There it is: the trouble they had never resolved at Winterfell. Dany's voice might be soft, but he can hear a dangerous edge in it.
There was a day, a few weeks past, when he had caught Lord Darry looking at him speculatively. He had been unsure, then. But after Varys spoke to him on the beach, it became unmistakable. His sister, his own sister, had betrayed him, after promising him in the godswood that she would not. And he is furious -- her intentions, which he assumes she thinks are good, are no matter. What she is playing at puts his life in danger, and Dany's, and Sansa's own, as much as they ever have been.
"I wish that anything was ever so clear." Words that would be more pointed if they were not as tired-sounding as they are. "But aye, Dany, when I know my duty, I try to do it. I am not -- " A hard sigh. "I am not here to stand in your way. I'm here to help you. For the rest, I am sorry."
He can't really apologize for Sansa's betrayal, only for giving her the opportunity. He should have been able to trust her; he should have known that this is what he could trust her to do. It all has a bitter tang.
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There was a day, a few weeks past, when he had caught Lord Darry looking at him speculatively. He had been unsure, then. But after Varys spoke to him on the beach, it became unmistakable. His sister, his own sister, had betrayed him, after promising him in the godswood that she would not. And he is furious -- her intentions, which he assumes she thinks are good, are no matter. What she is playing at puts his life in danger, and Dany's, and Sansa's own, as much as they ever have been.
"I wish that anything was ever so clear." Words that would be more pointed if they were not as tired-sounding as they are. "But aye, Dany, when I know my duty, I try to do it. I am not -- " A hard sigh. "I am not here to stand in your way. I'm here to help you. For the rest, I am sorry."
He can't really apologize for Sansa's betrayal, only for giving her the opportunity. He should have been able to trust her; he should have known that this is what he could trust her to do. It all has a bitter tang.