"You cannot help that you died in childbirth," Jon countered. "Lyanna. Mother," he said, wanting to stress that word now even if he never called her by it again. In this, she had been his mother and she'd done the best thing for him that she could have done. She had given him to his lord father to raise, to protect, and to shield from Robert Baratheon. It was as selfless and brave as anyone he'd ever known.

"You did what you had to do to keep me safe. You sacrificed your reputation, and Rhaegar's, to make sure that your son survived. No one would ever call you selfish for that."