"Penrose is not strong enough to assert much of anything," he said, shaking his head. "I need good men on the council, and those not easily swayed by promises of gold. I don't want to be betrayed from within."
That was far too common in King's Landing, after all, and William refused to expose his family to such...if he could at all help it. The day might come when he could not and would have to choose family over duty.