Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work/Quotes
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We had come late to Robert's cause. It was necessary to demonstrate our loyalty. When I laid those bodies before the throne no man could doubt that we had forsaken House Targaryen forever. And Robert's relief was palpable. As stupid as he was even he knew Rhaegar's children had to die if his throne was ever to be secure. Yet he saw himself as a hero and heroes do not kill children.
—Tywin Lannister from A Song of Ice and Fire explains why he ordered the murder of two children, both 5 years old or less.
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