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Yes, it's been a long time.
But I still remember every face.
You remember your first?
Of course, Your Grace.
Who was it?
A Tyroshi.
- Never learned the name. - Hmm.
Lance through the heart.
Quick one.
Lucky for you.
Mine was some Tarly boy at the Battle of Summerhall.
My horse took an arrow so I was on foot,
slogging through the mud.
He came running at me, this dumb high-born lad,
thinking he could end the rebellion
with single swing of his sword.
I knocked him down with the hammer.
Gods, I was strong then.
Caved in his breastplate.
Probably shattered every rib he had.
Stood over him, hammer in the air.
Right before I brought it down he shouted, "wait!
Wait."
They never tell you how they all *** themselves.
They don't put that part in the songs.
Stupid boy.
Now the Tarlys bend the knee
like everyone else.
He could have lingered
on the edge of the battle with the smart boys
and today his wife would be making him miserable,
his sons would be ingrates,
and he'd be waking three times in the night
to *** into a bowl. Wine!
Lancel. Gods, what a stupid name.
Lancel Lannister.
Who named you? Some halfwit with a stutter?
What are you doing?
- It's empty, Your Grace. - What do you mean it's empty?
- There's no more wine. - Is that what empty means?
So get more.
Tell your cousin to get in here.
Kingslayer!
Get in here.
Surrounded by Lannisters.
Every time I close my eyes I see their blond hair
and their smug, satisfied faces.
It must wound your pride, huh?
Standing out there like a glorified sentry.
Jaime Lannister, son of the mighty Tywin
Forced to mind the door while your King
eats and drinks and *** and ***.
So come on.
We're telling war stories.
Who was your first kill, not counting old men?
One of the outlaws in the Brotherhood.
I was there that day.
You were only a squire, 16 years old.
You killed Simon Toyne with a counter riposte.
Best move I ever saw.
A good fighter, Toyne, but he lacked stamina.
Your outlaw
Any last words?
- I cut his head off, so no. - Hmmm.
What about Aerys Targaryen?
What did the Mad King say when you stabbed him in the back?
I never asked.
Did he call you a traitor?
Did he plead for a reprieve?
He said the same thing he'd been saying for hours
"Burn them all."
If that's all, Your Grace