Chapter Summaries

Tyrion tried to reconcile with Tysha, but she rejected him and moved into Maegor's Holdfast under Daenerys's protection. After waking, Gary went to the Alchemists' Guild and began working with its leaders to reproduce a flintlock, though finding gunpowder ingredients remained a problem.

• Tyrion called Tysha his wife, but she reminded him of her past abuse and warned him to stop approaching her before leaving with her attendants.
• Davos went after Tysha with Gold Cloaks, while Tyrion stayed behind to unload supplies and eventually asked Bran Stark to handle the records.
• Tyrion repeatedly failed to see Tysha, and Daenerys barred him from Maegor's Holdfast after Tysha moved in.
• Two days later, Gary awoke from his dream, told Tyrion to wait at the Red Keep, and rode Drogon to the Alchemists' Guild.
• Gary showed Melisandre and Hallyne his rifle designs, then insisted they work with him to reproduce a flintlock despite their doubts and the lack of known gunpowder ingredients.

Bronn discovered a strange cavalry force camped near Stokeworth, while Gary discussed using wildfire as flintlock propellant and learned that Tysha distrusted Tyrion. The chapter ended with Tysha shocked to hear Tyrion had killed Tywin because of her.

• A watchman reported an unfamiliar cavalry force near Stokeworth, and Bronn recognized its riders and huge lizard-like mounts as dangerous elites.
• Bronn sent a recruit to speak with the cavalry, learned they did not speak the Common Tongue, and rode to King's Landing to report their presence.
• Gary asked Hallyne to find a way to turn wildfire into powder while he handled manufacturing the flintlocks.
• Tysha told Gary that the Dragon Cavalry had camped north of King's Landing as a reserve because she distrusted House Lannister and Tyrion.
• Tysha recounted her history with Tyrion, and Gary told her Tyrion had killed Tywin because of her, leaving her convinced Gary had been deceived.

Gary assigned Tysha to lead the Musket Corps and agreed to bring her Women's Cavalry from Pentos, then received Highgarden’s request for aid and considered its evacuation as Euron Greyjoy advanced. Tyrion left to meet Ser Bronn after learning that a foreign cavalry force had landed on Westeros’s coast.

• Gary told Tysha he would keep her away from Tyrion and put her in charge of forming a five-hundred-person Musket Corps.
• Tysha offered her five hundred Women's Cavalry from Pentos, and Gary agreed to bring them over while considering who would take over Pentos’s administration.
• Tyrion delivered Highgarden’s aid request, and Gary learned that the Citadel had helped Euron Greyjoy develop cannons and ordered the weapons salvaged from the Mander River and sent to King's Landing.
• Tyrion recommended following Ser Willas Tyrell’s plan to move Highgarden’s wealth and leave Euron an empty city, and Gary promised to send the Dragon Cavalry to meet the salvaged cannons.
• A Gold Cloak told Tyrion that a foreign cavalry force had landed on Westeros’s coast, and Tyrion went to meet Ser Bronn at the Red Keep.

Tyrion questioned Bronn about foreign cavalry and offered him a chance to serve again, while Gary and Melisandre identified saltpeter and sulfur for making gunpowder. The chapter ended with Gary proposing Valyrian steel for flintlock components despite Hallyne's concern about its cost.

• Tyrion heard Bronn's report about dragon-shaped lizards and sent an urgent letter to His Grace at the guild.
• Tyrion invited Bronn to return to his service, and Bronn asked to become his guard so he could atone for his past choice.
• Gary examined Melisandre's collected substances and identified Ice-making Stone as saltpeter and pyrite as a source of sulfur.
• Melisandre sent a Gold Cloak to order the Lord Hand to buy Ice-making Stone and Fool's Gold in Essos.
• Gary proposed making the flintlock's metal components from Valyrian steel, but Hallyne warned that it was too expensive.

Gary revealed that he could forge new Valyrian steel and planned to build cannons as well as guns. Meanwhile, House Tyrell prepared to travel north, Teresa urged Bingling to seek godhood, and Samwell arranged an escape from the Citadel with Laleisa.

• Gary told Vice President Hallyne he could make new Valyrian steel and declared he would build cannons as well as guns.
• Margaery told Willas and Loras that Gary had ordered them north along the Roseroad with an escort, and the Tyrells began preparing to leave Highgarden.
• Teresa told Bingling she wanted to use the Primal Stone to become a god and claimed Bingling could do so too if she found another body, but Bingling refused.
• Samwell tried to plan his escape from the besieged Citadel, and Laleisa offered to help in exchange for seeing a dragon.
• Samwell agreed to take Laleisa with him, explaining that he needed to go home and then to King's Landing, and Laleisa said he would return that night.

