Yay! Tyrion didn't die! I figured he wouldn't or at least that he wouldn't die by drowning like that. He wakes up after the ordeal and he can walk and move and all that important stuff. Of course, since he touched a Stoneman, he runs the risk of catching Greyscale. I'd guess that the water is nasty and probably carries the disease, too, but maybe not. Regardless, that'd be pretty awful if he now caught Greyscale considering he's already a dwarf and is missing a nose. Now, Tyrion gets to poke himself with a sharp blade in all of his extremities and hope that he feels pain. It's like he's testing his blood sugar but using every finger and every toe and instead of a pin he's using an old dagger.
Afterwards, he has a nice sit down with Aegon, the heir to the Iron Throne. I have so much trouble trusting Martin and the things he shows us. Aegon reacts strangely to Tyrion mentioning the baby who was murdered by the Mountain. I'd guess that Varys really did switch Aegon for some other child since that sounds like something he'd do, but there's still this lingering doubt in my head that this kid is the real deal.
Tyrion's advice to Aegon does make a lot of sense. He is the true king, but he's also done nothing. Dany has lived a life of hardship. She's risen from nothing to the queen of Meereen. She's proven that she's a Dragon. Heck, she has 3 living dragons. Aegon has done nothing. Will Dany be willing to submit to Aegon's rule so easily? I want to think that she would, but she's also very strong and she won't if he risks doing something to harm her "children" (which is to say every poor person in Meereen and the surrounding areas). I also wonder if Tyrion's advice to have him raise his banners in Dorne was a trick or sound advice much the way Tyrion tricked him into holding his dragon in cyvasse.
I also noticed that Martin switches back to referring to Aegon as Young Griff when he loses the game of cyvasse and flies into a rage. I assume Martin does this on purpose to highlight the differences between Aegon the royal son of Rhaegar and heir to the throne and Young Griff the naive, sheltered boy who grew up on a boat. Is Aegon even capable of being the king that Westeros needs?
Later, Tyrion heads to shore with Selhorys to acquire information about Dany. Turns out that she hasn't left Meereen as they were expecting her to. This doesn't sound like good news for Griff. On the way back, Tyrion manages to dirty himself and in the process he is captured. I can only assume this is Ser Jorah who captures him. I've been waiting for his return so he here is and he's going to take Tyrion to Dany as a prize. Only Ser Jorah can capture someone and take him where he was already headed.
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