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| POV | Tyrion Lannister | |||||
| Place | King's Landing | |||||
| Page | 430 UK HC (Other versions) | |||||
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King Joffrey I Barathen and his family give their farewells to Myrcella Baratheon as she sails away to Dorne by way of Braavos. Riots break out as the royal retinue returns to the Red Keep.
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Tyrion, the royal family, and their retainers are at the harbor of King's Landing to see Princess 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 one of the secrets of Queen Cersei, how she is consorting with the unsavory hedge knight Osmund Kettleblack and his brothers in order to raise her own force of sellswords. What the queen does not know is that Bronn is matching every copper she gives the 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 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 your dog on them! What did you imagine they would do?" Tyrion commands Ser Boros and Ser Meryn to return and find 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 lost their lives. Lady Tanda's daughter Lollys is found alive, having been raped by fifty men outside a tanner's shop, but Tyrion's cousin Tyrek is missing. Tyrion wants his cousin found, mostly because the boy's father Tygett was always kind to Tyrion. Tyrion is dismayed to learn from Jacelyn Bywater that many of the 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 were king. Tyrion understands this as a hint that Bronn thinks Joffrey should be killed.
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[edit]References and Notes
[edit]- The synopsis was copied from AOL member vbkorik27 previously at [1].
- Summary and analyses of the chapter in the course of a 10th reread.
- Review and summary by Leigh Butler.