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[[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] is held captive in one of the [[Eyrie|Eyrie's]] [[Sky Cells|sky cell]]. He curses himself for not keeping he mouth shut and realizes he can only get away by using his wit. He manages to bribe the jailer, [[Mord]], to take a message that he is ready to confess his sins. When brought into the high hall where he confess various minor crimes, and states he cannot confess to the crime of murder and attempted murder because he did not do them. He manages to convince [[Lysa Tully|Lady Lysa]] to give him a trial by combat, and to have a champion. [[Bronn]] declares he will be Tyrion’s champion.
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[[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] is held captive in one of the [[Eyrie]]’s [[Sky Cells|sky cells]]. Eventually he bribes the [[Mord|gaoler]] to take a message that he is ready to confess. When brought into the high hall, Tyrion manages to convince Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] to give him a trial by combat and the sellsword [[Bronn]] declares he will be Tyrion’s champion.
  
 
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[[File:MKomarck TyrionSkyCells.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Tyrion in the [[Eyrie|Eyrie's]] [[Sky Cells]]]]
 
[[File:MKomarck TyrionSkyCells.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Tyrion in the [[Eyrie|Eyrie's]] [[Sky Cells]]]]
The ugly and sadistic [[Mord]].brings beans for [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], who is in one of the [[Eyrie|Eyrie's]] [[Sky Cells|sky cell]]. Tyrion replies that a leg of lamb would be good, and then several other dishes, following with he is trying to not be particular. As always, as the Hungary Tyrion reaches for the plate, the oaf pulls it away from Tyrion, and then holds the plate over the edge of the cell, telling Tyrion to take. Tyrion is unwilling to step that close to the edge, and tells Mord is has decided he is not the hungry afterall. Mord lets the plate fall. Tyrion curses the oaf, and gets a kick from Mord before he leaves, closing and locking the heavy gate. Tyrion crawls to the corner to huddle under a thin blanket; Mord had taken the shadowskin cloak as soon as he had seen it.
 
  
Tyrion would have traded the open and cold Sky Cell for the dankest pit in [[Casterly Rock]]. When Mord had placed him in the cell he had promised him that he would fly, it might by 40 days. To make things worse, the floor slants towards the opening, making him afraid to close his eyes. Tyrion had been stupid, he opened his mouth and knew it at the time. When Robert had asked if he was the bad man, and been told yes. Then Robert states that he is so small. [[Lysa Arryn|his mother]] announced the court that he slew the [[Hand of the King]]. This is when Tyrion opens his mouth and (puts his foot into it) states “Oh, did I kill him too.” He goes on to say that he wonders when he had enough time to do all this killing. He should have been silent but he was in a foul mood; his stunted legs had given up on the climb and he was humiliated by having to be carried the rest of the way up to the [[Eyrie]] by [[Bron]]. Lysa warns him about where he is, nowhere near Casterly Rock or any allies. Tyrion threatens them with the wrath of [[Jaime Lannister]] if any harm comes to him. He continued by saying that it was not a threat but a promise, and Robert hops to his feet upset and tells Tyrion he cannot hurt them there, and for his mother to tell him. She does. Tyrion knew that she was right given how hard it was to get here. He continues. It was only the intervention of [[Catelyn Tully|Catelyn]] that saved him from being made to fly; Cat stated he was her promises. It was then that he was sent to the Sky Cells.
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The ugly and sadistic gaoler [[Mord]] brings beans for [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], who is in one of the [[Eyrie]]’s [[Sky Cells|sky cells]]. As always, when Tyrion reaches for the plate, the oaf pulls it away and holds it over the edge of the cell, telling Tyrion to come get it. Tyrion is unwilling to step that close to the edge and Mord lets the plate fall. Tyrion curses Mord, who gives him a kick before he leaves.  
  
