Milk of the Poppy makes a person fall asleep, and Jaime feared that Qyburn would amputate his entire arm against his wishes, as Qyburn said that would be the safer course. Combining that with the feeling of helplessness, Jaime concluded that it would be safer for him not to take the Milk of the Poppy, so that he could be in control of himself. read more
QYBURN: I can take away the rotting flesh and try and burn out the corruption with boiling wine. JAIME: Aham. QYBURN: With any luck, that will suffice. You'll need milk of the poppy. JAIME: No milk of the poppy. QYBURN: There will be pain. JAIME: I'll scream. QYBURN: Quite a bit of pain. JAIME: I'll scream loudly. read more