Golden Tooth City.

Kaivon Lannister sat in the shadow of the candlelight, looking at his brother Tywin Lannister.

Tywin Lannister stood tall and majestic in front of the window.

His older brother Tywin is Kaivon's idol, and at a very young age, he recognized Tywin's charm and talent. At that time, he and his brother were still teenagers, but the Lannisters were no longer in power.

His father, Tytos Lannister, is known as the Laughing Lion, and he is a kind and welcoming man who reciprocates him with the arrogance and disobedience of his lords. The Redlion Reyes family of Castellme was the most prominent, followed by the Tabek family, and later, the rule of the Lannisters in the Westlands had to be maintained with the help of the royal army of King's Landing, but as soon as the royal army left the West, the West was in turmoil again.

It was in such a situation that the elder brother Tywin Lannister stepped forward, and the nineteen-year-old Tywin exterminated Castelme's Reyes family and slaughtered the Tabek family. At the age of eighteen, his brother became famous in Westeros for the Battle of the Nine Bronze Kings, at the age of nineteen he revived the Lannisters, and at the age of twenty he became Prime Minister of King Aerys Targaryen, a position he held for twenty years.

The Lannisters were so heroic that they were killed by the sorcery of Melisandre, a red-robed wizard from across the Narrow Sea, and the 15,000 elite soldiers of the Western Frontier led by him were also burned clean by Melisandre.

Kevon's eyes were moist, and he sat in the shadows where torches and candles could not shine, and looked at Tywin Lannister at the window, his heart clogging with pain.

The Tywin of the window is not the real Tywin, but James Lannister.

Kaivon was in the dark shadows, and Jaime in Tywin's form was under the bright torch.

Time passed little by little, and there was an extremely strong atmosphere of estrangement between the two people, as if an invisible thick wall was blocking the two.

Finally, Tywin in the window turned his head to look at Kevon in the darkness.

"Uncle!" he said, his voice heavy.

Kaivon didn't answer, he didn't want to talk to this Tywin who wasn't Tywin. He had hoped that Jaime would be able to reinvigorate the West, as his father did, but Jaime did not, and he gave up an opportunity to kill Eddard Stark for the sake of his knightly honor.

If it were Tywin, he would never make such a mistake.

"Don't be bound by honors, emotions, and oaths, do what is most beneficial. As for other people's words, giant elephants never stop to understand ants or insects, and Targaryen dragons do not understand the wails of their prey in flames. The strong crush everything, and only the weak will abide by the old dogma and expect others to do the same, thus getting a pitiful sense of security in this fragile rule. Keeping his brother Tywin in mind, Kevon told Jaime what he had said, but Jaime only listened, not did it.

Seeing that his uncle was still silent, Jaime removed a torch from the wall, held it, and slowly walked towards Kevon in the darkness.

Sir Kevon was a man of fortune, his head was almost bald like his brother Tywin, his square chin was full of flesh, and his beard had not been shaved for a long time, and he looked disheveled.

Even when he sits, Kaivon appears to have round shoulders and thick waist, his originally delicate skin has wrinkles and black spots, and his golden hair has turned grayish-white.

Since the defeat at Tearstain Lake, Kaivon has suddenly aged by more than a decade.

The uncle's feelings are reserved, simple, and reliable, and he greatly admires and loves his father, Tywin, who is his father's most trusted deputy, and his loyalty and reliability are widely known.

"Uncle!" Jaime said in a deep voice as he walked up to Kaivon, paused.

Kevon remained stubbornly immersed in his own darkness, and the torch in Jaime's hand failed to bring light to his heart.

Jaime said, "Tomorrow I'll duel Eddard Stark, and I'm not going to let him go." ”

Kaivon closed his eyes, so that both Jaime and the great torch in Jaime's hand remained dark.

"Master Kevon, how are you going to open your mouth to talk to me?" James' tone became impatient.

Without an answer, Kayvon's silence suffocated Jaime.

"Well, I'll listen to you for the rest of my actions. Jaime finally said.

Kaivon's eyes opened and he looked at Jaime, his blue eyes full of light.

"I swear, I listen to you all, except Cersei. Jaime said calmly.

"You said it yourself!"

