He is a good, just man, is he not? [ He smiles, watching his brother's jaw work - it was almost too much, a grating sound. ] Perhaps he is honest, but he shall never barter respect from the rest of them. It will be hard work for him, no matter his honesty. His spirit may end up more broken than you could possibly imagine.

[ He lifts a shoulder; if only he had lived, if things had been different. He could not imagine a world where he and the Onion would be friends, but, perhaps... ]

And your duty was to your wife, yes? I feel most terribly for you, indeed, that you must lie with her, even if it is only for duty. I think you never thought of your desires even when you bed her, only your duty. Perhaps that is why you never think of them.

[ He shakes his head. There are many things he could say about his brother's lack of desire but he would keep that to himself. He lives in a place, now, where these things no longer matter, on the precipice between living and death. It's a strange feeling, but...

This is where he exists, now, and he will simply suffer through it even if his brother cannot understand that. ]

If you had sided with Aerys over Robert I doubt none of us would have lived long enough to have this discussion.