"Ice, the ancestral sword of House Stark," the King's voice was even, not even a hint of emotion leaked through now. "Few Houses in Westeros can claim to be as ancient as House Stark. Yet when Tywin Lannister decided to steal our ancestral sword for his own, nobody raised a word in protest. Nobody cared when the North was torn and ravaged by vain fools, foolish pirates, and greedy traitors. In fact, many celebrated when House Stark was considered gone, cast into the pages of history."