Under strange circumstances, the right-hand (righthand) of the ruler of Westeros dies. King Robert with his entourage heads north to his old friend Eddard Stark in order to offer him the place of the one who has died… Meanwhile, the descendants of the Targaryens, deposed by Robert and hiding in the Free Cities, are plotting to restore the Iron Throne. But for that they need the support of the most powerful khal of the Great Steppe. Behind the heroes’ backs, webs of intrigue are already being spun, and no one knows which figure will be the next victim in the Game of Thrones. Meanwhile, winter is coming…