He gets the wagon rolling. Mostly, he keeps his eyes on the road, but every so often he glances at Ned, partly because they're conversing, partly because he wants to reassure himself that his father is there.

"Disappointed? No, I never expected anything. But they bring all these people here. So many have their friends, their brothers and sisters. The people they never thought they'd see again. I met Rhaenyra Targaryen, from the bloody Dance. Met Alicent Hightower. But it was never you, never -- anyone from the Watch."

It occurs to him that this may not be the time to mention Ygritte.

He hesitates before he asks the next question. "What is the last thing you remember of home?"