Robb's tone was more teasing than scolding as he jogged across the road to meet his brother. He slung an easy arm across Jon's shoulders, needing always to be touching him these days, a way of grounding himself and confirming Jon was truly there. It still seemed an impossible miracle that they'd been brought back together at all.
"I might be a pampered lord, but you could at least let me pretend to be of some use," he added, his smile warm, wry. Despite the recent, ominous tremors, he'd been finding himself genuinely happy lately, waking up to discover his own gratitude like a gift left in the night.
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Robb's tone was more teasing than scolding as he jogged across the road to meet his brother. He slung an easy arm across Jon's shoulders, needing always to be touching him these days, a way of grounding himself and confirming Jon was truly there. It still seemed an impossible miracle that they'd been brought back together at all.
"I might be a pampered lord, but you could at least let me pretend to be of some use," he added, his smile warm, wry. Despite the recent, ominous tremors, he'd been finding himself genuinely happy lately, waking up to discover his own gratitude like a gift left in the night.