It was several weeks before they received a letter in reply from Westeros. In that time Ser Jaime had nearly recovered his strength. Arya was away again on some quest for the Iron Bank. Tari was helping her mother cook and Jaime had just brought more firewood to the kitchen for her cooking fire.
"A messenger just came from the city." He told them, taking a sealed parchment from his pocket. It had a Targaryen Seal on it, from the Queen.
Lynesse opened it anxiously. "This doesn't make any sense." She passed the letter back to Jaime and let him read it.
I regret to inform you that Ser Jorah Mormont is not aware of having any daughters or sons for that matter. He did not receive your any of your correspondences as I intercepted them personally. Do not write to him about this matter again. I will not allow Ser Jorah to leave my service over this matter. -Queen of The Seven Kingdoms…
"Either the Queen doesn't believe you or doesn't care… or both." Jaime said.
"But why?" Lynesse asked.
"Perhaps she thinks Mormont will leave her to raise Tari on Bear Island."
"She cares for him that much?" Lynesse wondered aloud.
"I don't know if care is the right word to use…" Jaime said. "I saw very little of them but rumor had it that they had a strange relationship."
"If she won't allow him to receive my letters then I'll have to find a way to bring Tari to him."
"Arya will send you to him. She told me so herself before she left." Jaime told Lynesse, easing her worries considerably.
"You could return with me." Lynesse suggested in a friendly manner.
"I was banished, remember?"
"If my former husband has as much influence with the Queen as you say, I would think that returning his daughter to him would be enough to end your banishment."
"And what if it isn't enough?" Jaime asked.
"Then I'll help you escape again." Arya said from the doorway. She had apparently just returned home.
"I can't let you do that." He said.
"You can't stop me. Pack your things. We leave tomorrow." Arya told them all.