- In the aftermath of the devastating attack on King's Landing, Daenerys must face the survivors.
- Jon is appalled when the Unsullied execute captured soldiers upon Daenerys' orders. Tyrion finds Jaime and Cersei dead in the ruins. Daenerys rallies the Unsullied and Dothraki, proclaiming she will lead them to "liberate" the entire world. Tyrion resigns as Hand of the Queen and is imprisoned for treason. Arya and Tyrion separately warn Jon that Daenerys is a threat to him, House Stark and the people. Jon confronts Daenerys. Unable to halt her destructive path, an agonized Jon kills her. Drogon, enraged, melts the Iron Throne, then carries away Daenerys' body. Later, Tyrion proposes that all future monarchs be chosen by Westerosi leaders, rather than familial succession. Bran Stark is proclaimed King Bran the Broken. He grants the North independence as a kingdom and appoints Tyrion his Hand. Jon is sentenced to the Night's Watch to appease the Unsullied, who set sail for Naath, Missandei's homeland. Tyrion reorganizes the Small Council (Brienne, Bronn, Davos and Sam) to rebuild King's Landing. Podrick is knighted. Sansa is crowned Queen in the North. Arya sets sail to explore unknown lands west of Westeros. Jon rejoins Tormund and Ghost at Castle Black, leading the Wildlings north of the Wall.
- Jon and Davos survey the destruction that Daenerys brought on King's Landing. Tyrion finds the crushed corpses of Cersei and Jaime in the ruins of the Red Keep. Grey Worm and his men execute Lannister soldiers; Jon attempts to intervene, but Grey Worm insists he is acting on Daenerys' orders. Daenerys declares to the Unsullied and Dothraki that they "liberated" the people of King's Landing, and she will soon "liberate" the entire world. Tyrion publicly resigns as Daenerys' Hand in protest, and she has him arrested for treason. Jon visits Tyrion in captivity, who tells Jon that despite the love they both have for Daenerys, it is Jon's duty to kill her for being the people's greatest threat. Tyrion also warns Jon that Arya and Sansa will not bend the knee to Daenerys, putting all of House Stark in danger.
Jon confronts Daenerys in the destroyed throne room. Daenerys blames Cersei for the deaths of the civilians and refuses to forgive Tyrion or the Lannister prisoners, arguing that their executions - and a continued "liberation" campaign - are necessary to establish her vision of a good world. Unable to dissuade Daenerys, a conflicted Jon fatally stabs her as they kiss. As Jon grieves, Drogon arrives. After discovering that Daenerys has been murdered, an anguished Drogon melts the Iron Throne before carrying her body away to the east.
Weeks later, the lords and ladies of the Seven Kingdoms convene at the Dragonpit to discuss the fates of Tyrion and Jon, still imprisoned by the Unsullied. Tyrion suggests that future monarchs be chosen by a council of lords and ladies, instead of inheriting the crown. The council agrees and elects Bran as the new king of the Seven Kingdoms. Sansa declares the North's independence from the Seven Kingdoms, which Bran accepts. Bran appoints Tyrion as his Hand so that Tyrion can make amends for his various wrongs and sentences Jon to rejoin the Night's Watch for life to appease Grey Worm. Grey Worm and the Unsullied then depart with the Dothraki for Missandei's homeland of Naath.
A short time later, Tyrion convenes a new Small Council consisting of Bronn, Brienne, Davos, and Sam. As they begin planning to rebuild King's Landing, Bran, attended by a newly knighted Podrick Payne, briefly meets with the council before departing whilst enquiring the whereabouts of Drogon. Brienne, in her duties as Lord Commander, completes Jaime's entry in the Book of Brothers, expanding his accomplishments. Sam works on completing a book begun by a previous maester after the death of King Robert Baratheon. The book will document everything that has happened over the previous few years, and is titled A Song of Ice and Fire.
Arya decides to explore the uncharted Sunset Sea west of Westeros. Sansa returns to Winterfell and is crowned Queen in the North. Jon returns to Castle Black and reunites with Tormund, his direwolf Ghost, and the rest of the wildlings. Jon leads them to return to the lands beyond the Wall, as the millennia-long winter in that region finally begins to thaw.
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