"Yes, Lord Kevon. Jaime said.

Seven days ago, Jaime and Eddard Stark duel, and when Eddard appeared with his right hand bandaged, Kevon repeatedly signaled through the sound of drums that Jaime would take the opportunity to kill Eddard, but Jaime did not, and every day for the agreed duel a week later, every day, Kevon would repeatedly say in front of Jaime that he should attack Eddard's coalition at night, but Jaime ignored it at all, until Raven brought the news of the fall of Oxford and Kaiyan.

When Kevon got the news, he never said a word to Jaime again, nor did he eat, nor did he participate in any military meetings, and at night he was never allowed to light a lamp in his room, and he was alone in the dark, and no one knew what he was doing or thinking.

"Jaime, are you willing to listen to me in everything?"

"Yes, uncle. ”

"Okay, I want you to cancel your duel with Ed and exchange hostages with Ed tomorrow. ”

"How to exchange?"

"We have Edmure, the heir of Riverrun in the Riverlands, Edmure's uncle Blackfish Brynden, and knights and warriors in the Nine Star City of the Vale, a total of three hundred people, and we will exchange these three hundred people for the nobles of the Western Realm of Kaiyan City. ”

"The number of nobles in the Western Realm is nearly 1,000, and Ed will exchange nearly 1,000 for 300?"

"He will!"

"Why?"

"Because he's Eddard Stark. ”

"What if he doesn't want to return the hostages?"

"Then we'll start killing hostages. ”

Jaime was taken aback: "Hostage?"

"Yes, as soon as we take hostages, Ed will agree to our terms. ”

"He's so sure Ed would do that?"

"Because he's Eddard Stark, he's going to do it. ”|

"I don't think so. ”

"Jaime, if it were your father Tywin, what would he do with this incident?"

Jaime was stunned, then tapped his head and said, "I think my father will surrender." ”

"You're right, let's exchange hostages first, then surrender, and after retaining the rule of the West, we will slowly fight back against Eddard Stark, and it will be more subtle and successful to oppose the enemy as the enemy's own people than to oppose the enemy as the enemy's enemy. ”

"Surrender first, wait for the three coalition forces to withdraw, we will pack up the remnants of the defeated army in the west, renovate the city, vigorously train new soldiers, accumulate strength, and then find an opportunity to defeat Eddard Stark again?"

"James, your father said that there are two kinds of victory in war, one depends on victory on the battlefield, and the other depends on pen and paper and raven. Ed wants us to surrender, so we'll surrender. Eddard Stark is a man of honor, and he will agree to our additional conditions. ”

"What's the strings attached?"

"The Westlands still belong to the Lannisters. ”

"Don't mention this condition, he will agree. ”

"But we had to put forward a condition that he would have agreed to. ”

"I don't understand!"

"You just have to cooperate with me, you swore it. ”

"Okay, uncle, I'll cooperate with you. ”

"I will have a knight kill you, and then give your head to Eddard Stark, and the knight will be rewarded by Eddard Stark, and he will take advantage of the situation to make a request and become a follower of Eddard Stark. ”

James: "............"

"After you die, come back to your Dick Vishui, I will give you a list, and I want you to kill them slowly, silently, and one by one according to the list. ”

"And what about Cersei? Eddard Stark says she killed Robert Baratheon, and he's going to judge her and behead her. ”

"Eddard will judge Cersei, but not in the Riverlands, nor in the Vale or the North, but only in King's Landing. He was a law and honor king, and when he pacified the West, where would he go? ”

"Why can't we trade submissions and hostages from the Westlands for Cersei and our hostages?"

"Cersei cannot be exchanged, she can only be pardoned by Stannis I. Once we surrender, we can't ask Eddard Stark, but we can ask Stannis I for pardon, and the Iron Throne of the Red Keep still owes us millions of dragons in the West, enough to get back several Cersei. ”

Jaime is convinced by Kayvon!

However, Kaivon's real purpose is not to save Cersei, Cersei and Jaime's incest, the Seven Kingdoms are well known, Cersei who has lost the power of the Red Keep is penniless, but Jaime who has learned the art of transfiguration is of great use.

Kavon thinks that when Cersei returns, the Westside will lose Jaime.

