It is a wholesome number. [ though now she wonders if she believes it only because her mother devoutly followed the seven. ] Septs have seven walls, your grace. And it is written in The Seven Pointed Star that the Father tore seven stars from the sky and fashioned them into a crown for the king of the Andals. There are meant to be Seven Hells. And there are meant to be Seven Heavens.

And, of course, there are the Seven Kingdoms. [ ... ] Or else it is a coincidence. Who are the Valar?