A Clash of Kings

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Stannis orders the burning of icons associated with the Faith of the Seven, his former religion, and subsequently pledges his devotion to the Lord of Light. This upsets many of Stannis’s men, who grew up worshipping the Seven. Davos is disturbed but restrains himself out of unfailing loyalty to Stannis. He urges his sons, Dale and Allard, not to question Stannis’s decisions.

At the inn, Davos drinks with Salladhor Saan, a pirate who has become Stannis’s unexpected benefactor. Saan is unimpressed by the pageantry around Stannis’s new faith, implying that it could ruin him. He challenges Davos’s faith in Stannis, and although Davos does question the pageantry that Saan called out, he decides that it is above his station.

Stannis summons Davos to review the letter he plans to send to every Westeros noble house. The letter denounces Joffrey as a child of incest between the Lannister twins and affirms Stannis’s right to the throne. When Davos points out that Stannis has no proof, Stannis reveals that one of Robert’s children, born outside of marriage, resides at Storm’s End.

Davos advises Stannis to be more lenient to believers of the Seven.