“Always with good reason, sweet sister. I want amity between us as much as you do. I’ve decided to release Lord Gyles.” He had kept Gyles safe for just this gesture. “You can have Ser Boros Blount back as well.” The queen’s mouth tightened. “Ser Boros can rot at Rosby,” she said, “but Tommen—” “—stays where he is. He’s safer under Lord Jacelyn’s protection than he would ever have been with Lord Gyles.” Serving men cleared away the swan, hardly touched. Cersei beckoned for the sweet. “I hope you like blackberry tarts.” “I love all sorts of tarts.” “Oh, I’ve known that a long while. Do you know
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