I can't imagine it going to your head, [ she says, tone dry. ] We all face unideal circumstances in our rise to power, which allows for hope to grow in those who were oppressed. Were you not struggling with numbers as well, when you fought for Winterfell?

[ She can't say she would prefer it another way. What's occurred in their time has for a reason, and has brought both he and she together. To wish for something different for either of them would wish away the experiences which shaped them into the people they are, today.

The way he seems to perk up just the slightest is felt, more than seen. She loosely toys with the very ends of his hairs, dragging them against her fingertips. ]

Always. Never forget that.