He had thought that they dare not kill him out of hand, but now he was not so sure. He was getting weaker every day, and Mord’s kicks would eventually do him serious harm assuming he did not starve to death first. He is sure that [[Tywin Lannister|his father]] would have sent riders by now, and Jaime might be leading a host there. [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] might get the King to demand that he sit in justice, which even [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] could not object. Tyrion was sure he could win in a trial since the Starks was no proof he committed any murders. However, his sister has a low cunning, but her pride blinded her, and Jaime was worse: rash, headstrong and quick to anger. He wonders which of his siblings had set the footpad to kill [[Bran Stark]] and wondered if they had conspired at the death of Lord [[Jon Arryn]]. Sending a footpad to kill Bran was unbelievably clumsy, and Tyrion wonders there is some other force involved, and he was a pawn.  He has to get out of here soon, and he had no chance of overpowering Mord, so he had to talk himself out.
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Tyrion crawls to the corner to huddle under a thin blanket that has replaced the [[shadowcat|shadowskin]] cloak stolen by Mord. Tyrion reflects that he would gladly trade the cold and open sky cell for the dankest pit in [[Casterly Rock]]. When Mord placed Tyrion in the cell he promised that, sooner or later, Tyrion would fly. To make things worse, the floor slants towards the opening, making Tyrion afraid to sleep, lest he slip towards the edge.  
  
Tyrion hammers on the door yelling for Mord. Mord is furious that Tyrion was making noise. Tyrion remembers not to show he was afraid. He asks Mord if he would like to be rich, and Mord strikes him with a leather strap. It takes a lot of talk about Lannister gold while getting slapped hard by Mord’s strap. Finally Mord starts listen, telling him that Cat would not keep his gold since Cat is honorable and would never rob him. Tyrion tells him that there would be not risk to him, he only has to deliver a message: tell Lysa that he wishes to confess his crimes. Tyrion tells him that his purse is just a taste of “Lannister Gold” and tells Mord a lie that Jaime wears armor of solid gold plate (actually it is gilded steel, but Mord would not know the difference). Tyrion can tell that there Mord is greedy, but is also suspicious.  Telling him that he would write it down convinces him, and Mord brings pen and paper.  
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Tyrion remembers when [[Lysa Arryn]] announced to her court that Tyrion had slain [[Jon Arryn]], the [[Hand of the King]]. That was when Tyrion put his foot in it, remarking “Oh, did I kill him too.” He went on to wonder aloud when he would have had enough time to do all this killing. He should have been silent but he had been in a foul mood, having been humiliated by having to be carried the last leg of the climb to the Eyrie by [[Bronn]]. Lysa warned him about where he was but he threatened them with the wrath of [[Jaime Lannister]] all the same. He even declared his threat a promise and drove sickly young Lord [[Robert Arryn]] into a frenzy. It was only the intervention of [[Catelyn Stark]] that saved him from being made to fly when she insisted that Tyrion was her prisoner. Then he was sent to the sky cells.
  
