“Why did Stick join the Klan, though? He seems to have gained some prominence in it, too,” I pointed out.“Well, first of all, he was significant...y older than his sisters, and you could ask him, but the truth of the matter is that he was lured into it by Oliver. Once in it, he was elevated by Billy Foreman to an extent, largely due to a sheer lack of competition. Billy saw Stick as sort of the ‘youth leader’ of the local Klan, to whatever extent one existed, even if he was also known to be gay.. " That's just the difference between the two of you. He's used to being in charge, taking control, making sure things work out right. That's how he keeps his sanity." Oh? And what do I do?" You tend to pull back from things you aren't comfortable with. That's why Laurie latched onto me and hasn't had much to do with you." Well, Daddy kind of sprung her on me right out of the blue." I know. I didn't say it was wrong or right. It's just the way you cope with things that are uncomfortable. It's. No, Ser Gregor Clegane, the Mountain, outlaw, sellsword, landed knight, murderer, raper, bugger, torturer, brigand, traitor, bodyguard, undead freak, and thug, was no less dangerous for being on the lam than for being in the pay and service of a mighty lord such as Tywin Lannister. His lands were only not forfeit for his brother Sandor’s sake, the hope still lingering that the Hound might yet redeem himself and inherit his brother’s castle and fief. For Gregor, there could be no redemption. He. You can think what you want but so far as I can tell these people were members of a family that was at least devastated by the loss of one of it's members. The fact that the person who is dead also was their 'sponsor' who provided them their place to live and guaranteed it with his or her life just makes things that much worse. Because they can't be sure of anything except that they must meet a new sponsor and become dependent on him or her for the things (including love) that their dead family.