A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.

The High Septon once told me that as we sin, so do we suffer.

Madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin. Every time a new Targaryen is born, the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land.

And when you have it, what then? Some secrets are safer kept hidden. Some secrets are too dangerous to share, even with those you love and trust.

Some truths did not bear saying, and some lies were necessary.

As we sin, so do we suffer

But what a man can do and what a man will do are two different things, he knew.