Jaime Lannister stood on a high hill in the camp, looking at the soldiers below who were queuing up to receive weapons, with mixed feelings in his heart.

These men were the remnants of Stafford Lannister's previous army. On their way to Harrenhal to support Kevan Lannister, they encountered the Royalist cavalry led by Randyll Tarly and 'The Brave' Garlan. , was defeated by the opponent in one fell swoop, and more than 20,000 people became Landao's prisoners.

Now the situation has changed. King Robert fell to his death drunkenly, and his two younger brothers competed for the throne. Jaime's father Tywin had sworn allegiance to King Renly, so Randyll Tarly, who also supported Renly, ordered the release of the two brothers. Thousands of Lannister soldiers and rearmed them.

The breeze caressed her face, gentle and fragrant, just like Cersei's fingertips.

"Kill them all! Jaime, kill them all!" Suddenly, Jaime seemed to hear Cersei's dying roar again.

"Kill them all! James, kill them all!" Again and again, it was like a hammer hitting James' chest.

"Jaime, kill them all!" The voice was full of fear and anger, but not desperate. Cersei has always been a very proud woman, even in that situation.

When she saw herself and called out the name 'Jaime', Jaime could feel the joy of surviving the disaster. Perhaps in Cersei's eyes, as long as she appeared in front of her, all threats would no longer exist. is the threat that all the thugs will be killed and Winterfell will be burned to the ground.

But he failed to live up to her expectations.

James claims to be the strongest knight in the Seven Kingdoms. In fact, he is not much different. He was trained by the Sword of Dawn when he was 15 years old. During the war against the Kingswood Brotherhood, he fought alone against the infamous Smiling Knight and blocked it. It was not until Arthur Dayne, the Sword of Dawn, came to kill him, and then James even defeated a group of outstanding knights in the king.

Even Barristan, the captain of the Kingsguard who hates Jaime the most and has repeatedly said that he should take off his white robes and put on black clothes (haired as a Night's Watchman) as 'the fearless', also said that Jaime was what he saw. The best natural swordsman ever.

There was such a plot in the original book. On the way to escort Jaime to King's Landing on the order of Catelyn Tully in exchange for her two daughters, Brienne the Beauty accidentally got the sword by Jaime, and then the two began to fought.

At that time, Jaime had become weak due to long-term imprisonment, and there were still chains on his wrists, but he was not at a disadvantage when facing Brienne. You must know that Brienne had the ability to defeat the "Knight of Flowers" Luo in a duel. The strength of Lars and Sandor Clegane the Hound.

Later, when Brienne recalled the incident, she admitted that if Jaime had not been restrained by chains and his strength had not been weakened, then no knight in the Seven Kingdoms could rival him.

But even with such power, Jaime still couldn't save Cersei. He faced an entire team of Winterfell guards in an unarmored state. The enemy not only had swords, but also spears, throwing spears and bows.

Jaime was quickly seriously injured and fell to the ground under the opponent's attack, and then fortunately or unfortunately, he was rescued by Odis (a certain player), leaving Cersei to face Robert's wrath alone.

It would have been nice if he had died there in the battle. James thought this countless times afterwards, but at the same time he had to admit that Odis was right. If he really died, there would be no one to avenge Cersei. , no one will save my three children.

So I must live, for revenge and for love.

James forced himself to look forward and not recall the painful past. He had always been good at this.

When he was young, he served as the Kingsguard of the 'Mad King' Aerys. The period when he served Aerys was when the 'Mad King' was at his craziest. Regarding Aerys' atrocities, Jaime often fell into a conflict and Troubled state of mind.

This sense of unease reached its peak when the Mad King roasted the then Duke of Winterfell, Rickard Stark, and his eldest son Brandon alive with fire.

He proposed his idea to the other Iron Guards, but Gerold Hightower, then Captain of the Kingsguard, reminded him: "We are sworn to guard the king, not to judge him."

The experience during that period allowed James to develop the ability to escape himself. As long as he didn't want to think about anything, he wouldn't think about it. But this was an exception.

He always dreams about Cersei.

Unable to hide or escape, it felt like I was going through a long trial.

