Blink and you would have missed one of the best throwbacks in the latest episode of Game of Thrones.

Game of Thrones: "The Spoils of War" photos 30 IMAGES

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"How many men do we have in the North to fight him?" Jon Snow asks Davos Seaworth of the Night King. "Ten thousand? Less?""Fewer," corrects Davos under his breath.This clever line is a reference to one of the best and most personable character traits about Davos's former commander, Stannis Baratheon.Over the seasons when he was alive, fans were quick to pick up on the fact the late, great Stannis had a penchant for proper grammar.It was a small detail that carried throughout Stannis's entire arc, but he never could resist correcting those who used the improper forms of "less" and "fewer." It proved to be one of the funnier inside jokes on Game of Thrones -- up there with the joke that Tyrion never gets to deliver the punchline to When I asked co-executive producer Bryan Cogman about Stannis's love for grammar a couple years ago, he told me of the decision to make this a recurring aspect of the character, "[It’s] just a character trait."This scene in "The Spoils of War" was all the more heart-warming because it shows how much time has passed over the course of this series, and how the small moments do leave an impact. If you'll remember, Stannis actually corrected Davos for making the common grammar mistake all the way back in Season 2.Looks like Davos remembered the lesson, even if Stannis isn't still around.For more Game of Thrones fun, check out this video where Gwendoline Christie and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau interview one another.

What are your favorite small moments on Game of Thrones? Let us know in the comments!Terri Schwartz is Editorial Producer at IGN. Talk to her on Twitter at @Terri_Schwartz