A ruler who kills those devoted to her is not a ruler who inspires devotion
The darkness is coming for us all. We'll face it together. And when the Great War is over, perhaps you'll remember I chose to help with no promises or assurances from any of you. I expect not
I want you to share my tent. I want you to pour my wine, laugh at my jokes, rub my legs when they are sore after a day's ride.
I'm a monster, as well as a dwarf, you should charge me double