AFFC 17 – Jaime II

Retour à Jaime qui escorte la dépouille de son père. L’auteur en profite pour mettre en douce plein d’infos sur les blasons. Jaime ne se sent pas à sa place

Behind the lords came a hundred crossbowmen and three hundred men-at-arms, and crimson flowed from their shoulders as well. In his white cloak and white scale armor, Jaime felt out of place amongst that river of red.

Jaime croise son oncle et ils ne s’entendent pas vraiment alors qu’ils ont tant en commun, c’est rageant… Au point que Jaime entend « dead, dead, dead », tout le temps. Ouch….

“You would do well to keep your knights around you.”

His uncle gave him a cool stare. “Is that a threat, ser?”

A threat? The suggestion took him aback. “A caution. I only meant . . . Sandor is dangerous.”

“I was hanging outlaws and robber knights when you were still shitting in your swaddling clothes. I am not like to go off and face Clegane and Dondarrion by myself, if that is what you fear, ser. Not every Lannister is a fool for glory.”

Why, nuncle, I believe you are talking about me. “Addam Marbrand could deal with these outlaws just as well as you. So could Brax, Banefort, Plumm, any of these others. But none would make a good King’s Hand.”

“Your sister knows my terms. They have not changed. Tell her that, the next time you are in her bedchamber.” Ser Kevan put his heels into his courser and galloped ahead, putting an abrupt end to their conversation.

On en est au point où Jaime espère presque que le Limier tue Kevan

When sons were killing fathers, what was there to stop a niece from ordering an uncle slain? An inconvenient uncle, who knows too much. Though perhaps Cersei was hoping that the Hound might do her work for her. If Sandor Clegane cut down Ser Kevan, she would not need to bloody her own hands. And he will, if they should meet. Kevan Lannister had once been a stout man with a sword, but he was no longer young, and the Hound . . .

Ensuite Jaime croise Lancel qui n’a pas la même envergure… Ca renforce Jaime dans l’idée que Tyrion lui a menti (sur les liaisons de Cersei) alors que non pas sur ce point

On apprend aussi que la ville est désertée car la guerre se situe ailleurs

Garlan the Gallant had taken half the Tyrell strength back to Highgarden, and his lady mother and grandmother had gone with him. The other half had marched south with Mace Tyrell and Mathis Rowan to invest Storm’s End.

As for the Lannister host, two thousand seasoned veterans remained encamped outside the city walls, awaiting the arrival of Paxter Redwyne’s fleet to carry them across Blackwater Bay to Dragonstone. Lord Stannis appeared to have left only a small garrison behind him when he sailed north, so two thousand men would be more than sufficient, Cersei had judged.

Ensuite Jaime voit les gens s’entraîner à la quintaine mais pour lui ces jours là sont passés… alors que Loras lui ressemble tellement.

Avec Cersei, on apprend la naissance du petit Tyrion Castelfoyer… et Jaime trouve que Cersei reprend beaucoup d’Aerys (et sa folie)

Jaime knew the look in his sister’s eyes. He had seen it before, most recently on the night of Tommen’s wedding, when she burned the Tower of the Hand. The green light of the wildfire had bathed the face of the watchers, so they looked like nothing so much as rotting corpses, a pack of gleeful ghouls, but some of the corpses were prettier than others. Even in the baleful glow, Cersei had been beautiful to look upon. She’d stood with one hand on her breast, her lips parted, her green eyes shining. She is crying, Jaime had realized, but whether it was from grief or ecstasy he could not have said.

On a un flashback justement avec Aerys (pas très rassurant). Jaime remarque aussi la belle Taena… qui serait une agente double

Jaime could not help but note the way the Myrish woman moved her hips as she walked. Every step is a seduction. When the door closed behind her, he cleared his throat and said, “First these Kettleblacks, then Qyburn, now her. It’s a queer menagerie you are keeping these days, sweet sister.”

“I am growing very fond of Lady Taena. She amuses me.”

“She is one of Margaery Tyrell’s companions,” Jaime reminded her. “She’s informing on you to the little queen.”

“Of course she is.” Cersei went to the sideboard to fill her cup anew. “Margaery was thrilled when I asked her leave to take Taena on as my companion. You should have heard her. ‘She will be a sister to you, as she’s been to me. Of course you must have her! I have my cousins and my other ladies.’ Our little queen does not want me to be lonely.”

