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Joaquin 2022-04-19 09:02:59

In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance once again--beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has three times three thousand enemies, and many have set out to find her. Yet, as they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind.
To the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone--a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, will face his greatest challenge yet. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice.
And from all corners, bitter conflicts soon reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness . But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all. . . .

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  • Gina: [as they drive on with their bloodied passenger in the back] It's your fault, you know. You're the one who's driving, you should know where we're going.

    Dick: Hey, whoa, somebody messed with the road signs or something.

    Gina: [sarcastic] Right.

    Dick: Something. I'm telling ya, I didn't make a wrong turn.

    Gina: [raising her eyes] Jesus.

    Dick: So what if I did? This guy would be dead if we hadn't come along! Is this how you handle stress? Just go on the attack?

    Gina: We're lost in the desert in the middle of the fucking night. This guy is gonna die if we don't get him help.

    Dick: Thank you for the support.

    [adding disapprovingly:]

    Dick: All the same.

    Gina: "All"? What's that supposed to mean, "all"? Who all?

    [behind her, the bloodied man comes to, and sits upright]

    Gina: Not the first impulse you've made on this little drive? Huh?

    [and then she looks into his bloodied face]

  • Bloodyface: [as the car speeds along] Okay, Dick. I've got a little question for ya. You ready?

    [Dick frowns]

    Bloodyface: You ever been to Cheetahs?

    Dick: Cheetahs? What's that?

    Bloodyface: A little strip club... downtown Vegas.

    [clearly hitting on a nerve with Gina]

    Dick: Can't say that I have.

    Bloodyface: That's too bad, you know. It's a nice place. There are good girls there.

    Gina: [whirling around] Who are you talking about?

    Bloodyface: They're just doing what they have to do to survive. Right?

    Dick: Hey, pal, what are you saying? You trying to freak us out?

    Bloodyface: I'm sorry, man. I didn't mean to upset you. It's just... it's been a little bit of a rough night, you know?

    [silent as he smokes]

    Bloodyface: For all of us.

    Dick: All right, buddy, all right. Hey, you'd better tell us what happened back there, huh?

    Bloodyface: [long silence] Have you ever been murdered before?

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