[To say Essos was kind to its bastard children wouldn’t be strictly correct — but they were certainly less offended by their existance.]
Kingdoms in Essos oft have greater concerns than bastard born children.
[Still, the way Jon broaches the topic gives her enough of an answer. The love had come from his father’s insistance. and his mother —
Well. She does not need to pry.]
And yet a bastard has been crowned King in the North. I would call that ironic.
[Ah. She shouldn’t be pushing this. Logically, even without her advisors, she knows this. She could feel Tyrion a world away pressing his face into his palm tiredly. But she had worked too hard to already have Kingdoms resisting her coming.
Before he can rebuke her for her cold heart, she moves to stand.]
We should be getting back before our absence is noted.
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[To say Essos was kind to its bastard children wouldn’t be strictly correct — but they were certainly less offended by their existance.]
Kingdoms in Essos oft have greater concerns than bastard born children.
[Still, the way Jon broaches the topic gives her enough of an answer. The love had come from his father’s insistance. and his mother —
Well. She does not need to pry.]
And yet a bastard has been crowned King in the North. I would call that ironic.
[Ah. She shouldn’t be pushing this. Logically, even without her advisors, she knows this. She could feel Tyrion a world away pressing his face into his palm tiredly. But she had worked too hard to already have Kingdoms resisting her coming.
Before he can rebuke her for her cold heart, she moves to stand.]
We should be getting back before our absence is noted.