“If you know she is a spy, why take her on?”

“Margaery is not half so clever as she thinks. She has no notion what a sweet serpent she has in that Myrish slut. I use Taena to feed the little queen what I want her to know. Some of it is even true.” Cersei’s eyes were bright with mischief. “And Taena tells me everything Maid Margaery is doing.”

“Does she? How much do you know about this woman?”

“I know she is a mother, with a young son that she wants to rise high in this world. She will do whatever is required to see that he does. Mothers are all the same. Lady Merryweather may be a serpent, but she is far from stupid. She knows I can do more for her than Margaery, so she makes herself useful to me. You would be surprised at all the interesting things she’s told me.”

On parle ensuite des sujets qui fachent : les Bolton, et puis Kevan

“Ser Kevan—”

“—will have his hands full at Darry, teaching Lancel how to wipe his arse. Father’s death has unmanned him. He is an old done man. Daven and Damion will serve us better.”

“They’ll suffice.” Jaime had no quarrel with his cousins. “You still require a Hand, however. If not our uncle, who?”

His sister laughed. “Not you. Have no fear on that count. Perhaps Taena’s husband. His grandfather was Hand under Aerys.”

Mais Jaime n’a pas la même vision de sa soeur

“I govern the realm.”

Seven save us all, you do. His sister liked to think of herself as Lord Tywin with teats, but she was wrong. Their father had been as relentless and implacable as a glacier, where Cersei was all wildfire, especially when thwarted. She had been giddy as a maiden when she learned that Stannis had abandoned Dragonstone, certain that he had finally given up the fight and sailed away to exile. When word came down from the north that he had turned up again at the Wall, her fury had been fearful to behold. She does not lack for wits, but she has no judgment, and no patience

Puis on passe à Aurane Waters (le chouchou de Cersei même si elle ne l’avoue pas). Et Cersei prouve que politiquement, elle n’est pas bonne car elle préfère des nuls qu’elle domine que des bons

“You are a child, Jaime. Redwyne is Tyrell’s bannerman, and nephew to that hideous grandmother of his. I want none of Lord Tyrell’s creatures on my council.”

“Tommen’s council, you mean.”

“You know what I mean.”

Too well. “I know that Aurane Waters is a bad idea, and Hallyne is a worse one. As for Qyburn . . . gods be good, Cersei, he rode with Vargo Hoat. The Citadel stripped him of his chain!”

“The grey sheep. Qyburn has made himself most useful to me. And he is loyal, which is more than I can say of mine own kin.”

The crows will feast upon us all if you go on this way, sweet sister. “Cersei, listen to yourself. You are seeing dwarfs in every shadow and making foes of friends. Uncle Kevan is not your enemy. I am not your enemy.”

Her face twisted in fury. “I begged you for your help. I went down on my knees to you, and you refused me!”

“My vows . . .”

“. . . did not stop you slaying Aerys. Words are wind. You could have had me, but you chose a cloak instead. Get out.”

“Sister . . .”

“Get out, I said. I am sick of looking at that ugly stump of yours. Get out!” To speed him on his way, she heaved her wine cup at his head. She missed, but Jaime took the hint.

Au moins Jaime évite mieux que Kevan ^^

Et donc Jaime retrouve Loras. Il est bien puant (Loras). La réplique sur les livres est assez savoureuse

“Lord Renly always said that books were for maesters.”

“This one is for us. The history of every man who has ever worn a white cloak is written here.”

“I have glanced at it. The shields are pretty. I prefer books with more illuminations. Lord Renly owned a few with drawings that would turn a septon blind.”

Jaime had to smile. “There’s none of that here, ser, but the histories will open your eyes. You would do well to know about the lives of those who went before.”

Le passage sert beaucoup à nous parler des éléments de la Garde royale (un peu comme dans le chapitre d’Arys, tiens). Loras est.. moyennement calé. Et cela se termine sur… Criston Cole (encore ??)

