The bell in the sept tower began to toll. Each clang was a hammer blow to her skull. The road to the Red Keep was a mile long. A mile of broken shells, horse dung, and the sharp, hidden edges of stones. Every step was a negotiation with pain. She had worn slippers of Myrish lace on soft carpets her whole life. Now, a shard of pottery sliced the ball of her foot, and she bit her cheek to keep from crying out.
“Remember.”
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.
Walk.
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The bell in the sept tower began to toll. Each clang was a hammer blow to her skull. The road to the Red Keep was a mile long. A mile of broken shells, horse dung, and the sharp, hidden edges of stones. Every step was a negotiation with pain. She had worn slippers of Myrish lace on soft carpets her whole life. Now, a shard of pottery sliced the ball of her foot, and she bit her cheek to keep from crying out.
“Remember.”
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.
Walk.