They are trying to find an 'honorable' way out of this dispute.
He assured her that his intentions were 'honorable'.
He received an 'honorable discharge' from the army.
(..) The Night's Watch was his life. He would have died to protect every one of those men. And they butchered him. I hate that he died that way. And my father was the most honorable man I have ever met. He was good, all the way through. And he died on the executioner's block. you know. (..)2017 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Beyond the Wall Season: 7 Episode 6