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Varys serves as the court’s spymaster, using informants, disguises and the Red Keep’s passages. He explains to Tyrion how power depends on belief while shaping what others are allowed to know. He helps Tyrion escape prison and works with Illyrio. At the end of A Dance with Dragons he kills Pycelle and Kevan to prevent the court from recovering its stability, supporting the youth presented as Rhaegar’s son Aegon. That claimed identity should not be treated as proven solely by Varys’s account.
Key story events this character is involved in, and the chapters where they appear.
Role: present
The final act of Robert's Rebellion. Tywin Lannister's army arrived at the gates professing loyalty to Aerys II, then turned on the city. Jaime Lannister killed the Mad King to prevent the wildfire plot, while Gregor Clegane murdered Princess Elia Martell and her children.
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