iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 471 Lioness
After hearing Qyburn's answer... Cersei felt more powerless than angry.

Only by returning to the Red Keep can she safely wait for the Green army...

Only then can she make all those who have insulted her... wail day and night!
Thinking of this, the lioness spoke emphatically: "I must leave here."

Qyburn nodded. "Yes, Your Majesty. Before I came to see you, I met with the High Sparrow. I talked to him and I could feel that he was not as calm as he appeared."

His eyes were like those of a kind neighbor uncle: "Perhaps he is also aware that our Duke Green is likely to turn this place into a slaughterhouse."

"Well, Green is a real man, I know very well..."

As she spoke, Cersei Lannister's green eyes suddenly moved, and she asked, "What did you talk about with the High Sparrow?"

Coben nodded again: "I tried to borrow the authority of Duke Green to make the High Sparrow understand the situation of the church..."

He sighed softly, "I told him that this was his only chance to reconcile with you, but the High Sparrow's will was unshakable."

Cersei's lips twisted. "Unshakable?"

Coben shook his head regretfully. "He told me that if Duke Green blamed the church for how he treated you... for his sincere faith and for the church of the Seven Gods, he would take the initiative to end his life in front of Duke Green."

Hearing this, Cersei's pupils shrank slightly, and then she said angrily: "The High Sparrow intends to exchange his life for mine? Who does he think he is?"

"Life is precious and everyone should cherish it."

Coben bowed slightly, "I remind the High Sparrow that if anything happens to you, no matter how good the excuse is, it will not quell the wrath of Duke Green. The life of one High Sparrow is far from enough."

Cersei stood up with a frown on her face, then paced back and forth in the cell.

After a long while, she finally stopped and looked at Coben with her chin raised: "He is still unwilling to accept your proposal?"

Coben turned to face him and said gently, "Yes, Your Majesty, he seems to be very concerned about... your act of killing gods."

"God-killing?!"

Cersei almost laughed, "When did I kill a god? Which god?"

Qyburn shrugged. "The High Bishop is the spokesperson for the Seven Gods on earth. Attacking him is attacking the gods. Because Ser Osney's confession is firm, the High Sparrow believes that you are still a sinner before the trial."

Damn Osney!

Cersei clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles turned white from the excessive force. "And what are they charging me with? Besides godslaying, what else is there? Regicide?"

She gritted her teeth in irritation. Did that villain, the High Sparrow, take her "explanation" that day as a joke? !

Cobain's voice came over: "...He said you have admitted to adultery."

Cersei: “…”

Coburn continued, "The High Sparrow and I have proposed God's justice. Miss Margery is outside awaiting trial, and I think you deserve the same treatment."

Cersei's eyes lit up when she heard this. "What did the High Sparrow say?"

"The High Septon cannot deny raising objections under the gaze of the Seven Gods, but..."

"He wants you to atone for your crime of adultery," Qyburn continued as Cersei looked expectantly at his words.

Cersei shrieked, "He said my actions were not considered treason (467)!"

"Your Majesty, I have read your statement..."

Qyburn waited for Cersei to calm down a little before continuing: "According to your defense, the High Sparrow also admitted that you did not betray King Robert, but your behavior after your husband's death..." After a pause, he continued: "Combined with the testimony of Lancel and Osney, the High Sparrow has convicted you of adultery."

Cersei sneered and said sarcastically, "It's just adultery. How can he make me atone for it? Don't forget, I am the king's mother, the Duchess of Casterly Rock, and the Queen Regent."

Qyburn looked at Cersei gently for a moment, then said slowly, "His sentence is that you will be paraded through the streets, in front of the entire city, back to the Red Keep."

"never!"

The lioness roared: "Tell him! Don't even think about it! I would rather die!"

Then let's die together. She must kill the High Sparrow with her own hands...

Trembling, she gritted her teeth and uttered a cold voice: "Coben, bring me a handful of..."

Qyburn raised his hand to interrupt Cersei's next words. He looked at the wall behind her and used his eyes to subtly remind her to be vigilant.

Is there another ear hiding there?
Cersei didn't look back. She suppressed her anger, took a deep breath, and said, "And then?"

Coben paused and replied, "After completing the path of atonement, you can wait for the judgment of the church in the Red Castle."

After a pause, he continued, "The High Sparrow asked me to tell you that when you fulfill your agreement with him in the Red Keep (Chapter 468), they will invite the Duke of Green and the Duke of Metz to attend the trial to show the justice of the church."

Cersei's large breasts were still rising and falling in her grey coarse cloth robe. She slowed down a little and lowered her voice to ask, "Do you have paper and pen?"

Coben was slightly startled. He stared at the lioness for a while, whose eyes seemed to be burning with flames, and then pulled out a rolled parchment and a quill pen from his sleeve.

She snatched the thing from Coben's hand, walked to the chair, picked up the "Seven Star Bible" and handed it to Coben who followed her, then squatted down.

"Ink...read it...out loud..."

The intelligent Coben immediately understood the Regent Queen Mother's intention. He took out a small bottle of ink and placed it on the chair, then opened the "Seven Star Bible".

He cleared his throat and raised his voice slightly as he read: "The Seven Star Bible says: Married men and women swear marriage vows before the Father and the Virgin Mary, promising to be faithful to each other..."

Sensing the lioness's cold gaze, Coben smiled apologetically, turned the page, and continued reading: "The Seven Star Bible says: Brothers shall not sleep with their sisters, fathers shall not sleep with their daughters, mothers shall not sleep with..."

After a slight pause, Coben opened his mouth and silently turned another page: "Well, the Seven Star Bible says: The life of a mortal is like a candle in the wind, which can be extinguished by a gentle breeze. In this world, death is not far away from us. The seven levels of hell are waiting for those sinners who fail to repent..."

Cobain's gentle voice was like a breeze on a summer evening, rolling gently in the cell and bringing a different kind of tranquility.

After more than ten minutes of rustling, Cersei, who had finished writing the letter, stood up.

She handed the letter to Coburn, her clear green eyes fixed on his, and whispered, "If I die, please give it to Green or James in person."

Coben put the book away, took it respectfully, and glanced at it... This was the will of the Regent Queen Mother.

The lioness's eyes were bloodshot. She continued, "Tomorrow, find a way to bring me a sharp dagger, preferably one that is coated with poison."

Qyburn first stuffed Cersei's handwritten letter into his sleeve, then hesitated and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I admire your courage very much, but..."

He deliberately raised his voice: "Your Majesty Tommen and Her Majesty Myrcella, they look forward to reuniting with their mother day and night."

As Qyburn's voice fell, Cersei couldn't help but stagger slightly.

Somehow she remembered the day when Eddard Stark read Robert's will in the throne room (Chapter 163), and she used Sansa Stark... to save Jaime from the wolf's grip and make him drop the Frostblade.

(End of this chapter)