"Since I have no intention of leading an army south of the Neck, I will never know what your castle looks like or how it would be defended," Jon said. That much, at least, was very true. He never intended to leave the North if he could possibly help it; all of his political concerns and needs lay in the North.

"The North has concerns that the South would not be able to aid with or care about. I think it is time for the North to become its own kingdom once again."