I didn't realize you placed such a high value on my brother's life. He's a Lannister. He might be the lowest of the Lannisters, but he's one of us.

And every day that he remains a prisoner, the less our name commands respect. So the lion does concern himself with the opinions of-

No, it's not an opinion. It's a fact. If another House can seize one of our own and hold him captive with impunity,

We are no longer a House to be feared. Your mother's dead. Before long i'll be dead.

And you and your brother and your sister and all of her children. All of us dead;

All of us rotting in the ground. It's the family name that lives on. It's all that lives on.

Not your personal glory, not your honor, but family. Do you understand?

You're blessed with abilities that few men possess. You are blessed to belong to the most powerful family in the kingdoms.

And you are still blessed with youth. And what have you done with these blessings, huh? You've served as a glorified bodyguard for two kings-

One a madman, the other a drunk. The future of our family will be determined in these next few months. We could establish a dynasty that will last a thousand years.