Meggor House. Templar.

Sansa had never seen the Sanctuary so crowded, nor had she seen it so bright: overhead, in the middle of the hall, a huge beam of colorful light diffused through seven crystals, and it was beautiful!

The crystal itself does not emit light, in the middle of the seven crystals, there is a burning brazier, and the light of the brazier passes through the transparent crystals of different colors, forming a mysterious and beautiful light of different colors.

The lampstands on the walls were all red candles, and the flames flickered like stars. On the altar of the Seven Gods, candles are placed in front of the Virgin and the warriors, densely packed from the lampstand to the ground. Each candle represents a heart that prays for peace.

Not only were the altars of the Virgin and the warriors bathed in light, but the altars of the blacksmith, the old woman, the maiden, and the heavenly father were filled with candles, and even the strange faces were slightly sparkling...... Is Stannis Baratheon here to judge our strangers?, Sansa thought blankly. Joffrey said that Robb had declared Stannis Baratheon King and swore allegiance to Stannis, so if Stannis had broken the gates of King's Landing and stormed the Red Keep, would she have been saved?

Unless Sansa has a chance to escape before that, either Joffrey or Cersei will destroy her before she is destroyed!

Following the direction of the people's movements, Sansa and her maids Shae and Jane Poel visited the seven altars in turn, lighting a candle for each god.

Belief in the Seven Gods: The Father represents judgment, and it is a long-bearded man holding a scale. In Shea's eyes, Heavenly Father was ordinary, without the slightest majesty.

Our Lady represents motherly love and nurturing. Here Jenny Poole prayed to Our Lady for an early end to the war and for Her Lady to grant her safety and mercy.

The warrior represents strength in battle, and the statue is a warrior wearing a long sword. There were too many candles in front of the warriors to fit down, and the monk had to add a whole row of lampstands to the ground so that people could light a prayer candle for the warriors.

Regardless, it was hoped that the warriors would give the defenders of King's Landing the courage and strength to defeat Stannis Baratheon and drive all the invading enemies into the Blackwater.

The maiden represents innocence and purity. Shae lit two candles in front of the girl. She said that one of the candles was lit for a man in her heart, and she prayed that every woman in the city would not be forced by the barbarian soldiers if the city was broken. She hoped that Stannis would not bully young girls and women, and children.

The bearded man holding a hammer is a blacksmith, and he represents the casting of weapons. There were also a lot of candles in front of the blacksmith, and it was hoped that the blacksmith would give the defenders excellent and invincible weapons.

An old woman carrying a lantern is an old woman who represents wisdom. Sansa prayed for a long time in front of the old woman, who she hoped would give her the wisdom to see through friends and foes, to see through intrigues and tricks, and to see into the sinister and good hearts of people in the midst of chaos and complexity.

Statues without clear facial and gender characteristics are intimidating strangers, representing death and the unknown. People rarely turn to strangers for help, and in front of the statue of the stranger, there are very few candles to pray.

Sansa also lit a candle in front of the stranger, and she secretly prayed for Joffrey in her heart that he would fight valiantly, and then the stranger's fingertips pierced his throat.

After finishing the prayer, Sansa, Shae, and Jenny find a place to sit on the bench.

The following ritual is the singing of hymns!

The sounds of war rang out outside the city: the neighing of horses, the clashing of steel, the roar of trebuchets, the shouts of the generals, the wails of the soldiers, as if it were another world, another chant.

The sanctuary was crowded with people, the air was hot and heavy, and the smell of crystals and candles, incense and sweat mixed together was so strange that Sansa, Shae, and Jenny couldn't stand it.

As the nuns stood on the altar and sang chants to the ladies, ladies, courtiers and nobles, children and boys, who were too frightened to sleep, Sansa noticed fear in their eyes.

Sansa joins the chorus with Shae and Jenny, a song sung to the Virgin:

Our Lady of Tenderness, Source of Mercy,

Bless your son through the fierce battle,

Stop the stray arrows, resist the sword,

Let them see a better tomorrow.

Gentle Mother, the hope of the woman,

Help your daughter not suffer,

Quench the wrath and tame the madness,

Teach us to be tolerant of one another.

The war raged outside the city, fierce and furious, and the sounds of all sorts of battles scurried through the streets of King's Landing like demons, shattering what should have been a peaceful night.

There is no sleep in the city.

Residents, refugees, nobles, guards, servants, servants, benefactors, prostitutes, grooms, cooks, orphans, ...... Hundreds of thousands of people in the city...... No one can sleep......

The rest of the city: the Great Basilica of Belle on the hills of Visenia, the orphanage in the flea nest, the brothel of Sataya, the chapel of Flour Street, the hotel on Silk Street, the nuns' guild on Silent Nun Street, the pyromancer's guild at the crossroads, the shoemaker's square, all the people of the Old Town are singing, and the sound overflows the city, across the river, and resounding in the night sky.

