[왕좌의 게임 1-5] (5) “The Queen is not the only one who has been watching you closely.”

Arya, at King’s Landing is running through the halls chasing a cat. She’s seen running down a hallway.

 

Arya Stark: Come on. I'm not gonna hurt you.

Ned is in his chambers at his desk, Varys is speaking to him, walking around securing all of the windows before sitting down to talk more seriously.

 

Varys: How is your son, my Lord?

Eddard Stark: He'll never walk again.

Varys: But his mind is sound?

Eddard Stark: So they say.

Varys:A blessing then. I suffered an early mutilation myself. Some doors close forever... others open in the most unexpected places. May I?

Varys: If the wrong ears heard what I'm about to tell you, off comes my head. And who would mourn poor Varys then? North or South, they sing no songs for spiders. But there are things you must know. You are the King's Hand and the King is a fool... your friend, I know, but a fool... and doomed unless you save him.

Eddard Stark: I've been in the capital a month. Why have you waited so long to tell me this?

Varys: I didn't trust you.

Eddard Stark: So why do you trust me now?

Varys: The Queen is not the only one who has been watching you closely. There are few men of honor in the capital. You are one of them. I would like to believe I am another, strange as that may seem.

Eddard Stark: What sort of doom does the King face?

Varys: The same sort as Jon Arryn. The tears of Lys, they call it. A rare and costly thing, as clear and tasteless as water. It leaves no trace.

Eddard Stark: Who gave it to him?

Varys: Some dear friend, no doubt. But which one? There were many. Lord Arryn was a kind and trusting man. There was one boy... all he was he owed to Jon Arryn.

Eddard Stark: The squire, Ser Hugh?

Varys: Pity what happened to him, just when his life seemed to be going so nicely.

Eddard Stark: If Ser Hugh poisoned him, who paid Ser Hugh?

Varys: Someone who could afford it.

Eddard Stark: Jon was a man of peace. He was Hand for 17 years -- 17 good years. Why kill him?

Varys: He started asking questions.

We shift to a dark dungeon of King’s Landing. Arya is still chasing the cat. She stops to admire a large dragon’s skull. She hears two men talking, and hides from them, just in earshot. The two men are Lord Varys and Magister Illyrio Mopatis.

Varys: He's found one bastard already. He has the book. The rest will come.

Illyrio Mopatis: And when he knows the truth, what will he do?

Varys: The gods alone know. The fools tried to kill his son. What's worse, they botched it. The wolf and the lion will be at each other's throats. We will be at war soon, my friend.

Illyrio Mopatis: What good is war now? We're not ready. If one Hand can die, why not a second?

Varys: This Hand is not the other.

Illyrio Mopatis: We need time. Khal Drogo will not make his move until his son is born. You know how these savages are.

Varys: "Delay," you say. "Move fast, " I reply. This is no longer a game for two players.

Illyrio Mopatis: It never was.

The two men leave, Varys locks a gate behind them. Arya runs to the gate and can’t get out. She takes off in the other direction, deeper into the dungeon, to find an exit.