Chapter 280

After the long, punishing forced march north, the thought of resting in the barren hills—even if only for a single night—still sent a surge of morale through the warriors.

Especially Tyrion.

In the span of three days, he’d switched transport more times than he cared to remember as he crossed the Stormlands, slipped into King’s Landing in secret, and—with help from his former captain of the guard, Bronn—managed to meet the “Spider,” Varys, who was cautious to the point of paranoia. Tyrion handed over Drogo’s letter.