[ a whole cabal of bastard children? she had not realized. and she imagined alayne stone might want to befriend them more than sansa would. not that she could ever hold it against another person -- not now, not after... ]

In Westeros, you know a noble ba--[ bastard. ] You know a noble child born...out of wedlock by their name. In the Vale, we are called Stone. In the Riverlands, it's Rivers. In the Crownlands, it's Waters. The children of the Reach get to be called Flowers. I always thought that a little prettier than Stone.

[ but she will not say which one she finds prettiest: snow. ]