So I was thinking about Tyrion's plan to lay siege to Casterly Rock. It may not matter much anymore since Yara and Theon's fleet was destroyed, Dorne is headless, and Jon Snow might mess everything up with his whining to Dany about the White Walkers.
But we haven't heard much lately about finances and gold. There was a brief scene where Tywin reveals to Cersei that their gold mines have been dry for quite some time. It wasn't clear that Jaime was aware of this. Tyrion was the Master of Coin for the realm, where he learned that in Littlefinger's time they were borrowing a lot from the Iron Bank, but I can't recall if Tyrion understood how precarious the Lannister fortune was.
Again, maybe none of it matters. Since winter is here, it doesn't matter how much gold you have if there is no food to buy. But I still wonder if the Iron Bank will be back. Maybe racking up a debt was part of Littlefinger's plan, or maybe he was embezzling from the realm.
It just seems that there was a fair bit of talk about finances in the earlier seasons. With how other loose ends seem to be wrapping up in this story, I can't help but wonder what role money will play as things unfold in these last episodes.
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