Lioness // Ser Bronn // GoT

Secrets

'I'm sure you'll come up with something eventually,' Cersei told him

'Joffrey needs to start acting like a king. The city is coming to our doorstep the entire city wants Joffrey dead.' Tyrion reminded her.

'I'm not the one with a cause to abuse!'

'I thought the girls might help him I was wrong.' Tyrion admitted his name day present of a few whores turned out to be a very bad idea, so much for listening to Bronn, for Joffrey beat the girls, had them beat each other bloody.

'I thought it was worth a shot as well,' Tya added. 'our mistake.'

'if we can't control him-' Tyrion told her.

'Do you think I haven't tried?" Cersei questioned. 'He does not listen to me'

'It's hard to put a leash on the dog once you put a crown on its head.' Tyrion told her.

'I always hope to be like Jaime. He looks like him... in the certain light.' Cersei added awkwardly.

'The boy is more like Robert' Tyrion told her

'Robert was a drunken fool,' cersei reminded Tyrion.

'but he didn't enjoy cruelty.' Tyrion added.

'Sometimes I wonder...'

'What?' Tyrion asked

'If this is the price for what we've done for our sins.'

'Sins?' Tyrion questioned.

'Targaryen's-' Tya began.

'Wed brother and sister for years I know so Jaime and I... we say to each other in moments of doubt that is what I told Ned stark when he was stupid enough to confront me. Half the Targaryen's went mad. what's the saying?' cersei questioned

'Every time a Targaryen is born the gods flip a coin.' Tya recalled.

'You've beaten the odds, Tommen and Marcella good and decent children, both of them.' Tyrion reminded her.

'One rotten apple and two gems in the rough,' tya added. 'I am here for you. You don't have to go through this alone.'

'I miss Jaime.' Cersei sobbed as Tya hugged her.

'so do i.' Tyrion remarked leaving them be.

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'Cersei must have great trust in you allowing you into her chamber during the hour of the wolf,' Tyrion said smirking over at Tya. Him? Tya mouthed, looking Lancel over. Nothing like Jaime, Tya thought as the nervous boy stood before them.

'the Queen regent has a great many responsibilities she often works from dust till dawn,' Lancel told him

'She must be glad to have you helping her from dusk till dawn.' Tyrion walked past him smelling his sisters fragrance on lancel. 'lavender oil always was Cersei's favorite. Lavender oil even as a girl... Tya always liked vanilla.' Tyrion remarked and lancel's eyes wandered wearily over to Tya. 'tell me did Cersei tell you of her plans before or after she took you to her bed?'

'What?'

'Nothing to say? no more warnings for me?' Tyrion questioned.

'You will withdraw these filthy accusations,' Lancel said reaching for his blade but Tyrion and tya stood unfazed.

''Have you ever wondered what king Joffrey will have to say when he finds out you've been bedding his mother?' Tya questioned.

'It's not my fault-' lancel began.

'Did she take you against your will? Can you not defend yourself knight?' Tya spat. She hate that she was betraying cersei but as she said, her intentions were not for the people, they were selfish and Tyrion was trying to help the masses not just himself. So she would stick up for her brother, stay by his side as he took on their own sister.

'Your father was here, when I was named Squier he told me to obey her in everything!' Lancel told Tyrion his eyes flickering back and forth between the two.

'Did he tell you to fuck her too?' Tyrion questioned.

'I only meant I did as I was bid.' Lancel said desperately.

'Every moment... is that what you expect me to believe? You call knighthood my sister spreading open her legs for you at night,' Tyrion laughed, a grin on Tya lips.

'Certainly wouldn't be the first, knighting.' Tya teased quietly. They were going to have this boy eating out of the palm of their hands.

'oh yes it must've been terrible... Wait here the king want to hear this.' Tyrion insisted, walking off.

'No!' lancel pleaded, 'my Lord I beg of you!' he said dropping to his knees

'Save it for Joffrey loves a good grovel,' Tyrion informed him.

'he does, it wont change that handsome vile head of his but his loves a grovel.' Tya agreed.

'It was your sister's bidding, the queen. I will stop.' Lancel told him.

'No I think not.' Tyrion told him, 'you are weak and weak men don't stop, they kept going for fear of losing their heads.'

'My Lord?' lancel questioned.

'You heard me. My father told you to stay close to her side, keep her trust, pleasure her whenever she requires, no one ever need to know... as long as you keep favor with me. I want to know what cersei's doing. Where she goes. Who she sees. What they talk of, everything. And you will tell me.' Tyrion told him.

'yes my lord I will I swear it, as you command.' Lancel agreed.

'Rise rise!' Tyrion said clapping 'lets drink to our understanding, oh... you don't have a cup.' Tyrion looked to the glass at Tya's lips, downing it. 'Smile cousin my sister is a beautiful woman and it's all for the good of the realm.' tyrion said closing the door on him 'go back and tell her that I beg her forgiveness but I want no more conflict between us hence forth I shall do nothing without her consent.' Tyrion told him.

'Her demands?' lancel questioned cautiously.

'Oh yes Pycelle will be released in the morning. I will allow her to keep them as a pet if she wants but I will not have him on the council. I could swear that I did not harm a single hair on his head but... That would not be strictly speaking true.' tyrion said shutting the door. 'Whats wrong sister?'

'I feel bad.' Tya admitted.

'Lancel? No hes fine.' Tyrion insisted.

'not that little twat. Cersei. Shes our sister and I love her-'

'you can still love our sister and help me. you know my plans are better than hers. You know her attempts are failing and joffrey's rule has only just begun. We need to get a handle on this before he burns the whole of kings landing to the ground.'

'I know... I know.' She said sadly.

'you wont spill my secrets like Pycelle will you sweet sister?' Tyrion questioned hesitantly.

'you have a shit memory Tyrion. I don't want to give her any more ammunition on you. I like that pretty little head right where it is.'