Honestly, the man scares spirits from corpses.

[Not to mention the only other person he is afraid of other than his father.]

Time and tides tell stories all on their own. Freedom...the very essence of what makes a spirit endure costs more than blood in the veins of villains and victors. Still, it helps to know the world than to watch from the cliffs with uncertainty and complete adoration without knowing what a thing is that is being adored.