Roar and Fire
Chapter 14
Kings-Landing, the Red Keep, the King's Solar.
It had been a few days since Queen Cersei's confinement, though no one seemed to know why her Grace had been confined.
It had also spread that Lord Tywin had been poisoned and had been rendered bed ridden for a time, though no one seemed to be looking for the perpetrator.
King Joffrey seemed to thrive in not having his Grandfather or his Mother telling him what to do, he was King after all a King can do what he liked, Joffrey unfolded the plans, he grinned this was the future of Kings-Landing, he would make the Red Keep even bigger then ever, of course the Capital would have to be moved, after all a great King didn't live next to peasants, he had been told by his architects that it would take up to five years to build the new Red Keep, that didn't make Joffrey happy but it couldn't be helped.
He would rebuild Kings-Landing even better then before, he would make the Sept of Baelor even bigger and even greater, maybe in time it would become known as the Great Sept of Joffrey by the common people.
He frowned as the filthy Septon leader known the High Sparrow, had come asking for permission to attend to the souls of the sinners, what did he care about the souls of the supposed sinners didn't the High Sparrow know he was King!.
He smirked, maybe the Sparrows could attend to his Mother and Grandfather's soul after all wasn't pride and ambition great sins.
So to get rid of the filthy High Sparrow, so that he could attend to his great plans, he sent him off to talk of religion to his bed ridden Grandfather and his Mother
He chuckled at his brilliant plan.
The Hand of the King's Chamber.
Tywin though he could talk and move his arms enough to eat, his legs were still weak but he knew strength was returning, every day for an hour with help of a walking stick and Autumn's supporting hands Tywin would walk around his chambers, before he returned to his bed.
Tywin sat comfortably in his bed, he frowned at a report, what was his Grandson up to, it seemed that Joffrey had plans drawn up for a new Keep, by the size on the said plans the new Red Keep was the size of Kings-Landing.
Tywin had to wonder where Joffrey planed on getting the money required for such a great project.
Tywin looked up as his Sister walked in, she sat heavily in the chair she smiled fondly at Autumn as he handed her a cup of dark beer "Thank you my dear Nephew" Said Genna, Autumn blushed softly.
Genna sipped her beer, she looked at Tywin "I had a dinner with Lancel last night" She said Tywin looked at her and waited for her to continue she sighed deeply "Kevan told me Lancel had found the Gods, but I didn't think the boy would gone all out" She said shaking her head before sipped her beer "And what happened at this dinner?" He asked, again Genna sighed deeply before she continued "Well it was really a light supper I figured as Lancel was a kind of Septon now it would be as simple as possible some soft bread, cold meats, some good cheeses, some fruits and a good wine" She said Tywin nodded Genna sighed more "He started going on about the excess of the nobles and the suffering of the small folk, the way he went on you would think I had my servants barge into some commoners home and steal the food off his table and out of the mouths of his children!" She huffed she looked over as Autumn held her wrist "My Lady" He said softly Genna smiled at him and nodded and released a breath and calmed her self "Autumn tells me at my age it can be dangerous for my blood pressure especially in my condition" She said as she placed a hand over her large stomach.
Tywin blinked a few times before his eyes went wide "You are with child!" He gasped Genna smiled as she rubbed her belly "Who knew my husband could be so brave as to give me another child!" She chuckled Tywin blinked he was shocked, he looked at Autumn he had released Genna's wrist and walked over to his leather satchel "My Sister is with child and you did not inform me?" He said Autumn looked at him "My Lady Genna didn't want it to known until the child quickened in her womb" He said sounding unerringly like Tyrion at that moment "Oh don't scold him! He is my Maester, his duty is to serve me, I ordered him to tell no one, not even my useless husband of mine, until we were sure that the danger of me loosing the babe was past!" Said Genna, Tywin looked back at his Sister, his eyes settled on Genna's swollen belly.
He gave a bow of his head, Autumn had merely done his duty as his was instructed.
