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<blockquote data-quote="King_Stannis" data-source="post: 651920" data-attributes="member: 324">I think you have to judge what Stannis contemplates with Edric Storm based on the situation. Here is a guy being told by someone who has not really been wrong in any of her visions that he must assume the throne of Westeros to battle the Other. This boys blood will make him strong enough to do that. Yet despite this, he tries to come up with a compromise (the leeches) that will satisfy R'hollar's overall plan and yet spare the boy. To me, that's the mark of a just man, if not a good man. He's trying to do the most good in the big picture while not sacraficing his honor - and the boy.Great point about going against Aerys Targaryen. In fact, I was reading that passage last night in book 3. Stannis was talking of loyalty after Axell Florent suggested raiding one of the former lords who was loyal to Stannis and then bent knee to Joff after the attack on King's landing. Davos brought up that this lord really had no choice, he either had to bend knee or die. When Stannis balked at that, Davos threw the fact that he (Stannis) had disobeyed his vows to the Targaryans. Though Axell Florent screamed that Davos was a traitor for even mentioning that fact, Stannis seemed to appreciate the similarity. I think he said that that was the toughest choice he ever had to make - between blood and vows. I think he chose blood because it was, in his opinion, the just way. Aerys was a madman who had to go for the good of the many.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="King_Stannis, post: 651920, member: 324"] I think you have to judge what Stannis contemplates with Edric Storm based on the situation. Here is a guy being told by someone who has not really been wrong in any of her visions that he must assume the throne of Westeros to battle the Other. This boys blood will make him strong enough to do that. Yet despite this, he tries to come up with a compromise (the leeches) that will satisfy R'hollar's overall plan and yet spare the boy. To me, that's the mark of a just man, if not a good man. He's trying to do the most good in the big picture while not sacraficing his honor - and the boy. Great point about going against Aerys Targaryen. In fact, I was reading that passage last night in book 3. Stannis was talking of loyalty after Axell Florent suggested raiding one of the former lords who was loyal to Stannis and then bent knee to Joff after the attack on King's landing. Davos brought up that this lord really had no choice, he either had to bend knee or die. When Stannis balked at that, Davos threw the fact that he (Stannis) had disobeyed his vows to the Targaryans. Though Axell Florent screamed that Davos was a traitor for even mentioning that fact, Stannis seemed to appreciate the similarity. I think he said that that was the toughest choice he ever had to make - between blood and vows. I think he chose blood because it was, in his opinion, the just way. Aerys was a madman who had to go for the good of the many. [/QUOTE]

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