whose life she had previously saved. Dontos gives her his mother's necklace to wear at Joffrey's wedding as thanks. In Slaver's Bay Daenerys' dragons continue to grow and become more difficult to control. As her army marches on Meereen, Jorah tells her there is one crucified slave child on every mile marker. Daenerys orders them to be taken down and buried. At The Wall Jon is interrogated by the Night's Watch leadership regarding his time with the Wildlings, and the killing of Qhorin Halfhand. Janos Slynt and Alliser Thorne call for Jon to be executed, but Aemon frees him, believing Jon's testimony about the Wildling's forthcoming attack to be truthful. In the North Tormund and Ygritte meet with a group of cannibalistic Thenns, led by Styr, who are roasting the severed arm of a dead Night's Watch member. In the Riverlands Sandor tells Arya that he plans to ransom her to Lysa Arryn in the Vale, her last living relative with money. They stop at an inn, where they come across Gregor's men, including Polliver. A brawl breaks out; Sandor kills most of the soldiers, while Arya reclaims Needle from Polliver and kills him in the same manner he had killed Lommy ("What Is Dead May Never Die"). Production The episode was directed by the showrunners themselves, although to comply with the rules of the Directors Guild of America only Weiss is credited for directing. They previously co-directed the season three episode "Walk of Punishment", in which Benioff received sole directing credit. "Two Swords" is the third episode of the series to feature a cold open. Writing "Two Swords" was written by executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, based on George R. R. Martin's original work from his novel A Clash of Kings, chapters Sansa II and Sansa VIII, and A Storm of Swords, chapters Jaime VII, Tyrion V, Tyrion IV, Jon VI, Jon IX, Daenerys V, and Arya XIII. Arya's revenge against Lommy's murderer using the same method of killing was depicted in The Winds of Winter chapter Mercy. Casting With this episode, Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth) and Kristofer Hivju (Tormund Giantsbane) are promoted to series regulars. The episode has the introduction of new recurring cast members Pedro Pascal (Oberyn Martell) and Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand), while Michiel Huisman replaces Ed Skrein as the recurring character Daario Naharis. Owen Teale (Alliser Thorne), Dominic Carter (Janos Slynt)