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Jaime II
	A Feast for Crows chapter
POV	Jaime Lannister
Place	King's Landing
Page	226 UK HC (Other versions)
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Synopsis

An honor procession flanks Lord Tywin's casket as it heads west, led by many of the Lannister bannermen.^{[N 1]} Jaime Lannister falls in with his uncle Kevan, and they discuss the raid on Saltpans. Jaime cautions his uncle not to try and take on Sandor Clegane or Beric Dondarrion, and that he would have made a good Hand. Kevan rejects him coolly, and lets Jaime know he knows about the relationship of the twins, Jaime and Queen Cersei Lannister.

As Jaime returns to King's Landing, he looks upon the encamped Lannister army, which will soon board the Redwyne fleet to lay siege to Dragonstone. He finds his sister in her solar as Grand Maester Pycelle delivers news that Ser Bronn has named Lollys's bastard newborn "Tyrion". Jaime realizes that his sister may try to have Bronn killed for this jape, and he recalls the look on her face the night of Tommen's wedding when the Tower of the Hand was aflame. This called to mind the madness of King Aerys and the way he would become aroused by fire. Jaime recalls Aerys's rape of his wife the evening he had Lord Chelsted burned alive. Jaime had the guard of the queen's bedchamber when she was screaming for her husband to stop. When Jaime said that they were sworn to protect her too, his partner that night, Ser Jonothor Darry, replied, "We are, but not from him."

Jaime asks to speak with Cersei alone, and asks her why she keeps Lady Taena around all the time, knowing that she is a spy for Margaery. Cersei responds that Taena is more her spy, considering that the Queen Regent can do more for the Merryweather family. Jaime cautions that she doesn't truly know the woman, but Cersei remarks that she may make Taena's husband the Hand. After Jaime asks her about the rumor that she plans to name Aurane Waters her new master of ships, he recommends that she would be better off naming Paxter Redwyne. But Cersei will not put any Tyrell vassals on her small council. Cersei also defends her choice of Qyburn, a disgraced and twisted maester, to join the council. Cersei's growing paranoia and brutality are becoming more evident and Jaime retorts, "You are seeing dwarfs in every shadow and making foes of friends. Uncle Kevan is not your enemy. I am not your enemy." However, Cersei throws him out of her solar in fury.^{[N 2]}

In the White Sword Tower, Jaime speaks with Ser Loras Tyrell, asking him what he knows of certain famous Kingsguard. Loras is well-versed, but when the Lord Commander mentions some lesser-known Kingsguard, the Knight of Flowers does not recognize their names. Jaime points out that all of them served well, perhaps even better than the famous knights. Loras remarks that the great Kingsguard knights will always be remembered as heroes, but Jaime reminds him that the most infamous will also be remembered. And then there are those who are not easily classified, of which he offers as an example Criston Cole, the Kingmaker.

Character List

Appearing: Quenten Banefort Tommen Baratheon Jon Bettley Tytos Brax Ronnet Connington Lyle Crakehall Dermot of the Rainwood Antario Jast Kennos of Kayce Cersei Lannister Jaime Lannister Kevan Lannister Lancel Lannister Tywin Lannister (dead) Taena Merryweather Robin Moreland Philip Plumm Garrison Prester Pycelle Alyn Stackspear Humfrey Swyft Tallad Lambert Turnberry Loras Tyrell	Mentioned: Myrcella Baratheon Renly Baratheon Robert I Baratheon Stannis Baratheon Roose Bolton Bethany Bracken Bronn Qarlton Chelsted Sandor Clegane Criston Cole Alyn Connington Gwayne Corbray Tom Costayne Rolland Darklyn Jonothor Darry Demon of Darry Beric Dondarrion Donnel of Duskendale Robert Flowers Aenys Frey Amerei Frey Hosteen Frey Greatheart Gyles Greycloak Hallyne Alerie Hightower Addison Hill Vargo Hoat Osmund Kettleblack Damion Lannister Daven Lannister Tyrion Lannister Addam Marbrand Orton Merryweather Owen Merryweather Russell Merryweather Michael Mertyns Moon Boy Jeffory Norcross Orivel the Open-Handed Qyburn Paxter Redwyne Ryam Redwyne Rorge (as "Sandor Clegane") Rossart Mathis Rowan Barristan Selmy Ramsay Snow Falyse Stokeworth Lollys Stokeworth Tanda Stokeworth Lucamore Strong Balon Swann Tyrion Tanner Aegon II Targaryen Aegon IV Targaryen Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II) Aerys II Targaryen Baelor I Targaryen Rhaella Targaryen Viserys I Targaryen Randyll Tarly Terrence Toyne Alla Tyrell Elinor Tyrell Garlan Tyrell Mace Tyrell Margaery Tyrell Megga Tyrell Olenna Tyrell Aurane Waters

