Chapter 150

The talk with Stannis about the mining Rights of Dragonglass Mining went how any talk with Stannis went.

Short and straight to the point.

When he asked the man for the mining rights of Dragonglass, he merely grunted and told him that the thing was useless to him and allowed him to mine in Dragonstone at minimum tax rates.

That was half the battle won. Now he only needed to set up a mining operation in Dragonstone and…

His thoughts halted as soon as he went out of the door and saw the grinning face of his brother Jamie in front of him.

"Hello dear brother." Jamie said with his usual arrogant grin "Meeting with the dour Lord Stannis instead of your brother after coming to Kings Landing. Why? I almost thought that you forgot about me."

He didn't replied and continued to stare.

The confident smirk on Jamie's face didn't seem so endearing anymore.

Because every time he looked at it, he was reminded of how Jamie had smirked the same way when he told him about Tysha being a whore.

Of how Tysha was raped.

He shook his head to remove the painful memories and noticed that Jamie's confident smirk had fallen for a concerned look.

"Are you alright Tyrion?" Jamie asked as he knelt down in front of him and looked at him with concern.

He remembered Jamie kneeling down to talk with him because he had always been so small. He remember the same concern on Jamie's face whenever he would cry because Cersie said something cruel to him or he overheard some maid whispering about how he was a punishment by the Seven to Lord Tywin.

He remembered Jamie kneeling in front of him the same way that day as well…

'Why Jamie? Why did you do it?' he thought but couldn't bring himself to ask.

He stepped away from Jamie's grip and realized that tears had started flowing down on his cheeks.

Jamie was still looking at him but the concern had been replaced by worry now.

"Why did you lie to me?" the words came out before he could stop them.

Jamie's look of worry was replaced by confusion.

"Lie about what brother?" Jamie asked in an oh so innocent voice and he clenched his fists tightly.

"Why did you lie to me about Tysha?" he said. Jamie's eyes widened and all the color drained away from his face.

"Why did you lie to me about her?" he asked as he took a step toward his brother. His voice broken and his face torn between grief and rage.

"Why did you do it?" he asked "She was the only girl who had ever loved me. The only one who sang to me. The only girl I ever loved. SHE WAS MY WIFE! Why Jamie? Why did you lie to me? Please… Tell me. Why?" his words had taken a pleading tone by the end of his tirade and his cheeks were stained with tears and snot.

Jamie just backed away from him, looking down at the floor in shame.

"Look at me Jamie." He said with a snarl and when his brother didn't comply, he shouted "LOOK AT ME!!!"

Jamie did and he glared at his brother in anger and betrayal "Look at me now like how you looked at me when you told me that Tysha was a whore that you hired. And tell me the truth this time."

Jamie opened his mouth but no words came out. He didn't look like the golden lion anymore. He looked like a scared boy. A scared stupid boy who knew that he was about to suffer the consequences of his actions.

"Tell me… the truth." He said.

Jamie opened his mouth once again and some words came out as well "Tysha… Father… I…"

"Louder Jamie. I want to hear why you betrayed me. Loud. And. Clear."

"I… I lied to you… Tysha… she was not a whore. Just the innocent daughter of a crofter. The septon that married the both of you went to father and told him about the marriage the next day." Jamie said "Father remembered how his own father had a commoner mistress who used him for his money. He thought that the commoner you married did so for the Lannister gold. He… That's why he did what he did."

"To protect the Lannister legacy." Tyrion let out a hoarse laugh that sounded alien to even his own ears. Then the rage returned full force as he snarled at Jamie "But you… you knew the truth. So why JAMIE. WHY?"

Jamie gave no answer to him and just hung his head. He doubted that Jamie had an answer even if he knew what it was.

Jamie had always been afraid of father and what he could do. Which was one of the reason why he was here in Kings Landing working as a glorified door guard. The another reason being fucking their sweet sister.

Jamie mumbled something and he looked at his bro… Jamie once again.

"What was that?" he asked, moving closer to listen to Jamie properly.

"I am… sorry." Jamie said and he felt his anger rise once again before he noticed how pathetic Jamie looked and the anger died away at once, leaving him with nothing but emptiness and a feeling of apathy.

"No Jamie. You did what you did. No point in being sorry now." Because being sorry didn't matter anymore. After all that had happened, being sorry just didn't matter.

He turned away from the pathetic door guard he had once considered his brother and left.

"Brother…" Jamie called out to him "Please… Just… please."

"No." He said as he turned around to look at Jamie once again "Don't you dare call me brother you."

"You're not my brother Jamie." He said "My brother is dead to me."

Then he turned around and walked away, not caring about the maids who had stopped to eavesdrop on him.