Yeah, it took me. It got me. I cried, Dean-Charles Chapman , who played Tommen, joked to HuffPost at last years New York Comic-Con. Theres so many different versions of what could happen in it, and the way it went, thats just the way it went. So Ser Pounce had to die. Just the way it was.

But fear not; cats have nine lives for a reason. While many beloved famous animals from the past decade are gone , we now know the cat that played Ser Pounce is not.

Vaughan said that, along with Ser Pounce, Birds and Animals U.K. also trained the Inuit dogs that played dire wolves in the first season and Ramsays hounds.

They are all pet animals and many are now enjoying their days of retirement! Vaughan said.

Womble was also one of the cats that played Mrs. Norris in Harry Potter, Vaughan confirmed, adding to the slew of actors that crossed over between Potter and Thrones. The list also includes Michelle Fairley (Mrs. Granger, Catelyn Stark), David Bradley (Filch, Walder Frey), Natalia Tena (Tonks, Osha) and now Womble (Mrs.Norris, Ser Pounce).

Ser Pounces lone appearance on Game of Thrones came in Season 4. Chapman told us in 2016 he suspected that was because it was quite hard working with the feline.

Its just hard work. Cats cant understand English, so you tell a cat, Come on. Jump on the bed, and he just looks at you like, What are you talking about? Chapman said then.

Even so, Pounce made an impression on viewers, becoming an overnight internet sensation after interrupting an intimate moment between Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer ) and Tommen. Though the original news about Pounces demise was cat-aclysmic for his fans, they should know that, as of mid-January, Womble is doing purrrfectly well.

Womble wasnt available for an interview. If he had been, he mightve said something like, Meow, or maybe, Season 8 was a rush job! Wheres the character development? What a cat-astrophe!