Snow Ghost [Jaime Lannister]

Chapter VI. And Now His Watch Is Ended

In the Riverlands, Locke's men ride through the woods. Jaime rides with them, his severed right hand dangling around his neck. He is glassy-eyed and dejected. I and Brienne our hands bound, rides next to him, concerned. A man asks "How many of those fingers do you think we could shove up his ass?"

Locke says "Depends if he's had any practice. Is that the sort of thing you and your sister go in for, Kingslayer? She loosened you up for us?"

Jaime's horse drifts leftward and Jaime starts to bend and teeter over.

I say "Jaime! Jaime!! He is going to fall"

Brienne looks "He's going to fall. He's going to fall off his horse. Someone help him."

Jaime falls off his horse, face first into the mud. He grunts and searches for purchase with his left hand. Locke halts the party with a signal and dismounts. Jaime struggles to his feet. Jaime desperately "Water. Water. Please, water. Wa-water. Water, please. Please. Please" One of Locke's men approaches. He opens his canteen, then pours it out on Jaime's filthy head. The men laugh, and Brienne is disgusted. I try not to cry it's so disrespectful to him and Locke comes closer "If I die, you won't be getting___"

"Oh, enough. Here." Locke gives Jaime his canteen. Jaime gulps it down as quickly as he can "Can't say that I've ever seen a man drink horse piss that fast."

The men laugh, and Jaime doubles over, coughing and spitting out the piss. A man comes to help him up and Jaime sees his opportunity. Jaime elbows him in the face and grabs the man's sword as he falls. Locke draws his weapon, as do some of his men. They surround Jaime.

I scream "No! Stop"

Jaime makes some awkward left-handed blows that are easily parried. There are too many of them. Another man kicks Jaime down from behind, back into the mud. The men laugh.

I jump from the horse "Enough! Stop!"

Brienne has had enough. Brienne slides off her horse. Jaime picks up the sword and starts swinging at the men again. Brienne kicks down the man who turns to stop her, while Jaime takes a strong punch to the face. Brienne is halted by two drawn swords.

"Far enough." The men encircling Jaime continue to toy with him, landing blows when his back is turned. He falls into the black mud again.

Locke comes to him and kicks him repeatedly. Brienne fumes. Locke steps on Jaime's left hand until he finally relents his grip on the sword. Locke kicks him again, leaving Jaime sprawled in the mud. The fight has left the Kingslayer.

Locke kneels down and puts his face threateningly close to Jaime's "Do that again and I'll take your other hand." Locke stands and the men pull Brienne back to the horses.

A man says "Come on, you."

Jaime lies in the mud, gazing upward. His severed hand rests cruelly beside his head. I put my hand on his back rubbing it and he looks hopeless at me, I rest my head on his face and hold his hand.

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Narrator POV

In Driftmark, In the throne room, Lord Moterys Velaryon is sitting on the throne as seventy-seven men stand in the hall. Rhea and Larissa sitting on two chairs next to the throne. Maester Myros says "Dragonkeepers, You have a new title, with a new oath, half of you are men loyal to lord Monford and the other half are men from Qarth loyal to Lord Monterys. you will learn High Valyrian and will take your new work" looking at the guards "Guards lead them to their new chambers, please"

The men bow and follow the guards in a group line. Larissa stands "Maester in a word about Jaime and Lyanna"

Myros shakes his head "Nothing, princess"