"I have born worse and less deserved," she said with a shake of her head. "Still, I do feel badly about what happened. I spoke out of anger and didn't think."

Giving a small shiver as snowflakes melted against her skin and hair, she pointed towards the sky. "I should have remembered that we don't have the luxury of divisions in this place. We are stretched thin as it is. Further discord will only harm the village." Every person had worth. She had said that once, so why did she forget it with Ygritte.

"May I walk with you?"