CATELYN – SCENE 3 [33-34] QUEEN CERSEI
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INT. GREAT HALL OF WINTERFELL - NIGHT The feast for the king is in its fourth hour. A few seats down, Catelyn notices Queen Cersei staring at her drunk husband with plain disgust. A good hostess, Catelyn tries to distract Cersei.
START CATELYN Your children are quite beautiful, my Queen. They have the gift of the Lannister eyes. Cersei, a little startled to be addressed, stares at Catelyn with her vaguely reptilian green eyes. CERSEI I heard a rumor we might share a grandchild someday. CATELYN (pleased) I heard the same rumor... CERSEI Of course, these decisions ultimately fall to our husbands. As all important decisions must. She glances past Catelyn to Robert, as he gnaws on a rib and leers at the BUXOM SERVING GIRL refilling his tankard. Only her eyes reveal her anger, and they only do so briefly. Jaime, sitting on the other side of Cersei, leans forward, his forearms on the table, flashing his white teeth at Catelyn. Many women have waited their whole lives for that smile, but it only serves to make her nervous. JAIME You'd enjoy the capital, my lady. The north must be hard for someone who wasn't born here. CATELYN I'm sure it seems very grim, after King's Landing. CATELYN (cont'd) I remember how scared I was when Ned brought me up here the first time. CERSEI You were only a girl. I'm sure you were scared of many things.
2/2 CATELYN But harsh as it is, I've come to love it. The north gets in your blood. Cersei seems skeptical, looking around the rough-hewn Great Hall, which would fit in the kitchen of her own palace. CERSEI Your daughter will take to the city. Such a beauty can't stay hidden up here forever. It's time we introduce her to the court. CATELYN Mm... of course, I have two daughters. If Cersei knew this at one point, she had forgotten. She sees Catelyn's distressed look and follows her gaze to the children's table, where Sansa looks as radiant as ever, chatting with young Princess Myrcella.
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