He barely managed to hold himself from bursting out in laughter. This was one of the most ridiculous things he had heard. For all he knew, Eddard Stark had never even seen Rhaella Targaryen in person, nor could the queen hide a pregnancy and a bastard babe. Although considering that the smallfolk were generally uneducated and could not even do simple maths, let alone understand most of the workings of the noble class, it was not too surprising to hear this wild theory. It seems that Barbrey was simply lucky enough to have all the facts at hand and hate his uncle enough to not trust his words.