Game of Thrones, Season 5
[At King's Landing, Cersei seeks out the one called High Sparrow and comes across an elderly man along the way, serving food to the poor...]
Cersei Lannister:
A young man said I'd find the High Sparrow back here. Where is he?
Elderly man:
High Sparrow? Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? Like Lord Duckling or King Turtle. Still, it's meant to. We're often stuck with the names our enemies give to us. The notion that we're all equal in the eyes of the Seven doesn't sit well with some, so they belittle me. [to the poor] Seven blessings to you, my dear. [to Cersei] It's only a name. Quite an easy burden to bear. Far easier than hers.
Cersei Lannister:
[Noticing High Sparrow's bare feet] Why no shoes?
High Sparrow:
Because I gave them away to someone who needed them more. We all do that. It stops us from forgetting what we really are.
Cersei Lannister:
Is that why you came to King's Landing? To remind everyone?
High Sparrow:
Everyone? Hard enough job reminding myself. Well, I tell them no one's special and they think I'm special for telling them so.
Cersei Lannister:
Perhaps they're right.
High Sparrow:
It would be comforting to believe that, wouldn't it? Have the gods sent you here to tempt me? I hope not. I had assumed, you'd only come here to arrest me for that incident with the High Septon.
Cersei Lannister:
An unacceptable way to treat the chosen representative of the gods in this world, wouldn't you say?
High Sparrow:
Hypocrisy is a boil. Lancing a boil is never pleasant. Although they could have been more careful with the blade.
Cersei Lannister:
The High Septon came to speak to me today. He doesn't want me to arrest you. He wants me to execute you.
High Sparrow:
I wouldn't presume to know your thoughts on the matter.
Cersei Lannister:
My thoughts on the matter are in line with your own. The High Septon's behavior was corrosive, as was his attitude. Having a man like that reside in the sept eats away at the faith from the inside. So now he resides in the Red Keep dungeons instead. The faith and the crown are the two pillars that hold up this world. One collapses, so does the other. We must do everything necessary to protect one another.
Submitted by wikidude on June 03, 2024
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