Tyrion is shivering in his sleep when Ser [[Vardis Egen]] arrives with Mord. Before he goes with Ser Vardis, he asks Mord for the shadowskin clock he had taken for safe keeping, Ser Vardis tells Mord to jst get it, and Tyrion feels warmth again. He is escorted to the high hall filled with Lady Lysa’s knights and retainers to hear his confessions; Lady Lysa is in the smaller throne, and Tyrion is happy to see that Robert is missing from the high throne. The group that had come with him were there also, including [[Bronn]], who is in the back with his eyes on Tyrion, and [[Marillion]]; this please Tyrion since he did not want whatever happened tonight to happen in secret. Cat speaks first, asking Tyrion if he is ready to confess his crimes. Lysa tells Cat that the Sky Cells always breaks them, to which Cat replies that he does not look broken. He thinks “now to roll the dice” and glances back at Bron. He then starts by saying he is vile little man and his crimes and sins are beyond counting: laying with whores hundreds of time, wished is father and sister dead, gambled and cheated, not treated his servants with kindness, said horrible things about those in the court. Lysa is furious, and Cat tells him pointedly that he is here to confess attempting to kill Bran and killing Jon Arryn. He replies that he cannot confess those crimes because he did not do them. Lysa orders Tyrion be taken to a smaller Sky Cell. Before he can be taken, Tyrion asks loudly if this is how justice is done in the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], he is accused of crimes, he denies them, and so he is thrown into a cell. He makes sure to show his bruised face to the crowd. He demands a trial where he can defend himself, and he be judged by the gods and men. He knew he had them. Lysa states that if he is tried and found guilty, he will go through the moon door; the moon door is opened, and beyond is the sky. Cat tells Lysa that this is unwise. Lysa states that her son will hear and judge his defense. Tyrion remembers Lord Robert stating the he wanted to see the man fly; Tyrion states he wants trial by combat, which the fills the hall with derisive laughter.  There are shout from thought out the hall asking to be given the honor of championing her cause. Lysa tells the hall that the one of the men who had been silent, Ser Vardis Egen, would her champion, but sinking to one knee he declines, saying that the man is no warrior, and it would be shameful. Tyrion is quick to agree, and demands a champion, Jaime. Lysa states he is hundreds of leagues from here. Then Tyrion turns to Marillion to tell him to make sure that when he makes a ballad of this to be sure to mention that he was denied a champion and sent lame and bruised and hobbling against Lysa’s finest knight. Lysa tells him to name his champion to die for nothing. Finally, with a stirring in the back of the chamber, Bronn states he will be his champion.
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Tyrion thought that they would not dare kill him out of hand, but now he is not so sure. He is getting weaker every day and it is only a matter of time before Mord’s kicks do him serious harm. He is sure that [[Tywin Lannister|his father]] will have sent riders out by now and Jaime might already be leading an army to rescue him. [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] might get King [[Robert Baratheon| Robert]] to sit in judgment himself, which even [[Eddard Stark]] could not object to. Tyrion is sure he can win a trial since the [[House Stark|Starks]] have no proof.  
  
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Tyrion wonders which of his siblings sent the footpad to kill [[Bran Stark]] and if they also conspired in the death of [[Jon Arryn]]. If Arryn was murdered it was subtly done, whereas sending a footpad to kill Bran was unbelievably clumsy. This leads Tyrion to wonder if there is some other force involved that has made him a pawn; Tyrion hates being a pawn.
*[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/08/a-read-of-ice-and-fire-a-game-of-thrones-part-19 Summary and analyses of the chapter] by Leigh Butler.
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*[http://towerofthehand.com/books/101/039/index.html Summary of the chapter] on Tower of the Hand.
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Tyrion decides that he must free himself, and soon. He has no chance of overpowering Mord, so he must talk himself out. Tyrion hammers on the door, yelling for Mord. Mord is furious that Tyrion is making noise. Tyrion, remembering not to show fear, asks if Mord would like to be rich. Mord only strikes him with a leather strap. It takes a great deal of talking about [[House Lannister|Lannister]] gold while getting slapped before Mord finally starts to listen. Tyrion explains that, although she relieved him of his purse, Catelyn Stark would never rob him; therefore the gold is still his. Tyrion promises all of his gold to Mord in exchange for Mord telling Lysa Arryn that he wishes to confess his crimes. Tyrion even goes so far as to lie that his brother [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] wears solid gold plate armor (it is actually gilded steel, but Mord would never know the difference}. When Tyrion senses Mord’s suspicion, he offers to write down the deal and Mord brings him a pen and paper.
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Tyrion is shivering in his sleep when Ser [[Vardis Egen]] arrives to bring him to Lysa. Before he leaves, Tyrion asks Mord for his shadowskin cloak and Ser Vardis orders the unhappy gaoler to hand it over. The High Hall is filled with knights and retainers to hear his confessions. Tyrion is happy to see that young Lord Robert is missing from the high throne. Tyrion is also pleased to see [[Bronn]] and [[Marillion]] among the witnesses; with a singer present, whatever happens will not remain a secret.
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Lysa comments to her sister that the sky cells always break prisoners, but Catelyn only says that Tyrion does not appear broken to her. Tyrion declares to himself that the time has come to roll the dice. He starts by declaring himself a vile little man and that his crimes and sins are beyond counting: whoring, gambling, wishing his own father and sister dead, and speaking ill of the royal court. Soon he is interrupted by a furious Lysa and Catelyn tells him pointedly that he is there to confess to the attempted murder of [[Bran Stark]] and the murder of Jon Arryn. Tyrion merely replies that he cannot confess to those crimes because he is innocent.
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Lysa orders Tyrion taken back to a smaller sky cell with a steeper floor. Before he can be taken, Tyrion asks loudly if this is how justice is done in the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]]: he is accused of crimes, he denies them, and so he is thrown into a cell. He makes sure to show his bruised face to the crowd. Tyrion demands a trial where he can defend himself and be judged by gods and men. Lysa states that if Tyrion is found guilty, he will go through the “moon door”, which leads only to a fatal plunge to the mountainside below. Catelyn tells Lysa that this is unwise. Lysa states that her son will hear and judge Tyrion’s trial. Tyrion remembers Lord Robert stating that he wanted to see him fly.
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Tyrion demands a trial-by-combat, which the fills the hall with derisive laughter. There are shouts throughout the hall, with most men asking to be given the honor of championing Lysa Arryn’s cause. Lysa declares that Ser Vardis Egen, the only silent man, will be her champion. Ser Vardis sinks to one knee, but declines the honor, insisting that to slaughter such a defenseless man would be shameful. Tyrion is quick to agree, demanding a champion the same as Lysa and naming his brother [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]]. When Lysa refuses Tyrion’s choice on the grounds that Jaime is hundreds of leagues away, Tyrion turns to Marillion to insist that when he makes a ballad of these proceedings he be sure to mention that Tyrion was denied a champion and sent bruised and hobbling against Lysa’s finest knight. Lysa tells him to name another champion. For a moment no one moves and Tyrion wonders if he has made a terrible mistake. Then there is a stirring in the back of the chamber, and Bronn calls out that he will stand as champion for Tyrion.
  
