[He only knew stories of Balon, but given his decision to invade the North shortly after Robb sent Theon to the Iron Islands, there isn't much good to think about him.]
He's persistent.
[That could be said for Balon and it wasn't what he wanted to hear about Victarion. Somehow though, Stannis manages to find the words to comfort Jon, much to his chagrin and embarrassment. His feelings were personal, but matters with Daenerys had gone so far that it was hard to conceal or ignore him, if he even bothered to try. It had to be a change, as Stannis knew him as a man who put duty first.]
I trust her. [Which was not something easily given for him.] She needs to wake first.
[The threat still managed to seize his heart and pour adrenaline through his veins. The Night King was gone, the Wights were gone, Westeros was gone, but that fear would stay with him until he met his final death.]
We thought we knew what the threat to the realm was. We didn't know it was the Storm.
[ though he too does feel that same failure. as to the Storm... ]
We will have to follow the counsel of our saviors, no doubt. At the very least, they seem to have knowledge of this enemy, which puts them in a better position than we were with the Others.
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He's persistent.
[That could be said for Balon and it wasn't what he wanted to hear about Victarion. Somehow though, Stannis manages to find the words to comfort Jon, much to his chagrin and embarrassment. His feelings were personal, but matters with Daenerys had gone so far that it was hard to conceal or ignore him, if he even bothered to try. It had to be a change, as Stannis knew him as a man who put duty first.]
I trust her. [Which was not something easily given for him.] She needs to wake first.
[The threat still managed to seize his heart and pour adrenaline through his veins. The Night King was gone, the Wights were gone, Westeros was gone, but that fear would stay with him until he met his final death.]
We thought we knew what the threat to the realm was. We didn't know it was the Storm.
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Perhaps it was better for the people of your Westeros that the Storm hit when it did. If the people were spared, then it was not all for naught.
[ that had been his final request to the Natha. that all true men and women of Westeros be spared. ]
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[Which he couldn't decide was worth their lives. Isn't that what men went to war for? Their home, their land?]
How are we going to fight this Storm?
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[ though he too does feel that same failure. as to the Storm... ]
We will have to follow the counsel of our saviors, no doubt. At the very least, they seem to have knowledge of this enemy, which puts them in a better position than we were with the Others.
[ though it still does worry him. ]
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[Or even if it was possible to fight it.]
They haven't told us anything about this war.
[Which has him frowning like a petulant child, but this was one of many frustrations building to the surface.]