Ser Balon Swann arrives at Sunspear with a page in which Cersei requires Doran Martell, Prince away from Dorne, supply get off in order to their child Myrcella to return in order to King’s Obtaining for a short check out, in order to ask Doran to take the new Dornish seat into brief council that was remaining vacant into the death of Prince Oberyn. Doran finds out off informers during the regal courtroom, yet not, one to Balon will be to invite Prince Trystane Martell to help you compliment Myrcella then again end up being killed because of the outlaws on the kingswood, whereby Tyrion is supposed to getting attributed, with Balon since the a witness.

Cersei stays a prisoner of one’s Believe of your 7 inside the a good tower of your own Higher Sept out of Baelor, underneath the care of Septas Unella, Moelle, and you can Scolera. To access individuals, Cersei confesses to the Highest Sparrow you to definitely she had relations having her relative, Lancel Lannister, and all sorts of about three of one’s Kettleblack brothers, comprehending that such sins won’t secure their own an execution. She will continue to refuse that have ordered Osney Kettleblack in order to kill the previous High Septon, or you to definitely she try involved in King Robert I Baratheon’s death. Cersei finds out away from her cousin, Ser Kevan, you to definitely Jaime gone away about riverlands which have a lady, possibly Brienne of Tarth. Kevan including tells his relative on Myrcella’s injury as well as Arys Oakheart’s death on Greenblood, hence leaves a good vacancy from the Kingsguard. Cersei directs word to Lord Qyburn your the years have already been.

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Ahead of their unique trial, the fresh new Faith requires Cersei add in order to a stroll from atonement from the High Sept to your Reddish Keep. Cersei are shaved out-of locks from their system, after that removed naked. Cersei tries to wait to help you her satisfaction when you look at the barefoot walk-in spite of the crowds projecting filth at their and you may bawdy insults. Confronts about crowd encourage their own out of Tywin Lannister, Melara Hetherspoon, Eddard Stark, Tyrion Lannister, and Joffrey Baratheon. Abreast of their own entrance, Jocelyn Swyft provides her muscles safeguarded. Cersei was carried to your castle by the a giant knight, exactly who Qyburn brings up since the latest member of brand new Kingsguard and their particular champion, “Ser Robert Strong”.

Immediately after their own walking out of atonement, Lord Regent Kevan Lannister places Cersei contained in this family stop regarding Red-colored Remain, looking forward to her demo. Their unique guards is dismissed and you can replaced with Kevan’s very own guys. Included in Kevan’s tries to resolve the damage Cersei enjoys done to the latest Lannister-Tyrell alliance, the guy tells Mace Tyrell one Cersei won’t have sound regarding ruling of your own Eight Kingdoms, neither inside Tommen’s degree. Kevan plus intentions to upload Cersei to Casterly Material after their particular demo, and make certain she remains indeed there. Kevan seems one to Cersei could have been subtle and you can submissive since the their own walking, and that he has “removed their particular claws”.

She ultimately reduces from inside the tears, although not, just before finishing and you can entering the Purple Continue

While you are waiting around for demo, Cersei try attended from the a beneficial septa and you will three newbies selected by the the fresh Large Septon, unlike their particular common women’s-in-wishing. The brand new Large Septon claims one to zero girl spend more than 7 weeks having Cersei, lest she end up being corrupted. The brand new novices serve as Cersei’s handmaids, having you to definitely sharing their unique bed every night to ensure she does not have any most other team. The novices declare that of your own era Cersei is awake, she uses a 3rd of times with Tommen, a separate 3rd praying, as well as the people within her bathtub, bathing four to five minutes twenty four hours, rubbing herself having horsehair brushes and you can lye soap.