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[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters|A Game of Thrones: Chapter 38]]
 
[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters|A Game of Thrones: Chapter 38]]
 
[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters--POV Tyrion Lannister]]
 
[[Category: A Song of Ice And Fire chapters--POV Tyrion Lannister]]
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Revision as of 14:39, 4 August 2019

Tyrion V
A Game of Thrones chapter
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POV Tyrion Lannister
Place The Eyrie
Page 341 US HC (Other versions)
Chapter chronology (All)
Tyrion IV
Bran V  ← Tyrion V →  Eddard X

Tyrion VI

Tyrion is held captive in one of the Eyrie’s sky cells. Eventually he bribes the gaoler to take a message that he is ready to confess. When brought into the high hall, Tyrion manages to convince Lady Lysa Arryn to give him a trial by combat and the sellsword Bronn declares he will be Tyrion’s champion.

Synopsis

Tyrion in the Eyrie's Sky Cells

The ugly and sadistic gaoler Mord brings beans for Tyrion, who is in one of the Eyrie’s sky cells. As always, when Tyrion reaches for the plate, the oaf pulls it away and holds it over the edge of the cell, telling Tyrion to come get it. Tyrion is unwilling to step that close to the edge and Mord lets the plate fall. Tyrion curses Mord, who gives him a kick before he leaves.

Tyrion crawls to the corner to huddle under a thin blanket that has replaced the shadowskin cloak stolen by Mord. Tyrion reflects that he would gladly trade the cold and open sky cell for the dankest pit in Casterly Rock. When Mord placed Tyrion in the cell he promised that, sooner or later, Tyrion would fly. To make things worse, the floor slants towards the opening, making Tyrion afraid to sleep, lest he slip towards the edge.

Tyrion remembers when Lysa Arryn announced to her court that Tyrion had slain Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King. That was when Tyrion put his foot in it, remarking “Oh, did I kill him too.” He went on to wonder aloud when he would have had enough time to do all this killing. He should have been silent but he had been in a foul mood, having been humiliated by having to be carried the last leg of the climb to the Eyrie by Bronn. Lysa warned him about where he was but he threatened them with the wrath of Jaime Lannister all the same. He even declared his threat a promise and drove sickly young Lord Robert Arryn into a frenzy. It was only the intervention of Catelyn Stark that saved him from being made to fly when she insisted that Tyrion was her prisoner. Then he was sent to the sky cells.