Bon, franchement, Jaime est intéressant, même si des fois il se trompe (sur Tyrion, plus que sur Cersei) et que c’est triste qu’il soit fâché avec son oncle alors qu’au fond ils sont plutôt d’accord

L’erreur de Kevan, je suppose (aggravée par son énervement) est qu’il voit Cersei et Jaime comme un couple donc étant d’accord avec les décisions de l’autre. Or ce n’est pas (plus) le cas pour Jaime. Kevan a raison pour l’inceste.. mais sans le savoir, il rejoint Jaime dans sa défiance envers Cersei (qui est assez idiote ou imbue d’elle même pour se mettre les deux à dos)

Liloo75 wrote:

Depuis AFFC, Cersei nous est fréquemment présentée en train de boire. J’avais oublié qu’elle était sobre auparavant. L’alcool ne doit pas l’aider à garder les idées claires.

Plus tard, on verra qu’elle engueule sa femme de chambre car ses robes rapetissent. C’est pas du tout lié au fait qu’elle prend de l’âge, et beaucoup d’alcool, bien entendu 😀

Liloo75 wrote:

Je me demande si Jaime est informé de la passion que le chevalier vouait à son roi ?

Alors, oui, carrément 🙂

Alors, rengainez-moi cette putain d’épée tout de suite, ou bien je me fais fort de vous la prendre et de vous la fourrer dans un morceau laissé inexploré par Renly lui-même… ! »

A Storm of Swords, Chapitre 63, Jaime.

Mercy Yfos pour ton analyse.

Kevan boude et il a bien raison, fuis pauvre fou ! J’ai trouvé l’échange entre Jaime et Kevan très drôle.
Il a très bien compris, mais un peu tard, que Cersei veut le pouvoir et gouverner, sans Tywin il n’est pas possible de la gérer. Jaime en prendra pour son grade également et ce n’est pas totalement gratuit. On peut imaginer que du point de vue de Kevan, Jaime et Cersei ont fait n’importe quoi et mettent en péril ce qu’a construit Tywin, sans oublier Tyrion, les enfants de Tywin sont une déception. Aider les enfants de Tywin est une cause perdue, il va donc aider son propre fils.

Quelques attaques assez drôles :

Son oncle renifla. « Nous en sommes tous là. Comment se porte votre roi ? » L’intonation levait toute équivoque : la question était un reproche.
« Plutôt bien, répondit Jaime, sur la défensive. C’est Balon Swann qui se tient auprès de lui, tous les matins. Un honnête et vaillant chevalier.
— Ce qui allait sans dire, autrefois, dès lors qu’on parlait des hommes arborant le blanc. »

Jaime ne comprend pas que c’est une attaque contre lui.

Les Lannister ne sont pas tous des cervelles brûlées par gloriole. »

Là, il encaisse le coup. Il y a les Lannister crétins et les autres ^^

Il y a tout un passage étrange, durant lequel la lumière verte du feu grégeois donne des allures de cadavres verts aux participants, mais leur reine, Cersei, est magnifique. On peut y voir un présage néfaste. Jaime y verra Aerys.

Jaime se remémore les sévices d’Aerys sur sa reine, et l’impossibilité de la protéger malgré et à cause de ses vœux.

Taena nous est présentée comme espionne de Margaery utilisée par Cersei. Mais il se peut qu’il en soit tout autrement :

Cersei s’assit sous la fenêtre. « Savais-tu que la Reine des Epines conservait dans son carrosse un coffret de pièces anciennes ? De pièces d’or antérieures à la Conquête ? Si d’aventure un négociant manque de jugeote au point de déclarer les prix de sa marchandise en or tout court, la voilà qui le paie en mains de Hautjardin, soit en espèces deux fois plus légères que nos dragons. Et qui oserait se plaindre d’avoir été blousé par madame la mère de Mace Tyrell ? » 

L’air de rien, Taena donne l’info qu’Olenna arnaque son monde avec ses pièces d’or. En réalité, ça l’incrimine dans l’évasion de Tyrion et la mort de Tywin puisqu’une de ces pièces a été retrouvée dans la cellule de Rugen. C’est une coïncidence troublante. Si on ne croit pas à cette coïncidence alors Taena ne bosse pas pour les Tyrell mais pour quelqu’un qui savait que cette pièce a été retrouvée dans la cellule de Rugen (c’est à dire : Rugen, Cersei, Qyburn). Il y a de fortes chances que Taena bosse pour Varys.

On finit ce chapitre par Criston Cole, le faiseur de roi, celui qui faisait partie des meilleures et des pires selon Jaime, ce qui annonce des évènements à venir.