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  ==Characters==
  The tale is told through the eyes of ten main characters, plus a one-off prologue POV and a one-off epilogue POV character, for a total of 12 narrators.
  * Prologue: Chett, a brother and hound-keeper of the Night's Watch
  * Jaime Lannister, the Kingslayer
  * Jon Snow, bastard son of Eddard Stark, a sworn brother of the Night's Watch
  * Catelyn Stark, of House Tully, widow of Lord Eddard Stark, mother of Robb Stark
  * Tyrion Lannister, youngest son of Tywin Lannister, a dwarf, brother of Jaime and Cersei Lannister
  * Sansa Stark, eldest daughter of Eddard and Catelyn Stark
  * Arya Stark, youngest daughter of Eddard and Catelyn Stark
  * Bran Stark, son of Eddard and Catelyn Stark, heir to Winterfell and the North
  * Samwell Tarly, cowardly son of Lord Randyll Tarly, a sworn brother of the Night's Watch
  * Davos Seaworth, a smuggler turned knight in the service of King Stannis Baratheon
  * Daenerys Targaryen, exiled Queen of Westeros, of the Targaryen dynasty
  * Epilogue: Merrett Frey, a member of the numerous Frey family.