It's not evil, Rand. I know something evil when I smell it. This isn't evil, it's just incredibly stupid.
Is that gallantry I smell, or just stupidity? The two scents are much alike, as I recall.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
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Is that gallantry I smell, or just stupidity? The two scents are much alike, as I recall.
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