King Robert reappoints Ned as Hand and leaves him to govern while hunting. Learning that Ser Gregor Clegane has committed atrocities in the Riverlands, Ned sentences the Mountain to death and summons Tywin Lannister to trial. Fearing war, Ned orders Arya and Sansa to return to Winterfell for safety. Through investigation, Ned discovers that Joffrey and his siblings are not Robert's children but were fathered by Jaime Lannister. At Winterfell, Bran tests his new saddle but is attacked by wildlings. Robb Stark and Theon Greyjoy rescue him and capture the wildling woman Osha. In the Vale, Tyrion demands trial by combat. Sellsword Bronn volunteers as his champion and defeats Lysa's champion Ser Vardis Egen, winning Tyrion's freedom. In Essos, impatient Viserys threatens to kill Daenerys's unborn child. Khal Drogo executes Viserys by pouring molten gold on his head.