[Catelyn Stark — Characters]
After initial greetings, Robert demands to see the crypts and pay his respects to his former betrothed, Lyanna Stark , stoking Cersei's impatience, eager to rest after a month's travel. After Robert and Eddard depart, Cersei sends Jaime to find their younger brother Tyrion , who has become distracted at the local brothel. That evening, a great feast is held and Cersei and Catelyn Stark exchange cordial words. Cersei seems impressed by Sansa, thinking that she will be a great success at court.
Cersei calls Jaime to his chambers, but only to know about Kingsguard formations for protecting Tommen. She then asks why Catelyn Stark released him from his captivity. Jaime replies that he swore by all the gods that he would bring back Catelyn Stark's daughters to her. Cersei questions his loyalty to their enemies, but Jaime states that he only did it so he could return to her. She then asks if he could track down and kill Sansa Stark, believing that she schemed with Tyrion to murder Joffrey. Jaime remains silent. He then tries to convince Cersei that Tyrion is innocent, but she refutes that he has always pitied their little brother and firmly believes that Tyrion is the monster that killed their son. Cersei tells Jaime that she wants four men at Tommen's door and abruptly dismisses him, referring to him only as "Lord Commander", showing that their relationship has almost completely deteriorated.
Jaime doesn't appear during virtually all of the second novel, A Clash of Kings , emphasizing that he is a prisoner of the Starks and in isolation. He only appears near the end during one chapter when Catelyn Stark visits him in his cell to release him. Dialogue from this scene in the books was split in two, so that some of it is used in the scene where she releases him late in Season 2, while parts of it were moved back to a separate meeting between Catelyn and Jaime in the Season 1 finale (it was just one long meeting in the book). During their conversation in the book, Jaime bluntly admitted that he and Cersei are lovers; that he is the father of Cersei's kids; that he pushed Bran from the window. Jaime denied any connection to the catspaw , and revealed to Catelyn that the dagger never belonged to Tyrion, who could not have lost it to Littlefinger when Jaime was unhorsed by Loras Tyrell (as Littlefinger claimed), because Tyrion always bet on Jaime. Catelyn realized that Jaime was telling her the truth. Jaime also told her in detail how the Mad King executed Ned's father and brother . Most of the conversation was omitted from the TV series.
Unbeknownst to Jaime, Brienne and her companions Pod and Ser Hyle Hunt have been taken captive by the Brotherhood Without Banners , now led by the monstrous Lady Stoneheart (the reanimated Catelyn Stark ). Lady Stoneheart incorrectly believes that Jaime was involved in the Red Wedding, and gives Brienne a choice: "Take the sword and slay the Kingslayer, or be hanged for a betrayer." Brienne refuses to make the choice; Lady Stoneheart commands to hang the three of them. As the ropes tighten, Brienne screams a word in order to save her companions.
Arya Stark is the third child and second daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife, Lady Catelyn Stark . She is the sister of the incumbent Westerosi monarchs, Sansa , Queen in the North , and Brandon , King of the Andals and the First Men .
When Catelyn Stark approaches the camp of Renly Baratheon , his wife Margaery Tyrell says she is sorry for her loss. When Catelyn Stark and Petyr Baelish both approach the army camp of Renly Baratheon in the Stormlands for negotiations, Baelish delivers Ned's bones to Catelyn, in a box escorted by a pair of Silent Sisters . The delivery is a gesture of goodwill by Tyrion, in the hope that this would smooth the way to achieving the liberation of his brother Jaime from Stark captivity. Catelyn mourns over Ned's remains.
Jaime then attempts to reason with Edmure Tully , who had been a Lannister-Frey prisoner in the years following the Red Wedding, to order his men to stand down and to open the gates to the castle. During their discussion, Edmure remarks that he does not understand how Jaime is able to live with himself due to all the horrible things he has done - namely playing a part in murdering his entire family and the conditions of his imprisonment over the past few years. Jaime explains to Edmure his admiration for his deceased sister Catelyn Stark and that he actually admired her far more then he admired Robb or Ned.
