3. A Storm of Plots - A Song of Ice and Fire chapters

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Prologue - Chett

With his desertion plan thwarted by fresh snow, Chett decides to murder this fellow Night's Watch brother.

Jaime I

Having been freed by Catelyn, Jaime escapes Riverrun escorted by Brienne of Tarth and this knight who is also his cousin.

Catelyn I

Confined to her father's rooms for releasing Jaime, Cat hears her dying and delirious father rambling about her sister Lysa, repeating the name of this plant used as a form of birth control.

Arya I

Arya, Gendry and Hot Pie travel north towards Riverrun, having fled this castle at the end of the previous book.

Tyrion I

Stripped of power and uncredited for his role in defending King's Landing, Tyrion is further humiliated by his father who says Tyrion will never inherit this castle.

Sansa I

Olenna Tyrell commands her fool, Butterbumps, to sing this song at the top of his voice so that Sansa can reveal her true opinion of King Joffrey without fear of being overheard.

Jon I

Jon mistakes this leader of the Thenns for Mance Rayder when first led into the King Beyond The Wall's tent.

Daenerys I

Aboard ships bound for Pentos, Jorah convinces Dany to change course to this city in order to buy an army of Unsullied.

Bran I

Jojen Reed insists they take Bran beyond the Wall to meet this mystical figure who will be able to teach Bran how to completely control his powers.

Jaime II

Jaime reminisces about how he became a knight of the Kingsguard and also how he later came to earn this moniker for killing Aerys II.

Tyrion II

Tyrion asks Varys to bring this person to his chambers so that no one notices them meeting.

Arya II

Arya reveals her identity to this character, whom she recognises as one of her father's household guard.

Catelyn II

Cat is shocked when her son Robb returns with this woman who is now his wife, and by extension Queen in the North.

Jon II

Jon has his face scarred by this animal, skinchanged by Orell, a wildling whom Jon killed in the previous book.

Sansa II

Dontos Hollard warns Sansa the Tyrells' plan to marry her to Willas is just another political move and states the two of them will escape on the day of this event.

Arya III

Arya learns that her father's household guardsman was part of the force Ned sent to arrest Gregor Clegane who have since become an outlaw group going by this name.

Samwell I

Sam slays an Other with a dagger made from this mineral.

Tyrion III

With Littlefinger leaving King's Landing to marry Lysa Arryn, Tyrion is appointed to this position in the Small Council.

Catelyn III

Robb Stark executes this Northern lord for leading a plot which killed two Lannister hostages.

Jaime III

Jaime's sword hand is amputated by a member of this sellsword company who have switched allegiance to the Starks.

Arya IV

Arya eavesdrops on an old dwarf woman who is relaying prophetic dreams she received from the Weirwood stumps atop this hill.

Daenerys II

Dany negotiates the purchase of Unsullied through a translator to conceal the fact she's fluent in this language.

Bran II

The Reeds are surprised Bran was never told the story of the Tourney of Harrenhal in which Howland Reed's honour was defended by a mystery knight featuring this design on a shield.

Jon III

Name one of the two wildling brother kings who found a passage under the Wall from the cave in which Jon and Ygritte make love and wish they could stay forever.

Daenerys III

Double-crossing the slavers, Dany commands Drogon to burn Kraznys mo Nakloz using this Valyrian word.

Sansa III

To save Sansa from further humiliation at their forced wedding, Tyrion demands this traditional ceremony not take place.

Arya V

While they are staying at the Stoney Sept, the Mad Huntsman arrives having taken this famous man as prisoner.

Jon IV

While they watch some of their party make the perilous climb up the Wall, Ygritte reveals to Jon that Mance Rayder was searching for this artefact, fabled to bring down the Wall.

Jaime IV

Jaime shouts out the name of this precious gemstone to save Brienne from being raped by their captors

Tyrion IV

Upon learning that Jeor Mormont is feared dead by the Night's Watch remaining at the Wall, Tywin declares the Crown will offer no support unless this man is elected Lord Commander.

Samwell II

Following the Night's Watch mutiny at Craster's Keep, Sam escapes with this wife of Craster and her newborn son.

Arya VI

Thoros of Myr magically revives this man after he is slain during a trial by combat.

Catelyn IV

Following Hoster Tully's funeral, Lothar Frey presents his family's terms for reconciliation, which includes a marriage between Roslin Frey and this senior member of King Robb's family.

Jaime V

Jaime reveals to Brienne that the Mad King had planned to burn King's Landing (and all its inhabitants) to the ground using caches of this substance.

Tyrion V

Tyrion rides out to meet Oberyn Martell, whose use of poisoned weapons has earned him this nickname.

Arya VII

Thoros of Myr reveals he has revived Beric from death this many times.

Bran III

Bran, Hodor and the Reeds shelter from a thunderstorm in this holdfast tower in which Queen Alysanne Targaryen once stayed.

Jon V

Arriving at the same village where Bran is hiding, Jon deserts the wildlings as he is unwilling to execute an innocent old man and is aided in his escape by this direwolf.

Daenerys IV

Name one of the two sellsword companies guarding Yunkai when Dany arrives to liberate its slaves.

