Only a fool makes threats he's not prepared to carry out.
— I keep hearing stories about you, bastard. The way people in the North talk about you, you're the greatest swordsman who ever walked. Maybe you are that good. Maybe not. I don't know if I'd beat you. But I know that my army will beat yours. I have 6,000 men. You have, what, half that? Not even?
— Aye, you have the numbers. Will your men want to fight for you when they hear you wouldn't fight for them?
Loyalty is the foundation on which the Night's Watch is built.
— You understand. On some level you understand that you're an evil man.
— I'll leave the judgments to the gods.
— Well, that is convenient for you.
— My father was a cobbler. He died when I was young and I took over his shop. He was a simple man and he made simple shoes. But I found that the more work I put into my shoes, the more people wanted them. You know, fine leather, ornamentation, detailing, and time. Time, most of all. Dozens of hours spent on a single pair.
— Quality takes time.
— Yes. I imagine you've worn a year of someone's life on your back.
If someone is planning on making our losses their gains, I want to hear it. If someone is laughing at the queen who walked naked through the streets covered in shit, I want to hear. I want to know who they are. I want to know where they are.
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