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Sansa

           Butavoiceinsideherwhispered,Therearenoheroes,andsherememberedwhatLordPetyrhadsaidtoher,hereinthisveryhall."Lifeisnotasong,sweetling,"he’dtoldher."Youmaylearnthatonedaytoyoursorrow."Inlife,themonsterswin,shetoldherself,andnowitwastheHound’svoicesheheard,acoldrasp,metalonstone."Saveyourselfsomepain,girl,andgivehimwhathewants."

           Thelastcasewasaplumptavernsinger,accusedofmakingasongthatridiculedthelateKingRobert.Joffcommandedthemtofetchhiswoodharpandorderedhimtoperformthesongforthecourt.Thesingerweptandsworehewouldneversingthatsongagain,butthekinginsisted.Itwassortofafunnysong,allaboutRobertfightingwithapig.Thepigwastheboarwho’dkilledhim,Sansaknew,butinsomeversesitalmostsoundedasifheweresingingaboutthequeen.Whenthesongwasdone,Joffreyannouncedthathe’ddecidedtobemerciful.Thesingercouldkeepeitherhisfingersorhistongue.Hewouldhaveadaytomakehischoice.JanosSlyntnodded.

           Thatwasthefinalbusinessoftheafternoon,Sansasawwithrelief,butherordealwasnotyetdone.Whentheherald’svoicedismissedthecourt,shefledthebalcony,onlytofindJoffreywaitingforheratthebaseofthecurvingstairs.TheHoundwaswithhim,andSerMerynaswell.Theyoungkingexaminedhercritically,toptobottom."Youlookmuchbetterthanyoudid."

           "Thankyou,YourGrace,"Sansasaid.Hollowwords,buttheymadehimnodandsmile.

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