"You don't need my forgiveness, ser." His accent. She knew it well, having spent her life surrounded by men with similar inflections. His features, his humor, his voice. It was a sharp reminder of home. If she was wrong, she would appear foolish, but her curiosity would be satisfied.

If she wasn't, she would have a countryman on the island with her.

"The festivities of Winterfell are quite different than this. Did you have the chance to see them when you were last home?"