The Prince of Thorns

=🌹Retribution🌹 =

DRAGONSTONE

Jon and Davos are walking along the paths outside of Dragonstone having a discussion.

DAVOS: What do you think of her?

JON: Who?

Davos sighs

DAVOS: I believe you know of whom I speak.

JON: I think she has a good heart.

DAVOS: A good heart? I've noticed you starring at that good heart.

JON: There's no time for that. I saw the Night King, Davos. I looked into his eyes. How many men do we have in the north to fight him? 10,000? Less?

DAVOS: Fewer.

JON: What?

The two men near the end of the path. Missandei is standing along the path looking at the ocean.

DAVOS: Speaking of good hearts, Missandei of Naath.

She turns to looks at them.

MISSANDEI: Ser Davos, Lord Snow.

DAVOS: King Snow, isn't it? No? That doesn't sound right. King Jon?

JON: It doesn't matter.

MISSANDEI: Forgive me, but may I ask a question?

JON: Of course.

MISSANDEI: Your name is Jon Snow, but your father's name was Ned Stark?

JON: I'm a bastard. My mother and father weren't married.

DAVOS: Is the custom different in Naath?

MISSANDEI: We don't have marriage in Naath so the concept of a bastard doesn't exist.

DAVOS: The sounds liberating.

JON: Why did you leave your homeland?

MISSANDEI: I was stolen away by slavers.

JON: I'm sorry.

DAVOS: If I may, how did a slave girl come to advise Daenerys Targaryen?

MISSANDEI: She bought me from my master and set me free.

DAVOS: That was good of her. Of course you're serving her now, aren't you?

MISSANDEI: I serve my queen because I want to serve my queen. Because I believe in her.

JON: And if you wanted to sail home to Naath tomorrow --

MISSANDEI: Then she would give me a ship and wish me good fortune.

JON: You believe that?

MISSANDEI: I know it. All of us who came with her from Essos, we believe in her. She's not our queen because she's the daughter of some king we never knew. She's the queen we chose.

DAVOS(to JON): You'll forgive me if I switch sides.

Jon notices a single ship sailing into the bay. It has a kraken sigil. Missandei turns to look.

JON: Is that a Greyjoy ship?

DRAGONSTONE - BEACH

Theon Greyjoy and other Iron Born are pulling their landing boat onto the beach wading through the surf. They pull the boat onto the sand. Jon, Missandei, Davos and Dothraki guards are waiting to meet them. Jon sees Theon and both men freeze and stare at each other. Jon steps forward towards the Greyjoy.

THEON: Jon. I didn't know you were here.

He steps closer to Jon.

THEON: Sansa, is she all right?

Jon grabs Theon by his shirt and pulls him face to face.

JON: What you did for her is the only reason I'm not killing you.

He then releases him.

DAVOS: We heard your uncle attacked your fleet. We thought you were dead.

THEON: I should be.

DAVOS: Your sister?

THEON: Euron has her. I came to ask the queen to help get her back.

JON: The queen is gone.

THEON: Where did she go?

KING'S LANDING - FIELDS

The Lannister army is returning from sacking Highgarden. They are delivering gold and food to King's Landing. There are carts and men that haven't made it into the city gates yet. Jaime and Bronn are supervising the procession.

JAIME: This is taking too long.

BRONN: The damn wagons weigh a ton. They keep getting stuck in the mud.

JAIME: We need to speed this up. We're spread to far out here.

BRONN: Our ass end is exposed more than a whore at a brothel.

JAIME: What a gentlemen.

Jaime remains silent for a moment as he stares out at the convoy.

BRONN: Thinking about what's to come?

JAIME: Mmhh.

BRONN: A pissed off Tyrell whos like his grandmother?