"You are the future master of Casterly Rock, the heir to the Warden of the West. Why are you sneaking into the Redemption Sisters' residence? What do you want to do?" Lynd looked at Jaime, who was being escorted by a Redemption Sister, and couldn't help but smile. Then he said to the Redemption Sister, "Sister Linda, you can go back! He can be left to me."
When Podrick went back, Lynd had already guessed that Jaime would come to him again, but what he didn't expect was that Jaime would choose to sneak into the official residence, wanting to take Cersei away.
However, he didn't know that from the moment he hadn't even entered the official residence, he had already been targeted by the Silent Monks. When he snuck into the courtyard where the Redemption Sisters were, he was directly beaten down by a Redemption Sister and dragged in front of Lynd.
Currently, the Redemption Sisters under Lynd have developed to the fourth generation according to different trial methods. Their combat power is more than double what it used to be, gradually becoming inhuman. A complete fourteen-person team consisting of seven Redemption Sisters and Silent Monks is enough to contend with an army of over a thousand.
Not to mention that Jaime's strength has greatly declined now that he has lost his right hand; even if he were completely unharmed and returned to his peak, he would never be an opponent to any Redemption Sister who has completed all trials.
"Do I even need to say what I want to do? Linde Terra, I thought we were friends, but I didn't expect…" Jaime, his face flushed with shame, stood up from the ground, picking up the prosthetic hand that the Redemption Sister had thrown on the ground, and reattaching it as he spoke.
Lynd calmly said, "Jaime, when have you ever treated me as a friend? If we were friends, you would never make things difficult for me."
"I make things difficult for you?" Jaime looked at Lynd with displeasure.
"Think about it, why did I take Cersei away? Think carefully about the cause and effect." Lynd patiently said, "I am merely fulfilling the duty of a witness, ensuring that sworn promises can be carried out. The person truly responsible for all of this is not me, Lord Garlan, or Duke Tywin. And why would Lord Garlan target Queen Mother Cersei? It's because Queen Mother Cersei humiliated House Tyrell, and she humiliated them severely. Duke Tywin, because his family was humiliated, brought a 'Rains of Castamere' upon those nobles who humiliated him. And House Tyrell did not kick them while they were down, nor did they join other families in attacking House Lannister. They merely asked Duke Tywin to punish the main culprit who humiliated House Tyrell, and they were even willing to lend a helping hand to House Lannister and remarry. Shouldn't you be grateful for House Tyrell's magnanimity?"
"I…" Although Jaime really wanted to refute Lynd's words, he couldn't find any reason to, and for a moment he didn't know what to say, his mind somewhat muddled. Undoubtedly, Cersei's current predicament was entirely her own doing, and she couldn't blame anyone else.
"Instead of worrying about your sister Cersei, you should worry more about your brother Tyrion!" Lynd then hinted, "At least your sister doesn't have to worry about life and death with me, but Tyrion is in danger now."
Jaime immediately retorted unhappily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Father merely confined Tyrion. After the wedding, when I return to Casterly Rock, he will come back with me."
Lynd smiled and shook his head, saying, "Do you think treason is so easily overlooked? According to what I understand, during the war, Tyrion not only offended the nobles of King's Landing to death, but even His Majesty Joffrey was slapped and lectured by Tyrion more than once in front of others. Do you think His Majesty Joffrey is a magnanimous person?"
Jaime's face instantly turned somewhat pale. Knowing one's child best, he was well aware of his son's character. Not to mention that the person who offended him was Tyrion; even if it were his mother Cersei, he would still retaliate, just like this time in the Hall of Affairs in the Prime Ministers Tower, he delivered a perfectly timed backstab.
At this moment, he recalled the charges Joffrey had laid upon Tyrion. Now, he could already feel that Joffrey truly would not let Tyrion go, as Lynd had said, and would find an opportunity to take Tyrion's life.
"Father won't let Joffrey do that," Jaime gritted out.
Lynd countered, "Do you think Duke Tywin can still control the overall situation now?"
Jaime's mind immediately brought up what happened in the Prime Ministers Tower, and he couldn't help but look at Lynd.
Lynd shook his head and said, "I will not interfere in the affairs of the Seven Kingdoms, so you don't need to look at me. Just think, even without me, Lord Tywin's power in King's Landing is not the strongest force."
Jaime said urgently, "Are you saying House Tyrell will deal with Tyrion?"
Lynd shook his head and said, "No, from what I understand, House Tyrell has no animosity towards Tyrion. They will not cause Tyrion any harm, but their relationship with His Majesty Joffrey is very good now. If His Majesty Joffrey insists on trying Tyrion for treason, they probably won't object. And don't forget, there's also the Red Viper who hates House Lannister to the bone. Your House Lannister's internal strife would definitely be a good show for him. What do you think he would do?"
Upon hearing this, Jaime's face had already lost its color. At this moment, he felt that Cersei's matter could be put aside for a while; saving his brother was more urgent.
So, he immediately wanted to leave, but was stopped by Lynd.
"It was wrong of me to trespass into your official residence. I apologize to you. I will not come to you about Cersei's matter either…" Jaime frowned and bowed his head to Lynd, admitting his mistake.
Lynd interrupted Jaime, saying, "You misunderstand. I stopped you not to ask for an apology, but to tell you something else."
"What is it?" Jaime asked suspiciously.
Lynd pointed to Jaime's severed hand and said, "Do you want to have a hand again?"
Jaime was immediately stunned, then he disregarded etiquette, directly reached out and grabbed Lynd's arm, excitedly confirming, "You're not joking, are you? If you are, this joke isn't funny at all."
It was no wonder Jaime was so distraught, because his right hand represented his honor, his pride, and everything. When he lost his right hand, he also lost everything, which is why he wasn't so insistent when Duke Tywin asked him to take off his white cloak.
He agreed to give up his Kingsguard status not for the title and lands of Casterly Rock, but simply because he knew that without his right hand, he no longer had the qualifications to be a Kingsguard. Now, he couldn't even protect the King, let alone deal with an ordinary soldier. Continuing to wear the white cloak would only bring him shame.
"You should have heard of Black Hollow, right?" Lynd said unhurriedly.
Jaime nodded, saying, "Of course I've heard of it. Your Black Hollow is a famous mysterious place. Any information related to Black Hollow can sell for dozens, or even hundreds of gold dragons."
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