⟪ Here is the funny part: while Melisandre fully understands that Brienne loved Renly, she does not in the least draw a single conclusion about herself. ⟫

I thought we might win the War for the Dawn this way. The armies of the Other are beyond what any of us can imagine. I spoke with ones who have seen them – they move faster than the eye can see, and steel simply bursts when it touches them, no damage done. This is what we are up against –– what we were up against. If they win this one war, they will leave no one alive in their wake.