The lines around her eyes soften just a bit at the mention of Jorah's stubbornness. It certainly was a point of contention when she'd banished him, but it's clear he's devoted to her. That loyalty, that her old bear still fights for her and in her name, well... there were very few like him.
"I know," she softly says, "He'd been with me since the start. It's entirely likely he'd have crawled back to the wall, if need be."
And because she's stood atop the Wall, Jon now gets a look from her. "You what?"
He nodded, having seen how deep the relationship was between them and well aware of how much she relied on Jorah. There was so much about the man that confused Jon. Not only his past as a slaver, but his affection and dedication to Daenerys. Though it was his certainty and mention of children that had left Jon stupefied. There was more to the statement than a simple passing of the torch, but beyond the Wall, Jon wasn't sure what that meaning was.
"He isn't what I expected." Which was probably the only thing he could take from all of this. The stories he heard had been told by a hurt father and a warden that held honor and loyalty firmly. But life wasn't skewed so rigidly and Jorah wasn't evil, he was simply flawed.
"It was when I was living with the Freefolk. They were trying to go south and the only way they could was by climbing the Wall. We did it together."
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"I know," she softly says, "He'd been with me since the start. It's entirely likely he'd have crawled back to the wall, if need be."
And because she's stood atop the Wall, Jon now gets a look from her. "You what?"
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"He isn't what I expected." Which was probably the only thing he could take from all of this. The stories he heard had been told by a hurt father and a warden that held honor and loyalty firmly. But life wasn't skewed so rigidly and Jorah wasn't evil, he was simply flawed.
"It was when I was living with the Freefolk. They were trying to go south and the only way they could was by climbing the Wall. We did it together."