Tyrion thought that they would not dare kill him out of hand, but now he is not so sure. He is getting weaker every day and it is only a matter of time before Mord’s kicks do him serious harm. He is sure that his father will have sent riders out by now and Jaime might already be leading an army to rescue him. Cersei might get King Robert to sit in judgment himself, which even Eddard Stark could not object to. Tyrion is sure he can win a trial since the Starks have no proof.

Tyrion wonders which of his siblings sent the footpad to kill Bran Stark and if they also conspired in the death of Jon Arryn. If Arryn was murdered it was subtly done, whereas sending a footpad to kill Bran was unbelievably clumsy. This leads Tyrion to wonder if there is some other force involved that has made him a pawn; Tyrion hates being a pawn.

Tyrion decides that he must free himself, and soon. He has no chance of overpowering Mord, so he must talk himself out. Tyrion hammers on the door, yelling for Mord. Mord is furious that Tyrion is making noise. Tyrion, remembering not to show fear, asks if Mord would like to be rich. Mord only strikes him with a leather strap. It takes a great deal of talking about Lannister gold while getting slapped before Mord finally starts to listen. Tyrion explains that, although she relieved him of his purse, Catelyn Stark would never rob him; therefore the gold is still his. Tyrion promises all of his gold to Mord in exchange for Mord telling Lysa Arryn that he wishes to confess his crimes. Tyrion even goes so far as to lie that his brother Jaime wears solid gold plate armor (it is actually gilded steel, but Mord would never know the difference}. When Tyrion senses Mord’s suspicion, he offers to write down the deal and Mord brings him a pen and paper.

Tyrion is shivering in his sleep when Ser Vardis Egen arrives to bring him to Lysa. Before he leaves, Tyrion asks Mord for his shadowskin cloak and Ser Vardis orders the unhappy gaoler to hand it over. The High Hall is filled with knights and retainers to hear his confessions. Tyrion is happy to see that young Lord Robert is missing from the high throne. Tyrion is also pleased to see Bronn and Marillion among the witnesses; with a singer present, whatever happens will not remain a secret.

Lysa comments to her sister that the sky cells always break prisoners, but Catelyn only says that Tyrion does not appear broken to her. Tyrion declares to himself that the time has come to roll the dice. He starts by declaring himself a vile little man and that his crimes and sins are beyond counting: whoring, gambling, wishing his own father and sister dead, and speaking ill of the royal court. Soon he is interrupted by a furious Lysa and Catelyn tells him pointedly that he is there to confess to the attempted murder of Bran Stark and the murder of Jon Arryn. Tyrion merely replies that he cannot confess to those crimes because he is innocent.

Lysa orders Tyrion taken back to a smaller sky cell with a steeper floor. Before he can be taken, Tyrion asks loudly if this is how justice is done in the Vale: he is accused of crimes, he denies them, and so he is thrown into a cell. He makes sure to show his bruised face to the crowd. Tyrion demands a trial where he can defend himself and be judged by gods and men. Lysa states that if Tyrion is found guilty, he will go through the “moon door”, which leads only to a fatal plunge to the mountainside below. Catelyn tells Lysa that this is unwise. Lysa states that her son will hear and judge Tyrion’s trial. Tyrion remembers Lord Robert stating that he wanted to see him fly.

Tyrion demands a trial-by-combat, which the fills the hall with derisive laughter. There are shouts throughout the hall, with most men asking to be given the honor of championing Lysa Arryn’s cause. Lysa declares that Ser Vardis Egen, the only silent man, will be her champion. Ser Vardis sinks to one knee, but declines the honor, insisting that to slaughter such a defenseless man would be shameful. Tyrion is quick to agree, demanding a champion the same as Lysa and naming his brother Jaime. When Lysa refuses Tyrion’s choice on the grounds that Jaime is hundreds of leagues away, Tyrion turns to Marillion to insist that when he makes a ballad of these proceedings he be sure to mention that Tyrion was denied a champion and sent bruised and hobbling against Lysa’s finest knight. Lysa tells him to name another champion. For a moment no one moves and Tyrion wonders if he has made a terrible mistake. Then there is a stirring in the back of the chamber, and Bronn calls out that he will stand as champion for Tyrion.