Tommen is crowned king, and Cersei surprises Margaery by apparently approving of her match with him; plotting the Crown's next move with Cersei, Tywin asks Oberyn to be a judge at Tyrion's trial and swears his innocence in Elia's rape and murder. In the Vale, Littlefinger takes Sansa to the Eyrie, where she is reunited with her aunt, Lysa Arryn, who pressures Littlefinger to marry her immediately and plans for Sansa to wed her son, Robin, an emotionally immature prepubescent boy. It is revealed that Littlefinger manipulated Lysa into poisoning her husband, Jon Arryn, and framing the Lannisters, setting the conflict between the Starks and Lannisters in motion. The Hound mocks Arya practicing her water dancing and disparages Syrio Forel's fighting style.
Brienne learns that Podrick lacks practical squiring skills but is impressed he killed a Kingsguard to protect Tyrion. Beyond the Wall, Jon embarks on his new mission, finding and defeating the mutineers; Locke attempts to kidnap Bran in the confusion, but Hodor, warged into by Bran, kills him and frees the others. Jojen convinces Bran they must continue north without revealing themselves to Jon, whose men burn Craster's Keep and free his daughter-wives. In Meereen, after Jorah reports that Astapor and Yunkai have reverted to slavery, Daenerys postpones invading Westeros, discussing plans to instead rule as queen until Slaver's Bay is truly free.