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“ do you have a kerchief ? ” sailed across the seas , looked pillagers in the face without fear only to fall to the copious amounts of flowers around them . the burning of her eyes hadn't ceased since she had first approached the reach , vision blurred and nose red with the strain of pollen . “ it will be returned in pristine condition , washed and all . i think i will spend my time here half able to see , and looking as if i am close to crying each moment . ”
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velaryon huffs quiet laugh , hand shielding eyes from lights seeming to get brighter the longer she sat . “ it is no real feat to be stronger than the court . there is reason i have spent most of my life in essos rather than westeros . ” if not for her brother she would never have returned , the queen's reach not extending far enough that tempest would feel need to return to court at her behest . “ you will see soon . ”
his chuckles echoed, though he was careful to keep volume low. "i swear there is no attempt, just mere observation." kovarro's smile grew. "but it is good to hear that this is not the worst you've felt. here you stand where others still remain closed in their rooms. you can claim you're stronger than over half the court."
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“ i do not see why the children should have all the fun . we have been relegated to watching the jesters rather than searching for treats in the gardens and apple picking — surely as long as we leave enough for the children , we could indulge as well . ” twinkle in cool blue gaze as velaryon leaned over one of the fountains , mental count of the apples available for giggling children that ran past . “ there are four and ten of them . i believe that if we were to take two of them it would not missed and the kids would have more than enough to brag about in their games . ”
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goblets clinked light against the surface of the table as baela placed them , carafe to follow shortly with an attendant . “ there now . i believe it time to speak of more positive things , yes ? ” grief yet to cease its pull on her heart , distance of souls originally one marked by siblings finding foot in different paths ── demise overshadowed by a switch of brides . baela preferred not to speak of either . “ now , i have given you something stronger than the wine in the carafe . do be warned as i will not accept blame for your inebriation should it come to it . ”
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“ have you inhaled much pollen , dalton ? ” question seemingly one plucked from the air in its suddenness , yet sat upon tip of her tongue since the ball's ending . already broken fast in the quarters allotted for the velaryons rather than the great hall by sylaisha's request she had no choice than to assume the source of his thoughts . “ rum ? ” offers as flask is pulled from its hidden place on her person and pushed across the table with no answer . “ you may need it before you set off to find your wife . i have it under good authority it will not be your chambers where you will find her . ”
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heard the stark lady match her candor with hidden smile , gaze balanced upon the lord's movements . “ there is no need , my lady . it is not the first , nor last , time that someone would rather hear their own voice speak without seeing another has no desires to engage with them . ” agitations of court yet to cease but made to engage pleasantries as to not offend . “ in which direction were you going ? perhaps we were going the same way . ” wanderings had taken baela from the stillness of the velaryon quarters , away from the pitying expressions she had hoped would cease with the ' gossip ' she shared in attitude of not wanting to discuss .
" i completely agree , lady velaryon - " sybella said , voice a picture of severity though it was not sincere in the least . " and it would only make them look bad , having such poor quality and hefty price will only make their business drive swiftly to the ground , " she watches from the corner of dark eyes as he walks away , letting out a warm breath and letting a small smile come to her face . " it would appear he has , " lady of the north lets tone ease , every feature on her face softening now that she wasn't in such overbearing presence . " you have my thanks , lady velaryon . how can i ever repay you for your rescue ? "
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“ if you come in search of the next gossip to share , you need find another . ” head was close to popping off , that much baela was certain of . reason as to why the sweet wines were her least preferred drink . the hangover from them always worse than that of the rum preferred though she had yet to understand why . “ not only do i have none for you , i can not find it in myself to care who danced with another for more than one dance or if you believe a betrothal is certain to come or not . ”
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“ if you have a daughter , name her baela . ” explanation of previous night's events from vantage of sylaisha's eyes always antithesis of her own . tempest would throttle dalton , curse his name , number of different things yet his wife held the still grace of the sea rather its swirling waters that had marked the friendship baela held with her husband since they had been young . “ it would prove that you are more mine than his , as well as allow me to annoy him til the end of his days . baelon , should the child be a boy . we can tell him together , if you wish . ” iced hues twinkle with humor as she knew it would be , yet another , hurdle for them to overcome . “ you know it is just because he is an idiot that does not think . ”
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“ are you feeling alright ? you look very flushed , sylaisha . ” baela attributed it to the heat of highgarden , a beautiful day for the start of the festivities of the tourney . after fans and water had been given by one of the attendants and her friend continued to look sick , however , worry overtook her . if not for events past that brought their realm to its knees and left fear in its wake , velaryon would not offer the next words . ice hues looked over greyjoy again , quick wave to bring another attendant and fan by their sides . “ would you like me to send word to the maesters , then to dalton ? ”
