Knock, knock, knock!
Daeren knocked on the door and strode in without hesitation.
Tywin had been waiting for some time. Seeing him arrive, he tossed over a piece of intelligence.
"Kid, the trail of the Forest Witch you were looking for."
"Thank you, teacher."
Daeren was not at all reserved as he read it. "I thought Cersei would be the one to tell me first."
"My foolish daughter? And you expected anything from her?"
Tywin gave a cold chuckle, making no attempt to hide his daughter's flaws.
The Lannisters did not care.
Cersei truly was foolish, but she was stunningly beautiful.
What man in the Seven Kingdoms would not be moved by the sight of her?
Daeren had no reaction at all. His attention was fixed solely on the intelligence.
Through extensive inquiries by Lord Hoster Tully of Riverrun, Jaime Lannister had finally found traces of someone suspected to be the Forest Witch at the High Heart in the Riverlands.
"The ghosts of the High Heart?"
Daeren mulled it over, recalling the relevant information.
It seemed to have something to do with Prince Duncan, the "Shorty."
"Kid, stop being foolish."
Tywin could not stand the sight of it. His magnetic voice carried a trace of tremor. "You possess power the world has rarely seen since Old Valyria."
"Dragons!!"
The power of dragons could not be underestimated. They had once brought House Targaryen to its height.
No one could remain unchanged after witnessing the power of dragons.
He was no exception.
"I understand."
Daeren offered no explanation. He knew the main course was about to be served.
Tywin wore an expression of bitter disappointment as he said in a deep voice, "How could you give Aerys a dragon!?"
If it had been him, he would have hidden all three dragons at