King Bran I the Broken , born Brandon Stark and commonly known simply as Bran , is the fourth child and second son of Eddard and Catelyn Stark . Bran is a warg and a greenseer serving as the new Three-Eyed Raven . Eventually, he was crowned as the first elected ruler of the Six Kingdoms .
At a meeting of the Small Council, Joffrey gleefully informs Tyrion of the deaths of Robb and Catelyn Stark , brutally slaughtered alongside scores of their bannermen at the Red Wedding . He tells Pycelle to thank Walder Frey for his service and wants to serve Robb's head to Sansa at his wedding feast. Varys and Tyrion take offense to this, and Tyrion threatens the king again. Tywin interjects by saying that he has won Joffrey's war for him. Joffrey angrily states that his supposed father won the real war , while Tywin hid in Casterly Rock . The entire room goes silent and Joffrey realizes that he may have just crossed one line too far. Tywin orders that Joffrey be given essence of nightshade to sedate him. Joffrey is reluctantly taken to his chambers by Cersei.
Following the questioning, Petyr admonishes the lords for hiding away in the Vale during the War of the Five Kings , questioning their loyalty because they refused Catelyn Stark's plea for assistance in the conflict against the Lannisters. When asked who he thinks they should back, he responds that they should back "Robin Arryn, Lord of the Vale." When the lords scoff at his suggestion, claiming that Robin is just a sickly boy, Petyr responds by declaring that "even sickly little boys can become powerful men," and that it is time for young Robin to leave the nest. The boy, he claims, needs to learn to ride a horse, to swing a sword, and to become the lord the Vale needs. He offers to take Lord Robin on a tour of the Vale in order for him to become acquainted with his domains, a request that the lords agree to.
While at an inn, Petyr and Sansa are confronted by Brienne of Tarth , who previously swore an oath to Catelyn Stark to keep the Stark girls safe. Petyr reminds Brienne that she swore an oath to Renly Baratheon and Catelyn Stark, both of whom are now dead, in order to stop Sansa from trusting her. Petyr attempts to "persuade" Brienne to rest with them, but Brienne and her squire, Podrick Payne , escape, and discreetly continue to follow Petyr and his party.
Lady Catelyn Stark , née Tully , was born into House Tully as the daughter of Hoster Tully , the Lord Paramount of the Trident , and sister of Lysa and Edmure Tully . She was the wife of Eddard Stark and the mother of his five children.
En route to the Bloody Gate , Brienne and Podrick stumble upon Arya and the Hound, who have just returned from the Eyrie after learning of Lysa's death. Determined to honor her vow to Catelyn Stark, Brienne urges Arya to come with her and promises to take her to safety, but both spot Oathkeeper and assume that it a reward for turning her cloak to Lannisters.
Perhaps because of this background, Brienne is as awkward in personality as she is in appearance; Catelyn Stark notices that she has none of the easy confidence of some other warrior women. She yearns for respect and acceptance from others, and easily gives her love and loyalty to the few people who treat her with any degree of genuine courtesy. Renly Baratheon, Catelyn Stark, and Jaime Lannister are among those who have won Brienne's friendship and service in this manner. Brienne, much like Eddard Stark , is motivated by her own sense of honor and duty, thus seeing most dishonorable acts as unacceptable. She often faces situations where her honor is eclipsed and opposed by her heart, since she confessed to Jaime that her failure to sway the Blackfish would result in the two of them fighting one another again, saying so in a tone that states outright she does not want to fight him - even though she has a considerable chance of defeating him.
Brienne, Pod and their companion Hyle Hunt are taken captive by the Brotherhood Without Banners , now led by the monstrous Lady Stoneheart (the reanimated Catelyn Stark ). She is accused of serving the Lannisters, since she carries a Lannister sword and a parchment signed by Tommen.