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smooth brow rose over wine he provided , notes of sweet fruit tempering her tongue . “ to their benefit ? an interesting way to view it . ” true that no one could challenge the crown prince and princesses if they wished to keep their heads , yet , mutterings could lead to downfall . both capable of changing tide in their favor as could easily appeal to hearts of those that would allow emotion to lead them yet double edged sword . the same of those that would look unkindly to deception with , seemingly , little measures to provide consequence . “ what has been done is done . unless the queen is to denounce her child and new wife , for what reason shall we all scurry like rats with cheese ? ” fingertips trail over the goblet , iced hues rested upon the redwyne's features as her head tilted . “ people will continue to speak if they wish . i am sure that the . . . platitude , is appreciated . ”
" well , i apologize if i've disappointed . i am not one for gossip, you see , lady velaryon , " he said , a hint of mischief behind his subtle smile . matthos merely shared his thoughts on recent events . many have grown weary of the topic , but does that mean the chatter will cease ? hardly . this will be another stain upon the targaryen name . " yes that is true . ultimately , it benefits them in the end , does it not ? this is the heir we speak about . nobody would dare call them out on this . if i may add , i quite admire your . . . nonchalance on the topic , my lady . now people can stop speaking about your brother now that the attention has shifted — my condolences , by the way . "
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“ dalton . ” icy hues trail over lord heir greyjoy in search of anything looking to be amiss — before baela has turned back to her rum , offering another goblet to him . “ i am glad to see that you do not look singed , though , i must confess i am more concerned as to where our wife is . ” teasing nature of their friendship ebbs and flows as the current though baela is tired ; halfhearted in her joke as she presses her chin into the palm of her hand . “ i did not see any names of your kin on the list of those hurt or to be remembered . have you both fared well ? ”
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“ have you taken leave of your senses ? ” near thing that she yells over the thunder that cracked , hand whipping out to grab for dagareon princess . in scuffle baela had seen small figure from distance and went after them with dagger in hand only to stop short when features as familiar as one of her siblings' becomes recognizable . “ are you hurt ? malaya , what are you doing out here ? ” not simple walk through grounds when storm had been raging for hours but neither could baela determine princess's thought process — not after being this long removed .
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“ have you figured out where they came from ? ” pure luck in stumbling into anika , another adept enough fighter that tempest need not worry bout her back nor anika need worry for front . disconcerting that same could be said for their dash round king's landing in effort to keep from being crushed from falling debris but folly of humans easier dealt with than dragons . “ it is like they are never ending in targeted attack . ” thoughts turn that it is the queen they seek to weaken rather than ruling lords of the reach — penance for their generosity in hosting the court .
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“ alas that is often the norm here . i am certain you can tell why i preferred essos with little trouble . ” in truth , lands across narrow sea shaped into home to long for rather than driftmark . comfortable in ancestral home yet sea's restlessness taken hold as often as foam . balls , jousts , tourney no longer delighted in when motions of sea appealed to tempest rather than courtesies and games to be played . “ i am certain it will hit the hears of the court that i upset many of the nobility with my candor but i will be able to remind them that i did , at least , complete my dance card . it did not say that we had to choose for the last lines , after all . will you be throwing any a bone or will you let them suffer in your beauty ? ”
❝ they will have to find that person elsewhere. ❞ jabs without a coating of saccharine sweetness would rarely fall from siren's tongue, knowing the ways of court and using them to her benefit, but tolerance had its limits. her duty this eve was to follow her dance card as she had; the final two lines on the card were hers to choose. decisions that would not be made lightly. ❝ an amusing sight. their inability to excuse themself and save some of their image further proof that they aren't worth one's time. ❞
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“ is that a candelabra ? ” taken long minutes after wiping the blood from blade and smeared across skin in accident for baela to catch . laughter bubbles , breaking loose in steady stream at moraqos lord that looked ridiculous now that initial danger subsided . “ i am surprised you were not skewered through . it is clear the attackers do not have much skill , but to be bested by a candelabra ? ” continues in giggling , rush of adrenaline adding to exhilaration of the fight .
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“ are you done with this foolishness ? ” deflection of own role in state they were in now , previous forenight once marked with sweet words never to be repeated in the light turned rapidly to insults hurled . on her side only . recollection of events skewed to ignore her misplaced anger towards victarion's refusal to participate in argument until he had — picked , picked , picked at until she had gotten the reaction she wanted . kept in her peripheral for much of the evening and approached upon him leaving to get some sort of refreshment . she should have maintained wide berth of space as they had been in silent agreement upon yet .
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