For a moment, Sansa is swiftly reminded of the Hound. He'd always bristled at being called a knight even though he was more knightly than some of those who'd taken the vows and insisted on being called Ser. Sensing the tension, she seeks to soothe it.

"It isn't a bad thing," she says quietly. "Though I understand not wanting the label. I knew a man who would do the same, back home, though he was very much a knight in all but title."