James hadn't been troubled by this feeling for many years. The last time he was in this kind of pain was at the end of the Usurper War.

It's not because Regicide Jaime has never regretted killing Mad King Aerys. It doesn't matter even if he bears the reputation of 'Regicide', but it has always been him whose father sent the Mountain to kill Prince Rhaegar's wife and children. The pain hidden deep in my heart.

"I leave my wife and children in your hands!" He often heard this sentence in his dreams during that time. It was Rhaegar's voice and Rhaegar's question.

Before the Battle of the Trident, among the Mad King's seven Kingsguards, Barristan Selmy, Jonsono Darry, and Levon Martell followed Rhaegar to the front line. Arthur Dayne, Genor Hightower and Oswell River were sent to the Tower of Bliss, leaving Jaime alone in King's Landing.

Jaime thought of saying goodbye to Rhaegar in the courtyard of the Red Keep.

Rhaegar put on his black armor, and the rubies on his chest formed the three-headed dragon family emblem. He put his hands on his shoulders and entrusted his family to him.

Why has he never explained the reputation of ‘regicide’ to others? Obviously as long as he told the story about Mad King Aerys ordering the pyromancer to set the entire King's Landing on fire, he would be immediately forgiven by most people, but he just didn't want to do that.

Proud? Lions don't bother to explain their behavior to wolves and hounds?

Yes, James always comforted himself like this.

However, what really made him speechless was that the killing of Aerys could be explained, but how could he explain the deaths of Crown Princess Elia Martell, young prince Aegon and Princess Rhaenys?

That was entirely his father's order, didn't he know it? How pale.

So James simply didn't explain. With the reputation of regicide in front of him, no one would pay attention to his dereliction of duty as a Kingsguard in protecting Rhaegar's wife and children, and he escaped Rhaegar's attack. trial.

But what can he do now to escape Cersei's judgment?

Robert Baratheon stumbled and fell to his death while drunk, and Jaime forever lost the chance to kill him with his own hands to avenge Cersei.

The most ridiculous thing is that he must now lead an army to join Renly Baratheon's camp to fight against Stannis - not only did he lose the chance to revenge against Robert, he also had to help one of Robert's brothers fight against Stannis. Another brother competes for the throne. He should have taken revenge on all Baratheons!

Is there anything more ironic than this?

The scorching sunlight shone on James's red glazed armor, and he suddenly felt that the hilt of the sword in his hand was so hot, as if it was going to burn through his palm...and his pride.

"Kingslayer." An offensive voice sounded from behind, interrupting James' thoughts.

"My name is Jaime Lannister, not the Kingslayer." Jaime turned around, saw Lord Tully riding in front of him, and responded coldly. His heart is being judged, but in front of others, he must still be that proud lion.

"You never killed a king?" Randyll Tarly's expressionless expression seemed to be asking, "Did you eat bread for breakfast?" ’

"I killed him before. I originally wanted to kill another one, but unfortunately he fell to his death."

"You should be lucky that he fell to his death. Otherwise, not only would you not be able to kill anyone, but you would also be driven into the Red Fork River by me." This damn tone.

"Okay, Lord Tully, these things are over." Renly Baratheon, who arrived with Randyll, saw that the situation was not good. He quickly rode two steps forward and interrupted the two of them. He knew Landao, the number one general in the Southern Territory, is known for his forthright speech, but he didn't expect him to be so forthright.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Landao nodded lightly and said no more.

"Your Majesty." James lowered his head slightly as a salute, and then looked at the king unscrupulously.

Renly is tall and handsome, with neat black hair hanging down to his shoulders. His shaved chin makes him look like a child. Loras Tyrell said that he has the most kingly style and will be the best. King, but in James' opinion, he is just a child who is very good at dressing up.

"Ser Jaime, in the current war, unity is very important for us," Renly said with a smile. "A suitable gift may allow us to resolve the previous unpleasantness."

"I appreciate your kindness, but please keep your little gift to please young girls. If you need it," James shook his head slightly, which was meaningless.

"For me, it is more important to please you now, ser." Renly was not angry at being rejected at all, with an absolutely confident smile on his face, "This little gift is extraordinary, I swear you will Like her."

