Alas , I am unmarried , and have no desire to father bastards , Garrett replied . I am a bastard myself , you see . I was born in Fairmarket , and my mother was an inn maid . I grew up just Garrett . She was as kind as any mother could be , but I couldn ' t help but wonder about my father . I finally met him after my mother fell ill and . passed . There was a noticeable change in Garrett ' s demeanor now he remained composed , but there was a distinct sadness in his eyes now . I loved my father . He treated me as any of his trueborn children . And in time , my brother and sisters and I came to be as close as children that had been together their whole lives . The war . took them from me , he finished abruptly . Only Jeyne and I remain now . There was a weighty silence , and Garrett stood lost in thought . Finally he shook his head and stirred . I do have some baseborn cousins , who live at Raventree Hall with me . Coren is a man grown , and is a squire to the masteratarms , and Lara well , Lara I practically raised . She was 8 when I took her in . Now she is near her 16 th nameday . They were the children of my uncle , Gwayne Blackwood . His eyes lit up . In fact , I believe you crossed lances with him , Orys !