Ned watches the feline with some interest, helping to close some of the gap between he and Jon, seeing as he doesn't have a weaving creature at his feet with which to contend. He lets his gaze linger on the creature for a few moments after the explanation before finally lifting his gaze to meet Jon's. There is softness and sympathy in his expression.

"It is good that he has you to look after him, given the circumstances," Ned says softly. Although he's been doing a bit better in terms of speaking with some more emotional honesty than he had prior to arriving in the village, it's still a .. somewhat difficult concept. It isn't so easy to undo a lifetime of habit in such a short period of time. But he is trying, at least. "Were you fond of her, this Lucrezia? I don't believe I had the opportunity to meet her."