The lad was a distant cousin to Ser Ilyn Payne, the king's headsman . He has a delicate temper, don't you, sweet one? The boy is Lord of the Eyrie and Defender of the Vale, Catelyn reminded her, and these are no times for delicacy. In the end, she wrote four letters. Ned eased himself slowly back onto the hard iron seat of Aegon's misshapen throne.
Old sweet friends should never hesitate to rely upon each other. Lord Eddard had a brother named Brandon as well, Jaime mused. she murmured, her voice slurred and drowsy. A rare and costly thing, clear and sweet as water, and it leaves no trace.
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