Game of Thrones (TV Series)
Lord Snow (2011)
Conleth Hill: Lord Varys
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Quotes
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Catelyn Stark : How did you know I was coming?
Lord Varys : Knowledge is my trade, my lady. Did you bring the dagger with you, by any chance?
[noticing her glance at Rodrik]
Lord Varys : My little birds are everywhere, even in the North. They whisper to me the strangest stories.
[Rodrik hands the dagger over]
Lord Varys : Valyrian steel.
Catelyn Stark : Do you know whose dagger this is?
Lord Varys : I must admit I do not.
Petyr Baelish : [snickering] Well, well, this is an historic day. Something you don't know that I do. There's only one dagger like this in all of the Seven Kingdoms. It's mine.
Catelyn Stark : Yours?
Petyr Baelish : At least it was, until the tournament on Prince Joffrey's last nameday. I bet on Ser Jaime in the jousting, as any sane man would. When the Knight of the Flowers unseated him, I lost this dagger.
Catelyn Stark : To whom?
Petyr Baelish : Tyrion Lannister. The Imp.
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Catelyn Stark : You little worm! You take me for some back-alley Sally that you can drag into a...
[a prostitute appears with her john]
Petyr Baelish : Psst!
[Littlefinger ushers the prostitute away]
Petyr Baelish : I meant no disrespect to you of all people.
Catelyn Stark : How dare you bring me here! Have you lost your mind?
Petyr Baelish : No one will come looking for you here. Isn't that what you wanted? I'm truly sorry about the locale.
Catelyn Stark : How did you know I was coming to King's Landing?
Petyr Baelish : A dear friend told me.
[Varys enters]
Lord Varys : Lady Stark.
Catelyn Stark : Lord Varys.
Lord Varys : To see you again after so many years is a blessing.
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Lord Varys : I was grievously sorry to hear of your troubles on the Kingsroad. We are all praying for Prince Joffrey's full recovery.
Eddard Stark : A shame you didn't say a prayer for the butcher's son.
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Renly Baratheon : My brother instructs us to stage a tournament in honor of Lord Stark's appointment as Hand of the King.
Petyr Baelish : Mm, how much?
Eddard Stark : 40,000 Gold Dragons to the champion, 20,000 to the runner-up, 20,000 to the winning archer.
Grand Maester Pycelle : Can the treasury bear such expense?
Petyr Baelish : I'll have to borrow it. The Lannisters will accommodate, I expect. We already owe Lord Tywin three million gold. What's another 80,000?
Eddard Stark : Are you telling me the crown is three million in debt?
Petyr Baelish : I'm telling you the crown is six million in debt.
Eddard Stark : How could you let this happen?
Petyr Baelish : The Master of Coin finds the money. The king and the Hand spend it.
Eddard Stark : I will not believe Jon Arryn allowed Robert to bankrupt the realm.
Grand Maester Pycelle : Lord Arryn gave wise and prudent advice, but I fear His Grace doesn't always listen.
Renly Baratheon : "Counting coppers," he calls it.
Eddard Stark : I'll speak to him tomorrow. This tournament is an extravagance we cannot afford.
Petyr Baelish : As you will. But still, we'd best make our plans.
Eddard Stark : [more aggressively than intended] There will be no plans until I speak to Robert.
[Eddard calms down]
Eddard Stark : Forgive me, my lords. I'm... I had a long ride.
Lord Varys : You are the King's Hand, Lord Stark. We serve at your pleasure.