Editing Shepherd (section)

===Arrest and Death===
[[File:The Shepherd Burns by MV Renju.jpg|thumb|350px|King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], supported by two of his [[Kingsguard]], executes the Shepherd. Art by MV Renju, for ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]''.]]
When Lord [[Borros Baratheon]]'s army neared [[King's Landing]], the Shepherd ordered his flock to keep him from crossing the [[Blackwater Rush]], but few obeyed from his dwindling mob. Forewarned by the fate of [[Gaemon Palehair]], the Shepherd called upon his "[[Barefoot lambs|barefoot army]]" to assemble around the [[Dragonpit]] to defend the [[Hill of Rhaenys]]. Less than three hundred answered his call, however, and they were easily defeated by Borros and Ser [[Perkin the Flea]]. Cursing Borros, the captured Shepherd was carried to the Red Keep in chains and put in a dungeon alongside the other two false kings to await the return of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and his judgment.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

The Shepherd refused to repent when brought before Aegon, cursing the crippled king instead. Aegon ordered the Shepherd's [[tongue mutilation|tongue torn out with hot pincers]] and condemned him and his followers to death by fire. On the last day of {{Date|130}}, two hundred forty-one of the Shepherd's most dedicated followers were covered with pitch and chained to poles on both sides of [[Hill Street]], which ran from [[Cobbler's Square]] to the Dragonpit. As [[sept]]s rang bells in celebration, Aegon's knights set each captive ablaze as the king traveled to the Dragonpit. With two [[Kingsguard]] helping him stand, Aegon set aflame the Shepherd, who was chained amongst the heads of the five slain dragons.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}