Other men might reconsider words spoken in drunken bravado, but Robert Baratheon would remember and, remembering, would never back down. That is the nature of my service. Can you trust Jaime Lannister? He is my wife's twin, a Sworn Brother of the Kingsguard, his life and fortune and honor all bound to mine. Is this meant to be your shield, my lord? A piece of paper? She ripped the letter in half, ripped the halves in quarters, and let the pieces flutter to the floor.
The helm turned his laugh into a hollow rumble. Blind with arrogance as they were, even the knights and lords of the Vale could see what was happening below them, yet her sister could not. Yet if neither one is king, still, how could it be Lord Renly? He's Robert's younger brother. You told him that you told me.
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