It staggers how much her touch can center him and feel more like home than anywhere else he's been. This isn't the time to reflect on his heart or feelings for her, but sometimes they were so overwhelming, it left him dazed and breathless. She was more than his queen, she was someone he was searching for his entire life. His fingers squeezed her, his breath becoming steadier under her gentle encouragement. His thoughts were spinning, a cacophony noise that had no real discernable words, just emotions of anxiety, worry and fear. There was no one to share it with, not at Castle Black really or after he left. Suddenly, there was Dany. She understood, she knew the burdens of this position. That was a relief in and of itself.
He nodded, pressing his brow to hers for a moment before pulling back to meet her eyes. "If we send some of your people to go into the forests, we will need a few Northerners to at least direct them. Your men can take care of themselves, but it's easy to get lost or overrun by bands of wolves." It was still a good idea. It would let some of his people work on simple fortification. "Ser Jorah wouldn't be offended if I we ask him to direct the efforts? You trust him and he knows this land well." Even if he had lived away from the North for some time.
"We should have him present with the Northern Lords." His reputation was tarnished, true, but he was still a Northerner at heart. He might have some sway with his House or otherwise. What mattered was having someone else from the North that added their voice to Jon's, insisting that Dany was the right person to lead them.
"It will be easier to begin assigning certain duties to our people once we meet with them and manage to placate them." Which wasn't something he was looking forward to. "Northerners bent the knee for dragons before, it can be stomached by them." Even if he was likely going to be the Second King that Knelt. "Beyond explaining the reasons, if I do a more public swearing to you, it might do some good. They will hear you vow yourself to look after them and take their interests into account."
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He nodded, pressing his brow to hers for a moment before pulling back to meet her eyes. "If we send some of your people to go into the forests, we will need a few Northerners to at least direct them. Your men can take care of themselves, but it's easy to get lost or overrun by bands of wolves." It was still a good idea. It would let some of his people work on simple fortification. "Ser Jorah wouldn't be offended if I we ask him to direct the efforts? You trust him and he knows this land well." Even if he had lived away from the North for some time.
"We should have him present with the Northern Lords." His reputation was tarnished, true, but he was still a Northerner at heart. He might have some sway with his House or otherwise. What mattered was having someone else from the North that added their voice to Jon's, insisting that Dany was the right person to lead them.
"It will be easier to begin assigning certain duties to our people once we meet with them and manage to placate them." Which wasn't something he was looking forward to. "Northerners bent the knee for dragons before, it can be stomached by them." Even if he was likely going to be the Second King that Knelt. "Beyond explaining the reasons, if I do a more public swearing to you, it might do some good. They will hear you vow yourself to look after them and take their interests into account."