So it all started by reading this post by @nattyslove22. I have never consider if Tyrion is going to betray the Starks. I have never consider Tyrion betraying anyone because I hardly even think about Tyrion at all. Anyway, if he were to betray anyone I thought it would be D*ny and to be honest I wouldn’t care. But if he were to betray the Starks....well, hmm, that got my attention. Then my mind went to Tyrion’s scenes that sort of jump out to me, and it is one when he was in his cell, captured after being falsely accused of murdering Joffrey. Pod came to him and ask him if there’s anyone can testify for him.
Tyrion Lannister in 4x03 - Breaker of Chains
Without thinking too long, he mentioned Sansa as the very first person to testify for him. After they were married, he really liked to call her “my wife”, and that was sort of sweet and sad, as if he has this hope that his marriage with Sansa was genuine and that they are really a unit and that’s why he confidently say that Sansa will testify for him. But of course Sansa had been gone, whisked away by Littlefinger.
Tyrion Lannister in 4x03 - Breaker of Chains
So, I think it would be normal for Tyrion to have bitter feelings about it, hence his sarcastic comment when he met Jon Snow.
Tyrion Lannister in 7x03 - The Queen’s Justice
Then of course in the Dragonpit meeting, we know he was negotiating something with Cersei, but we don’t know what, so I thought well what if he promised to give Sansa Stark to Cersei in exchange for the truce. In the post thread, some other people such as @shewholovestoread and @jonsalways has said the same, that Tyrion would probably be involved in Sansa’s kidnapping. So anyway, to give myself some peace of mind, I decided to write this post, and while I’m at it, I found more things to back it up.
First, again @nattyslove22 has pointed out that before the Dragonpit meeting when she asked “why isn’t she with them”, Cersei is probably asking about Sansa, not D*ny like everyone else thinks. Cersei’s hand was shot briefly and we know she was wearing Joffrey’s ring. During the Dragonpit meeting, Jon blew up the negotiation, so Tyrion went to negotiate with Cersei.
Davos asked if he has any idea how to rectify the situation.
Davos Seaworth in 7x07 - The Dragon and the Wolf
Tyrion Lannister in 7x07 - The Dragon and the Wolf
Which means, he already has an idea before meeting with Cersei. One idea, and only one thing that he can think of to persuade Cersei. He insisted to meet with Cersei alone, and refused when Jon offered himself to talk to Cersei.
Tyrion Lannister in 7x07 - The Dragon and the Wolf
Jon Snow in 7x07 - The Dragon and the Wolf
Tyrion Lannister in 7x07 - The Dragon and the Wolf
Note the choice of words here: “my sister”, including a shot of Jon when he said “my sister”. Jon’s sister is Sansa.
So Tyrion goes to talk to Cersei and their talk went to the talk of family. Cersei blames Tyrion for her children’s death because Tyrion shot Tywin and made thim lost their protector. But Joffrey died before Tywin and Cersei now knows that Tyrion is innocent on Joffrey’s murder.
Cersei Lannister in 7x07 - The Dragon and the Wolf
Tyrion assured her that he was very sorry about her children and that they both know he loved the children very much too.
Tyrion Lannister in 7x07 - The Dragon and the Wolf
Then he started probing her into negotiation, asking what did she hoped for when she agreed to the Dragonpit meeting.
Tyrion Lannister in 7x07 - The Dragon and the Wolf
If we agree that she was really asking for Sansa in the first scene and that Sansa is the first thing she asked, then we know what she really hoped for from the Dragonpit meeting.
Then we were shown Joffrey’s ring once again.
Cersei Lannister in 7x07 - The Dragon and the Wolf
We all thought this scene was to reveal Cersei’s pregnancy to Tyrion. But I think it’s to emphasize Joffrey’s ring, while the pregnancy is to throw us of on what’s really being negotiated by Cersei and Tyrion. Tyrion already has an idea before he knows about her pregnancy, so it must have not related to that. Rather is related to her deceased son Joffrey, whose ring she wore and the camera shot. And Cersei is holding Sansa as responsible to Joffrey’s death. While Tyrion, feeling bad about the death of Cersei’s children, it would make sense if he were to offer something to ease the pain of losing her children, Particularly one child. One child’s death which he was not responsible for. A revenge for that child.
Tyrion said over and over again that Cersei loves his children and that is the one thing that he really holds about Cersei.
Tyrion Lannister in 2x01 - The North Remembers
Tyrion Lannister in 4x03 - Breaker of Chains
I know that maybe some people is uncomfortable with the idea that Tyrion is giving away Sansa to Cersei, because Tyrion was quite fond of Sansa and had never blamed Sansa over his capture and trial, contrary to what I said in the beginning that he is bitter about it. And it’s true, he only have nice thought about Sansa.
Tyrion Lannister in 4x03 - Breaker of Chains
But think about what he advised to Dany not long before.
Tyrion Lannister in 7x03 - The Queen’s Justice
And I know that I might sound like I’m contradicting myself by saying that Tyrion is bitter about Sansa but on the other hand it’s also “nothing”. But at the moment Sansa is nothing to Tyrion. She’s not really his wife and they have no feelings for each other, so even if he were bitter about it, they still don’t have any relationship.
Tyrion Lannister in 7x03 - The Queen’s Justice
And it’s such a Tyrion thing to do isn’t it? Negotiating with Cersei is like how he negotiate with Jon before when he asked him what he wants and finally Jon asked for the dragonglass.
Tyrion Lannister in 7x03 - The Queen’s Justice
During this negotiation, Cersei was brought up a few times as if it giving hints to us on Tyrion’s next negotiation. This, obviously:
Tyrion Lannister in 7x03 - The Queen’s Justice
And then also when Jon said this
Jon Snow in 7x03 - The Queen’s Justice
Yep, Tyrion called them grumkins and snarks, like he said to Jon in 1x02, but someone else also called them grumkins and snarks.
Cersei Lannister in 2x02 - The Night Lands
It’s really not to stretch to think Tyrion would use a Stark for trading in a negotiation. He already wanted to before, and that was after he said the line “you love your children”.
Tyrion Lannister in 2x01 - The North Remembers
Arya escaped and that leaves... Sansa Stark. So Tyrion has already considered using Sansa for trading to release Jaime from the Starks. That didn’t happened, so will it happens in season 8? Ironic, considering Sansa Stark is now Jaime’s last chance of honor.
As to how Tyrion might do it... I really don’t want to go there but there’s this line
Tyrion Lannister to Podrick Payne in 4x03 - Breaker of Chains
