She grinned, warmed by this news, despite the strange circumstances and the questions this raised. For a moment, she could shuffle it aside and consider her brother's happiness. He bore several sons and daughters, creating a large family, one that she did not doubt he cherished deeply. Ned had always been loving.

But that Ned seemed to have inherited Winterfell, that left her stomach knotted and pained. Brandon was the heir, why then did Ned become Lord of the North?

"Is he well? I haven't seen Ned in some time."