Editing Varys (section)

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Victor-garciavARYStYRION.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and Varys in discussion, by Victor Garcia © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[Tyrion Lannister]] acts as [[Hand of the King]] while his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], is on campaign during the [[War of the Five Kings]]. When Tyrion visits his lover, [[Shae]], at the [[Broken Anvil]], he finds that Varys is already aware of her presence in [[King's Landing]].{{ref|ACOK|3}} Although Tywin had forbidden Tyrion from bringing Shae to the capital,{{ref|AGOT|69}} Tyrion settles her in a [[manse near the Iron Gate]].{{ref|ACOK|8}}{{ref|ACOK|41}}

An uneasy alliance forms between Varys and Tyrion, with the master of whisperers providing the Hand with information.{{ref|ACOK|8}}{{ref|ACOK|15}} Varys assists Tyrion in gaining control of the [[City Watch of King's Landing]] and informs him that Ser [[Lancel Lannister]] is sleeping with his cousin, Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]].{{Ref|ACOK|8}}{{Ref|ACOK|29}} Varys and Ser [[Jacelyn Bywater]] unsuccessfully search for the missing [[Arya Stark]].{{ref|ASOS|53}}

Varys assists Tyrion in protecting Shae, setting a up a secret route from [[Chataya's brothel]] so Tyrion can visit her and keep her true identity secret from Tyrion's sister, Cersei,{{Ref|ACOK|15}} and finding bodyguards for Tyrion's lover.{{ref|ACOK|29}} During their work together, Varys reveals to Tyrion the origins of how he became castrated as a [[eunuch]].{{Ref|ACOK|29}} It is also revealed that Varys was the one who sent [[Gendry]] with [[Yoren]] to join the [[Night's Watch]], so the boy would not be killed by Cersei's agents simply for the crime of being the late King Robert's bastard.{{ref|ACOK|8}} Varys later helps guide Shae through the [[chamber of the dragon mosaic]] to surprise Tyrion in the [[Tower of the Hand]].{{ref|ACOK|54}}