Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8. The opening scene of the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones‘ eighth season saw Varys composing a letter to an unknown recipient revealing the truth about Jon Snow’s trueborn Targaryen heritage. Varys, of course, was executed shortly after that for committing treason against Daenerys by supporting Jon’s claim to the Iron Throne and trying to poison her.