[ this surprises him, and it shows ever so slightly on his face. ]

Then you are far different than the foolish boy that I knew. He wore his knighthood like a banner of pride, jumping from one false Kingsguard to another, or so they say.

[ some might've said that Loras and Renly made a fine pair. Stannis would disagree. the two of them had been little more than fools, nothing more.

although... his jaw remains clenched as his teeth move from side to side. ]

You are under no obligation, yet you spoke to me of it all the same, I believe. It was you who spoke of being the heir of Highgarden, was it not?

[ he cannot help but wonder if he was truly to blame for Renly's death in that Westeros, given what he heard of the other 'Stannis Baratheon' from Jon Snow. still, he says nothing on that matter for the time being. regardless of the circumstances, he was still the elder and the punishment for treason was death. ]