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ROBERT And if I hear “your Grace” one more time, I’ll have your fucking head on a spike. We’re more to each other than that.
NED I haven’t forgotten. (beat) Tell me about old Jon.
ROBERT (shakes his head)
One moment he was fine, and... It burned right through him, whatever it was. (stops walking) I loved that man.
NED
We both did.
ROBERT He never had to teach you much. But me? You remember me at sixteen? All I wanted to do was crack skulls and fuck girls. Old Jon showed me what was what.
Ned gives the king a sidelong, skeptical look, barely suppressing a smile.
ROBERT Don’t look at me like that. It’s not his fault I didn’t listen.
He puts a massive arm around Ned’s shoulder and walks on.
ROBERT You must wonder why I’ve finally come north, after all these years. NED Your inspection of the Wall is long overdue. ROBERT The Wall’s stood for eight thousand years. It can keep a while longer.
Robert stops walking and turns to face Ned.
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