Looking out over the sea made him miss home. The Rock. Castery Rock, not that of the Red Keep. That was not home, and never would be. Jaime had long ago realised that he was no longer made for kings and queens, and to serve. He was made for the sea air that tussled through his hair, the scent of the ocean spray as it speckled against his skin. A Lannister, yes, pale in complexion, but still one that was sun kissed from his youth, of running with Tyrion, bare foot in the sand, and throwing rocks into the pools. Where he would take Cersei and sneak away to kiss and fondle her in the caverns beneath the rocks, where the lions once played.
Dragonstone was not the same, but it was a close reminder. Of innocent times, before the wars, before becoming a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Before they had grown up, and everything was thrust upon their shoulders. Where he could once kiss and cuddle instead of stab and behead.
His sleep had been rough, but only because his mind did not stay quiet. He felt an immense pressure inside his chest as guilt sat upon him. He was free of Cersei here, and he hated that he felt that in his bones, because he loved her, or he was supposed to… But Tyrion was here, and he wanted to see his younger brother. He wanted to speak with him and perhaps get some sense smacked into his own head. Tyrion was always the wittiest of them all.
With his hand on the rocks that shaded him from the spray of the sea, his green eyes did not sway from the shoreline as Dany approached.
“The weather does not unsettle me,” he commented, though he did not to her in polite greeting, as she was a Queen, and Jaime still had his manners (sometimes). “I have slept in far worse in my battles.” And his inprisoment.
Finally, the Lannister looked to her, taking in her youth now that the sun was up and he could see her clearly. “Why do you trust Tyrion?” he asked, seriously, tilting his head slightly. “He has given you council, but what good is the council if a Lannister to you?” He wanted the real reasons, not some cry of kindness. He knew his little brother. Tyrion may not be as cruel as Cersei, but the both of them were ready to kill each other. Was that why Daenerys trusted him? She trusted in his hatred towards his own sister?