"Congratulations Sister, when are you due?" He asked Genna looked at Autumn "My Lady, is due in two moons or so" Said Autumn as he looked threw his satchel before he pulled out the metal tube he screwed it together, he walked over to Genna who grinned at him and gave a nod, Autumn placed the wide end of the tube over her belly and place the narrow end near his ear he moved the tube around few times he gave a nod and screwed another narrow tube to the already long tube "My Lady?" He said Genna smiled as she placed the narrow end near her ear for a moment she listened then her eyes closed "That's my Child's heart" She gasped her eyes full of wonder.
Tywin blinked when Genna gave Autumn a little shove, the little Maester walked over to him as Genna stood and walked over as well, Autumn placed the tube on her stomach.
Tywin hesitated for a moment before he lend forward and listened to the narrow end of the tube, after a few moments he heard the soft but strong thump of a heart beat, he gasped at the sound.
An hour later the door banged open to reveal a guard "Forgive me My Lord! The Queen is taken!" He gasped Tywin looked at the guard "What! I gave orders that her Grace was to be confined until her mental health could be determined!" He growled the guard nodded "And she was, My Lord! the Sparrows arrived, they attacked the guard's and took her Grace, they killed one guard and mortally wounded another, the healer who was attending the Queen was knocked unconscious and cannot be woken" He said while gasping for breath.
Autumn looked at Tywin he nodded to him "Attend her, she may be able to explain further as to what happened" He said, Autumn nodded he picked up his satchel and lift the room.
The Guards around Tywin as well as Lady Genna was increased, Jasmine had woken a few hours later with a nasty burse on her forehead, though she was able to explain that the High Sparrow had come stating that the Queen had to atone for her great sins.
Among the Sparrows had been Lancel, on his forehead the Seven pointed star had been carved into his forehead, he had been the one that had shoved Jasmine into the side board.
Under the Great Sept of Baelor.
Cersei sat huddled ageist the wall, it was not fear it was the cold, she would not be broken by these peasants, she would soon be freed she was the Queen she would make her Father pay as well as her monster of Brother, the world would be perfect with out ether of them, Lancel would also pay dearly for this outrage, she also wondered why had he not killed the little monster who stayed in her room, the world would be much better if all the dwarfs in the world were dead, what good were they for, Cersei smiled threw her long hair in her breaking mind she envisioned a world where all imperfections in the world were gone, in this new world only those and perfect like her, Joffrey, Tommen, Mycelia as well as her other half her, her Twin would be allowed to exist.
Of course these Sparrows would not fit in her world, in fact no religion would fit, why had the God's let her Mother die and let the monster live, she smiled as a Septa walked in, in her hand she held one of the books of the Seven, the book opened and the Septa began to read from the book, Cersei just looked at her but didn't listened as the Septa droned on about a Wife's duty to provide, children for her Husband to follow his wisdom and to obey her said Husband.
The Septa went on for hours reading from the book, then she lift a tray was brought in to her on the tray sat a bowl of thin soup and a cup of water and a lump of bread.
Cersei ate her simple meal, she had to keep her strength up, all the while she plotted her vengeance.
After a few days of the same Septa entering her cell, the High Sparrow entered he smiled down at her, she glared up at him "Why am I here!" She demanded the High Sparrow sat on a small stool he smiled at her, he folded his hands over his lap before he spoke "You are here to answer for your sins" He said simple Cersei stared at him "I committed no sins" She said the High Sparrow shook his head "You deny you lay with your Cousin Lancel Lannister barley a month after your royal lawful Husband's death?" He said Cersei looked at him "You deny you lay with your own Twin Brother and begot three children from the vile deed of laying with your Twin Ser Jamie" He said.
Cersei looked at him "I lay with my cousin, I was distraught over my Husband's death, the treachery of Eddard Stark whom my beloved Husband loved liked a Brother" She said she would confess to escape.
