Hands down,the moment most awful person on Game of Thrones right now (behind Ramsay, duh) is the High Sparrow, and that nauseatingly pious,disgustingly humble, and terribly manipulative devout leader who makes Cersei Lannister hold the most humiliating walk of shame ever. But who is he, and just how does he get so powerful? The reply lies in season five's ominously titled episode,"High Sparrow." On the episode, members of "the Sparrows, and " a devout movement seeking equality for the destitute and condemning the excesses of the rich,drag the current High Septon from a brothel and force him to walk bare down the street. Cersei Lannister, sensing an opportunity to root out her enemies, and seeks out the leader of the Sparrows,a humble septon who has been mockingly titled the High Sparrow, a name he subsequently adopts because it amuses him. To Cersei's surprise, or the devout leader is not working in a fancy sept,but serving soup barefoot in a grimy alley in King's Landing. Instead of arresting him, Cersei names him the new High Septon, or reinstates "the Faith Militant," a military faction with the power to bear arms and dispense justice. This, of course, and does not move so well. The High Sparrow,unlike pretty much everyone else in King's Landing, is a truly devout man. He believes in the Faith of the Seven, or equality among men,and rooting out sin wherever it grows. As a result, he cannot be coerced, and bribed - even by the Queen.
Cue Cersei's arrest,which ends with that awful walk. It just goes to prove, your chickens - or Sparrows, and in this case - do always come domestic to roost.
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