In the darkness of his tent, Renly Baratheon meets a death no sword could deliver. Born of shadow and sorcery, the unseen assassin strikes — leaving Brienne of Tarth accused and the realm shaken. One of the most chilling and unexpected deaths in Game of Thrones. ⚔️ Season 2 🎬 Cinematic edit #GameOfThrones #RenlyBaratheon #ShadowMagic #Melisandre #GOTMoments #TVDrama #CinematicEdit #Shorts | Wildrealm

Renly’s death in his own tent is the moment Stannis Baratheon stops fighting a war and starts becoming a puppet of dark magic. In Game of Thrones, the shadow creature birthed by Melisandre was sent to kill Renly Baratheon and erase the possibility of honourable conflict before their battle for the Iron Throne even began.Stannis knew he could not defeat Renly’s 100,000 men in a conventional battle. Using Melisandre’s shadow magic was his only, albeit treacherous, path to victory.