There is fear and fearlessness, despair and hope, courage and cowardice, hope and helplessness in people's eyes......

The gray-haired old servant and the worried young woman, the maid and the nobleman's guards, cooks and guests, knights and servants, attendants, handymen and wet nurses all sang the song of the Virgin

Our Lady of Tenderness, Source of Mercy,

Bless your son through the fierce battle,

Stop the stray arrows, resist the sword,

Let them see a better tomorrow.

............

Sansa sings for Bran and Rickon, who are suffering in Winterfell.

Sing for Robb and his mother in Riverrun.

Sing for my father who doesn't know what his life is safe.

Sing for her missing sister Arya.

Singing for Jon Snow, his bastard brother who is far away on the Wall.

As the images of these men flashed before her, Sansa saw her grandfather, Duke Horst, and her uncle, Sir Edmus Tully, her best friend Jenny Poole, her lady-in-waiting, Shae, King Robert, Sister Modan, Jory Kesso, and Maester Lewyn.

The sound of fierce battles outside the city walls was vigorously transmitted into the temple, and the roar of the Demon Mountain sounded from time to time, which was incomparably real.

Sansa's eyes slowly turned red, and she sang for them with tears in her eyes as the valiant knights and brave soldiers of both sides who had died in battle, the orphans and widows who mourned them.

At the end of the song, Sansa's eyes see the Magic Mountain, the little demon Tyrion, and the Hound Dog.

The Mountain is a great villain, but he shows up in the throne hall when Sansa is being humiliated, and intervenes to stop Malintlan from beating her, and threatens Malintlán. After that, Malintlan and Mandenmoor, as well as the former knight of the Guard, Beros Braun, were all jealous, fearing that the bullying would be known to the Magic Mountain.

The little devil also came to Joffrey's aid several times when he humiliated her, and threatened Joffrey that he better be a good king.

The Hound wasn't really a knight, but he rescued her during the riots in King's Landing, saving her from humiliation by the mob.

Sansa tells the Blessed Virgin to bless the hounds and appease the very bad anger in his breast.

At the end, Sansa sings for the Magic Mountain, the Little Devil, and the Hound Dog!

Gentle Mother, the hope of the woman,

Help your daughter not suffer,

Quench the wrath and tame the madness,

Teach us to be tolerant of one another.

After the hymn, the monk came to the stage, and he asked the whole audience to stand up, and everyone stood up.

The monk faced the seven gods, lit a large red candle, and chanted prayers calling on the seven gods to bless their true and noble king, Joffrey.

The monk prayed to the blacksmith to give Joffrey the power of his sword and shield, for the warrior to give Joffrey courage and skill, for the Father to protect him in times of crisis, for the Virgin to have mercy on him, and for the maiden to keep him pure and kind...... Finally, the monk prayed that Joffrey and his men would defeat Stannis Baratheon and protect the safety and prosperity of the city.

This was too much for Sansa to hear, and she squeezed her way out of the layers of the crowd, away from the friar's disgusting flattery and false piety.

Shae and Jenny Poole hurriedly followed her.

Sansa prays to the Seven Gods in her heart that Joffrey will join the battle and not be a bastard hiding behind others, and she prays to the warriors, praying that Joffrey's sword will break and his arrow will pierce his heart.

Suddenly, the night breeze was blowing and the cold was blowing, and Sansa found herself out of the Sanctuary and standing in the shadow of the virgin dwelling.

Behind the Mei Ge Building, there is the virgin house, and behind the virgin house, is the church.

She stood on the path between the Virgin House and the Templar.

Where to go?

Sansa was dazed.

Turn left and there is the Prime Minister's Tower and the Sacred Wood Forest.

Prime Minister's Tower is Jenny Poole's nightmare place. On the day Cersei ordered the Golden Robe and Red Robe to slaughter the Prime Minister's Tower, Jenny saw her father Vianpur lying in a pool of blood, and that sight was always in her mind, and every time she dreamed about it at midnight, Jenny whimpered under the covers. So you can't turn left.

Sansa to the right. On the right is the White Sword Tower, where the Kingsguard lived. On the right, there is a suspension bridge that leads to the Mai Ge Tower.

Shae and Jenny accompany Sansa.

Along the way, except for a few patrolling guards, the entire castle was empty, as if it were a dead fort.

The singing of the Sanctuary was very solemn and majestic, but it made the Red Keep even more lonely and desolate.

"I heard the sound of battle. Jenny said, horror in her voice.

There was singing all over the city, as if it was covering everything up, but the sound of the battle was actually there all along, Sansa knew it, Shae knew it, and Jenny Poole knew it. If you listen carefully, you can hear the whispering of horns, the flicking and crashing of trebuchets, the splashing of water, the cracking of wood, the crackling of burning asphalt barrels, the rattle of ballistas and the rattling of cobblestones or arrows...... Underneath all this is the cry of the living dying.

