She found that the submitter of this document was Malora, who was her great-aunt, that unfamiliar relative who was once regarded as a madwoman but now served as an important advisor under Lynd. The content of this document was a simple application for a bloodline oath, and the reason for her confusion and panic was that her great-aunt Malora's research subject was actually her.
Upon seeing this document, the first thought that popped into Margaery's mind was that Lynd intended to harm her, and she should escape immediately.
But after the initial panic, she calmly analyzed the situation and felt that she might have misunderstood.
Because if Lynd truly intended to harm her, there would be no need for him to beat around the bush; he could simply put her under house arrest and certainly wouldn't allow her to become an assistant and review these important documents.
Moreover, since Jon had someone bring these documents over, then Jon must have also reviewed them and seen this experimental application. However, he did not remove this application from the documents that needed to be processed, but instead submitted it, allowing her to read it freely. This means that Jon did not care if she saw this document. The reason for this is either that Jon considered it to be nothing major and it was fine for her to know, or that Jon believed that even if she knew, it would be impossible to change the outcome of being researched, so there was no need to hide it from her.
Regardless of the situation, it was the same for her; she could not change the current state of affairs and could only passively accept it.
So she considered for a moment, directly placed the document concerning herself on top of the pile of documents, then carried the pile of documents out of her study and walked towards the Dragon Nest Platform.
After passing through a corridor and a garden, Margaery arrived beside the Dragon Nest Platform. At this moment, Lava Dragon Nessario was not on the platform; it had flown back to its nest in Valyria to eat lava. Although melted metal could be used as a substitute, lava could still better supplement Nessario's body's needs, so Lynd would periodically have Nessario return to Valyria for a trip.
"Where is the Prince?" Lynd asked the servant at the Dragon Nest.
The servant pointed to the hatchery.
Margaery immediately walked over, only to see Lynd directing servants to re-arrange the hatchery.
He had just had all the items previously used to hatch Longwing Dragons moved away and sent to the Longwing Dragon's nest, and then had special runic furnaces arranged, placing the two Dragon Eggs that had just been sent over above the furnaces, so that the Dragon Eggs could always be baked by a portion of magical flames.
He didn't know if what he was doing was useful; this method was just an attempt based on some methods from the Nameless King's memories. Even if it ultimately failed, he would suffer no loss.
These two Dragon Eggs were found by Deltos in Valyria not long ago and were only delivered to him yesterday. He didn't know if these two Dragon Eggs were dead eggs, so he decided to try everything he could, using the methods from the Nameless King's memories to hatch them.
"Are these Dragon Eggs? They're beautiful." Margaery leaned close to the furnace, watching the two Dragon Eggs, illuminated by the magical flames, shimmer with a gem-like quality. She couldn't help but exclaim, then asked curiously, "Can I ride a dragon?"
Lynd asked doubtfully, "I remember that the direct bloodline of House Tyrell doesn't seem to have intermarried with the Targaryen, does it?"
Margaery retorted, "House Hightower has intermarried with the Targaryen. Didn't you see her hair color? That's proof of Valyrian blood. I have my mother's bloodline, so my bloodline should also have Valyrian blood." Saying this, she looked at Lynd and said in a deep voice, "Are you trying to study me because of the Valyrian bloodline in me?"
"Study you?" Lynd looked at Margaery with a puzzled expression.
Margaery casually placed the document in her hand on a nearby stone step, then picked up the topmost document and handed it to Lynd.
Lynd took the document and quickly glanced through it, then couldn't help but smile, saying, "If Malora wanted to study Valyrian bloodlines, she could study herself. Based on bloodline concentration, her bloodline is closer to Valyrian blood than yours."
Margaery's expression cooled upon hearing this, and she immediately realized her mistake, but she still pointed to the application content on the document, puzzled, and asked, "Then why does Aunt Malora want to apply to study me and use me for experiments?"
Lynd didn't answer immediately. He turned and instructed the servants to carefully tend to the Dragon Eggs, then motioned for Margaery to follow him. Margaery immediately picked up the pile of documents and followed closely behind Lynd, arriving in Lynd's study.
Lynd motioned for Margaery to place the documents on the table, then had her sit across from the desk before saying, "The bloodline Malora wants to study is not Valyrian blood. She wants to study Garth the Gardener."
"Garth the Gardener?" Margaery was completely stunned.
Margaery was naturally familiar with this legendary ancestor, but compared to the deity in the legends, she was more accepting of the Citadel's research, believing that Garth the Gardener was a heroic figure from the Dawn Age, and then his powerful procreative ability and stories of his travels were mythologized by people. This was also a myth jointly fabricated by Garth the Gardener's descendants, the lords of The Reach.
Lynd continued to drop bombshells: "Garth the Gardener is still alive, living in Highgarden. He was awakened over a decade ago. Your elder brother Willas became his vessel, or rather, Garth the Gardener's Godsworn."
Margaery's face at this moment was one of utter astonishment, as if she had been frozen. She never imagined that Lynd would tell her a myth, and one that even involved her elder brother Willas.
"No wonder!" Margaery quickly recovered from her shock and said, "No wonder I always remember seeing Willas use magic to make an entire wall bloom with flowers when I was little. I thought those memories weren't real, just dreams from my imagination. Now it seems those memories are real, and Willas really can control plant growth, just like the legendary Garth the Gardener." Saying this, she looked at Lynd, puzzled, and asked, "But what does this have to do with me?"
"Of course it concerns you," Lynd explained. "Before Willas went to the Wall, he met me here and clearly told me that you have become Garth the Gardener's new divine favored one."
Margaery did not show much surprise this time, because when she asked Lynd that question earlier, she had already thought of a possible answer, and Lynd's words merely confirmed her guess.
Margaery asked, puzzled, "But I can't control plant growth like Willas, I can only make some animals friendly to me."
Lynd thought seriously for a moment and said, "This might be because Garth the Gardener's power has been greatly depleted, and Garth the Gardener has fallen back into slumber."
After listening, Margaery sat in her chair in silence for a long time, then suddenly asked, "Do Father and the others know about this?"
Lynd replied, "Yes, they do. After Willas went to the Wall, I went to Highgarden again. You should remember, right? That time, I told Duke Mace about this."
Margaery asked with a confused expression, "If that's the case, I should be very important to Highgarden, shouldn't I? Why would Father arrange a marriage for me?"
Lynd shook his head and said, "You'll have to ask Duke Mace that yourself. I couldn't possibly know his thoughts."
Margaery was silent for a moment, then stood up and bowed to Lynd, saying, "Thank you very much for answering my questions. However, please tell my great-aunt that I do not wish to be studied by her."
After speaking, she directly pulled the application document from Lynd's hand, threw it into the nearby fireplace, then pointed to the pile of documents and said, "Please process this batch of documents as quickly as possible. I will wait nearby."
Lynd looked at the pile of documents and couldn't help but sigh.
However, before he could pick up a document to approve, Baelon rushed in from outside and said, "My lord, news just arrived: King's Landing is at war."
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