Jaime has a chat with his uncle Kevan Lannister who is leaving the city. Jaime wants him to capture Riverrun, but Kevan basically can't be arsed any more and just wants to go home to Darry so his ailing son Lancel can get married. Jaime realises it's true that Kevan knows about the incest. Mace Tyrell is on his way to Storm's End to capture it. Paxter Redwyne is on his way to Dragonstone to capture that. Success at these would presumably put an end to Stannis, except that Stannis is still up at the wall.
We learn that Lollys and Bronn have named Lollys' bastard Tyrion. Cersei has a mysterious gift in mind for the boy, which Jaime thinks involves killing Bronn. That would make sense. I wonder if Bronn is harbouring Tyrion.
We learn that Mad King Aerys only performed his marital duty after killing someone, and that he wasn't exactly the most tender lover. Yet more reason to forgive Jaime for being a Kingslayer. There's still the whole pushing Bran out of the window thing, though.
We learn that Taena Merryweather was spying on Cersei for Maergery but is now spying on Maergery for Cersei as well as feeding her with what Cersei wants her to know. Cersei has learned from her that the hilarious old lady Olenna Tyrell pays people in old coins. Like the old coin Jaime found in the jailer's quarters? Is that somehow a clue for Jaime to Joffrey's real killer? It seems significant, anyway.
Cersei is relying on Roose Bolton and Freys to deal with Stannis. She's planning to install Taena Merryweather's husband Owen as Hand. Jaime thinks him ineffectual. Cersei thinks only weak rulers need help and that strong rulers like her just need lackeys. Oh boy, that is not going to end well. She's going to put someone called Aurene Waters in charge of the Navy, but aside from the nominal determinism Jaime thinks he's useless too. Jaime doesn't trust ex-maester Qyburn either.
Jaime is still jealous of Osmund Kettleblack and Lancel.
Jaime has a mysterious chat with Loras Tyrell the flower knight who Jaime thinks is a younger and more whole version of himself. He talks about various previous members of the Kingsguard who have broken their vows in various ways. He finishes up by talking about Criston Cole the Kingmaker. I think he's been mentioned before by Asha in the context of being the one who prevented a woman from ascending to the Iron Throne. Is Jaime plotting to have Lancel put an end to Cersei's de-facto reign, somehow?
