nonetheless , during all those years of catelyn 's girlhood , it had been brynden the blackfish to whom lord hoster 's children had run with their tears and their tales , when father was too busy and mother too ill. catelyn , lysa , edmure ... and yes , even petyr baelish , their father 's ward ... he had listened to them all patiently , as he listened now , laughing at their triumphs and sympathizing with their childish misfortunes .