I did it for my son, I didn't want him to step over a river of shit every time he stepped through his front door. I wanted him to have a better life
l still keep the finger bones in a bag around my neck to remind me what l was & what l owe to Stannis. For during my many years as a smuggler, l visited many ports, taverns & alleys, & saw many things in this world. But never justice, until Stannis
There's no man in the seven kingdoms more honorable than Stannis Baratheon or more worthy of loyalty
for my previous crimes as a smuggler, l was to have the fingertips of one hand taken off above the highest joint. Stannis held that l had flouted the laws of the land for years and a good act does not wash out the bad