Chapter 174: Figuring Out Braxels Mysterious Backer.
"Sometimes, when I’m trying to understand someone’s motives."
"I play a little game."
"I assume the worst."
"What’s the worst reason they could possibly have for saying what they say and doing what they do?"
"Then I ask myself."
"How well does that reason explain what they say and what they do."
"So tell me...."
"What’s the worst thing she could want."
Littlefinger Game of Thrones season 7 episode 7
AN: yes, I know the later seasons were shit, but they still have some great quotes, while few and far between.
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Railius’s ship sailed away from Braxel and his men, who were busy calculating their losses. Surprisingly, the young lord’s own were relatively few, and none bore any weight on his heart as he sat in a cabin which had become a sort of office, looking over the report on what they had lost.