He nodded. But she was also her mother's child. Half Stark. Possibly prone to odd fits of honorable intentions. "And yet... could she rule it, Lily? Does she have it in her to hold this court? I have been away much and more as she's come of age, but you have watched her all the while. Tell me- not with a mother's pride, but with her eyes. If certain dice are thrown, and she is not up to her task... " He didn't bother finishing that thought. There were only two options in the game of thrones, and if Toria faltered later it would benefit no one.