The gate of the Red Keep appeared on the rise. Her home. Her prison. Her birthright. It had never seemed so far.
Walk.
The septa began the chant, a sing-song drone that cut through the noise. cersei shame episode
“Shame. Shame. Shame.”
The morning of the first day of the new moon dawned grey and spiteful. Rain had washed the cobblestones of King’s Landing during the night, leaving them slick as polished bone. Now, a humid, expectant stillness hung over the city. They had come to witness a queen fall. The gate of the Red Keep appeared on the rise
“Queen Cersei… daughter of the lion… has confessed to the sin of fornication…” Her birthright
The bell fell silent. The gate closed behind her with a groan of iron. The sound of the mob faded to a muffled roar.