Chapter 294

JAMIE LANNISTER POV

Cersei walked around the room with a large frown on her face as he sat on the bed and waited for her to come to him.

When it looked like she won't be coming, he said "Come to the bed Cersei."

She looked at him with some anger and a good deal of disgust. She had looking at him with some disgust ever since he lost his match against the Bolton boy and lost the Valyrian sword of the family.

Father had been livid but it was her reaction that hurt him the most.

There was a distance between them now that had not been there before. He had failed, shamed his house and she had not forgiven him for that.

He did not even blame her for it. Cersei was a hateful woman and hated everything and anything that did not meet her expectations.

He just… never thought that it would apply to him as well. That she might discard him if he did not live to her high expectations.

"How can you be so carefree." Cersei said, the disgust in her expression still present "Robert has chosen Stannis as his hand. Once that man collects his fleet, he'll be coming to King's Landing."

"And what can he do. He's just a single dour man with no allies in Kings Landing." He asked with a smirk that he knew she found maddening but now only served to increase the disgust in her expression.

His smirk faltered.

"He's Robert's brother. And he was also going to the brothels with Lord Arryn in case you've forgotten."

"It doesn't mean anything." He said, trying to come off as reassuring.

"He fled back to Dragonstone as soon as Lord Arryn died and left with his whole Fleet. Don't you find that suspicious. He definitely knows about us Jamie. About our children."

"Why are worrying so much about this. If he comes here and tries to tell Robert about it then we'll just kill both of them."

"Like you killed the Bolton boy." She said and sneered at him.

He frowned at her and felt his stomach fall.

This was not fun anymore. He knew that she disliked him for losing against the Bolton boy. He knew that he had fucked up but to remind him and chastise him about it everyday was pushing it.

He was starting to wonder if Cersei even loved him anymore. If she ever did love him or if he was just the most convenient cock around that she could impale herself upon.

"Stannis will come here sooner or later Jamie." She said and he could see the resolve grow in her eyes "We must take care of Robert before that happens."

"You want to kill the king?" he asked "There's a good chance that this will lead to civil war Cersei. Your marriage with Robert is the only thing holding the 7 kingdoms together."

Cersei scoffed but then shook her head "We must do it. And do it quickly. That is the only way to keep our children safe. We must act now before it's too late."

"Very well then. What would you have me do?" he asked.

Cersei sneered at him "This is not a task for you. I'll do it myself. You just need to prepare for when Stannis will come here for his throne."