It's another song, a terrible song, with themes of battle, blood, and death.

Jenny pulled up her hood and covered her ears.

Sansa huggs Jenny's shoulders and makes her way to Maegor with Shea, Queen Cersei assuring everyone that they are safe in the city within a city.

When the three of them came to the drawbridge, they saw some elderly courtiers, noblewomen, and ladies hurrying across the drawbridge to take refuge in the Megar Tower.

"The real battle began. A noblewoman whispered to Sansa, "It's terrible, the enemy's naval fleet has been burned down by the Magic Mountain, but suddenly another pirate ship has arrived, and Stannis has hit the steel gate." ”

"The battle for the Muddy Gate has also begun, we have lost our navy, the Blackwater River is under the complete control of Stannis, and more rebels have been transported from the opposite bank by pirate ships, and they are fiercely attacking the Muddy Gate. An old nobleman with a snow-white beard whispered, his voice trembling.

The steel gate was nearly smashed open by the ram, and the mountain ordered the last few barrels of wildfire to fall before it burned the ram and repelled the rebels. A lady whispered secretly. When he spoke, he looked left and right, as if he couldn't hear some secret.

"The Iron Gate is without a ram, and Stannis moves to the Muddy Gate, and I hear that the Magic Mountain, the Prime Minister, and the King have also gone to the Muddy Gate. ”

Sansa wants to get rid of these people's chatter, but she's the king's fiancée, and when these guys see her, they all come up to show their manners, and they start to gossip.

Seeing Sansa's displeasure, Shae went up and politely but firmly separated the fellows, and Sansa was able to get out of the drawbridge and into the Megar Tower.

The two guards guarding the door wore Lannister's lion helmets and crimson cloaks, but Sansa knew at a glance that they weren't really Lannister guards, but mercenaries dressed up to reassure the nobles.

There is also a real Lannister guard sitting at the bottom of the stairs who will stand upright instead of sitting on the steps, with the halberd lying across his knees

Sansa walks over with Jenny, and the guards quickly stand up and open the door for Sansa.

This is the most basic etiquette, and fortunately this fake mercenary still has a little common sense.

The real Lannister guards have all been transferred, which shows that the intensity of the battle has reached the point of life and death, and it is obvious that the magic mountain has transferred all the forces in the city, including the queen mother, into battle.

It's also been heard that Stannis is not easy to mess with Sansa, but she thinks that the Magic Mountain is even harder. There is the Demon Mountain, and the Demon Mountain has also taken her family's ancestral clan sword Han Bing, who can stop the attack of the Demon Mountain?

Sansa couldn't think of anyone who would be able to stop the fatal blow if the mountain swung the ice into battle, and the battle would be over if Stannis was decapitated.

Sansa is led by the maid to the Queen Mother's Ballroom, where the Queen Mother's most trusted new bodyguard, Osfrey Kate Blay, stands at the door.

The captain respectfully opened the door for Sansa and the three of them, and there were already nobles, noblewomen, ladies, children, and maidens from all over the city.

The long table was filled with dozens of noble ladies with suspicious faces, and their men were fighting Stannis's men under the Magic Mountain, most of whom never returned. The faces of these women were solemn, and their eyes were full of sadness.

As the king's fiancée, Sansa has a privileged seat, to the right of the Queen Mother. As she was led to the high platform, she saw the man standing in the shadow of the back wall.

He was dressed in a black chain mail, holding a giant sword with the tip of the sword on the ground, the hilt of the sword clenched tightly in his long, cold and thin fingers, and his hands were clenched.

Imperial Sheriff Ilyin Pine!

Executioner of the royal family!

Everywhere he appears, it's all about killing!

Sansa's breath froze, and her heart rose to her throat.

If the Magic Mountain fails to hold the gates and Stannis wins, she will definitely be beheaded by Elyn Pine first, because she is the sister and daughter of the traitor. Shortly after Robb Stark declared allegiance to Stannis, she was punished by Joffrey and threatened to kill her if necessary.

Illin Pine sensed Sansa's gaze, and he looked at her with a gloomy look that made Sansa's heart skip a beat.

Cersei sat in the middle of the seat, as if she hadn't seen her coming, though Sansa had curtsy to her.

"Osfly, Kate Bligh. Cersei lightly opened her red lips.

"The minister is here, Her Majesty the Queen Mother. ”

"Go and ask King Joffrey to come to Megaru, the battle is a matter for the generals and soldiers, if the Magic Mountain and Tyrion can defend the gates, the king will not be out of the way, but there will be unpredictable dangers, and if the Magic Mountain and Tyrion cannot hold the gates, the king should be by my side. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty the Queen Mother. ”