"It simply isn't like Ned. He never had a woman or was able to muster the courage to take a woman in such a way. It was Brandon that left a string of bastards." She didn't want to doubt Jon. There was evidence he was a Stark. His features resembled hers, he had the same nose and chin as her father. There was a quality of the North about him.
Yet, Ned being the father...it was contrary to everything she knew about her brother.
"He must not have spoken of her because of regret or his conscience. Ned is taciturn, but when he feels guilty, it takes a new level. It's strange, if I didn't know him so well, I would think that Robert Baratheon somehow influenced his actions."
She frowned, not wanting to give offense to her nephew. He was a Stark. While she might not approve of what her brother had done, she would support her family. "Jon. It is a good name, one that shows he regarded you well enough to name you for a man he greatly loves and admires. That's no light thing."
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Yet, Ned being the father...it was contrary to everything she knew about her brother.
"He must not have spoken of her because of regret or his conscience. Ned is taciturn, but when he feels guilty, it takes a new level. It's strange, if I didn't know him so well, I would think that Robert Baratheon somehow influenced his actions."
She frowned, not wanting to give offense to her nephew. He was a Stark. While she might not approve of what her brother had done, she would support her family. "Jon. It is a good name, one that shows he regarded you well enough to name you for a man he greatly loves and admires. That's no light thing."