I wish I could, [ she responds with a wry smile — of course, she knows there are no men for her to see, but the thought is enough to warrant appreciation. she has seen too many women be walked over by men, pushed aside, treated badly. no more.

the question is not a surprising one, given how the temperature down in Olympia is warmer than Winterfell had ever been, if not quite as warm as King's Landing. ]

Yes. Winterfell was the name of my home... it was the northest you could go, before reaching the Wall and the icy lands beyond it. [ she pauses, looks down with a soft smile. ] It was nearly winter. For Jon, it was winter already. We are both used to the cold.