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<\/p>\nArya killed Walder Frey at the end of season six\u2026 and yet here we are, with Walder Frey hosting a banquet for the Frey men. He forbids the young woman at his side to drink \u2013 he doesn\u2019t want to waste wine on a woman, then he toasts the men and thanks them for the slaughter of the Starks at the\u00a0Red Wedding. Walder reiterates the details of the murders, growing more and more sarcastic. The men begin choking, sputtering, and dropping dead. They have been poisoned. Arya reveals herself beneath her Walder Frey mask, and to the shocked woman at \u201cWalder\u2019s\u201d side, she says to tell anyone who asks what happened here, \u201cthe North remembers. Winter came for House Frey.\u201d With that, she strolls out. I\u2019ve said it before, I\u2019ll say it again: I love that girl.<\/p>\n
As Bran and Meera approach The Wall, Bran has a vision of the White Walkers, thousands of them, and we see Wildlings and giants among them. Dolorous Edd, and a few others of the Night\u2019s Watch, greet them suspiciously, thinking they are Wildlings. Meera introduces them, and pointedly states that Bran is of House Stark. Dolorous seems doubtful, but Bran speaks of the Night King and his army coming for them. Bran and Meera are allowed to enter.<\/p>\n
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Jon is speaking to the lords of the North, with Sansa at his side. Dragonstone, he informs them, is more valuable than gold, and they must find it and mine it. He also decrees that everyone, male and female, over the age of 10 must fight. One older man takes umbrage with teaching his 10-year-old granddaughter to fight, but Lyanna Mormont stands, defending her ability to fight, is proud to fight, and insists there is nothing wrong with that. Jon assigns the Wildlings to watch The Wall. Sansa speaks up, insisting that the castles of House Umber and House Karstark give up their castles to the war effort, for their treasonous histories. Jon refuses to punish the son for his father\u2019s sins, and calls upon Ned Umber and Alys Karstark for their loyalty. Both kneel, pledging fealty to House Stark. \u201cYesterday\u2019s wars don\u2019t matter,\u201d Jon says. \u201cThe North needs to stand together, now and always.\u201d<\/p>\n
Later, Jon chastises Sansa for questioning him in front of the others. Sansa does not back down, but she admits that he is good at this and just wants him to be smarter than their father and brother. A message arrives from King\u2019s Landing: Cersei wants Jon Snow to come to King\u2019s Landing and kneel before her \u2013 otherwise he will face consequences. Jon scoffs at the vague threat, but Sansa warns him to be careful of Cersei. \u201cYou almost sound like you admire her,\u201d Jon comments. Sansa admits she learned a great deal from the queen.<\/p>\n
Baelish approaches Sansa while she watches Brienne try to teach Podrick how to fight, and Tormund try to flirt with Brienne. Baelish insists that he just wants Sansa to be happy and safe. She insists she is safe \u2013 but she says nothing of being happy. Brienne, sensing she is needed, interrupts the pair and Baelish slinks away. She is not happy that Baelish is still there, but Sansa insists they need his men. Brienne worries that Baelish wants something in return. Sansa knows what he wants.<\/p>\n
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Over in King\u2019s Landing, Cersei walks a giant map painted on the floor. Jaime comes in and Cersei asks if he is afraid of her. \u201cShould I be?\u201d he asks. She changes the subject, and informs Jaime that Tyrion is now working with Daenerys. Jaime suggests that when they arrive with their new armada, they will land on Dragonstone, returning Daenerys to her home. Jaime worries that, because winter is here, they are on the losing side. The Lannister army doesn\u2019t know how to fight in the snow. Cersei pays him no mind, and instead discusses the Lannister legacy, a topic that frustrates Jaime, since all their children are dead. They are the last Lannisters. In addition, their allies, House Frey, are all dead. \u201cWe can\u2019t win this war alone,\u201d Jaime says. Cersei isn\u2019t worried though. Euron Greyjoy and his Iron Fleet are on their way. \u201cThey have ships and they are good at killing.\u201d Jaime points out that Euron will want something in exchange, but Cersei already knows what that is: a queen.<\/p>\n
Cersei meets with Euron while on the Iron Throne, Jaime at her side. He is dubious of Euron\u2019s intentions, especially because Jaime killed many of Euron\u2019s kin and he doesn\u2019t seem angry about it. Euron claims he enjoyed watching Jaime kill the Greyjoys \u2013 \u201cIt was getting crowded.\u201d As predicted, in return for providing the Lannisters with an army, Euron wants to marry Cersei. \u201cI have 1,000 ships and two good hands,\u201d he offers, much to Jaime\u2019s ire. Cersei declines his proposal, but Euron isn\u2019t deterred. He promises not to return until he has a priceless gift for Cersei, to earn her trust and win her affection. My first instinct is that he is going to try to get her a dragon.<\/p>\n
The Hound leads a small group of Brotherhood Without Banners. They find a small, seemingly-abandoned house, and Beric and Thoros decide to bunk there tonight. The Hound objects, recognizing the house as one he stole from, but he follows his group inside. The corpses of a father, clutching his daughter, are in the bed, a knife sitting at their feet. Beric decides that they were probably starving to death and the father decided to put them out of their misery. Thoros lights a fire and invites the Hound to look into the flames, insisting it is only the fire that can tell him how they brought Beric back. The Hound hesitates, but he eventually looks \u2013 and is shocked to see a wall of ice, a mountain shaped like an arrowhead, and thousands of the dead marching past. Later that night, Thoros wakes to hear noise outside. He finds the Hound giving the father and daughter a proper burial.<\/p>\n
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Things are not going well for Sam at the citadel. His maester training mostly consists of him shelving books, cleaning chamberpots, and serving food that looks suspiciously the same going in as it does coming out. In the library there is a locked, gated area. Sam eyeballs it everyday, salivating over getting in to see the rare books hidden there. In a minor change to his regular duties, Sam assists in an autopsy, where he asks the archmaester for entrance into the restricted library. He reiterates his story about seeing the White Walkers, despite the fact that no one believes him. But this archmaester does believe him; however, he doesn\u2019t believe Sam needs to be allowed in there. \u201cWinter has always ended,\u201d he assures Sam sagely.<\/p>\n
While everyone sleeps, Sam steals a set of keys and sneaks into the forbidden section of library. He slips out a few books and takes them back to his room, poring over them. He hasn\u2019t slept in days, which leaves Gilly worried about him. Then he finds something: according to one book, there is a mountain of dragonglass hidden beneath the Targaryean castle in Dragonstone. He wastes no time writing a note to Jon. The next morning, it is back to chores for Sam. As he collects bowls from the rooms of the quarantined, a greyscale-covered hand grabs him. Sam jumps away, frightened. A familiar voice from within the room asks if the \u201cDragon Queen\u201d has come yet. Sam hasn\u2019t heard anything and scurries away. In case you haven\u2019t figured it out, it is Jorah in this room!<\/p>\n
Daenerys and her council arrive at Dragonstone, a fleet of ships behind them, her dragons soaring overhead. Daenerys swells with pride when she sees her castle. Her council gives her some space while she takes in her homeland, feels the sand between her fingers, marches up to the castle, and sees the throne room. She approaches the throne, then moves past it, to a room behind. Tyrion follows, and the two find themselves in a war room, complete with map and figures. \u201cShall we begin?\u201d Daenerys asks. She wastes no time.<\/p>\n