Kaelyn closed her eyes and counted to ten, before going out and summoning a maid to go fetch one of the nursery maids to take Genna. The she gave herselve a few minutes before going back to pull Genna off the floor. She picked her up gently and set her on her feet. "This is home. You are a Stark. You are my daughter and Lord William's. And now your father is Regent and like to be crowned in a precious few months. You are our second child, and bound by duty as much as the rest of us to serve this kingdom and act as befits your station."
She wiped at Genna's face with a kerchief. "I'm sorry, sweetling. It's simply how the world is now. Everything must change."