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  == Characters ==
  The tale is told through the eyes of 9 recurring POV characters plus one prologue POV character:
  * Prologue: Maester Cressen, maester at Dragonstone
  * Tyrion Lannister, youngest son of Lord Tywin Lannister, a dwarf and a brother to Queen Cersei, and the acting Hand of the King
  * Lady Catelyn Stark, of House Tully, widow of Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell
  * Ser Davos Seaworth, a smuggler turned knight in the service of King Stannis Baratheon, often called the Onion Knight
  * Sansa Stark, eldest daughter of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark, held captive by Queen Cersei at King's Landing
  * Arya Stark, youngest daughter of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark, missing and presumed dead
  * Bran Stark, second son of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark and heir to Winterfell and the King in the North
  * Jon Snow, bastard son of Eddard Stark, and a man of the Night's Watch
  * Theon Greyjoy, heir to the Seastone Chair and former ward of Lord Eddard Stark
  * Queen Daenerys Targaryen, the Unburnt and Mother of Dragons, of the Targaryen dynasty