All the other ways disappoint, surely.

[ Ned watches the woman with the horse she begins to woo. It is clear that she knows her way around the beasts. His lips curve, observing the stallion's long eyelashes begin to flutter as she finds the right spots to scratch. ]

Perish the thought of sitting still and waiting for things to happen. There is much to see in this world beyond this town. And if coin can be made along the way, so much the better.

I have been a knight for several years. Riding is as common as breathing.

[ He gives her a slight bow. ]

Sir Ned Stark of Winterfell.