Laleisa helped Samwell escape the Citadel through a secret warehouse passage and led him across Oldtown to a carriage. At the city gate, an Ironborn guard stopped the carriage to search for missing apprentices, but Laleisa claimed House Martell’s protection.

• Maester Paul led Laleisa and Samwell through a hidden passage out of the Citadel, then discovered Laleisa had lied about his mother being imprisoned.
• Samwell and Laleisa emerged inside the Ironborn harbor camp and slipped out through the streets.
• Laleisa took a carriage waiting nearby and told Samwell to hide while they waited for the city gates to open.
• As they approached the gate at dawn, an Ironborn guard stopped the carriage to inspect it for missing Citadel apprentices.
• Laleisa invoked the carriage’s Martell sigil, and the guard recognized the Spear Piercing the Sun.

Sarella Sand helped Samwell escape Oldtown with the stolen Cannon Forging Guide, while Gary received an Iron Bank envoy and discussed the delivery of gold and Valyrian steel swords. Davos learned that his family had fled their lost castle and reunited with Marya and their sons outside King's Landing.

• Sarella Sand revealed her identity to Samwell and warned him that stealing the Cannon Forging Guide could bring a bounty on him and endanger his family.
• Tysha began converting the Alchemists' Guild basement into a forge and laboratories, and summoned trusted followers from Pentos to help obtain materials.
• Gary received Naho Dimittis, who delivered five million gold dragons and agreed to return in three months to inspect the promised Valyrian steel swords.
• Davos hurried to the slums after hearing that a woman claiming to be his wife had arrived, then recognized Marya and embraced her and their two sons.
• Marya told Davos that their castle was gone and they had fled, while the Gold Cloaks sought his favor after he confirmed her identity.

Davos reported that Dothraki horsemen had captured his castle, prompting Tyrion to investigate how Aegon VI had recruited them. At Highgarden, Willas and his siblings planned to evacuate with supplies and a dragon, but a sudden cannon attack from the west interrupted them.

• Davos told Tyrion that Dothraki horsemen had taken his castle, and Tyrion asked Bran to investigate their numbers.
• Bran said his Little Wolf Pups would report on the Dothraki, while Jaqen suspected Aegon VI had offered them something more valuable than gold.
• Mace argued with Willas against abandoning Highgarden, and the father and son parted on bad terms.
• Willas, Loras, and Margaery discussed evacuating supplies and troops, and Margaery questioned why the Ironborn had not attacked.
• Cannon fire sounded west of Highgarden, and Willas recognized it as Euron's attack.

Highgarden came under a fierce Ironborn assault while Bingling fought their sea monster, and Willas deduced that a traitor had opened the eastern gates. As Euron Greyjoy’s force attacked the storehouse, Teresa prepared to defend the camp after sensing the approaching enemies.

• Margaery brought Bingling to the outer walls, where the dragon pinned down the Ironborn sea monster after its ink extinguished her dragonfire.
• Willas realized the Ironborn were attacking the storehouse through an eastern breach and sent Loras to warn Margaery about evacuating.
• Willas tried to lead troops back to defend the storehouse, but Lord Mace ordered the soldiers to remain at the last wall, so Willas rode away alone.
• Euron Greyjoy led roughly a thousand Ironborn through the eastern gates and ordered a surprise attack on the storehouse despite hearing that Margaery might be there.
• Teresa summoned water from buckets into three enormous drops and warned the cavalry that enemies were approaching.

Willas evacuated Highgarden’s grain and Gold Dragons while searching for Teresa, who had driven off the Ironborn. Margaery rescued Lord Mace from the failing city and carried him north on Bingling toward the Roseroad.

• Willas learned that Teresa had routed the Ironborn with Water Magic, then sent cavalry to search for her when he heard she had pursued the survivors alone.
• Willas waited for Loras, then led three thousand wagons of supplies through Highgarden’s gates and joined the cavalry returning from its search for Teresa.
• The searching cavalry reported that the Ironborn had fled by boat along the Mander River and that Teresa was missing, but Willas decided to continue north.
• Lord Mace returned to the castle, found its servants gone with Willas, and lost his steward when a cannonball struck the building.
• Margaery arrived on Bingling and urged Lord Mace to flee, then Bingling carried him north despite his protests.

Willas led House Tyrell’s convoy toward King’s Landing while Teresa returned injured from a confrontation with Euron Greyjoy and warned that he could enslave gods. Near the Crownlands, Loras encountered Daenerys Targaryen and her Dragon Cavalry, who rode south to meet Margaery and the convoy.

