" Merryweather has resigned his seat on the council and fled back to Longtable with his wife, who was the first to bring us news of the ... accusations ... against Your Grace" .
" Half as many ships would still be five hundred, my lord, " Waters pointed out to Orton Merryweather. " Only the Arbor has enough strength at sea to oppose a fleet that size" .
" Some frightened fool has counted double, " agreed Orton Merryweather. " That, or Lord Tyrell's bannermen are lying to us, puffing up the numbers of the foe so we will not think them lax" .