“And you would lose all safety and security from any houses if you came with me. I hate that you are with him Meryll. But least this way I get paid, paid more than I’ve had in a while and you are..safe…”
He wouldn’t admit it but he feared what would happen if she and he ran. They’d be looking over their shoulder every minute and he didn’t want that for her. He cared about her too much, more than he’d admit. He wanted her, but he cared so much for her that he would give up his own happiness so she could be safe.
“Would you really want to be on the run? Would you honestly be content with me? Not just as a friend and a lover… Meryll…I can’t give you what that Lannister can.”
Goldnwulf 