[It isn't true, he wants to tell her, there is strength in you, too, but she will only drop her eyes and tell him that it is not so--or else she will say nothing at all. Strength is not what they argue over, but still he feels the need to correct her.
Instead, he tells her:] It isn't selfish.
[Or perhaps it is, but Bran understands. It's the same selfishness that would keep Robb and Jon close to them, and the same that would bring Arya back, and the same selfishness that would turn Sansa from Lord Baelish, to turn her hair auburn and her name to Stark once more. It is the greed and selfishness of love, and what can he say to that?
He wants to, still; he wants to help. There is no one aboard the ship that could help like this, only Bran and Bran alone. But how can he refuse Sansa when he understands her?]
How else would I be brave? Lady Elizabeth Ross has asked to see-- [Though what is there to see, truly?] --but showing her will not help anyone on this ship.
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Instead, he tells her:] It isn't selfish.
[Or perhaps it is, but Bran understands. It's the same selfishness that would keep Robb and Jon close to them, and the same that would bring Arya back, and the same selfishness that would turn Sansa from Lord Baelish, to turn her hair auburn and her name to Stark once more. It is the greed and selfishness of love, and what can he say to that?
He wants to, still; he wants to help. There is no one aboard the ship that could help like this, only Bran and Bran alone. But how can he refuse Sansa when he understands her?]
How else would I be brave? Lady Elizabeth Ross has asked to see-- [Though what is there to see, truly?] --but showing her will not help anyone on this ship.