Well. That admission had been easier than she had expected, maybe she should have been blunt all along.

"I had wondered if you are illegitimate," she admits. "I didn't know how to ask without causing offense. I understand it's a sensitive topic for most people." At least in her own world.

She rolls the mug around between her hands, looking down at it for a moment before she meets Jon's eyes again. "And yet, despite your lesser birth, you proved yourself worthy to these men. That is high praise." But to have gained so much and lost it again...