castle Black and escaped with Alliser Thorne, who pledged loyalty to him.
• Tywin learned that Cersei’s children were Jaime’s, then returned to King’s Landing as Robert exposed the secret and legitimized his bastards.
• Tywin’s forces clashed with Robert’s supporters in the Throne Room, where Jaime killed Robert and the Lannisters seized control of the capital.
• Renly secured the support of the Stormlands and Reach, was crowned king, and married Margaery, while Stannis rejected a proposal to seek help from Liu Qian and remained without funds or ships.

Arianne’s attempt to bring Jon Snow to Dorne failed, while Liu Qian expanded his power and struck bargains across Westeros. The arc ended with Robb accepting Liu Qian’s terms and sending Dothraki against the Westerlands as Renly’s coalition faced doubts about its succession.

• Arianne agreed to find Jon Snow and crown him king, but Prince Doran exposed her plans, revealed his intended match between her and Viserys, and confined her in the Tower of the Spear.
• Oberyn tried to buy Viserys and Daenerys from Liu Qian, then attacked him with a poisoned dagger and was imprisoned with Ellaria.
• Liu Qian agreed to marry Ynys Yronwood, rejected Melisandre’s claims, and welcomed three hundred thousand Yidi refugees to Crown Town.
• Joffrey executed Eddard Stark despite Tyrion’s intervention, and famine, rumors, and violence drove King’s Landing toward unrest while Cersei was injured in a riot.
• Liu Qian partnered with Littlefinger to sell grain, but the shipment reached King’s Landing filled with sand, and Myrcella was brought to Conqueror’s Holdfast after Arys Oakheart was captured.
• After Theon seized Winterfell, Robb sought Liu Qian’s aid, and Liu Qian offered Dothraki Horsemen in exchange for Sansa Stark’s marriage pledge.
• Robb accepted Liu Qian’s terms and ordered the Dothraki to attack the Westerlands, while Renly’s allies debated his lack of an heir and Olenna pressed Margaery to become pregnant.