Editing A Clash of Kings-Chapter 41 (section)

==Synopsis==
[[File:J. Edwin StevensBodyguard.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sandor Clegane]] protects [[Joffrey Baratheon]], by J. Edwin Stevens © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], the royal family, and their retainers are at the [[harbor of King's Landing]] to see Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon|Myrcella]] off to [[Dorne]]. Tyrion is sending [[Arys Oakheart]] with her as her [[sworn shield]]. They will travel on ''[[Seaswift]]'' with a small fleet to [[Braavos]], and Braavosi ships will then take the princess the rest of the way to Dorne. Prince [[Doran Martell]] has promised to move his banners into the high passes once Myrcella is safely at [[Sunspear]]. 

Tyrion has learned from [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]] one of the secrets of Queen [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], how she is consorting with the unsavory hedge knight [[Osmund Kettleblack]] and his brothers in order to raise her own force of [[sellsword]]s. What the queen does not know is that [[Bronn]] is matching every copper she gives the [[House Kettleblack|Kettleblacks]], thus Osmund is really one of Tyrion's men.

Tyrion notices sullen, starving [[smallfolk]] during the ride back to the [[Red Keep]]. When the noble party is on the [[Hook]], a woman steps forward and shows King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] her dead baby. Things get out of hand when someone in the crowd hits Joffrey in the face with dung. After the king orders [[Sandor Clegane]] to bring him the perpetrator, the crowd begins hurling insults at Joffrey, Cersei, and Tyrion. The crowd, frenzied due to the lack of food and the harsh living conditions, boils over and begins to trample the procession. Sensing what is about to happen, Tyrion screams for them to ride hard for the gates of the castle. In the mad rush, several members are lost, and by the time Tyrion reaches the safety of the gates, their lives are in doubt. 

As Joffrey is ranting about traitors and how they attacked him, Tyrion dismounts and slaps him so hard his crown flies off, and then shoves him to the ground, shouting, "You set [[Hound|your dog]] on them! What did you imagine they would do?" Tyrion commands Ser [[Boros Blount|Boros]] and Ser [[Meryn Trant|Meryn]] to return and find [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] and those missing, and when the two [[Kingsguard]] balk, Cersei begins to berate them as well for their cowardice. Sansa returns, saved by Sandor who is covered in blood. Meanwhile, a fire has broken out in [[Flea Bottom]], and Tyrion can see the fear in the Hound's eyes when he commands Sandor to go with [[Bronn]] to put out the fire. Tyrion sends [[Shagga]] to the [[manse near the Iron Gate]] to ensure the safety of [[Shae]].

Later, it is discovered that [[Preston Greenfield]], [[Aron Santagar]], and the [[High Septon (fat one)|High Septon]] lost their lives. Lady [[Tanda Stokeworth|Tanda]]'s daughter [[Lollys Stokeworth|Lollys]] is found alive, having been raped by fifty men outside a tanner's shop, but Tyrion's cousin [[Tyrek Lannister|Tyrek]] is missing. Tyrion wants his cousin found, mostly because the boy's father [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]] was always kind to Tyrion. Tyrion is dismayed to learn from [[Jacelyn Bywater]] that many of the [[City Watch of King's Landing|City Watch]] and the common folk consider Tyrion the problem in the city, and would revolt given the chance. Later, Bronn remarks, while [[Varys]] is in the room, that things would be a lot easier if [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] were king. Tyrion understands this as a hint that Bronn thinks Joffrey should be killed.