Game of Thrones (TV Series)

The Bear and the Maiden Fair (2013)

Charles Dance: Tywin Lannister

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• Joffrey Baratheon : Tell me about the Targaryen girl in the east. And her dragons.

  Tywin Lannister : Where did you hear about this?

  Joffrey Baratheon : Is it true?

  Tywin Lannister : Apparently so.

  Joffrey Baratheon : Don't you think we ought to do something about it?

  Tywin Lannister : When I was Hand of the King under your father's predecessor, the skulls of all the Targaryen dragons were kept in this room. And the skull of the last of them was right here. It was the size of an apple.

  Joffrey Baratheon : And the biggest was the size of a carriage.

  Tywin Lannister : Yes, and the creature to whom it belonged died 300 years ago. Curiosities on the far side of the world are no threat to us.

  Joffrey Baratheon : But how do we know that these dragons are just curiosities and not the beasts that brought the whole world to heel?

  Tywin Lannister : Because we have been told as much by the many experts who serve the realm by counseling the King on matters about which he knows nothing.

  Joffrey Baratheon : But I haven't been counseled.

  Tywin Lannister : You are being counseled at this very moment.

  Joffrey Baratheon : I should be consulted about such things.

  Tywin Lannister : From now on I will see to it that you are appropriately consulted on important matters. Whenever necessary.

• Tywin Lannister : Your Grace.

  Joffrey Baratheon : Grandfather.

  Tywin Lannister : You wanted to speak to me?

  Joffrey Baratheon : Yes, I'd like a report on the meetings of my small council.

  Tywin Lannister : You're welcome to attend the meetings of your small council, Your Grace. Any or all of them.

  Joffrey Baratheon : I've been very busy. Many important matters require a king's attention.

  Tywin Lannister : Of course.

  Joffrey Baratheon : You've been holding the council meetings in the Tower of the Hand instead of the small council chamber.

  Tywin Lannister : I have, yes.

  Joffrey Baratheon : May I ask why?

  Tywin Lannister : The Tower of the Hand is where I work. To walk from there to here would take time, a time I could otherwise spend productively.

  Joffrey Baratheon : So if I wanted to attend a council meeting, I would now have to climb all the stairs in the Tower of the Hand?

  Tywin Lannister : We could arrange to have you carried.