Chapter 14. Broken Lannister
Tywin bursts into the suit where Grand Maester Pycel is tending to Jaime Lannister, "My son!"
"He is asleep my Lord Hand…His legs are broken…"
"Can you mend them?"
Before Pycel can answer Cersei enters the suit followed by Tyrion, "My brother…my dear…dear brother…" he stirs but remains unconscious.
"How is he?" Tyrion asks.
"Well Grand Maester?"
"As I said his legs are broken…He will never walk again…"
"We found this on him…" A soldier says handing Tywin a letter. "And we found Roose Bolton's head as well…"
Tywin sneers at the head, "Get that out of here!" He then opens the letter.
If you want peace…Give me Joffrey…The North is a separate kingdom…From Haranhall to Riverrun…From Riverrun to the Eyrie all the way North is our domain…If not I will burn the Westerlands and kill all who swear alliance to the Lions…
Signed
The King in the North
Robb Stark
"Do what you can for him…"
Cersei follows Tywin, "Father…Father!" He stops and looks at her in the hall, "What did it say?"
He hands her the letter, "Read for yourself…" He waits while she reads, "You can't…They have to pay for they did to Jaime…To Casterly Rock…Our home!"
"A Lannister always pays his debts…In this life or the next they will pay in blood…" Tywin meets with Olenna and Loras Tyrell along with Prince Oberyn. "Prince Oberyn wll lead our forces against the Starks…"
"But if we lose this battle my father has instructed me to withdraw our forces…"
Loras looks at his grandmother she nods, "This is acceptable…Where shall we gather our forces?"
"My brother is gathering the remainder of my forces in Cornfield…We will meet there…"
"My Lord Hand!" A man said bursting in, "Stark ships are blockading the bay…"
A hundred ships are lined around the harbor, "They have taken five merchant vessels…" Lord Commander Terron Crakehall said. "And they have sunk two royal ships…"
Jaime's Suit
"Where am I?" Jaime asks waking up.
"You are safe…" Cersei says leaning over him.
"Where is father?"
"He had to leave for the front…" Tyrion said from a window.
"I can't feel my legs…That fucking bastard!"
"My dear brother…Those Starks will pay…I swear it…"
"I just want to be alone now…"
A few minutes later Maester Pycel came in, "How are we doing Lord Jaime?"
Jaime pulls him closer, "I want to die…Can you help me?"
He shakes his head, "I am sorry my lord I cannot…Your father left strict instructions…"
A few hours later Tyrion returns, "What is this I hear about you wanting to die?"
Jaime closes his eyes, "You have always watched out for me big brother…Now it is my turn…If I live through years of abuse from father and sister then you can bear this…"
"You won't have people cleaning up your piss and shit…"
"That is what family is for big brother…"