Game Of Thrones Season 7: 12 Big Questions After 'Stormborn'

9. What Will Cersei Do With Her Gifts?

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So, unless Euron magically pulls out dragonbinder from nowhere (and it's surely far too late in the game for that to happen), his gifts to Cersei will be Ellaria and Tyene Sand (and possibly Yara Greyjoy too).

So how will Cersei react to these presents? They're not exactly the finest available, but do have some worth in both personal and political capital. Interestingly, though, one of the plot points for the next episode is "Cersei returns a gift."

What exactly does that mean? Is she simply going to say 'thanks, but no thanks!' to Euron? Probably not. The episode is called The Queen's Justice, which - while it could be about Daenerys - also references the King's Justice (a position once held by Ilyn Payne). The crown's executioner, it's quite likely that position has been passed on to the Mountain.

If those dots join up, does that mean Cersei will have Ser Gregor execute Ellaria and Tyene, and then sent back to Daenerys as a warning? That'd be a heck of a power play, and help kick the war up a gear.

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