Game Of Thrones: 5 Winners And 5 Losers In 'Mockingbird'
4. Bronn
Ser Bronn of the Blackwater has done exceptionally well for himself ever since he offered his services as Tyrions champion at the Eyrie. Back then he was just a common sellsword, without much of a name and probably not much gold either. By winning Tyrions freedom, he gained himself an incredibly wealthy and grateful patron. During Tyrions tenure as Hand of the King, Bron was named Captain of the City Watch, a position of influence and respect, and the late King Joffrey anointed him a knight for his bravery during the Battle of Blackwater Bay. Not too shabby for a lowly sellsword, who, judging by his looks and age, has probably never enjoyed more luxury than a warm meal and a bed before he met Tyrion. Bronn seems to have a habit for being in the right place and knowing the right people, or maybe its just having a Lannister as a reference, because he was soon able to offer his talents to train handless Jaime, and though the exercise wasnt as profitable for Jaime, it certainly was for Bronn.
In this latest installment, Ser Bronn makes his next step up in the world via the eternal generosity of the third Lannister child, Cersei. Knowing that Tyrion would attempt to recruit Bronn as his champion for the trial by combat, and knowing of Bronns skills and experience in such situations, Cersei decides to get to him first, and offers him a marriage into House Stokeworth, a minor noble family in the Crownlands. Accounting for the potential untimely death of his new sister-in-law, Bronn could eventually become the head of the Stokeworth family and all that that entitles. From lowborn sellsword to reasonably wealthy lord in just a couple of years? Well played, Ser, well played. In honour of their original agreement, Bronn gives Tyrion the chance to double Cerseis offer, which he cannot, and so their longstanding business arrangement comes to an end.