• Lord Mace berated Willas for abandoning House Tyrell’s legacy, then rode with the convoy as it continued toward King’s Landing.
• Teresa appeared injured and urged Bingling to take her back to King’s Landing, but Bingling refused to leave the money and grain; Teresa fell into a deep sleep and asked Luke to save her.
• Two months later, Willas sent Loras and two hundred cavalrymen ahead to scout for an ambush near the Crownlands.
• Loras found more than two thousand acid-corroded corpses and met Daenerys Targaryen with three dragons and thirty-seven Dragon Cavalry riders.
• Daenerys learned that Margaery and the convoy were three leagues behind, then led her riders south along the Roseroad toward them.

Samwell and Sarella entered besieged Horn Hill through an old secret passage so he could rescue his family. The chapter ended with Samwell warning that Euron’s cannons could destroy the castle, while Sarella questioned whether Highgarden had already fallen.

• Samwell and Sarella reached Horn Hill and identified its besiegers as Reach lords allied with Euron Greyjoy.
• Samwell led Sarella through a concealed passage from the forest into Horn Hill and explained that he meant to take his mother, sisters, wife, and son away.
• Samwell reunited with his mother, Countess Melissa Florent, who offered to guide them through a newer passage when they left.
• Dickon Tarly arrived with soldiers and opposed Samwell’s plan to abandon Horn Hill.
• Samwell warned Dickon that Euron’s cannons could destroy the castle, and Sarella asked how Dickon knew Highgarden had not already fallen.

Dickon chose to remain at Horn Hill so his family could escape, while Sarella led them north toward Highgarden. In King's Landing, Gary tested a flintlock and organized its improvements and production, then ordered preparations to manufacture cannons.

• Dickon rejected Sarella's first suggestion and agreed that his mother and sisters should flee while he stayed to defend Horn Hill.
• Samwell insisted on staying in Dickon's place, but Dickon knocked him unconscious and told his family to leave without him.
• That night, Sarella led Melessa Florent, Dickon's sisters, and the unconscious Samwell through a secret passage and north in two carriages.
• Four nights later, the travelers witnessed a dragon battling a sea monster outside Highgarden, then followed Highgarden's convoy north.
• Gary test-fired a Valyrian steel flintlock, recorded flaws in its stock, powder wrapping, and bullets, and directed Hallyne to make improvements.
• Gary told Melisandre to begin cannon production using ordinary steel and to enforce strict quality control.

Gary arranged a lavish citywide celebration for Jaime and Brienne’s wedding while hosting House Tyrell and arranging Willas and Sansa’s marriage. As the feasts ended and the people queued for food, Samwell Tarly tried to get past the line to see King Luke.

• Gary welcomed House Tyrell, promised Willas a seat on the Small Council, and assigned Loras a military command.
• Gary arranged for Willas and Sansa to marry in the Red Keep on the same day as Jaime and Brienne’s public wedding.
• Jaime and Brienne married at the Great Sept while Willas and Sansa married in the Red Keep, where Bran and Arya stayed with Sansa.
• Melisandre and Hallyne demonstrated flintlock rifles to the gathered lords, and Gary’s food and wine distribution drew long queues across King’s Landing.
• Samwell Tarly told a Gold Cloak he wanted to see King Luke, but the guard and the waiting crowd urged him to move along.

Gary planned a covert expedition to Dorne after Prince Doran demanded Arianne Martell’s release and threatened him, while Teresa warned that Euron Greyjoy had enslaved the Drowned God. The chapter ended as Tyrion and Randyll Tarly brought Littlefinger Baelish and a short-haired Dornish girl before Gary.

• Samwell and Salera left the Great Sept after failing to gain an audience with King Luke and noticed the hostile Dornish envoys.
• Tyrion told Gary that Aegon VI had taken Tarth and demanded one million gold dragons for House Tarth’s release, and Gary offered only two hundred thousand for the Earl and his wife.
• Gary read Prince Doran’s demand for Arianne Martell’s release and planned to free her publicly while secretly capturing her and Doran, recovering Myrcella, and stirring a succession conflict in Dorne.
• Gary decided to lead the mission himself with Daenerys, Melisandre, Teresa, and the Holy Fire Tribunal, whose members he intended to empower with the Supreme God’s blessing.
• After Teresa woke, she warned Gary that Euron Greyjoy had enslaved the Drowned God, possibly with help from R’hllor, and Gary ordered preparations for the Dorne expedition.
• Tyrion and Randyll Tarly entered the Throne Room with a fat maester and a short-haired Dornish girl to meet Gary.

