His questions seem to confuse her and this is her twisted marriage story. At least she can laugh, awkwardly. "Not when I thought they were. Though Frank is dead now--or... was. He's in stasis. I found him there not too long ago." So, technically, both her husbands are still alive. Good lord.
There's no need for Claire to defend Jamie in this. She never liked his business in brothels, but Prince Charles was a fan of conducting his discussions there. Though, considering how her husband later came to live in a brothel, she's not so sure some of Charles didn't rub off on him.
"No, I never met Willie's mother. She died giving birth to him, but I did meet his adoptive father." Lord John Grey. A curious man, quite fond of Jamie, and while that gave her pause, she knows he's a good man. Jamie wouldn't trust Willie to anyone less.
Knowing Jon is speaking from personal experience, she moves to take his arm and give him a little bump with her shoulder. She knows.
"If I ever do get the chance to meet him, I will most certainly keep you in mind. I would be glad for Jamie to have a son that's anything like you. If my husband came home with a Jon Snow, I'd be a lucky woman."
There was a hint of a smile on his lips, touched by the gesture and kindness offered. She was a different sort of woman from Lady Stark, and while he didn't doubt that she was frustrated or insulted by Willie's presence, he doubt that she went out of her way to insult him or make him feel unwelcome in his father's home.
But it wasn't something he knew how to discuss or express his feelings on. While he had frustrations about his childhood, they remained largely silent and buried under a stoic nature and the burden of duty that was far more pressing on his shoulders.
"We should get back," he said softly, ready to leave the ghosts behind. "Have you met any of the new arrivals?"
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There's no need for Claire to defend Jamie in this. She never liked his business in brothels, but Prince Charles was a fan of conducting his discussions there. Though, considering how her husband later came to live in a brothel, she's not so sure some of Charles didn't rub off on him.
"No, I never met Willie's mother. She died giving birth to him, but I did meet his adoptive father." Lord John Grey. A curious man, quite fond of Jamie, and while that gave her pause, she knows he's a good man. Jamie wouldn't trust Willie to anyone less.
Knowing Jon is speaking from personal experience, she moves to take his arm and give him a little bump with her shoulder. She knows.
"If I ever do get the chance to meet him, I will most certainly keep you in mind. I would be glad for Jamie to have a son that's anything like you. If my husband came home with a Jon Snow, I'd be a lucky woman."
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But it wasn't something he knew how to discuss or express his feelings on. While he had frustrations about his childhood, they remained largely silent and buried under a stoic nature and the burden of duty that was far more pressing on his shoulders.
"We should get back," he said softly, ready to leave the ghosts behind. "Have you met any of the new arrivals?"