Tywin plans strategic unions for the Lannisters, coercing Olenna into an agreement to marry Cersei to Loras. Cersei tells Tyrion that it was Joffrey, not her, who ordered Ser Mandon to kill him during the battle, and Tyrion informs Shae and Sansa about his and Sansa's upcoming wedding. Littlefinger gloats to Varys at having foiled his plot with the Tyrells and reveals he has handed Varys's informant Ros to Joffrey, who has tortured and killed her. Melisandre visits the Riverlands, purchasing Gendry from the Brotherhood, and foretells that Arya will kill many people with brown eyes, green eyes and blue eyes, and that they will meet again.
Robb weighs a compromise to repair his alliance with House Frey: Walder agrees to renew it in exchange for an in-person apology and for Robb's uncle Edmure Tully, the new Lord of Riverrun, to marry one of his granddaughters in Robb's place. Roose Bolton decides to send Jaime back to King's Landing, but refuses to allow Brienne to accompany him. At an unknown location, the mysterious man continues torturing Theon. In the North, tension arises between Osha and Meera. Beyond the Wall, Sam continues his flight with Gilly, while Jon and Ygritte face a daunting climb, scaling the Wall with the wildlings Tormund and Orell.