



“That piece of steel is the power of life and death.” “He has neither crown nor gold nor favor of the gods, only a piece of pointed steel.” “The king, the priest, the rich man-who lives and who dies? Who will the swordsman obey? It’s a riddle without an answer, or rather, too many answers. “It has crossed my mind a time or two,” Tyrion admitted. Perchance you have considered the riddle I posed you that day in the inn?” “Oh, I think not,” Varys said, swirling the wine in his cup.
