Margaery, newly wed to King Tommen, manipulates him to consider sending Cersei to Casterly Rock to eliminate her interference. Littlefinger takes Sansa to Winterfell, where Ramsay Snow has just learned the identity of his future bride: without the Lannisters' knowledge, the marriage is to cement an alliance with Roose Bolton, Sansa's unconsummated marriage to Tyrion being considered void. Brienne trains Podrick in swordsmanship, and Davos talks to Jon about the future of Winterfell. Growing impatient with menial tasks in the House of Black and White, Arya conforms by tossing her personal effects into the harbor, but hides Needle in a pile of rocks.
At Castle Black, Jon names Thorne First Ranger and executes Slynt for disobeying his orders. Lancel discovers the High Septon in a brothel, and the man is forced to walk the streets naked as punishment; when the High Septon protests to Cersei, she imprisons him and meets with the High Sparrow, approving the Sparrows' actions. Searching for more comfortable surroundings on the long trip with Varys, Tyrion arrives in Volantis, where he is abducted by Jorah, who intends to take him "to the queen".