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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Madmage" data-source="post: 6113194" data-attributes="member: 6693380"><p>Indeed. That's part of the dilemma of the Paladin in a certain sense. Nevertheless, his king was EVIL. He chose to act very late into the reign (i.e. the enemy was at the gates and the King was about to burn the entire city to the ground). He did struggle though as he has a flashback of a conversation with one of the other more senior Kingsguard about what to do. The Jaime at the start of the book series is one that is jaded because while he did do a good act in the end, he was chastised for it by the moniker of the "Kingslayer" by Targaeryan loyalists and some of Robert's supporters. Robert didn't seem to have much objection about Jaime other than denying him the chance to kill Aeris himself. He did consider making Jaime the Hand of the King at the start of the 1st book.</p></blockquote><p></p>