Chapter 55, Davos Summary

Salladhor Saan reports to Davos Seaworth, Melisandre, Ser Axell, and Stannis Baratheon that Robb Stark is dead. He says the wedding is already known as the Red Wedding, and the Freys sewed the head of Robb's wolf onto his body. Melisandre and Axell try to convince Stannis to now sacrifice Edric to the flames to wake the stone dragon. Stannis will still not give in, however. He wants to pardon any northmen or ironmen who swear fealty to him, but Melisandre says new kings will come where the old ones died. He talks about the crazy ways the Targaryens tried to raise dragons while they reigned. Davos defends Edric's life, saying King Joffrey Baratheon is not dead yet. Stannis is undecided, and sends them away.

Davos feels he is unworthy to be Hand. He seeks out Pylos, who has been teaching...