Let's go kill them!" He leads his men through the tunnels beneath the city and is able to defeat Stannis's troops manning a battering ram at the Mud Gate. Tyrion steels himself to lead a sortie of his own he rallies his men by telling them that if not for their king, kingdom, glory, or riches, to fight for their city, their homes, and their women, and gives them a final boost of morale by confidently saying "Those are brave men knocking at our door. The gold cloaks' morale is broken by his departure. Joffrey willingly leaves the defensive line with Lancel and charges Ser Mandon Moore and Ser Boros Blount of the Kingsguard to fight in the king's name. When Lancel comes to tell her that Stannis has reached the walls, Cersei orders him to bring Joffrey back to the Red Keep, ignoring his protests that it would damage morale. She also begins to question Shae, who seems to her perhaps an unlikely handmaiden. She drinks wine heavily during the assault and seems to simultaneously torment and mother her captive, Sansa Stark, with matter-of-fact descriptions of the rapes that will occur if the city should fall. She was previously given essence of nightshade (which was explained as "calming" with one drop in wine will send one into a deep sleep with three drops, and with ten drops is lethal) by Grand Maester Pycelle and keeps the headsman Ser Ilyn Payne at her side at all times, preparing for the worst. Queen Regent Cersei Lannister offers protection to the ladies of the court in Maegor's Holdfast. He demands wine and walks away from the battle and his place in the Kingsguard, after saying in the presence of all, including the king, "Fuck the Kingsguard. The Hound retreats after losing half of his men and refuses to go out again. Bronn joins the fight in time to save the Hound, who is petrified by fear at the sight of burning men. Ser Lancel Lannister accompanies him and is wounded by an arrow. The Hound does as he is asked but is terrified and demoralized by the fire. Tyrion orders Sandor to lead a sortie beyond the Mud Gate to repel the attackers. He leads the assault personally and is the first to reach the walls. With less protection for his troops he predicts that thousands will die. Stannis responds by putting his men ashore inside row boats, landing further from the walls to avoid the still-burning inner bay. The ensuing conflagration devastates Stannis's fleet and destroys the ship of Davos Seaworth, as well as killing Davos's son Matthos. Bronn has been awaiting Tyrion's signal outside the city on the shores of the bay, and when Tyrion drops a torch from the battlements, Bronn fires a flaming arrow triggering a massive explosion. Instead he sends a single ship filled with wildfire into the heart of Stannis's fleet, leaking the volatile substance over the surface of the water. Tyrion has anticipated his strategy and does not field his fleet. From the battlements, Joffrey berates Tyrion, demanding to know why his ships are not meeting Stannis's fleet. Stannis plans a naval assault aiming to overcome the city's small defensive fleet and land his troops at the walls of the city near the Mud Gate, unaware of Tyrion's plan. Bronn drinks with the Lannister men and has a confrontation with Sandor Clegane.īronn fires the arrow that triggers the wildfire explosion. Varys tells Tyrion that he is all that stands between them and defeat. Tyrion has Varys provide him with a map of the tunnel network beneath the city. He spends the night before the expected siege in bed with Shae, telling her she can still leave the city, but she stays loyal to him. Tyrion Lannister leads the defense of King's Landing against an assault by King Stannis Baratheon in the Battle of the Blackwater. Synopsis In King's Landing īronn singing with the Lannister soldiers Tyrion and the Lannisters fight for their lives as Stannis's fleet assaults King's Landing.
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