Game Of Thrones Season 2 - Episode 7 -

Jaime delivers a cynical speech about the impossible nature of a knight’s vows, noting that one is often forced to choose between contradictory oaths, such as serving a king who slaughters the innocent .

Daenerys discovers that Xaro Xhoan Daxos has betrayed her. In an alliance with the warlock Pyat Pree , Xaro declares himself King of Qarth after Pree’s magical doubles assassinate the other members of the Thirteen . Daenerys is invited to the House of the Undying to retrieve her stolen dragons . Game of Thrones Season 2 - Episode 7

In King’s Landing, Sansa awakens from a nightmare to find she has had her first period, signaling she is now physically ready to bear King Joffrey’s children . Cersei attempts a rare moment of sympathy, advising Sansa that while she may never love Joffrey, she must find comfort in her children—noting that "the more people you love, the weaker you are" . Jaime delivers a cynical speech about the impossible

The episode's title is drawn from a confrontation between and Jaime Lannister . After a failed escape attempt—during which Jaime brutally kills his own cousin, Alton Lannister, and a guard to lure his jailers—he is recaptured and brought before Catelyn . Daenerys is invited to the House of the

He further goads Catelyn by mocking Ned Stark's supposed infidelity, leading her to draw a sword in a moment of fury . Treachery in Qarth and Beyond the Wall