Not terrible, only... the last thing I wanted was a reminder, and she reminded me more than I liked. I joined the Night’s Watch as soon as I could partly to get away from that, and from her mother.

[His sister had not been the root of his troubles. It had been his birth, and his father’s proud wife. He knows that there are men who would have considered Catelyn Stark beautiful, but all he can remember of her is red hair, hard eyes, the cold line of her mouth, a harshness in her voice.]

Arya didn’t like it, and she was just a little thing. Robb was kind about it.