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Truly. Lord Varys and I did our jobs and did them well, but we were not friends of the Lannisters. Cersei once ordered my death simply as a display of power. And with her disdain for both myself and Lord Varys came Ser Jaime's, as I'm certain you are aware the two of them were...close.
[ Implied intimate relations in the term close. ]
I betrayed them as well. [ A quiet confession. ] As the war waged on in the seven kingdoms, I found myself by the side of Sansa Stark. A bright young woman and kind young woman, I'm certain you'll agree. I had married her aunt and together, we had taken her under our protection. It's no secret that I had harbored fondness for her mother, and out of my own personal loyalties to Cat, I felt I owed it to her memory to keep Sansa safe. When her aunt Lysa took her own life, that duty fell upon my shoulders alone. I came to view Sansa as the daughter I never had.
And so, I devised a plan for her to reclaim Winterfell. It wasn't without its faults, but in the end, we were able to unseat Ramsay Bolton and defeat the Lannister allies who held Sansa's home. There, I declared my loyalties to House Stark.
[ Implied intimate relations in the term close. ]
I betrayed them as well. [ A quiet confession. ] As the war waged on in the seven kingdoms, I found myself by the side of Sansa Stark. A bright young woman and kind young woman, I'm certain you'll agree. I had married her aunt and together, we had taken her under our protection. It's no secret that I had harbored fondness for her mother, and out of my own personal loyalties to Cat, I felt I owed it to her memory to keep Sansa safe. When her aunt Lysa took her own life, that duty fell upon my shoulders alone. I came to view Sansa as the daughter I never had.
And so, I devised a plan for her to reclaim Winterfell. It wasn't without its faults, but in the end, we were able to unseat Ramsay Bolton and defeat the Lannister allies who held Sansa's home. There, I declared my loyalties to House Stark.
And you would have it. I will not allow my most valuable player to be taken out by any legal system.
Many people have recently ported in from my world. Now, more than ever, I will need your support for this all could go terribly amiss if I make one wrong move.
Many people have recently ported in from my world. Now, more than ever, I will need your support for this all could go terribly amiss if I make one wrong move.
Oh no, my queen. I simply see the look behind his eyes when he speaks of you. It's unmistakable. He is a good man. A bit serious and stoic, but those Starks often are. It would do him well to have your friendship.
[ And probably more. He knows how these young romances seem to go. They work out for everyone except Baelish himself!!! ]
[ And probably more. He knows how these young romances seem to go. They work out for everyone except Baelish himself!!! ]
Ah, well. Of course, we should be friends.
[That's for certain. Lucy won't even consider any more.]
[That's for certain. Lucy won't even consider any more.]
[ Unseen, unheard, Dany clicks her claws on the edge of her vanity, watching herself in the mirror as she listens to Baelish explain. Family names, lines of loyalty, logical leaps, but missing from Baelish's tale is some personal transgression that has transpired between himself and the Kingslayer.
She feels her anger like the crunch of dragon jaws on struggling prey, and she feels herself ease up on the pressure. ]
What was he like? [ she asks, after a beat. ] When you had your run in in De Chima.
[ It's a pertinent question. Also something of a delaying tactic while she picks through her emotions and Baelish's words, but the answer interests her regardless. ]
She feels her anger like the crunch of dragon jaws on struggling prey, and she feels herself ease up on the pressure. ]
What was he like? [ she asks, after a beat. ] When you had your run in in De Chima.
[ It's a pertinent question. Also something of a delaying tactic while she picks through her emotions and Baelish's words, but the answer interests her regardless. ]
You mean that Jon Snow? I have met him. Briefly.
Not only him, although his presence here has served to be an annoyance. He and Lucy have united -- an alliance that is soon to be a romantic one, I imagine. The results of this have already reared their ugly head when Lucy showed up at my office, interjecting herself into an ongoing conversation I had been having with Jon Snow privately. She truly has no clue on how to conduct politics.
Snow and Lucy? Is that so? Does he normally keep his finger in nobility?
[ There's a package in the mail. Inside is a box of chocolates and a small black envelope. Inside is a handmade Valentine's Day card from none other than Calendar Man: ]
He took a vow of chastity by becoming part of the Night's Watch. It's a group devoted to serving the realm itself rather than any specific king. But I suppose death may have freed him from those bonds. Being as young as he is, no doubt he's starved for female affection. That she is nobility only furthers her appeal.
Edited 2017-02-15 02:36 (UTC)
And if I am to understand correctly, he would be the type to rationalize that his bond has since been excused? Given how his circumstance has changed.
Are you going to use him?
Are you going to use him?
[this time, sadly, Rincewind is completely sober when he reaches out to Lord Ambassador Petyr Baelish.]
I know I've said this before, but there really do have to be less convoluted plans to kill me. It feels like a waste of paper. Was it you got bored? Are you just looking to challenge yourself?
I know I've said this before, but there really do have to be less convoluted plans to kill me. It feels like a waste of paper. Was it you got bored? Are you just looking to challenge yourself?
Well, it is always nice to have extra pawns.
Is Jorah still in your employ?
Is Jorah still in your employ?
Well, they are most comforting as friends!
[Because they're more like her in terms of knowledge than they are like those who come from this land.]
But, this is not a productive line of discussion. And so: I must insist that you have my support, on measures of increased health and safety, at your discretion, my lord.
[Because they're more like her in terms of knowledge than they are like those who come from this land.]
But, this is not a productive line of discussion. And so: I must insist that you have my support, on measures of increased health and safety, at your discretion, my lord.
Pity.
[ Not really.
There's a pause, a considering silence that she does not fill in with questions as to Jaime's nature -- key though they are, they are likewise uniquely unsatisfying, as so many answers as to the world of Westeros can be.
She will see for herself.
Finally; ]
Ser Jorah does possess a talent for retrieving Lannisters.
[ Not really.
There's a pause, a considering silence that she does not fill in with questions as to Jaime's nature -- key though they are, they are likewise uniquely unsatisfying, as so many answers as to the world of Westeros can be.
She will see for herself.
Finally; ]
Ser Jorah does possess a talent for retrieving Lannisters.
For the time being. I would prefer to keep him in my employ, but unfortunately, his loyalties will always lie with Daenerys Targaryen. And I have allied myself with the man who had killed her father. Which may very well complicate things, you understand.
[ Welcome to Westeros. All drama, all the time. ]
[ Welcome to Westeros. All drama, all the time. ]
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