Jaime's injuries?
"It shouldn't be a problem. But his hand... Never mind, let's continue talking about the war."
The Imp listened carefully and realized his father had no intention of continuing to talk about his brother.
Lord Tywin frowned, a glint flashing in his emerald eyes: "From the beginning, I thought Stannis was more dangerous than everyone else combined, but he has made no move. I thought The Boy Blacksmith would move slowly, and I considered that he would bide his time Across the Narrow Sea. I didn't expect The Boy Blacksmith to act the fastest, even faster than Renly and Stannis, saving The Three Rivers, destroying the Frey Family, each time with viciousness. I think they might have set out from the Vale, but Lysa, that Madwoman, has made no move at all. The Eyrie is not under our control, and we don't know the exact situation."
Lord Stannis was expected to never retreat, never yield. Most people considered him stubborn and inflexible, a staunch believer in justice, and many also found him humorless and lacking in charisma. He was a seasoned Commander, sailor, and warrior, and he commanded most of the Royal Fleet. Dragonstone was indeed too close to King's Landing. It was normal to anticipate Stannis's danger; even Cersei feared the two brothers so close at hand.
"Now I see you were mistaken, that Child is going to give us a lot of trouble," Tyrion said. His head was disproportionately large, and his appearance was ugly.
"This can't be entirely our fault," Ser Kevan said. "Most of the messages the Spider sends Across the Narrow Sea are ambiguous, fragmented here and there. Sometimes I truly doubt his abilities. Information about the Three Dragons and the wild deer is scarce. He didn't even know about something as major as the enemy landing."
"Regardless, the three storms have already begun to move," Tywin said. "I had always valued Stannis highly, and it seems I neglected to gather intelligence on other fronts, but Stannis is indeed closest to King's Landing. Varys does have some intelligence on Stannis, for example, that Stannis is building ships, that Stannis is recruiting Mercenaries, and he even said that Stannis brought a shadowbinder from Asshai. But what does this truly mean? And how much of it is true?" He shrugged, somewhat annoyed. "Kevan, bring the map."
Ser Kevan immediately complied. Lord Tywin unrolled the leather map and flattened it. "Jaime left us with a mess. To our north, the bastard holds The Twins. That useless Jerry Frey has no idea of the enemy's strength, but after taking Riverrun, they must have at least five or six thousand men, reportedly mostly elite cavalry, which perfectly compensates for the Northmen's lack of cavalry. What's more terrifying is that the Northmen's path south has been opened. If the two forces merge, that will be a huge problem. On the other hand, Edmure Tully and Tytos Blackwood are entrenched in the west. Unless we force a war, we cannot retreat to Lannisport and Casterly Rock. Edmure is useless, but Lord Tytos has some skill. Jaime is now severely wounded and not yet recovered, and his army no longer exists. Thoros of Myr and Beric Dondarrion will continue to harass our foraging parties. Looking further afield, to the east are House Arryn and Stannis Baratheon, who occupies Dragonstone, and to the south, Storms End is also preparing for war. As for The Reach, I bet they are choosing a better master. As for further east, Across the Narrow Sea, the Triarchy's great fleet and an army said to number hundreds of thousands have not yet appeared."
Tyrion chuckled slyly. "Father, don't worry, at least Rhaegar Targaryen hasn't risen from the dead yet."
"Tyrion, I hope you can offer some useful advice, not just talk," Tywin said.
"Then I'll give my opinion," Tyrion cleared his throat. "The most urgent task is to first make the enemies fall into disarray, to prevent the grand alliance of the Arryn, Tully, Stark, and Baratheon families from reforming, otherwise we will be unable to move."
"How to make them fall into disarray?" Lord Tywin said. "Everyone knows an alliance is inevitable."
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