After reading a message sent from Pentos, Lord Lynd prepared to deal with the next matter.
However, Jon Farwynd rushed in at this moment. Upon seeing Lord Lynd, he immediately reported, "My Lord, Lady Margaery is outside requesting an audience."
"Lady Margaery?" Lord Lynd was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized who Jon was referring to, and then asked in confusion, "What does she want with me?"
Lord Lynd had Jon lead her in, and then he saw Margaery Tyrell, dressed in a wide cloak that completely enveloped her, even with a hood covering her head, appearing before him in a mysterious guise.
"Good afternoon, Lord Lynd." After arriving before Lord Lynd, Margaery removed her hood, then curtsied to Lord Lynd with impeccable lady-like etiquette.
"Uh! Good afternoon, Lady Margaery." Lord Lynd was momentarily stunned, not adapting immediately. He nodded to Margaery, then asked, "Lady Margaery, what brings you here to see me?"
Margaery said directly, "I would like to stay at Lord Lynd's residence for a period of time, if that is permissible?"
"Of course, you can stay as long as you wish." Lord Lynd replied nonchalantly. However, Jon, standing behind Margaery, quickly made a gesture. Upon seeing it, Lord Lynd hesitated for a moment, then quickly realized something and asked, "Lady Margaery, does Duke Mace know about your coming to Summerhall?"
Upon hearing this, Margaery turned to look at Jon, who had adopted a serious expression, then turned back and smiled at Lord Lynd, saying, "No, besides my brother Garlan and the trusted knights he sent to escort me, no one else knows I've come to Summerhall."
Hearing Margaery's words, Lord Lynd couldn't help but sigh, then asked, "Is it because the Iron Throne wants to restore the marriage contract with Highgarden and re-establish the alliance?"
Margaery gave a bitter smile and said, "Since I was born into House Tyrell, enjoying its wealth and power, I don't mind marrying for the family. But father has gone too far in this matter," she said, her expression becoming somewhat agitated, "A Duke of Highgarden allowing the Iron Throne to insult us Highgarden so much! They cancel the engagement when they want, and restore it when they want, and even use those outside rumors to slander me. As a father, shouldn't he stand up and refute them, and drive them away? He even said he'd 'consider it'! This is simply, simply..."
Margaery was so angry she couldn't find the right words to describe it.
Lord Lynd asked, "What about Olenna? Did she not say anything?"
Margaery shook her head somewhat dejectedly and said, "Grandma didn't say anything. She seems to be on father's side."
"Hmm, I understand!" Lord Lynd nodded and said, "I will not reveal your whereabouts. You can stay here as long as you wish."
"Thank you for your kindness." Margaery curtsied to Lord Lynd again, expressing her gratitude.
Lord Lynd summoned a castle attendant and instructed, "Arrange for this lady to stay in the guest room next to Lady Sansa's, with the same treatment as Lady Sansa."
"Is the Sansa my Lord refers to Lady Sansa Stark of the North?" Margaery asked curiously.
"Yes." Lord Lynd nodded.
Margaery then asked, "I heard that Lady Sansa serves as your assistant here, helping you manage the affairs of Summerhall?"
"You've misunderstood, it's not assisting me, it's assisting Jon." Lord Lynd pointed to Jon Farwynd beside him and said.
Margaery thought for a moment and said, "May I also serve as your assistant, helping you with affairs? After all, I'm staying here for free, which feels a bit awkward. If I can help you with anything within my capabilities, it can also offset the cost of my stay and give me something to do, so I don't dwell on those troubling matters. What do you think?"
Lord Lynd gazed at the Little Rose before him, seemingly considering her proposal.
Margaery assumed Lord Lynd was assessing her ability to be an assistant, so she said with great confidence, "Please be assured of my capabilities. When I was in Highgarden, I often assisted my father and brother Garlan with various governmental affairs."
Lord Lynd smiled, pulled a document from the pile on the table, and handed it to Margaery, saying, "Read this document and tell me what notable points are in it, and how they should be handled."
Margaery took the document and began to read it carefully. At first, she thought it was a minor matter within Summerhall's territory, but she quickly realized she was wrong. The matters recorded in this document were much larger than she had imagined.
This document did not record matters on the continent of Westeros, but rather a part of the Eastward Expansion and Westward Advance plan.
Although the Miracle Fleet had obtained permission from Morak Port to establish a base near the port, the distance from Morak Port to Asshai was still too far, and the supply line was somewhat long. Therefore, Halls Redwyne proposed establishing several sub-bases on the islands surrounding the shipping route to Asshai, forming a chain of patrol islands. He then attached a list of islands he had chosen as sub-bases, such as the Basilisk Isles, Marah Reef, Elephant Island, and so on.
Margaery was completely bewildered by the content above, because all these islands were legendary places, so distant that they even felt non-existent, much like Asshai, which was called the Farthest East and the Edge of the World.
Although she considered herself knowledgeable, what she had learned was all about Westeros, never involving such distant places.
So after putting down the document, she said nothing, only looked at Lord Lynd with a wronged expression, as if Lord Lynd was deliberately using such a document to make things difficult for her.
Lord Lynd looked calmly at Margaery and said, "You don't need to think about where those places are. You just need to tell me the advantages and disadvantages of building sub-bases there, how to recover the construction costs after the sub-bases are built, and how to allocate personnel for each sub-base."
Upon hearing this, Margaery thought carefully for a moment, then meticulously narrated her thoughts.
Jon also knew the contents of the document Margaery read, and he knew how it was handled. So when he heard Margaery narrate her ideas, a look of surprise appeared on his face, because Margaery's narration had many similarities with their final discussed outcome. The only difference was that the figures, such as construction costs and the size of the sub-base armies, were greatly inaccurate, but this was not a major problem, as Margaery did not know the actual situation of Summerhall, and specific data errors were understandable.
Lord Lynd did not show any abnormal emotions, but quietly listened to all of Margaery's thoughts.
"Are you finished?" Lord Lynd confirmed after Margaery had finished speaking.
"Yes, I'm finished." Margaery nodded, then looked at Lord Lynd with slight nervousness.
Lord Lynd smiled, "You are even more excellent than I anticipated. You can serve as my assistant by my side, helping me with affairs." Saying this, he pushed a pile of documents towards her and said, "Now, read all these documents, write down your proposed solutions, and then submit them to me for review."
Margaery stared blankly at the pile of documents before her, suddenly feeling as if she had done something foolish.
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