"The Bear and the Maiden Fair"
is the seventh episode of the third season of Game of Thrones. It is the twenty-seventh episode of the series overall. It will premiere on May 12, 2013. It was written by series creator George R.R. Martin and directed by Michelle MacLaren. Dany exchanges gifts with a slave lord outside of Yunkai. As Sansa frets about her prospects, Shae chafes at Tyrion's new situation. Tywin counsels the king, and Melisandre reveals a secret to Gendry. Brienne faces a formidable foe in Harrenhal.