Before the Battle of the Bastards, Ramsay Bolton methodically enumerates everything Jon Snow lacks — men, horses, Winterfell — and then offers 'mercy.' The move looks generous but functions as a dominance display: cataloging an opponent's weaknesses before offering to spare them is a way of saying 'I could destroy you, but I'll be gracious about it.' Real confidence often looks like this — not hiding flaws, but wielding them as leverage.
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