Jon placed a hand on her shoulder and continued, "But even if you decide that you do not want anything to happen between us, I will not force you to marry anyone and leave Winterfell, unless, of course, it is your wish. Sansa, you have a unique position right now. I have almost absolute power and nobody to oppose me as monarch, and you can do anything within reason. You can even decide to stay in Winterfell and become an old maid. Or travel the world. Learn how to fight, bury yourself in books, or even laze your days away. No matter the choice, I will support you. While I am king in Winterfell, and you stay here, you will be protected. This I swear, by earth and water. I swear it by bronze and iron, by ice and fire."