She held him, feeling the tightness in her chest slowly recede. Everything was easier to bear here. The quiet moments were not so suffocating and the shadows didn't loom quite so large. Her heart could beat normally and all of the self doubt was removed as if it were mist over the morning lake. Whether he formally asked or not, she would have stayed at his side as he had with her while Lord Stark still lived here.

"We move forward," she said as much for herself as she did for him. "I'll speak with Mark soon about moving my garden. You will have to build a fence and help me move my things." This gave them something to focus on, something to keep them busy as they adjusted to this new state of being.

"Have you considered asking Jon to live closer as well?"