Gary rejected Salera’s request to take Tyrion and Cersei, but accepted her offer to serve him and forge cannons while seeking reconciliation with Dorne. He assigned Randyll Tarly to capture and hold Deep Den, then asked Teresa to impersonate Tyene and gain the Sand Snakes’ trust.

• Randyll Tarly told Gary that he had captured Baelish and learned about Euron Greyjoy’s cannon plot, while Samwell presented cannon materials and introduced Salera.
• Salera revealed she was Prince Oberyn’s bastard daughter and offered to serve Gary if he handed over Tyrion and Cersei, but Gary refused and ordered her to remain in King’s Landing to oversee cannon production.
• Salera asked to touch a dragon, and Gary sent Tyrion to take her to Princess Daenerys and follow her arrangements.
• Gary ordered Randyll Tarly to capture Deep Den and hold it for three months, while forces from the Vale and Riverlands attacked Golden Tooth.
• Gary asked Teresa to impersonate Tyene and win the Sand Snakes’ trust, and Teresa agreed in exchange for more Primal Stone Energy.
• Gary asked Teresa where the Primal Stone came from and what it was.

Gary learned that mastering divine power would let him crystallize Primal Stone energy, and Teresa offered to help him and improve his blessings. At the shooting range, Gary gave the Holy Fire Tribunal new abilities before leaving for Dorne, while Tyrion’s gifts to Tysha ended in rejection.

• Teresa explained that Gary could not crystallize the Primal Stone’s divine power until he mastered it, then offered her help and suggested he grant believers more varied abilities.
• Gary visited the Holy Fire Tribunal’s shooting practice and gave Tysha Eagle Eye, letting her see over great distances.
• Gary blessed the Tribunal’s members with Eagle Eye and stronger bodies, then accepted Tyrion’s clothes for their journey to Dorne.
• Tyrion showed Tysha a Valyrian steel flintlock pistol he said Gary had given him, but she returned it and declared that his wife was dead.

Myrcella hid from Trystane after her face was injured, while Gary’s disguised party arrived in Sunspear aboard merchant ships. After learning that Doran and Myrcella were at the Water Gardens, Gary planned a hostage-taking mission and a quick escape from Dorne.

• Myrcella refused to see Trystane, who pleaded with her to marry him despite her injuries and her expected return to King's Landing.
• Dornish soldiers harassed Gary’s merchant fleet until Teresa revealed herself as Tyene Sand and drove them off.
• Gary’s party went to Sunspear, where Teresa learned from Quentyn that Doran and Myrcella were staying at the Water Gardens.
• Gary ordered Daenerys and Melisandre to remain in Sunspear and win over the Sand Snakes and Quentyn while he, Jaime, and Bronn went to seize Doran and retrieve Myrcella.
• Gary planned for the group to regroup aboard the merchant ships before dark the next day and leave Dorne.

Gary, Jaime, and Bronn captured the Water Gardens so Jaime could retrieve Myrcella, and Gary demanded that Prince Doran accompany him to King's Landing. Jaime reunited with Myrcella while Gary prepared to leave Dorne with Doran as his captive.

• Gary used ice constructs to map the Water Gardens and planned to seize Prince Doran before rescuing Myrcella.
• Gary's Ice Warriors overwhelmed the Water Gardens' Dornish garrison, and the gates opened at dawn to welcome him, Jaime, and Bronn.
• Gary revealed himself to Prince Doran as Luke Stark, explained that Jaime had come for his daughter Myrcella, and demanded that Doran go to King's Landing.
• Prince Doran ordered his guards to attack, but Gary killed them and told Bronn to watch Doran and take him to the gates.
• Gary and Jaime found Trystane trying to flee with Myrcella; Gary knocked Trystane unconscious and left Jaime and Myrcella to reunite.

Gary left the Water Gardens with Jaime, Myrcella, and the captured Martells, while Teresa tried to persuade the Sand Snakes to serve King Luke Stark. She proved her magical abilities to Obara and Nymeria, leaving them stunned by the revelation that she and Salera had joined Luke.

• Gary refused Bronn's offer to destroy the Water Gardens, then explained that he would return to Sunspear without waiting for Arianne.
• Jaime arrived with Myrcella and the unconscious Trystane, and Gary sent Myrcella in the carriage while the Martells rode on horseback.
• Teresa summoned Obara, Nymeria, Ellaria, and the younger Sand Snakes, then admitted she served King Luke Stark and urged them to join him.
• Obara and Nymeria threatened Teresa, so Teresa transformed into water and demonstrated that she could overpower Obara and heal her wound.
• Teresa revealed that Salera was in King's Landing serving Luke and researching weapons, leaving Nymeria astonished that both sisters had pledged themselves to him.