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Davos

           He’dsoughtanaudiencewithinanhourofhisarrival,onlytobetoldthatthekingwasoccupied.Thekingwasoftenoccupied,DavoslearnedfromhissonDevan,oneoftheroyalsquires.NowthatStannisBaratheonhadcomeintohispower,thelordlingsbuzzedaroundhimlikefliesroundacorpse.Helookshalfacorpsetoo,yearsolderthanwhenIleftDragonstone.Devansaidthekingscarcelysleptoflate."SinceLordRenlydied,hehasbeentroubledbyterriblenightmares,"theboyhadconfidedtohisfather."Maester’spotionsdonottouchthem.OnlytheLadyMelisandrecansoothehimtosleep."

           Isthatwhysheshareshispavilionnow?Davoswondered.Topraywithhim?Ordoesshehaveanotherwaytosoothehimtosleep?Itwasanunworthyquestion,andonehedarednotask,evenofhisownson.Devanwasagoodboy,butheworetheflamingheartproudlyonhisdoublet,andhisfatherhadseenhimatthenightfiresasduskfell,beseechingtheLordofLighttobringthedawn.Heistheking’ssquire,hetoldhimself,itisonlytobeexpectedthathewouldtaketheking’sgod.

           DavoshadalmostforgottenhowhighandthickthewallsofStorm’sEndloomedupclose.KingStannishaltedbeneaththem,afewfeetfromSerCortnayandhisstandard-bearer."Ser,"hesaidwithstiffcourtesy.Hemadenomovetodismount.

           "Mylord."Thatwaslesscourteous,butnotunexpected.

           "ItiscustomarytograntakingthestyleYourGrace,"announcedLordFlorent.

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