The room itself was also enchanted heavily in various ways, but her husband's explanation had gone over her head. Inside, the wetnurse Astrid was gently cooing at Rickon, who seemed to be babbling incomprehensively while crawling on the floor around his minder. The woman was from a nearby village, her brothers and husband had died fighting for House Stark, and she was left to fend for herself with two young children. Shireen had taken her in as a wetnurse and minder; her son became a stable boy, and her daughter- a scullery maid. The Northern Queen originally wanted to nurse her son herself, but her duties as a queen oft got in the way.