"Her?" Anger rushed into James' heart, and he pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword. This boy actually gave me a woman at this time? "Are you humiliating me?"

Renly kept smiling and did not answer Jaime's question, but just clapped his hands.

Seeing the movements of the attendants behind him, James noticed that there was a luxurious carriage parked behind Renly.

The attendant opened the curtain, and a little girl who looked less than 10 years old stepped out. She had milk-white skin and golden curly hair. Although she had not yet developed much, she already showed her astonishing beauty.

The moment he saw the little girl, James' hand on the hilt of the sword instantly released, and the anger condensed in his heart suddenly disappeared.

"Although there is only one for now," Renly seemed very satisfied with James' performance and inadvertently showed a proud look, "but the other two will be rescued by Lord Eddard soon. With the honor of Duke Stark, he will definitely I won’t harm your two children. As long as we defeat my brother who is not fit to be a king, I can order Duke Eddard to return your other two children."

Renly spoke very enthusiastically, but Jaime didn't listen to a word he said. He hurriedly turned over and dismounted, ran quickly towards the little girl, and then hugged her tightly in his arms.

"Myrcella." Jaime's hands were shaking and his voice was trembling.

"Uncle." Myrcella whispered, tears rolling in her beautiful eyes. After she raised her head and glanced at the people around her, she changed her words coyly, "Father."

"Are you okay? Did the nuns in the church abuse you?" James let go of the girl and gently touched her face.

"The moment when father and daughter are reunited is so touching." Renly and his men deliberately distanced themselves from each other and did not eavesdrop on the conversation between father and daughter. He turned to the knight behind him and said, "You have done another great service, Anred."

"It is my honor to serve you, Your Majesty," player Anred bowed slightly, "With this gift, I believe Sir James will serve you wholeheartedly."

"I am not my stereotypical old brother. I will reward you with the most generous rewards for your service. After this war, Harrenhal will be yours." Renly promised.

"I can't thank you enough." Anred bowed again.

"By the way, there's one more thing," Renly suddenly remembered, "Last night the raven sent a letter from Lord Tywin, about the wildling I asked Lord Tywin to capture as you requested. News from Odis.”

"Caught it?"

"No," Renly shook his head. "At that time, he invited Odis to meet him at Casterly Rock. Although the other party agreed, he never went. When Tywin sent someone to search Odis's chamber of commerce in Lannisport, Only then did I realize that the guy had actually thrown away all the wealth he had accumulated in Lannisport over the past six months and escaped alone."

"Yeah." Anred nodded.

"You don't seem surprised?" Renly continued.

"He will no longer pose any threat to us." Anred was indeed not surprised. This was something he expected. He had collected intelligence about the other party before. The wildling player was obviously a skinchanger. When he knew that Tywin was already negotiating peace with Renly, and asked Tywin to catch him, the probability of success itself was very low.

Enred didn't really expect to catch him. As long as he could drive him away and prevent him from continuing to do things around Tywin, his goal would be achieved. And if Odis can return to the North to cause trouble for Ed Stark, it will also be good news for Anred.

After all, the rigid Eddard will definitely side with Stannis based on the law, and now Enred's biggest enemy, the Kingsguard named Lorraine, happens to be working next to Stannis.

Letting a half-dead enemy find trouble with a powerful enemy is a very cost-effective choice.

"Your Majesty," while Renly and Enred were talking, Jaime Lannister also completed a brief reminiscing with his daughter and came to Renly's side again, "Thank you for your gift."

Renly could hear that the word 'Your Majesty' that James shouted this time was much more sincere than before.

"It is the king's duty to provide assistance to his vassals," Renly said with a smile.

"I will fight for you, Your Majesty, and my sword is yours." Jaime heard the meaning of Renly's words and gave his own oath.

It is very painful for a lion to admit his own powerlessness, but these successive blows made James gradually recognize the reality, and at the same time he fell into endless confusion about the future.

But one thing is certain for Jaime, that is, he only lives for his three children now. Renly gave him Myrcella, and he helped Renly remove Stannis' head from his neck.

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