It wasn't something she knew innately. She had never been taught such a sentence. But she had overheard it said in the Small Council's chamber when she'd dared to stop by its doors and listen in on old men talking. They had been discussing the grain shortage in King's Landing, and Petyr had made the persuasive point that starving the smallfolk would only lead to an unproductive city. She had almost loved him, in that moment -- so eloquent and gentle-mannered. She wondered now whether it had been part of some larger ruse, for she knew better than to think Petyr would do anything that did not benefit himself in the end.
And if pain is strength, then I must be very strong indeed...
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It wasn't something she knew innately. She had never been taught such a sentence. But she had overheard it said in the Small Council's chamber when she'd dared to stop by its doors and listen in on old men talking. They had been discussing the grain shortage in King's Landing, and Petyr had made the persuasive point that starving the smallfolk would only lead to an unproductive city. She had almost loved him, in that moment -- so eloquent and gentle-mannered. She wondered now whether it had been part of some larger ruse, for she knew better than to think Petyr would do anything that did not benefit himself in the end.
And if pain is strength, then I must be very strong indeed...