In this scene, Edmund tries to convince Arya that he has no interest in her. He tells her that she is his "predestined bride" , and that he is waiting for her in the forest. Edmund tells his father that he cannot leave the forest because he has some "nasty business" he does not want to face, and he asks his father to kill his comrades so that he can ask the queen to trust him. The king tells Edmund that he will be able to turn the tide against the queen and kill her one day, if he can avenge his parents, walker, and his comrades