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This article is about the network of spies. For the special characteristic, see: The Trivial Birds

"My picayune birds are everywhere."

―Varys ^[src]

Little birds are the members of a network of spies and informants in the service of Varys, the Chief of Whisperers on the small council of the Red Keep. Many of Varys's "little birds" are seemingly innocuous street children, although adults are counted amid their ranks likewise, notably Jorah Mormont.

Apparently Varys informally refers to his spies equally "my little birds" due to the common euphemism for spying, that "a little bird told me".

Varys's network spans not only the length and breadth of Westeros, but also Essos as far east every bit Vaes Dothrak and Slaver'southward Bay and possibly fifty-fifty Qarth.

Later on Varys flees from Rex's Landing, some of his little birds in the city are recruited and used by Qyburn, the new Chief of Whisperers nether Cersei Lannister.

Contents

• 1 Known members
• ii History
  • ii.1 Season 1
  • ii.2 Season 2
  • 2.3 Season iii
  • ii.4 Season 4
  • 2.5 Season 5
  • 2.6 Season half-dozen
  • 2.7 Flavor 8
• 3 In the books
• iv See also
• 5 References

Known members

Tyrion tells Cersei that Varys has "thousands of spies in his utilize".^[1]

• Picayune bird (You Win or You Die) - seen in Vaes Dothrak
• Little bird (The Mountain and the Viper) - seen in Meereen
• Arthur - seen in King'southward Landing
• Frances - seen in Male monarch'southward Landing
• Little bird iii - seen in King'due south Landing
• Little bird 4 - seen in King'southward Landing
• Little bird 5 - seen in King's Landing
• Trivial bird vi - seen in King's Landing
• Little bird 7 - seen in Rex's Landing
• Ser {Jorah Mormont} - spied on Daenerys Targaryen to earn a royal pardon from Male monarch Robert. He eventually became devoted to Daenerys and stopped disclosing information to Varys. Died in the Battle of Winterfell whilst protecting Daenerys.
• {Ros} - spied on Petyr Baelish. One time Littlefinger found out about this, he handed her over to Joffrey Baratheon, who brutally killed her with his crossbow.
• Martha - worked for Varys shortly before his execution, and apparently attempted to poison Daenerys.

History

Season i

Varys informs Catelyn Stark that he has "niggling birds" all over the continent, fifty-fifty in the North. He is already enlightened of the Valyrian steel dagger that was used in the attempt on Bran'due south life, and knew that Catelyn and Ser Rodrik Cassel were coming to Male monarch'southward Landing.^[ii]

While walking in the Red Keep'southward gardens, Littlefinger identifies several of Varys's "little birds" to Eddard Stark, most notably several children.^[3]

A young boy reaches Ser Jorah Mormont at the marketplace at Vaes Dothrak, gives him a letter of pardon from Male monarch Robert Baratheon for his reports on the movements of Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen, and informs him he can go habitation. The letter clues Ser Jorah that an bump-off endeavour against Daenerys is imminent.^[4]

Season 2

Tyrion and Cersei discuss how the information Varys learns from his spy network makes him dangerous. Varys tells Tyrion "I heard a vocal, all the way from Qarth, across the Reddish Waste material": Daenerys Targaryen still lives and has hatched three dragons.^[1]

Varys, aware that Petyr Baelish has mistreated Ros since she came into his service, offers Ros a chance to piece of work for him as a spy.^[five]

Flavor 3

Ros continues to act equally one of Varys's little birds, informing him of Littlefinger'south program of taking Sansa Stark with him to the Eyrie.^{[half dozen]} Ros'due south organization is eventually discovered by Littlefinger, who then sells Ros to Joffrey for target exercise earlier Varys can protect her.^[seven]

Season four

In a meeting of the small-scale council, Varys informs Tywin that Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen has come up to power in Meereen and is growing stronger, with three dragons, two experienced knights at her side, and a powerful ground forces behind her. While Cersei merely brushes these off, a more than concerned Tywin decides to deal with her. He questions Varys equally to whether or not his trivial birds can find their style into Meereen and Varys assures him that they can. ^[eight]

Afterward, a young boy approaches Ser Barristan Selmy in Meereen and presents him with a letter. Barristan reads the alphabetic character and discovers that Ser Jorah Mormont was reporting Daenerys's activities to Varys.^[ix]

Season five

Many weeks subsequently losing Tyrion in Volantis, Varys presents himself to the Imp in Meereen. He explains that his little birds sing in the east as well equally the due west, and he was thus enlightened that Tyrion had reached the metropolis and become Daenerys's new advisor, exactly as Varys had intended. The Spider so implies that he will put his trivial birds to use helping Tyrion enforce the Queen's peace in Meereen.^[ten]

Season half dozen

While investigating the Sons of the Harpy with Tyrion, Varys determines that the Sons must have a leader and confirms that his little birds are already aflutter.^[11]

The "Little Bird" Spies

Varys'southward trivial birds eventually enable him to locate Vala, the prostitute who has been helping the Sons of the Harpy casualty upon the Unsullied. After dealing with her, Tyrion asks Varys if his little birds can infiltrate Yunkai, Astapor, and Volantis, the three cities now arrayed against Meereen. Varys assures him that they can.

Back in King's Landing, Qyburn, the new Primary of Whisperers, is decorated co-opting Varys'due south fiddling birds (at to the lowest degree those in the capital) for himself. Similar Varys, he is kind to the children, asks later on their families and gives them sweets, simply request for whispers in substitution.^[12] One of the little birds lures Lancel Lannister below the Great Sept of Baelor and slices his tendons in order to prevent him from stopping the Destruction of the Smashing Sept of Baelor. Later, Qyburn orders them to impale Pycelle.

Season 8

Varys employs a northern girl Martha equally ane of his new piffling birds. She reports that Daenerys is not eating and is afraid of the guards. Varys comforts her and says that they will try to poison Daenerys again later.^[xiii]

With Varys's treason and execution, the footling birds are most probable disbanded.

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, at to the lowest degree some of Varys's "little birds" accept had their tongues cutting out. Though Varys himself did not cutting them out, they are provided to him already mutilated past Illyrio Mopatis. They are by and large children, which allows them to move through the secret passages of the Red Proceed. Afterwards Qyburn's date to Varys's position on the small council, the failed maester boasts that he has easily taken over Varys'due south network, since about of the little birds are eager to be rewarded for their data, regardless of who the Primary of Whisperers actually is. Nonetheless, Varys himself remains at big, and it is not clear how much of Varys'southward network Qyburn has actually managed to turn.

Prior to relocating to King'due south Landing, Varys had a network of "picayune mice", small and quick orphan boys and girls whom he taught to climb through walls and chimneys, as well equally how to read, in society to steal secret data recorded in messages and ledgers, and sell them to the highest bidder.

See too

• Little birds on A Wiki of Water ice and Fire

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "The Prince of Winterfell"
2. ↑ "Lord Snow"
3. ↑ "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things"
4. ↑ "You Win or You Die"
5. ↑ "Valar Morghulis"
6. ↑ "And Now His Lookout man Is Ended"
7. ↑ "The Climb"
8. ↑ "The Laws of Gods and Men"
9. ↑ "The Mountain and the Viper"
10. ↑ "Female parent'southward Mercy"
11. ↑ "The Cherry Woman"
12. ↑ "Oathbreaker"
13. ↑ "The Bells"

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