Editing Kingsguard (section)

==Quotes==
{{Quote|[[Old Nan]] said they were the finest swords in all [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]]. There were only seven of them, and they wore white armor and had no wives or children, but lived only to serve the king. Bran knew all their stories. Their names were like music to him.{{Ref|AGOT|8}}|[[Bran Stark]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|No [[knight]] of the Kingsguard should outlive his king when that king dies by violence.{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}|[[Cregan Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Eddard''': The Kingsguard—<br>'''Varys''': A paper shield. Try not to look so shocked, Lord Stark. [[Jaime Lannister]] is himself a Sworn Brother of the White Swords, and we all know what his oath is worth. The days when men like [[Ryam Redwyne]] and Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]] wore the white cloak are gone to dust and song. Of these seven, only Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] is made of the true [[steel]], and Selmy is old. Ser [[Boros Blount|Boros]] and Ser [[Meryn Trant|Meryn]] are [[Cersei Lannister|the queen's]] creatures to the [[bone]], and I have deep suspicions of the others. No, my lord, when the swords come out in earnest, you will be the only true friend [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] will have.{{Ref|AGOT|30}}|[[Eddard Stark]] and [[Varys]]}}

{{Quote|'''Eddard''': Ser [[Willem Darry]] is fled to [[Dragonstone]], with [[Rhaella Targaryen|your queen]] and Prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]]. I thought you might have sailed with him.<br>'''Oswell''': Ser Willem is a good man and true.<br>'''Gerold''': But not of the Kingsguard. The Kingsguard does not flee.{{Ref|AGOT|39}}|[[Oswell Whent]] and [[Gerold Hightower]] in [[Eddard Stark]]'s dream}}

{{Quote|Something his father had told him once when he was little came back to him suddenly. He had asked Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]] if the Kingsguard were truly the finest knights in the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. "No longer," he answered, "but once they were a marvel, a shining lesson to the world."{{Ref|ACOK|21}}|[[Bran Stark]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|It is a rare and precious gift to be a knight, and even more so a knight of the Kingsguard. It is a gift given to few, a gift you scorned and sullied.{{Ref|ASOS|11}}|[[Brienne of Tarth]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': Once a man puts on that cloak, it changes him.<br>'''Cersei''': It certainly changed you, and not for the better.{{Ref|AFFC|12}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|He wondered what Ser [[Arthur Dayne]] would have to say of [[Kingsguard#Tommen I Baratheon (300 AC)|this lot]]. "How is it that the Kingsguard have fallen so low," most like. "It was my doing," I would have to answer. "I opened the door, and did nothing when the vermin began to crawl inside."{{Ref|ASOS|67}}|[[Jaime Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|'''Arianne''': Do you think you are the only Kingsguard who ever loved a woman?<br>'''Arys''': There have always been men who found it easier to speak vows than to keep them.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}|[[Arianne Martell]] and [[Arys Oakheart]]}}

{{Quote|'''Daenerys''': [[Viserys Targaryen|My brother]] once told me a [[Westeros]]i riddle. Who listens to everything yet hears nothing?<br>'''Barristan''': A knight of the Kingsguard.{{Ref|ADWD|16}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Barristan Selmy]]}}

{{Quote|Some had been heroes, some weaklings, knaves, or cravens. Most were only men-quicker and stronger than most, more skilled with sword and shield, but still prey to pride, ambition, lust, love, anger, jealousy, greed for gold, hunger for power, and all the other failings that afflicted lesser mortals. The best of them overcame their flaws, did their duty, and died with their swords in their hands. The worst ... The worst were those who played the game of thrones.{{Ref|ADWD|55}}|[[Barristan Selmy]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|Even with [[Blackfyre]] in your hand, you are only one man, and I cannot always be with you. [...] Your guards are slow and lazy, I could have killed you as easily as I cut you. You require better protection.{{Ref|FAB|3}}|[[Visenya Targaryen]], advocating for better protection to [[Aegon I Targaryen]] ahead of her creation of the Kingsguard}}