True Dragon Enters the Nest 2

"Perhaps we could hold a feast for him and invite plenty of eligible young ladies."

"Haha, that will require Margaery's assistance."

"I'm sure Ser Garlan will be immensely grateful."

"Hahaha..."

Behind them, High Septon Zari and High Septon Ollidor secretly exchanged glances. The Lord Regent had been so amiable before them, yet even now, they could not understand why such a small "request" from the Faith of the Seven had been met with such a harsh refusal.

At the time.

Though it had been Princess Arianne, the Master of Laws, who had stepped forward to refuse them, they knew perfectly well that without the Lord Regent's backing, who in all the Seven Kingdoms would dare so directly disregard the goodwill extended by the Faith?

The rebellion stirred up by the High Sparrow, followed by the Bloody Night that had shocked the Seven Kingdoms, had dealt the Faith of the Seven a devastating blow, nearly reducing it to a state from which it could never recover.

In those difficult times, High Septon Zari and High Septon Ollidor had no choice but to temporarily set aside their internal conflicts and join hands in seeking an opportunity... to restore the Faith's former influence.

Previously, they had suddenly proposed adding seventy-seven septons to the procession. They had thought it would be a minor test within the limits tolerated by the Red Keep, but the result had gone against their wishes.

In exchange for "refusing" the Master of Laws' investigation into the Great Sept—the unresolved cases from the High Sparrow's rebellion—the Great Sept of Baelor, like the Great Sept of Harrenhal, would have no choice but to accept the presence of holy knights and holy warriors under the Red Keep's command.

Hidden beneath their wide sleeves, High Septon Zari and High Septon Ollidor clasped each