In the aftermath of the regicide of Renly Baratheon, Catelyn Stark returns to her childhood home of Riverrun, where the widow is reunited with the bones of Lord Eddard Stark. Meanwhile, Tyrion Lannister's plot to see his niece Myrcella safely removed from King's Landing is interrupted by a massive and bloody riot - one that risks upsetting all that the Imp has worked for. How long can the capital city of Westeros survive, with the threat of war impending and the citizens starving?