Cersei swallowed the bile that crawled up her throat as she continued confessing "My beloved Twin was captured by Robb Stark, my youngest Brother in Essos surrounded by savages, I was frightened for his safety when word reached me that a villain had tried to murder him, and Stannis Baratheon always wanted the throne, he despised the fact it was House Lannister who helped the King, that it was my Family who supported the crown, he encouraged Lord Eddard to try and find some proof of my supposed infidelity, because Lannister blood is strong Lord Eddard used this as proof that my Children where not my lawful Husband's, why would I lay with my Twin, it is abhorrent in the eyes of the Gods, my Husband was King, there are many women who wish they them selves were Queen instead of me, and the underserved anger towards my family pushed them to tell filthy lies, is envy not a sin?" She said she looked up at him with a look of pure innocents.
Cersei knew she had him, soon she would be free.
She wanted to scream with rage after she was told she would have to do a walk of atonement threw the streets of Kings-Landing, yet she bowed her head in submission she was going to make him pay along with his precious Sparrows.
She would make the people of Kings-Landing pay for her humiliation.
Hand of the Kings chamber.
Tywin fumed if he could stop what was about to happen to Cersei then he would, but for some stupid reason his idiot of a Grandson had fully agreed with the actions of the High Sparrow, the foolish boy gave them military power, so they could protect those who went to Septs and punish the sinners of Westeros, to help heal the realms.
But Tywin knew from history that the Targaryen's had, had trouble with the Faith Militant for decades after they invaded.
He sighed deeply, he was almost recovered but he had received very troubling word that Cersei was planning something big.
He told his Sister, to take her entire House hold and head back to the Westerlands, he feared that whenever Cersei did, what ever she planned, it would be safer to be outside Kings-Landing when it happened.
And as far way from the capital as was possible to be.
He had been informed by the High Sparrow that after her walk of atonement, she would face a trial for her very soul, Tywin doubted very much if the High Sparrow would live long enough to exert any form of punishment on Cersei.
He had decided he would rest a little longer, then after Cersei's walk he would leave Kings-Landing to recover further at Casterly Rock.
He would of course take all his forces with him when he lift, Joffrey would have too beg him to return to put down the Sparrows, when they began demanding more power and the vicious idiot lost control, when that happened, the boy will be little more then a damned figure head by the time he was threw.
His Sister had left a few days early, using her advanced pregnancy as the excuses to return to the Rock.
Along with her went half of his forces, as well as Jasmine who would attend to Genna during her finale few weeks before she gave birth, Autumn would remain with Tywin to attend him while he recovered fully.
Joffrey had not complained at all that his Grandfather was leaving.
Outside the Sept of Baelor.
Cersei silently fumed as she stood dressed in a home spun shift, her long golden locks cut away leaving her hair as short as a man's, she would endure this, she was a Lannister, she was a Lioness of the Rock, she would make the High Sparrow pay for this indignity, she didn't blame her golden boy, she knew he would not have allowed this if the High Sparrow had not whispered something pathetic in to his ear, along the lines that this would make the people love him as he was protecting his Mother's souls, love was a weakness, only strength mattered, only power mattered, only the Game of Thrones truly mattered and she and her children would win the Game every one else would loose.
The High Sparrow droned on about the God's, and the cleansing of souls, then he finished.
Cersei felt the home spun shift being undone and dropped to the floor she stood there in front of the crowd as naked as a new born, she took a few steps forward she almost jumped when the Septa who would stood in her cell and recited from a book of the Seven started to ring a hand bell "Shame!" She said loudly, Cersei kept her head held high as she made her way threw the cobbled streets of Kings-Landing, she would not show weakness in front of the baying crowd.
"Shame!" Said the Septa loudly as she rang the bell, Cersei would not fall she was a Lioness of Casterly Rock, they would all pay, every one would pay, her Father, her Uncle, her Brother, every one would pay, her feet left bloody prints as she walked, people jeered her and threw cow pies at her and rotten food "Whore!, Cousin fucker!" They yelled at her as she walked threw the streets.
