I crossed a thousand leagues to come to you, and lost the best part of me along the way. Don’t tell me to leave.

Her name is Brienne,” Jaime said. “Brienne, the maid of Tarth. You are still maiden, I hope?”Her broad homely face turned red. “Yes.””Oh, good,” Jaime said. “I only rescue maidens.

Noseless and Handless, the Lannister Boys.

Most have been forgotten. Most deserve to be forgotten. The heroes will always be remembered. The best. The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both.

How can you still count yourself a knight, when you have forsaken every vow you ever swore?” Jaime reached for the flagon to refill his cup. “So many vows…they make you swear and swear. Defend...

That’s one way we differ, Jaime and I. He’s taller as well, you may have noticed.

Why would the stars want to look down on such as me?

I am alive, and drunk on sunlight.