Dance Away My Broken Heart / Podrick Payne (2.3)

41. Ser Podrick

'That's what death is, isn't it? forgetting... Forgotten... If we forget who we are where we come from we are not men anymore.' Sam told them 'just animals. your memories don't come from books, your stories are not just stories...'

'we gotta take out the night king.'

' he can find me.' bran said. 'His mark is always on me,' Bran said showing them the burns on his arms from when he was grabbed in a vision.

'We will put you in the crypt where it's safest.' Jon told Bran

'No we have to draw him out or his army kills us all. I will wait for him in the woods for him.' Bran told them.

'You want to use youself as a bait?' Sansa asked

'We're not leaving you alone out there.' Arya told him

'I'll stay with him,' theon said 'with the iron born. I took this castle from you once, let me defend you now.''

'We will hold off the rest of them for the rest as we can' Davos agreed.

"Crypts?" Rieka countered.

"It's secure."

"It's stupid. No." Rieka corrected. "Using your handsome self as bait is even stupider."

'Ser Davos and I will be on the top to give you the signal went to light the trench' tyrion told them.

'Ser Davos is perfectly capable of waving a torch on his own, you will be in the crypt.' Rieka informed Tyrion

''I have fought before I can do it again, along with the men and women risking their lives.' Tyrion reminded her. But Rieka hummed her amusement.

"Didnt you get face chopped in half in the last battle?" Rieka countered slashing a finger across her own face.

"Rieka dearest-" Tyrion tried again.

'She is right." Dany corrected. "There are thousands of them and only one of you. You cannot fight as well as they can, but you can think better than any of them... you're here because of your mind if you survive, if we survive I will need it.' Daenerys told him.

"I'm right about a lot of things." Rieka agreed. "Tyrion preservation is one of them." Tyrion choked out a laugh. 

"Thank you for that."

"'The dragon should give us an edge in the field' Davos went on.

"It better, blow the fuckers up, melt them turn them to ash." Rieka agreed. "Thats your use." Daenerys rolled her eyes. 

'If they are in the field they are not protecting Bran, we need to be near him not so near the night King won't come.' Jon said

'Has anyone ever tried to kill him?' Arya questioned.

'No one has ever tried' Bran told them

'We are all going to die!' Tormund said 'but at least we died together,' he winked at Brienne. Rieka's eyes went wide, Brienne sent her a warning glare. 

"It's cute." Rieka murmured. 

'Let's get some rest,' Jon instructed 'Your grace' Jon said to dany before making a quick exit.

'Do you need help?' Tyrion asked bran, he sat still while the rest of the room cleared out.

'No' Bran answered solemnly looking into the fire. Rieka stared back at him a moment longer before Podrick caught her eye.

'No stranger than most' Bran replied.

'I would like to hear about it,' tyrion said pulling up a chair