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The next day, Rhaegar was out again, and Jaime planned to sneak every letter back to his quarters and burn them all. On his way back, however, Cersei pulled him into a narrow enclave out of site of the guards.

"Cersei..."

"Did you speak to father yet?" she whispered so that the guards would not hear. The two talked in hushed whispers.

"I did. He wished to see the letters."

"Good. You will get them and show them to him, and then he will put an end to this."

"I can't."

"What do you mean you can't. Rhaegar will be at his lessons all morning and afternoon. He won't be back to his chambers until after supper time."

"I have the letters already. But we cannot show father. He would murder Arthur for his part in this."

"So?"

"Cersei. Arthur is my friend, my mentor."

"He's more Rhaegar's friend than yours, Jaime. I think he considers Arthur more a brother to him than you."

"Perhaps so. But I won't let him die. We must burn these letters."

"No."

"Yes."

"Jaime. You need to see reason. Father surely won't kill him just for helping to get love letters to Lyanna. Unless there is more in those letters. Like if perhaps the Starks were planning a rebellion."

Jaime began to doubt himself. Cersei had always been smarter than him, she was likely right on this too.

"I can sneak to your chambers tonight when the guards switch shifts. I need to read these letters," suggested Cersei.

"Father expects them today before supper."

Cersei sighed in defeat. "You'll read them all and tell me everything that's in them?"

"Of course."

"Alright."

Once Jaime returned to his chambers, he sat down and began to read, hoping he could finish reading all of the letters and make a decision on what to do before suppertime. Reading all of the letters, rather than just the two he had been able to read yesterday would he hoped give him a better perspective on things and a clearer understanding of what else he should do other than burning them all.

As he read, he began to make some judgments. It seemed the Stark girl just wanted out of her betrothal to Robert. He was surprised to learn she would not agree to be a second wife. He was even more surprised to see she seemed to be replying to a certain suggestion. It seemed Rhaegar had led the girl to believe he was forced to marry Cersei and that he could be granted an annulment since their union had produced no children. The last letter the girl sent had been the most worrying. For they had planned to meet in Winterfell. Her disgusted as a stableboy and he as a servant. It was agreed that they would meet and travel to Lannisport where they would be married. The annulment, Jaime gathered, would be taken care of on Rhaegar's journey to her. Jaime gasped when he saw when it was dated. From his calculations, his brother would be leaving in five days time. When he returned with an announcement of an annulment and the Stark girl, Jaime didn't know what would happen. Their father would certainly not be pleased.

Having finished reading all the letters, Jaime burnt them all. He would find a way to deal with Rhaegar that didn't involve causing possible death to Arthur.

After supper, when Jaime failed to bring the letters to his father, he was not surprised to be called to his fathers quarters.

"Where are the letters?"

"They were gone, father," he lied.

"Were they really? Were there even any letters? Are you seeking to usurp your brother's inheritance?"

"No. Of course not. It is Rhaegar who seeks to usurp you." A cruel lie, and one he regretted almost as soon as the words left his mouth, but Jaime was angry at his brother. Angry and jealous.

"Perhaps you both wish to be king. I should have you both killed and Viserys can be my heir."

"Father, no!"

"Perhaps not. You're too much of a fool to try to usurp me or your brother, aren't you? I remember how long it took you to learn to read. It's thankful you are a spare and not the heir. Get out of my sight."

Shaking with fear, Jaime left.