"He arrived at the same time I did," Sansa says, moving into the kitchen to start preparing a meal for them. She can assure him it's not going to be molded bread or rotted meat and that, at least, is a comfort. He should eat well as befits his status as a lord of a great house.

"He said he'd protect me, so I let him say vows and be my sworn sword. I knighted him, too, though I didn't have any authority to do that. I figured that he deserved it after so long."