All rulers demand that people bend the knee. That's why they are rulers
When you play the Game of Thrones, you win... Or you die. There is no middle ground
In the name of the Warrior, I charge you to be brave. In the name of the Father, I charge you to be just. In the name of the Mother, I charge you to defend the innocent. Arise, Brienne of Tarth... A knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
You're in the great game now. And the great game's terrifying