Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 306 James
Standing on a high hill in the camp, James Lannister looked at the soldiers below who were queuing up to receive their weapons, with mixed feelings in his heart.

These men were the remnants of the former Stafford Lannister. They encountered the Royalist cavalry led by Lando Tarly and Garland the "valiant" on the way to Harrenhal to support Kevan Lannister. , was defeated by the opponent in one fell swoop, and more than 2 people became prisoners of Ran Dao.

Now that the situation has changed, King Robert died drunk and fell to his death. His two younger brothers are vying for the throne. James' father Tywin has sworn allegiance to King Renly, so Lando Tarly, who also supports Renly, ordered the release of the two brothers. Lannister soldiers and rearm them.

The breeze brushed against her face, soft and fragrant, like Cersei's fingertips.

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

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

"Jaime, kill them all!" The voice was full of fear and anger, but not despair. Cersei had always been a very proud woman, even in the circumstances.
When she saw herself and called out the name 'Jaime', Jaime could feel the joy of the rest of her life. Perhaps in Cersei's eyes, as long as she appeared in front of her, all threats would be gone. It's a threat that all the thugs will be killed and Winterfell will be set ablaze.
But she 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. When he was 15 years old, he fought against the notorious Smiling Knight in the battle against the Brotherhood of the Royal Forest and blocked the sword of the dawn. The opponent, until the Dawn Excalibur Arthur Dayne came to kill him, and then James defeated all the outstanding knights in the king.

Even the 'fearless' Kingsguard Captain Barristan, who loathes Jaime the most, and has repeatedly said that he should take off his white robes and put on black (haired as the Night's Watch), says Jaime is what he saw The best natural swordsman ever.

In the original book, there was such a plot, Brienne the 'Beauty' was on the way to escort James to King's Landing in exchange for her two daughters under the order of Caitlin Tully, and James accidentally got the sword, and then the two began to fight. fought.

At that time, James became weak due to long-term captivity, and there were chains on his wrists, but he did not lose the wind for a while when facing Brienne. You must know that Brienne has the ability to overthrow the "Knight of Flowers" Luo in a duel. The strength of Lars and 'The Hound' Sandor Crigan.

Brienne herself later admitted, recalling the incident, that if Jaime had not been chained and weakened, no knight in the Seven Kingdoms could have matched him.

But even with such power, James still failed to save Cersei. He faced the attack of a whole team of Winterfell guards in an unarmored state. The enemy not only had swords, but also spears, javelins and bows.

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

It would have been nice if he died there at the time, James thought about it countless times afterwards, but at the same time he had to admit that Odis was right, if he really died, then no one would avenge Cersei , No one will save his three children.

So I must live, for revenge, but also for love.

James forced himself to look ahead and not recall the painful past. He'd always been good at it.

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, James often fell into a contradiction 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 to death with flames.

He put forward his ideas to the other iron guards, but Gerald Hightower, the captain of the Kingsguard at the time, reminded him: "We swear to defend the king, not to judge the king."

The experience during that time made James develop the ability to escape from himself. As long as he is unwilling to think about anything, he will not think about it. But this is an exception.

He always dreamed of Cersei.

Can't escape, can't escape, as if going through a long trial.

Jaime hadn't been troubled by this feeling in years, and the last time he was in it was at the end of the Usurper War.

Not because Kingslayer Jaime has never regretted killing the mad king Aerys, even if he bears the infamy of "Kingslayer", but his father sent the Mountain to kill Prince Rhaegar's wife and children. The pain hidden deep inside.

"I put my wife and children into your hands!" During that time, he often heard these words in his dreams. It was Rhaegar's voice, Rhaegar's questioning.

Before the Battle of the Trident River, among the seven Kingsguard of the Mad King, Barristan Selmy, Jonsono Darry and Levan Martell followed Rhaegar to the front line, Arthur Dayne, Jeno Hightower and Oswell Hean were sent to the Tower of Joy, and only James stayed in King's Landing.
Jaime remembered saying goodbye to Rhaegar in the courtyard of the Red Keep.

Rhaegar wore black armor, and the ruby ​​on his chest formed the three-headed dragon family crest. He put his hands on his shoulders and entrusted his family to himself.

Why have I never explained the infamy of 'Kingslayer' to anyone?Obviously, as long as the mad king Aerys ordered the fireman to light the whole King's Landing, he would immediately be forgiven by most people, but he just didn't want to do that.

Are you proud?Lions disdain to explain their behavior to wolves and hounds?

Yes, James has always comforted himself like this.

However, what really made him unable to speak was that the act of killing Aerys could be explained, so how could the deaths of Crown Princess Elia Martell, Little Prince Aegon and Princess Reyes themselves be explained?

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

So James simply didn't explain. With the notoriety of regicide, no one would pay attention to his negligence in protecting Rhaegar's wife and children as the Kingsguard, so he escaped Rhaegar's attack trial.

