North of the Wall, Night's Watch soldiers encounter supernatural White Walkers who kill all but one deserter. At Winterfell, Eddard Stark executes the deserter for abandoning his post. The Stark children discover orphaned direwolf pups and adopt them, including bastard Jon Snow. In King's Landing, Hand of the King Jon Arryn dies suddenly. King Robert Baratheon travels to Winterfell to name Ned as his new Hand and proposes marrying his heir Joffrey to Ned's daughter Sansa Stark. Catelyn Stark receives a secret letter from her sister Lysa Arryn claiming the Lannisters murdered Jon Arryn and are plotting against Robert. Young Bran Stark climbs a tower and witnesses Queen Cersei having sex with her twin brother Jaime Lannister. To protect their secret, Jaime pushes Bran from the window. Across the Narrow Sea, exiled Prince Viserys Targaryen forces his sister Daenerys to marry Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo in exchange for an army to reclaim the Iron Throne. Daenerys receives three fossilized dragon eggs as wedding gifts.