#graeclings

house lannister had a ... reputation . even in his youth , there were incessant whispers in tourneys of how they have wielded control in the shadow . there is much gold can do . in the right circumstances it can push a man to strike a bargain , sell his loyalty and devotion — even his life . ❝ good morrow , lord tywell , ❞ and the lions of the west , they have an abundance of such power . he held no desire for such power , but he understood its importance . and regardless of his beliefs , he was not one to let his suspicions be known . the presence of the ruling lord of casterly rock in the red keep brings an unsettling feeling rise within him . ❝ to what do i owe the pleasure ? ❞

"I  thought  the  Red  Keep  would  be...  Impressive."  Maybe  Gysella  had  simply  built  it  up  in  her  mind,  but  it  didn't  feel  more  opulent  than  Casterly  Rock.  No  more  comfortable,  either.  She  didn't  know  exactly  what  she  had  expected  of  the  castle,  but  it  didn't  live  up  to  the  expectation.  "Instead,  I  find  I  am  quite  disappointed."  It  was  not  an  opinion  she  would  voice  to  anyone  but  her  husband,  even  as  bland  an  opinion  as  it  was.  She  didn't  wish  to  leave,  of  course,  too  much  to  be  gained  by  their  presence  in  the  capitol,  but  it  didn't  mean  she  liked  it.  "For  the  amount  spent  on  fixing  it,  I  expected  more."