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Sansa is in the Red Keep's royal sept. The Battle of the Blackwater is underway and the people in the sept are waiting for the outcome.
Synopsis
Joffrey obliged Sansa to see him off before. He made her kiss his sword, Hearteater, promising that he would kill Stannis with it; Sansa, however, thought that Joffrey would need one of the Kingsguard to kill his uncle. Joffrey is to command the Three Whores. When Sansa told Joffrey that her brother Robb is always in the thick of the fight, Joffrey replied that he will kill Robb as well.
Sansa visits the crowded royal sept and lights candles at each altar of the Seven, even the Stranger's. the people are singing. Sansa joins the crowd in their hymns, which include the song of the Mother, and she sings for her family and loved ones. When a septon starts praying for the victory of Joffrey, however, silently Sansa prays for his defeat and goes away. As she leaves for Maegor's Holdfast she can hear the sound of battle. Sansa helps Tanda, Stokeworth, and Shae guide Lollys inside.
Sansa enters the Queen's Ballroom, where there is almost every highborn woman in the city, along with a handful of old men and young boys. Sansa notices Ilyn Payne. When Sansa asks why the King's Justice is present, Cersei states he would deal with treasonous guards and defend Cersei and Sansa if King's Landing is sacked.[N 1]
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Notes
- ↑ Cersei has also tasked Ilyn with killing herself and Sansa if they are to be captured by Stannis's men.
References and Notes
- Analyses and summary of the chapter in the course of a 10th reread by Slynt.
- Review and summary by Leigh Butler.