"The Kingsroad," the second episode of Game of Thrones Season 1, centers on the stark departure of characters from Winterfell, marked by an assassination attempt on Bran and escalating tensions between the Stark and Lannister families. Following a conflict involving direwolves, Ned Stark is forced to execute Sansa's wolf, Lady, while the episode concludes with Bran waking from his coma. For a detailed breakdown of the episode's plot and character developments, see the summary at Wiki of Westeros . Game of Thrones season 1 episode 2 Explained