How It All Goes Down
Tyrion III
- Cersei is upset with Stannis's letter, mainly the whole incest accusation part.
- The small council agrees to spread a rumor of its own because all you need to know about Seven Kingdoms politics you already learned on the playground.
- Petyr Baelish creates a story that Stannis's daughter is a child born of an affair between his wife and his court jester.
- After the council meeting, Tyrion meets with the blacksmiths of King's Landing and commands them to halt what they are doing and begin crafting him a giant iron chain.
- He then heads to a brothel where he uses a secret door. Inside, a disguised Varys leads him to a stable.
- Tyrion rides off to meet Shae at the manse. He confides that sometimes he feels Varys is his best friend and others his greatest enemy; Varys says he feels the same.