"Yes, I am considering my options, Lord Hand. Don't worry, there will be a Queen before the end of the year. Is there anything else?" There were five months left until the beginning of the next year and he was waiting for Sansa to conclude her observations on both Alys Karstark and Wylla Manderly before making a decision. Seeing that neither of the members of the council had anything else to say, he spoke up once again, "We'll converge twice a week from now on, and any of you can call for an urgent meeting of the council if something urgent arises. Dismissed!"