[Now he's angry. As much as he wants to be understanding to his sister, he's insulted and affronted to be told that he has to give up everything that had given him some purpose and semblance of a future and for what? Fears that likely would never come to fruition.]
I have always put my duty first, Sansa and I died for it. I followed you to Winterfell to rescue Rickon instead of traveling south because it was my duty to rescue the North. You think that the rest of my life should be spent that way? Nothing but duty? Nothing for myself? Does that mean that if you choose to marry, you can but if I want to, I have to push it away and stay in the North at your command?
You don't know her, you don't understand her. If you knew me, you would know that I don't take women to bed like I'm Theon or Tyrion. That is all we are going to say about it, I'm not going to talk about my decisions when it comes to who I love.
You will rule Winterfell with or without me. Being Warden of the North can be done anywhere. This is good for the North, bending the knee was the right decision and we come out of this safer and with a better chance for surviving the Long Night. The North, the Reach, the Vale and all of the other fucking realms won't be there to rule if we can't win the war. Tell me how we are to do it without Daenerys and her dragons?
Enough. You made your point and made the effort to insult me while you're at it. I think I know what you expect of me, but I made the decision as king and I stand by it as Warden of the North.
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I have always put my duty first, Sansa and I died for it. I followed you to Winterfell to rescue Rickon instead of traveling south because it was my duty to rescue the North. You think that the rest of my life should be spent that way? Nothing but duty? Nothing for myself? Does that mean that if you choose to marry, you can but if I want to, I have to push it away and stay in the North at your command?
You don't know her, you don't understand her. If you knew me, you would know that I don't take women to bed like I'm Theon or Tyrion. That is all we are going to say about it, I'm not going to talk about my decisions when it comes to who I love.
You will rule Winterfell with or without me. Being Warden of the North can be done anywhere. This is good for the North, bending the knee was the right decision and we come out of this safer and with a better chance for surviving the Long Night. The North, the Reach, the Vale and all of the other fucking realms won't be there to rule if we can't win the war. Tell me how we are to do it without Daenerys and her dragons?
Enough. You made your point and made the effort to insult me while you're at it. I think I know what you expect of me, but I made the decision as king and I stand by it as Warden of the North.