Some here are saying that whoever hired Bran's assassin was trying to set Tyrion up to take the fall.
That's because of the knife, right? The assassin used a knife that used to belong to Tyrion? But we got that story much later, and from Littlefinger. Why would we trust Littlefinger? And, in Littlefinger's story, he, Littlefinger used to own that same knife. He lost it to Tyrion in a bet. Tyrion won it by betting that his brother Jamie would lose a joust. Jamie lost, so Tyrion got the knife.
But that's Littlefinger's story. Tyrion denies it, says he has never ever bet against his family.
So I don't think Tyrion ever owned the knife, and I don't think whoever hired the assassin could have anticipated that the knife would be linked to Tyrion.
If the person who hired the assassin was trying to set anybody up, it was Littlefinger.
That's because of the knife, right? The assassin used a knife that used to belong to Tyrion? But we got that story much later, and from Littlefinger. Why would we trust Littlefinger? And, in Littlefinger's story, he, Littlefinger used to own that same knife. He lost it to Tyrion in a bet. Tyrion won it by betting that his brother Jamie would lose a joust. Jamie lost, so Tyrion got the knife.
But that's Littlefinger's story. Tyrion denies it, says he has never ever bet against his family.
So I don't think Tyrion ever owned the knife, and I don't think whoever hired the assassin could have anticipated that the knife would be linked to Tyrion.
If the person who hired the assassin was trying to set anybody up, it was Littlefinger.
