Happiness is hard to find, no matter what you were born as. I don't know very many who have lasting happiness.
Your parents were lucky.
[It was easy to imagine why Elizabeth would begrudge her mother that. It had been the same for Jon with Robb. While he never hated his brother, it had been frustrating to see his brother achieve what he wanted so easily.]
Life never goes the way it's planned. You might find something your parents didn't expect for you.
[He didn't know what to say to that. Lady Stark had been blessed to have three boys in near rapid succession. There was never any question about inheritance for him, but he could at least understand the feeling of not being wanted.]
I never knew my mother. I don't know if she wanted me or is dead. My father never spoke of her.
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Your parents were lucky.
[It was easy to imagine why Elizabeth would begrudge her mother that. It had been the same for Jon with Robb. While he never hated his brother, it had been frustrating to see his brother achieve what he wanted so easily.]
Life never goes the way it's planned. You might find something your parents didn't expect for you.
[He didn't know what to say to that. Lady Stark had been blessed to have three boys in near rapid succession. There was never any question about inheritance for him, but he could at least understand the feeling of not being wanted.]
I never knew my mother. I don't know if she wanted me or is dead. My father never spoke of her.