The lonely autumn wind gently swept across the coastline of Farol, as the sun gradually dimmed, casting a fading yellow light over the eyelids of the people of the Imperial Capital. Nobles and commoners alike squinted under the dazzling sunlight, their eyes fixed unwaveringly on 'Room Sixteen' and 'Room Nineteen'.
The grand examination of the Church had begun at eight in the morning, and now it was two o'clock, a full four hours later. Many spectators had temporarily left the arena for a break, to grab lunch or to stretch their limbs,
but the audience for An Su's room and Princess Cersei's room just kept growing, the crowd buzzing and swelling from a few thousand to tens of thousands. Those who couldn't find a place were lined up outside the hall, listening with tilted ears to the activity inside, waiting for the announcers to broadcast the event.