Mentions

Events: Aegon's Conquest War of the Five Kings Raid on Saltpans Siege of Storm's End (300) Wedding of Tommen I Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell	Houses: House Banefort House Baratheon House Bettley House Bolton House Bracken House Brax House Chelsted House Clegane House Cole House Connington House Corbray House Costayne House Crakehall House Darklyn House Darry House Frey House Hamell House Kenning House Kettleblack House Jast House Lannister House Lydden House Marbrand House Merryweather House Mertyns House Moreland House Myatt House Norcross House Plumm House Prester House Redwyne House Rowan House Sarsfield House Selmy House Stackspear House Stokeworth House Strong House Swann House Swyft House Targaryen House Tarly House Toyne House Turnberry House Tyrell House Yarwyck
Places: Essos Free Cities Myr Westeros Crownlands Blackwater Bay Dragonstone King's Landing Aegon's High Hill Gate of the Gods Lion Gate Red Keep Maegor's Holdfast Tower of the Hand White Sword Tower Stokeworth Dorne North Moat Cailin Neck Reach Highgarden Oldtown Citadel Riverlands Darry Maidenpool Riverrun Saltpans Trident Twins Stormlands Rainwood Storm's End Wall Westerlands Casterly Rock Kayce	Terms: Badger Bannerman Bastard Bedding Beetle Boar Bone Broken men Cat Column Cow Crow Crown Currency Golden dragon Drum Dwarf Ermine Gemstone Ghoul Gold Hand of the King Horse Hound Iron Throne Ironborn Jousting King Kingsguard Lord Commander of the Kingsguard Kingslaying Knight Robber knight Lance Lion Lord Lord of Banefort Lord of Casterly Rock Lord of the Crossing Lord of Hornvale Lord of Longtable Lady of Stokeworth Maester Grand Maester Maiden Man-at-arms Marriage Master of ships Moon Oak Outlaws Ox Pig Pot shop Prince Prostitution Pyromancer Redwyne fleet Sellsword Septon The Seven Crone Warrior Sheep Silent sisters Silk Silver Small council Snake Treecat Unicorn Wagon Warden Warden of the North Warden of the West Wayn Wheelhouse Wildfire Wine Dornish red

Notes

↑ The sigils mentioned include boar for Crakehall, badger for Lydden, beetle for Bettley, green arrow for Sarsfield, red ox for Prester, crossed halberds for Yarwyck, crossed spears for Stackspear, treecat for Myatt, strawberry for Turnberry, maunch for Hamell, and sunbursts for Kenning. Also departing are Lords Tytos Brax, Antario Jast, Quenten Banefort, Philip Plumm, Garrison Prester, and Robin Moreland.
↑ Near the end of his conversation with Cersei, Jaime thinks a line that is likely the source for the book's name: The crows will feast upon us all if you go on this way, sweet sister.

References

The synopsis was copied from Aol member vbkorik27 previously at [1]

External links

A Read of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows, Part 12. Analyses and summary of the chapter by Leigh Butler.

[1] The sigils mentioned include boar for Crakehall, badger for Lydden, beetle for Bettley, green arrow for Sarsfield, red ox for Prester, crossed halberds for Yarwyck, crossed spears for Stackspear, treecat for Myatt, strawberry for Turnberry, maunch for Hamell, and sunbursts for Kenning. Also departing are Lords Tytos Brax, Antario Jast, Quenten Banefort, Philip Plumm, Garrison Prester, and Robin Moreland.

[2] Near the end of his conversation with Cersei, Jaime thinks a line that is likely the source for the book's name: The crows will feast upon us all if you go on this way, sweet sister.

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