Levi was the bastard of Benjen Stark of Winterfell. No matter how much he was called a bastard and made fun of, he always acted honorably and saw Ned Stark as his father and followed his orders. On a cold winter morning in Winterfell, Levi was sharpening the Valyrian steel sword given to him by Ned Stark as a birthday present, his sharp eyes, cold as a winter's evening, met yours.