[ The greater good — such a strange phrase to Alayne. She is not longer sure whether she believes in such things anymore; often times she thinks the idea is no better than one of her lying tales of knights and dragons. But there is another part of her — a part which is soft and secret and silly — which still clings to the hope that such things can exist (if not in Westeros, then elsewhere). ]

I've known Stiles but a few passing moments; you have known him for far longer. In the end, it will be your friendship that suffers from any sleight and so I cannot judge. Only bear advice from a distant perch.