[He listens to Connor and he's taken aback from the way he expresses his thoughts. He was clever and earned a couple of bonus points. Tyrion liked people who were clever and knew how to use all the wonderful words their language offered to them.]

A legacy ... I knew many men who wanted one and failed on their way. Other made a questionable name for themself and are now used as example of how you shouldn't act. It's a wonderful image to think of yourself as being able to change the world in some way and get down in history. Makes you immortal. Most humans have the fear of dying and being forgotten from the world.