A Feast for Crows-Chapter 39

Cersei IX
A Feast for Crows chapter
POV	Cersei Lannister
Place	King's Landing
Page	574 UK HC (Other versions)
Chapter chronology (All)
Cersei VIII ↑
Jaime VI  ← Cersei IX →  The Princess in the Tower
↓ Cersei X

Synopsis

With Pycelle prostrate before her, Cersei accuses him of letting Gyles Rosby die, because she believes he is now taking orders from Margaery. The Grand Maester denies this, explaining that he visits the young queen to give her sleeping potions, but Cersei knows otherwise. Forcing a confession from him that he also brings Margaery moon tea, she then commands him to announce that Lord Rosby's dying wish was to donate all his lands and incomes to the Crown.

Lady Taena wonders how Margaery could be so foolish, but Cersei is too excited to care. She does realize that she will need more proof in order to have Margaery executed for treason, knowing that she must arrange to have the girl caught in the act. She asks Taena and her husband to bring the Blue Bard to dinner that night.

During the meal, Cersei demotes Ser Harys Swyft to Lord Treasurer, and with the position of Hand now vacant, she offers the title to Lord Orton Merryweather. Lord Orton accepts, although he is notably uncomfortable during the dinner, particularly due to the presence of Margaery's favorite singer.

Cersei wastes little time moving on to the Blue Bard, accusing him of sleeping with Queen Margaery. The singer denies it, despite Cersei smashing him in the face with his own lute, and even later in the black cells under interrogation by Qyburn. But the defrocked maester tortures the singer into submission, and they lead him to say what they want. He accuses several others of also having carnal knowledge of Margaery, and then Cersei promises that he will be allowed to take the black after he confesses in front of the court.

Later, Taena persuades Cersei to name Alla as innocent, since they may be able to use her to bear witness against Margaery and her other cousins. At breakfast, Tommen mentions that Margaery will be at the Sept for Maiden's Day.

Cersei then launches the final move of her scheme, commanding Ser Osney to go before the High Septon and admit his sins of "bedding" Margaery, Elinor and Megga. The youngest Kettleblack agrees to do so, but states, "The best lies have some truth in 'em... to give 'em flavor, as it were," so the Queen Regent then allows him to have his way with her.

Character List

Appearing: Blue Bard Dorcas Osmund Kettleblack Osney Kettleblack Cersei Lannister Tyrion Lannister (dream) Orton Merryweather Taena Merryweather Pycelle Qyburn Jocelyn Swyft

Mentioned: Alayaya Jon Arryn Petyr Baelish Joffrey Baratheon Myrcella Baratheon Robert I Baratheon Stannis Baratheon Tommen Baratheon Blue Bard Alysanne Bulwer Hugh Clifton Euron Greyjoy Melara Hetherspoon High Sparrow Lady Whiskers Maggy the Frog Jaime Lannister Joanna Lannister Tywin Lannister Owen Merryweather Russell Merryweather Moon Boy Nysterica Ilyn Payne Hobber Redwyne Horas Redwyne Gyles Rosby Saranella Ser Pounce Eddard Stark Harys Swyft Tallad Aerys II Targaryen Rhaegar Targaryen Lambert Turnberry Alla Tyrell Elinor Tyrell Loras Tyrell Mace Tyrell Margaery Tyrell Megga Tyrell Olenna Tyrell Garth Tyrell Ward of Gyles Rosby Aurane Waters Jalabhar Xho

Mentions

Events: Robert's Rebellion Sack of King's Landing War of the Five Kings Siege of Dragonstone Siege of Storm's End (300) Wedding of Tommen I Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell

Houses: House Arryn House Baelish House Baratheon House Bulwer House Clifton House Greyjoy House Hetherspoon House Kettleblack House Lannister House Merryweather House Payne House Redwyne House Rosby House Stark House Swyft House Targaryen House Turnberry House Tyrell House Velaryon

Places: Essos Free Cities Myr Tyrosh Westeros Dragonstone (island) Dragonstone Crownlands King's Landing Great Sept of Baelor Red Keep Black cells Maegor's Holdfast Maidenvault Royal sept Rosby Reach Arbor Highgarden Oldtown Citadel Riverlands Maidenpool Seven Kingdoms Vale of Arryn Wall Westerlands Lannisport

Terms: Apple Boar Cat Cheese Chicken Come-into-my-castle Crown Currency Donkey Dreams and prophecies Dwarf Dye Hair dye Espionage Faith of the Seven Gold Hand of the King Hawk High Valyrian Honey House Tyrell guards Incest Iron Iron Throne Ironborn Justiciar King King's Justice Knight Hedge knight Knight of Cornfield Lance Lord Lady of Blackcrown Lord of Casterly Rock Lord of the Eyrie Lord of Longtable Lord of Rosby Lord treasurer Lute Maegi Maesters Grand Maester Maiden Maiden's Day Marriage Milk of the poppy Monkey Moon tea Mouse Night's Watch Pig Poison Prince Prostitution Redwyne fleet Rose Sept Septa Septon High Septon Seven Father Maiden Mother Warrior Silk Singer Small council Smith Snake Solar Sun Treason Torture Valonqar Wine Winter rose

References

• The synopsis was copied from AOL member vbkorik27 previously at [1].

External links

• A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 28. Analyses and summary of the chapter by Leigh Butler.