As evening approached, Green's party camped in an abandoned village near the River Road.
Inside the only stone house, a clean and tidy Jaime Lannister lay with his eyes closed, resembling a withered… delicate flower.
Green observed Jaime, who seemed to have fallen asleep, for a while, then sat on a nearby short wooden stump.
After a pause, he extended a finger and pressed on Jaime's wound.
Jaime immediately cried out in pain: "Hiss! You damn little savage!"
Green smiled and said, "When you're pretending to sleep, you should pay attention to your breathing, Ser."
Jaime squinted at Green, then moved to sit up on the bed, leaning his back against the stone wall.
His lips trembled, as if he had something to say… After holding it in for a long time, he finally just sighed softly, gazing silently at the cobwebs above.
Green took the initiative to speak: "Ser Jaime, was there any gain from this trip to the Riverlands? How about it, have you found your Knight's heart (Chapter 168)?"
After a moment of silence, Jaime suddenly said self-deprecatingly, "It was more like a trip to Riverrun's dungeon."
Green's eyebrows raised slightly: "Are you ashamed because of this, which is why you're pretending to sleep?"
Jaime shook his head slightly: "I was worried I wouldn't be able to resist asking you…"
Saying that, he paused, then looked at Green and said directly, "You know everything?"
Seeing Green look at him in confusion, Jaime opened his mouth and said, "About me and Cersei."
"You and Queen Regent Cersei?"
Muttering to himself, Green spread his hands and said, "I can only say… there are no secrets in the Red Keep, and I also hope what you're asking isn't what I'm guessing."
Jaime stared at Green for a moment, then suddenly said, "How did you manage to master both the sword and the tongue?"
Before Green could react, he shook his head again: "Never mind, even with my clumsy tongue… Cersei…"
So, Jaime was in some kind of self-doubt after learning about Queen Regent Cersei's betrayal, which caused the always high-spirited White Knight to fall into such a state.
Lord Greene blinked, Jaime's golden hair seemed to glow green.
He blinked again… Hmm, an illusion.
"Lancel…"
After a pause, Jaime continued, "Cersei and Lancel… Is that true?"
Green asked in confusion, "What about it? What could she and he have done?"
Jaime flared up: "Little savage, others may not know, but I do.
I know you have an eagle's eyes…"
He paused, then calmed himself, his voice filled with vexation: "Sorry, I was eager for confirmation, I know I shouldn't be like this, but… as soon as I think of Cersei, I can't keep my composure."
Green reached out and patted Jaime's shoulder, saying, "Do you need me to find a good excuse for you?"
Jaime twisted his shoulder, shaking off Green's hand, but it pulled at his arm wound and he hissed in pain, making Green laugh heartily.
Jaime glanced at the gloating Green, and said irritably, "Let me hear it."
Green pinched his chin and slowly said, "At that time, I don't think anyone could have predicted that Tyrion could lead a few thousand Gold Cloaks to severely wound Stannis's hundred thousand strong army, nor could anyone have predicted that the Lannister and Tyrell reinforcements could arrive outside King's Landing in time."
His brown eyes looked at Jaime: "I think most people at the time thought they would fall under Stannis's sword.
The shadow of death loomed over the Red Keep, so… if some crazy things happened, it would be considered normal."
Green's good excuse brought a glimmer of light to Jaime's previously dimmed eyes, and he murmured, "It's my fault… If I had been by her side… I shouldn't have left…"
Jaime would sooner or later realize, Lord Greene only slightly increased the difficulty for his trip to the Red Keep; a true Knight fears no test, ahem.
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