Unfolding the letter, he first caught the faint scent of roses, followed by Margaery's elegant, airy handwriting.
He had to admit...
Margaery's handwriting resembled an exquisite painting. Every letter looked like a carefully carved work of art, brimming with lively beauty.
The letter began with ordinary greetings. As Gryn read, he lifted his golden goblet and slowly sipped the Summer Wine.
It then mentioned amusing incidents from the journey, as well as her joy at seeing her grandmother after arriving at Highgarden.
She also mentioned how busy she had been lately. In the letter, she "quietly" complained that her grandmother had been assigning her more and more administrative affairs, and had been very strict about them.
A trace of amusement appeared in Gryn's eyes as he took another sip of the sweet Summer Wine. He understood the deeper meaning behind Lady Olenna's actions.
House Tyrell had carefully raised Margaery to become a Queen. Now that she no longer had any chance of wearing a Queen's crown, Lady Olenna was trying to preserve her granddaughter's status—or rather, her value.
House Tyrell still had a little warmth in it...
However.
As his gaze slowly moved downward, Gryn's pupils contracted. He could not help checking again... to see whether he had misread it.
Margaery was engaged?!
Her fiancé was... a young knight of Redwyne blood chosen for her by Lady Olenna?
As for the dowry...
To commemorate his marriage to her grandmother, Margaery's grandfather had personally overseen the construction of a marble castle on the banks of the Mander River, west of Highgarden.
Her grandmother often said that castle was the gift from her grandfather that had pleased her most. Yet she had given it to Margaery as a wedding gift, and Margaery was deeply moved.
Moreover, her grandmother had given her all