But what should he do now to escape Cersei's trial?

Robert Baratheon stumbled and fell to his death after being drunk, and James forever lost the chance to kill him to avenge Cersei.

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

Is there anything more ironic in the world than this?
The scorching sun shone on Jaime's red-enameled armor, and he suddenly felt the hilt in his hand so hot that it felt like it would burn through his palm...and his pride.

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

"My name is James Lannister, not Kingslayer." James turned around, saw Earl Tarly 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 didn't kill the king?" Randyll Tarly said deadpan, as if to ask, 'Did you eat bread for breakfast? '

"I killed it, and I originally wanted to kill another one, but it's a pity that he fell to his death."

"You should be glad that he fell to his death, otherwise you would not only be unable to kill anyone, but I would also drive you into the Red Fork River." This damn tone.

"Okay, Lord Tarly, these things are over," Renly Baratheon, who was there with Randall, saw that the situation was not good. The No.1 general in the southern border, Landau, was known for his frankness, but he didn't expect to be so straightforward.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ran Dao nodded slightly, without further words.

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

Renly was tall and good-looking, with neat black hair that fell down to his shoulders and a shaved chin that made him look like a child Loras Tyrell said he was king and would be the best The king, but as far as James was concerned, he was just a kid who knew how to dress up.

"Sir James, in the current war, unity is very important to us," Renly said with a smile, "A suitable gift may allow us to resolve the previous unhappiness."

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

"It's more important to me to please you now, ser," Renly said, not in the least angry at being rejected, with a smile of absolute confidence on his face, "this little gift is extraordinary, and I swear you will Like her."

"Her?" A surge of anger surged into James' heart, and he put his hand on the hilt of his sword. How could this kid give me a woman at such a time? "Are you humiliating me?"

Renly kept smiling, didn't answer James' question, just clapped his hands.

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

The attendant opened the curtain, and a little girl who looked less than 10 years old came down from above. She had milk-like fair skin and golden curly hair. Although she hadn't developed much yet, she had already shown her astonishing beauty.

The moment he saw the little girl, James let go of his hand holding the hilt of the sword, and the anger that was condensed in his heart disappeared in an instant.

"Although there is only one for the time being," Renly seemed satisfied with James' performance, showing a complacent expression inadvertently, "but the other two will be rescued by Lord Eddard soon, and with the honor of Duke Stark, he must It won't hurt your two children, just wait until we defeat my brother who is not fit to be a king, then I can order Duke Ed to return your other two children."

Renly spoke vigorously, but James didn't listen to a word. He got off his horse in a hurry, ran to the little girl, and held her tightly in his arms.

"Myrcella." James shook his hands and his voice trembled.

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

"Are you all right? Did the nuns in the church abuse you?" James let go of the girl, stroking her face lightly.

"The moment when the father and daughter are reunited, how touching." Renly led the people to deliberately distance himself, not to eavesdrop on the conversation between the father and daughter, he turned to the knight behind him, "You have made another great contribution, Arrad."

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

"I'm not my rigid old brother. I will reward you for your service with the richest rewards. After this war, Harrenhal will be yours." Renly promised.

"Thank you so much." Andrade bowed again.

"By the way, there is one more thing," Renly suddenly remembered, "Last night the raven sent a letter from Lord Tywin, about the wild man I asked Lord Tywin to capture earlier at your request News from Odis."

"Have you caught it?"

"No," Renly shook his head. "At that time, he invited Odis to meet him in Casterly Rock City. Although the other party agreed, he never went. Wait for Tywin to send someone to search Odis' Chamber of Commerce in Lannisport Only then did I know that guy had thrown away all the wealth he had accumulated in Lannisport over the past six months and escaped alone."

"Yeah." Andrew nodded.

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

"He won't pose any threat to us anymore." Andrew was really not surprised, this was something he expected.He had collected information on the other party before, and the wildling player was obviously a skinchanger. Since he knew that Tywin was already negotiating peace with Renly, if he asked Tywin to capture him, the probability of success was very low.

An Ruide didn't expect to really 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 go back to the north to trouble Ed Stark, it will be good news for An Ruide.

After all, the rigid Ed will definitely side with Stannis based on the law, and now Arrad's greatest enemy, the Kingsguard named Lorraine, happens to be working beside Stannis.

It is a very cost-effective choice for a half-dead enemy to find trouble with a strong enemy.

"Your Majesty," while Renly was talking with Arrad, James Lannister and his daughter also completed a short reminiscence and came back to Renly's side, "Thank you for your gift."

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

"It is the king's duty to render aid to his vassals," said Renly, laughing.

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

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

But one thing James is sure of is that he is only living for his three children now, Renly gave him Myrcella, and he helped Renly take the head of Stannis.

(End of this chapter)