Princess Myrcella nodded gently. She hesitated for a while before speaking: "Count Green, you are an upright knight, and I trust you."
Lord Greene smiled. He left the railing, knelt down, and asked with a gentle expression, "Your Highness, if there is anything I can do for you, I would be honored."
"Thank you, upright and loyal knight. I would like... to ask you a question..."
After a pause, Princess Myrcella's small face was a little shy, and she continued, "If... I could choose my own marriage, do you... do you have any good suggestions?"
After speaking, perhaps thinking her question might seem strange, the Little Lioness quickly added, "You can just treat it as a very... ordinary conversation. I also asked Ser Jaime this question."
One of Lord Greene's eyebrows twitched slightly. Autonomy in marriage? The astute Lord Greene immediately thought of Queen Regent Cersei; this was her style.
His eyes trembled slightly, and not just that... Besides Myrcella's marriage alliance, Duke Tywin was also eyeing Queen Regent Cersei's marriage alliance... If he wasn't mistaken, this seemed to be a prelude to Queen Regent Cersei challenging Duke Tywin. So... was the Lioness planning to use the Little Lioness's marriage to 'go to war' with the Old Lion?
Lord Greene pondered as he asked with interest, "Princess Myrcella, please forgive my impertinence, but I am rather curious..."
He couldn't help but smile: "How did Ser Jaime answer you?"
As Princess Myrcella was hesitating, Lord Greene smiled and said, "Let me guess..."
He pinched his chin: "Did he tell you that as long as you like it, it's fine? Hmm... he probably also added that his sword would protect you from harm... something like that?"
The little lady couldn't help but widen her eyes, very surprised, and said, "How did you know?!"
Lord Greene chuckled and said, "He loves you very much, so it's not hard to guess."
"As for my answer..."
After a pause, Lord Greene slowly said, "What I want to tell you is that your identity is already a part of you. Whether it's the family's honor, responsibility, and duty, or the family's enemies, your marriage cannot escape these things. If you have the power to choose, you must first find out which places are dangerous, or rather, areas controlled by family enemies. For example, Dorne."
"Dorne..." Princess Myrcella thought for a moment and said, "And the Riverlands and the North?"
Lord Greene nodded and said, "That's right, avoid those places."
"Count Green, thank you for your honesty and advice." Princess Myrcella gave a slight bow.
At this moment, Lord Greene's ears twitched. He looked in one direction and saw Ser Jaime striding towards them.
Lord Greene looked up, glancing at the sun. It seemed only half an hour had passed.
Entering the pavilion, Ser Jaime first gave Lord Greene a cold glance, then smiled at the Little Lioness, saying, "Myrcella, I'm done talking with Cersei. She's waiting for you."
Upon hearing this, Princess Myrcella left, surrounded by her handmaidens.
Lord Greene leaned against a stone pillar. He scrutinized the'shield' who was exuding a low-pressure aura and said, "Didn't go well, Ser?"
Ser Jaime leaned against another stone pillar, gazing at the flowers outside, his face dark and silent.
Lord Greene didn't engage further. He always forgot the fact that their personalities didn't match... Hmm, and he was suspected of having ill intentions towards the little girl... Phew, he wasn't angry at all.
Closing his eyes, Lord Greene continued his previous speculations.
After a long while, Ser Jaime glanced at Lord Greene, who seemed to be feigning sleep, out of the corner of his eye.
After a pause, Ser Jaime cleared his throat.
Lord Greene: "..."
A very familiar opening, very Jaime.
Lord Greene impatiently opened his eyes, rolling them inwardly, and said, "Please speak, Ser."
After a moment of silence, Ser Jaime cleared his throat and said, "Green, you know about the Targaryen, right?"
Lord Greene's brown eyes trembled slightly. He didn't speak, only nodded.
After another silence, Ser Jaime finally spoke: "What do you think... of the Targaryen marriage tradition?"
Lord Greene's brown eyes moved. He looked at Jaime and said, "Targaryen are Targaryen."
He stood up: "Lannister are Lannister. Lannister are not Targaryen."
As Ser Jaime was about to speak, Lord Greene added, "That is an undeniable fact, Ser."
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