Arya VIII

According to Edric Dayne, this wet nurse is Jon Snow's mother.

Jaime VI

Jaime returns to Harrenhal to rescue Brienne who had been thrown into a pit to fight this animal, armed only with a wooden tourney sword.

Catelyn V

Much to Cat's horror, Robb makes a will naming this person as his successor should he bear no children himself.

Samwell III

While camping out in an abandoned wildling village, Sam is woken by the wighted corpse of this former Night's Watch brother.

Arya IX

Sandor reveals he is taking Arya to this castle where he hopes to ransom her back to Robb Stark and join her brother's service.

Jon VI

Returning to Castle Black to warn of the impending attacks, Jon is disturbed to learn his half brothers are presumed dead after this castle was sacked and burned.

Catelyn VI

Cat insists Walder Frey offer Robb's host food and drink to secure protection under this Westerosi custom.

Arya X

To approach the Freys' castle undetected, Arya and Sandor have disguised themselves as farmers bringing casks of this meat for the wedding feast.

Catelyn VII

Cat has been made uneasy by noticing several odd things before and during the wedding, but realises they're in a trap when musicians start playing this song.

Arya XI

Sandor realises something is wrong as they approach the castle and knocks Arya out with the back of this weapon to prevent her from giving herself away.

Tyrion VI

Joffrey shocks the Small Council with his cruelty when he announces he wants to serve this to Sansa during his and Margaery's wedding feast.

Jon VII

Jon helps this Night's Watch brother to rig Castle Black's staircase with powder kegs to make a booby trap for the wildling raiders attacking from south of the Wall.

Bran IV

Reaching this infamous abandoned castle on the Wall, Bran recalls scary stories set in the location including Rat Cook, Mad Axe and Night's King.

Daenerys V

After the mysterious squire Arstan kills a would-be-assassin from Meereen, Jorah Mormont realises the old man is actually this famous Westerosi knight.

Tyrion VII

Tyrion decides to marry this woman to a hedge knight, Ser Tallad the Tall, in order to protect her from his ruthless family.

Sansa IV

King Joffrey receives a Valyrian Steel sword from Tywin Lannister as a wedding gift and give it this name.

Tyrion VIII

At the wedding feast, King Joffrey drinks wine and eats this meal course shortly before choking to death.

Sansa V

Fleeing the scene of Joffrey's murder, Dontos takes Sansa to a ship hidden in the Blackwater's estuary where she is shocked to discover her escape has been masterminded by this man.

Jaime VII

After returning to King's Landing, Jaime has to intervene to prevent Loras Tyrell from attacking Brienne, accusing her of murdering this man.

Jon VIII

With Castle Black's garrison severely depleted, the Night's Watch only just repel this giant from breaking down the gate.

Arya XII

While skinchanged into her direwolf, Nymeria, Arya discovers this person's corpse floating down a river and bringing it onto the bank.

Tyrion IX

During Tyrion's trial for his nephew's murder, Pycelle accuses Tyrion of stealing this poison from the Grandmaester's personal stores.

Jaime VIII

Jaime thinks about the legendary deeds of his predecessors as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard while reading this account of the organisation's history.

Sansa VI

Sansa arrives in the Vale of Arryn and adopts this alias to protect her true identity.

Jon IX

Now in temporary command of Castle Black, Jon exhibits his leadership qualities when he successfully destroys one of Mance's siege weapons, referred to as a giant fortified what?

Tyrion X

During Tyrion's trial by combat, Oberyn Martell tries to make the Mountain admit he murdered this person on Tywin Lannister's orders.

Daenerys VI

Ser Barristan says that every time a Targaryen is born, the Gods do what?

Jaime IX

Jaime tasks Brienne with finding and protecting Sansa Stark, presenting her with a Valyrian Steel sword and asking her to give it this name.

Jon X

Jon's parley with Mance is interrupted by a surprise attack from the east, which this skinchanger wildling watches through an eagle until it bursts into flame, sending him screaming into the forest.

Arya XIII

After abandoning Sandor to die from an infected wound, Arya sets sail on this ship headed for Braavos.

Samwell IV

Reuniting with Jon at Castle Black, Sam does not inform his friend of his encounter with Bran, having been commanded not to by the mysterious undead Night's Watchman he refers to by this nickname.

Jon XI

Stannis offers to legitimise Jon and install him as Lord of Winterfell and marry him to this attractive wildling woman.

Tyrion XI

After murdering his father while he sat on the privy, Tyrion notes that Tywin Lannister did not shit what?

Samwell V

Using Sam as his eyes, Maester Aemon asks Stannis to show him this prophesised object the king claims to possess.

Jon XII

Thanks to Sam's political manipulation, Jon is elected as Lord Commander: this number in the history of the Night's Watch.

Sansa VII

In a jealous rage at Sansa, her aunt Lysa reveals she murdered her husband Jon Arryn using this poison.

Epilogue - Merrett Frey

Ambushed by Lady Stoneheart, Merrett claims no knowledge of the plot to kill Robb, saying he was only told to outdrink this formidable member of the Northern Army.