[ In the end, he needn't be a good man. If Littlefinger had taught Alayne anything it was that the very worst men often proved the most useful. Bad men were often driven by changeable things, things like appetite and ambition. Learn how to move these desires and then men followed (whether eagerly or angrily didn't matter, so long as they went the direction they were needed).
Still, Alayne always wishes to find good men. Sometimes they make her feel as though Sansa hadn't been half as stupid as she thought she was; sometimes they fill her with something resembling hope. Good men didn't require wheedling, so good men didn't need as many lies.
But, she reasons, there will always be lies. Always better to arm yourself than be caught unawares again.
He tells her to lead the way. Alayne tilts her head to one side, eyes narrowing ever so slightly as she declares: ]
» action.
Still, Alayne always wishes to find good men. Sometimes they make her feel as though Sansa hadn't been half as stupid as she thought she was; sometimes they fill her with something resembling hope. Good men didn't require wheedling, so good men didn't need as many lies.
But, she reasons, there will always be lies. Always better to arm yourself than be caught unawares again.
He tells her to lead the way. Alayne tilts her head to one side, eyes narrowing ever so slightly as she declares: ]
No.