[ He hears it, the blip, and it puzzles him. Is Alayne not claimed by Petyr Baelish, who resides on the ship also? He claims her to be his daughter, and Aragorn has little reason to disbelieve him.
Then- ]
Thus one of the blood of the First Men is resigned to only rise as high as a merchant or a trader. [ There's irony in his voice. ] Names mean little; 'tis blood that carries a heavier weight.
[ Except- except for his father, named after the first Arathorn- and who died just as early. So early that Aragorn had never known him. ]
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voice;
[A pause]
Alayne and I may not inherit name or rank or title, but may inherit wealth, if our fathers-
[There's a blip when he says the 's']
choose it.
voice;
Then- ]
Thus one of the blood of the First Men is resigned to only rise as high as a merchant or a trader. [ There's irony in his voice. ] Names mean little; 'tis blood that carries a heavier weight.
[ Except- except for his father, named after the first Arathorn- and who died just as early. So early that Aragorn had never known him. ]
voice;
[He's quiet for a moment]
Once, I think, names meant less. North of the Wall it means nothing.
voice;
Do those of the further North carry their father's name alongside their own?
[ ... He means surnames. ]
voice;
voice;
A culture of wild men indeed.
voice;
voice;
voice;
voice;
'Tis the cold that keeps them away?
voice;
voice;
voice;