" Would that I might forget him, " Ned said bluntly. The Mormonts of Bear Island were an old house, proud and honorable, but their lands were cold and distant and poor.
That took Ned by surprise. He stopped, startled, and turned to look at his king. The words came unbidden. " The Arryns have always been Wardens of the East. The title goes with the domain. "
" Upon turning round he recognized an idler named Li the Second, and replied, " I came back some days ago." " Then you cannot have seen that beautiful girl Bai Xiuying who had just arrived here from the Eastern Capital.