Winterfell -- ? [He cannot stir his tongue to say the words, to give voice to its fate. He cannot begin to imagine it aflame, burning to the ground, reduced to rubble and ashes. How could it be? How could such a thing have happened? It had been the seat of the Starks for thousands upon thousands of years. Who could so brazenly take a torch to it without any consideration for its meaning, its history, its importance?
The sorrow and pain is only eased by the fact that Theon had not ended Bran and Rickon's lives. What a light in such darkness.
He tenses his jaw as he takes in a breath, trying to steady himself. Betraying Frey was a grave mistake for Robb to make; Ned knows that even now, but he cannot begin to fathom what Frey might've done in retaliation. He thinks that perhaps he'd have not come to Robb's aid during the campaign against the Lannisters; he'd have grounds to break their alliance.
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The sorrow and pain is only eased by the fact that Theon had not ended Bran and Rickon's lives. What a light in such darkness.
He tenses his jaw as he takes in a breath, trying to steady himself. Betraying Frey was a grave mistake for Robb to make; Ned knows that even now, but he cannot begin to fathom what Frey might've done in retaliation. He thinks that perhaps he'd have not come to Robb's aid during the campaign against the Lannisters; he'd have grounds to break their alliance.
Apprehensively, Ned nods again.]
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