And yet, a man who proves reliable often keeps favor. You should not be so modest.

[A Targaryen would not be so modest. But she's not ready to make that joke. She thinks it, and suddenly it is not as funny as it would probably be said out loud.]

What I mean is -- I have been told the Northmen do not trust outsiders overmuch. And you seem to have gotten along fine.

[take your queen's compliment. take it now.]