When she returned to the lower bailey, Ser Brynden Tully stood on the water stairs with wet boots, talking with the captain of Riverrun's guards. He came to her at once. Is he...
It is believed that the first fortifications on the site were erected by the Normans in the late 11th century, A motte and bailey construction designed to assert control over the newly conquered territory.
The Red Keep was dark and still as Cayn and Tomard escorted him across the inner bailey. The moon hung low over the walls, ripening toward full. On the ramparts, a guardsman in a gold cloak walked his rounds.