Bronn snorted laughter and went his way, while Tyrion struggled up the serpentine steps.

The serpentine steps twisted ahead, striped by bars of flickering light from the narrow windows above.

She was racing headlong down the serpentine steps when a man lurched out of a hidden doorway.

Cersei waited until they were on the serpentine steps before she said, "Whose notion was that, pray?"

"That's Shae's task." Tyrion heard Lady Tanda calling to him merrily from the top of the serpentine steps.