"I know. I am loved by my family," Jon said. He didn't want Lyanna to think he didn't appreciate that, especially while they shared a home together and had a chance to get to know one another in a way the gods hadn't allowed back in Westeros.

"I simply...I am lonely, Lyanna. I've had a chance to love a woman and I've mourned her and buried her. I don't want to be alone for the rest of my life, you know? I want to know love again."