And the resurgence of the Westside needs talent, and Jaime's talent is exactly what Kayvon needs.

The two uncles and nephews discussed carefully, and this plan was not finished until dawn.

*

Jaime and Kaivon had breakfast and led their army out of the city, with the heavy cavalry leading the way, followed by spearmen, sword and shield men, light cavalry, and archers standing in dense density on the walls.

On the opposite side, the black pressure of the allied forces of the three places was arranged in a formation, waving flags, and the edge could not be seen at a glance.

To the left and right of the king's banner in the center are the banners of the lords of the three lands: the Icewolf Banner in the North, the Silver Trout Banner in the Riverlands, and the Crescent Falcon Banner in the Valley.

Eddard Stark walked alone with his Lady of Silence.

Tywin Lannister also slapped his horse forward alone.

"Lord Eddard, you are no match for me, I have already made a decision, I will not duel with you again. Tywin saw Eddard Stark with a semicircular shield on his back. The semi-circular shield is larger than the general shield, and the back is on the back, and the semicircle is upward, and the straight edge of the shield will not be scraped on the horse's back, so it takes the form of a semicircle. A semicircular shield is wider than a round shield.

In duels, the most difficult to distinguish the superior and the longest dueling time is often the sword and shield battle.

It looks like Eddard Stark is the most prepared for battle.

Jaime would love to kill Ed in a duel to gain his father's reputation, but he accepts Kaivon's plan, and a person like Eddard who values honor has a weakness that is his honor, and it is easy to take advantage of it.

"Cancel the duel?" Ed was expressionless.

"Yes, the men you sent attacked Oxford, and took Kaiyan City overnight, capturing almost all the sons and daughters of nobles in the West, and I came today to talk to you about the exchange of hostages. Tywin said.

"Hostage swaps, I have more people than yours. ”

"I have three hundred of yours in my hands. ”

"We have thousands of your captives, and your Kaiyan City, and your chips are too small. Eddard Stark said lightly.

Tywin sneered: "Lord Eddard, there are only a few hundred noble heirs in Kaiyan City who have been captured by you, and the rest are insignificant, but I have Edmure and Blackfish Brynden in my hands." ”

Eddard smiled slightly: "Lord Tywin, the five thousand elite soldiers of our three-place alliance army have all entered the western realm two days ago, perhaps at this time when we speak, the cliff city, the city of feasting fire, and the city of cutting in the west have all fallen. Surrender, Lord Tywin. ”

Tywin's face was indifferent, but his heart was shocked, and he sent scouts to scout the mountain roads of the West, but he didn't get anything in return from the scouts. Suddenly, his heart was cold, those scouts, there was no news of the report, so what happened to those scouts?

Killed?

Without Adam Malbran's command, the scouts are so vulnerable?

Tywin was shocked, he was Jaime's shapeshifter, quick wits had never been Jaime's talent, his talent was combat, and if it weren't for the training and suffering of the Black and White Academy, he would have swung his sword at Eddard Stark.

"Lord Tywin, haven't you heard anything from your scouts these days? hehe, you shouldn't have been such a dull person, is it because the people have become dull since the fall of Kaiyan City?"

Eddard Stark has something to say, denying that this Tywin is the tough, ruthless, but talented Tywin that everyone has in mind.

However, Tywin, Jaime's shapeshift, didn't hear Eddard's voice.

How could the teams of scouts sent by Jaime be the opponents of Robb and Arya's Icewolf, Robb's side, thirty followers of noble children, and fifty elite cavalry of the North led by Harris, who was the first to ride a spear in the North, were ambushed on the paths of the Western Mountains, and it was just a trivial matter to kill a few teams of scouts.

These scouts were far less alert and capable than Adam Malbran's scouts.

"Lord Tywin, you're either going to surrender, or our tripartite alliance is going to storm Golden Tooth City. Ed pulled out the empty lady, took off the semi-circular shield on her back, the empty lady tapped on the round shield, and in the bang, bang,

"Lord Tywin, seven days ago, you made an appointment with me to fight again in a week, I admit your affection, today, I will give you an hour to go back and convene a meeting of your vassals, whether it is war or surrender, I will wait here!"