In the distance she could see the Red Keep ahead, Cersei was almost there, she kept her eyes on the Red Keep each step brought her closer.
"Shame!" Said the Septa again Cersei was going to make that bitch suffer for along time, she would beg for death but Cersei would not give it too her not for a very long time, the Septa would pay for every step, for every ring of the damned bell, for every insult, for every cow pie for every bit of rotten food hurled at her.
The Red Keep was with in reach, she would not rush to the large doors she was the Queen.
She heard one last "Shame!" before she pushed the doors and they opened and she walked in, she heard the doors close firmly behind her she fell to the floor, she would not break she felt a cloak being put over her filthy shoulders.
Cersei was escorted to her chambers, where a bath was ready and waiting.
As she lay back in the bath having scrubbed her body almost raw, her mind spun as the finale pieces of her plan slid into place in two weeks she would have her vengeance on every one, she closed her eyes, when her vengeance was enacted she would send for one of the Kettleblack's maybe even all three of them, she shivered at the very thought, she smirked as another plan of vengeance formed in her mind.
Maybe she would reward one of the Kettleblack's for their loyalty to her, after all what man didn't enjoy having a maiden even if she was past her prime and ugly.
She smirked again soon she would have her vengeance.
After awhile Cersei climbed out of her now cooling bath, she dressed in a fine dark gown, she looked out of her window and looked out at Kings-Landing, she would make them all pay, she sipped her wine she would make them pay.
Two weeks later Kings-Landing.
Cersei stood at her window dressed in a fine dark gown wearing several bits of expensive silver jewellery as well as jewels, in her hand she held a goblet of wine her green eyes watching the Great Sept, her eyes shined with madness.
Inside The Great Sept of Baelor.
Joffrey sat on a throne, this would teach his Mother not to interfere with things she didn't understand, once the trial was over he would marry his Mother off to some loyal Bannerman he highly doubted if his Mother could have any more children after all she was an old woman.
Joffrey had a few of his guards arrested for daring to try and prevent him from attending.
He lend back on his throne the Sept was packed, he smirked he would show them he was a great King, after all a strong King didn't show favouritism even to family.
He had been here for almost hour, he glared at the High Sparrow "What is taking so long!" He demanded the High Sparrow looked at him "I have sent for her Grace, if she is not here in a few minutes, then the trial will commence with out her" He said simply.
Joffrey was getting bored, he had been told that the trial would be quick, he had expected the trial to be over by now, he slouched back into his throne.
After a few more minutes, Cersei still had not arrived Joffrey stood "She is not here! Why is she not here!" He demanded the High Sparrow looked at him he opened his mouth to answer when suddenly there was a loud thump "What was that!" Demanded Joffrey as he spun around looking at the startled crowd the High Sparrows eyes went wide in a sudden realisation "The Queen is not here" He said suddenly there was another loud thump and the ground seemed to vibrate "The Queen is not here" He repeated Joffrey spun around, for once Joffrey used his brain his green eyes widened in horror his Mother was not here, it was the first and last intelligent thought in his head before the world turned bright green with Wildfire.
The King's Road a few days journey from Kings-Landing.
Tywin stopped his horse and turned his horse, his eyes went wide with horror as he saw a massive mushroom shaped cloud where Kings-Landing should be, horses reared in fear as the hot wind hit them, Tywin shielded his eyes as he saw a bright green flash, he heard several loud thumps and several more massive mushroom shaped cloud appearing where Kings-Landing was supposed to be.
"God's what has she done!" Yelled Genna as she looked out of her wheel house besides her stood Jasmine her eyes wide with horror.
Tywin was too shocked to speak, though he was not a religious man, he would offer thanks up to the God's for giving him the mind to leave Kings-Landing when he did.
Casterly Rock.
Jaime and Tyrion stood on the battlements they both stared at the very distant sight of several bright green mushroom clouds over the capital
Nether could find any words, as they watched the clouds rise, it seemed some one had ignited most of the Wildfire that was still under Kings-Landing.
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