Think of the past twenty years. The war, the murder, the misery...all of it because Robert Baratheon loved someone who didn't love him back.
How many others know?
Including us? Eight.
Then it's not a secret anymore. It's information. If a handful of people know now, hundreds will soon, and then what happens?
She loses the North. She loses the Vale, Sansa will make sure of that.
[nods] It's worse than that. He has the better claim to the throne.
He doesn't want the throne.
I'm not sure it matters what he wants The fact is people are drawn to him; wildlings, northmen. He's a war hero.
He loves our queen...and she loves him. If we marry them, they could rule together-
She's his aunt.
That never stopped a Targaryen before.
No, but Jon grew up in Winterfell. Is marrying your aunt common in the north? You know our queen better than I do. Do you think she wants to share the throne? She doesn't like to have her authority questioned-
Something she has in common with every monarch who ever lived.
I worry about her state of mind.
We're advisors to the queen. Worrying about her state of mind is our job. We still have to take King's Landing. Maybe Cersei will win and kills us all. That would solve all our problems.
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