Game of Thrones Season 4 Quotes

Episode 6

The Laws of Gods and Men

Tycho Nestoris: Welcome to the Iron Bank. Please... sit. What can we do for you, Lord Stannis?

Davos Seaworth: This is Stannis of the House Baratheon, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm!

Tycho Nestoris: The Iron Throne is currently occupied by Tommen of the House Baratheon, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.

Stannis Baratheon: He shares no blood with me. He was a bastard born of incest, as was his brother before him.

Tycho Nestoris: Yes, we've heard this story.

Stannis Baratheon: It's not a story! It's the truth!

Tycho Nestoris: The King's grandfather tells a different story, a story about a jealous uncle, whose attempts to usurp the throne from the rightful King cost the Seven Kingdoms dearly, in blood... and gold.

Stannis Baratheon: Gold you loaned him.

Tycho Nestoris: And you feel your blood gives you claim on our gold?

Stannis Baratheon: More than any man living.

Tycho Nestoris: Across the Narrow Sea, your books are filled with word like "Usurper", "Madman" and "blood right". Here, our  books are filled with numbers. We prefer the stories they tell, more plain, less... open to interpretation. How many fighting men remain loyal to you?

Stannis Baratheon: Four thousand.

Tycho Nestoris: And how many ships do you have? The ones still afloat, Ser Davos, not at the bottom of Blackwater Bay.

Davos Seaworth: Thirty-two.

Tycho Nestoris: And, how much wheat and barley and beef and pork do you produce on Dragonstone to feed your... four thousand men, on your thirty-two ships?

Stannis Baratheon: None.

Tycho Nestoris: You can see why these numbers seem unlikely to add up to a happy ending, from our perspective. I'm afraid we must... respectfully decline your request. But we thank you for for paying us the honour of your visit.

Davos Seaworth: My lord-

Tycho Nestoris: I'm not a lord, Ser Davos Seaworth. You would not be either here. In Braavos, thieves are not rewarded with titles.

Davos Seaworth: Well, strictly  speaking, I didn't do the thieving. That would be the pirates. I just moved what they stole from one place to another. (shows his hand) This is the payment that was demanded by King Stannis for my crimes. I consider it an honest accounting. He's an honest man and he's your best chance to get back the money you've sunk into Westeros. Which is a lot, I imagine. Wars are expensive.

Tycho Nestoris: The war is over.

Davos Seaworth: As long as Stannis Lives, the war is not over. Who's the real power in King's Landing?

Tycho Nestoris: Ser Davos.

Davos Seaworth: Humour me.

Tycho Nestoris: Tywin Lannister.

Davos Seaworth: How old is Tywin Lannister?

Tycho Nestoris: 67.

Davos Seaworth: 67. And when he dies, who's in command? A half-grown boy, the product of incest? Cersei Lannister, a queen whose people despise her? Jaime Lannister, a man best known for killing the king he was sworn to protect? When Tywin's gone, who do you back?