Editing Varys (section)

===''A Storm of Swords''===
After [[Tyrion Lannister]] recovers from the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], he resumes his alliance with Varys, which includes assistance in continuing Tyrion's trysts with [[Shae]].{{ref|ASOS|12}}{{ref|ASOS|32}} Tyrion's father Tywin resumes the position of [[Hand of the King]], and Tyrion instead becomes [[master of coin]] to replace [[Petyr Baelish]].{{ref|AGOT|19}}

[[File:Ryan Barger city of spidersI.jpg|thumb|350px|Varys gathering intelligence, by Ryan Barger © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Varys attends Tywin's meeting with the small council,{{ref|ASOS|19}} and Tywin and Varys discretely have Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], Ser [[Samwell Spicer]], and the brothers [[House Plumm|Plumm]] search for Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] after Tywin's eldest son disappears from captivity at [[Riverrun]].{{ref|ASOS|62}}

Tyrion is put on trial for the murder of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] at his [[Purple Wedding|royal wedding]]. Varys testifies against Tyrion, providing detailed notes on conversations between the two and a great deal of seemingly-damning evidence.{{ref|ASOS|66}} Varys offers a reward for [[Sansa Stark]], Tyrion's wife who went missing during the wedding,{{ref|ASOS|62}} and he sends fishermen to report on [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s remaining strength at [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|ASOS|72}}

After Tyrion is condemned to die, Varys is forced at knifepoint by Jaime, who has been waiting for Varys in [[Varys's chambers|his chambers]],{{ref|AFFC|8}} to help release his convicted brother, Tyrion,{{ref|AFFC|8}} and Varys drugs the gaolers with [[sweetsleep]].{{ref|ASOS|77}} During the trip through the secret tunnels beneath the Red Keep, Varys leads Tyrion past a ladder that the dwarf recognizes as leading to the chamber of the Hand in the [[Tower of the Hand]]. Tyrion ascends the ladder to kill his father, Tywin.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

During the [[siege of Meereen]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] reveals to Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s horror that Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] has been spying on her on behalf of Varys and the small council for gold and in hopes of gaining a royal pardon. Barristan tells her that she is watched and since the day of her wedding to Khal [[Drogo]] there has been an informer at her side.{{Ref|ASOS|57}} After [[Meereen]] is taken, Jorah confesses he took the eunuch's gold and learned some ciphers and wrote some letters. He admits to Daenerys he had suspected that the wine intended for her in [[Vaes Dothrak]] had been poisoned after reading a letter from Varys brought there by caravan. Jorah tells her that Varys wanted her watched, but not harmed. The knight hoped his spying for Varys would allow him to return to Westeros, but Daenerys banishes Jorah for his betrayal.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}