In Westeros, the war and the unrest connected with it continue. Having lost a father who was, in essence, the ruler, Cersei, acting as regent for her underage son, tries to keep in her hands sole power over the country. She quarrels with everyone who tries to oppose her, and achieves some successes—though, as it turns out, only temporary ones.
Lady-knight Brienne searches the devastated land for the runaway Sansa Stark. The Iron Islanders choose a new king and with him carry out raids on the mainland territories. Arya Stark becomes a ward of the Temple of the Many-Faced God in Braavos. The country is in ruins, but kings and rulers continue to divide power and lands…