[He hesitates. He was raised to revere Robert Baratheon. But he had also met the man late in his reign, and he is tired of lies. There is no one here to disapprove of what he might say.]

He was a pitiable man.

I met him, not for long, just before I joined the Watch. I wasn’t allowed to attend the feast — I’m sure you understand. My father’s wife did not wish to insult Cersei by sitting a bastard at her supper.

[Tired of lies, but he doesn’t immediately say how he feels about this, even if the way he speaks of it is revealing.]