[ He should not care what the Kingslayer may think, but for a man who has done what he has done to cast a shadow on his honour.
Stannis has always done his duty. To his brother, to his realm. He would not be judged by this man. ]
Do they? What of Rhaenyra Targaryen, who sought to usurp her brother's throne? Make no mistake, if Joffrey had been Robert's trueborn son, I would have fought for him, loathsome as the boy is. Renly would have still sought to make himself king.
[ Another pause. ]
Be that as it may, a sleeping man cannot wield a sword. And he was not killed by my hand, which is more than can be said of Tywin Lannister, murdered by your younger brother, so they say.
[ For two years, he has been plagued by dreams of his brother's death. To think that he has anything in common with the Kingslayer...
Whatever else he may be, he was not the one to kill him. His hands were clean. ]
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[ He should not care what the Kingslayer may think, but for a man who has done what he has done to cast a shadow on his honour.
Stannis has always done his duty. To his brother, to his realm. He would not be judged by this man. ]
Do they? What of Rhaenyra Targaryen, who sought to usurp her brother's throne? Make no mistake, if Joffrey had been Robert's trueborn son, I would have fought for him, loathsome as the boy is. Renly would have still sought to make himself king.
[ Another pause. ]
Be that as it may, a sleeping man cannot wield a sword. And he was not killed by my hand, which is more than can be said of Tywin Lannister, murdered by your younger brother, so they say.
[ For two years, he has been plagued by dreams of his brother's death. To think that he has anything in common with the Kingslayer...
Whatever else he may be, he was not the one to kill him. His hands were clean. ]