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Post by The Gambler on Dec 16, 2016 21:50:00 GMT
"I would certainly hope so. We share a border and were allies in the war. I have fought, drunk, and supped beside your betrothed more times than I can count," he boasted, mirroring her smile, before adding playfully, "We've shared a great many things over the last five years and I hope to be so honored to share them with his new bride as well."
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Post by Vex on Dec 16, 2016 21:59:12 GMT
Jormun bows his head, meeting the Lord's gaze afterwards with a chuckle. "I've never fought a man like that before, and can't say I'd want to again. If I didn't know better, I'd swear his father had been a bear. I would be honored to drink with you." "A pity he wasn't worth his weight in gold," Lord Smallwood quipped. "Not that I envied your position. A lesser man would have shat himself and run." He seemed to suddenly notice standing there. "Apologies, that was language terribly unbecoming in the presence of a lady. War makes boors of us all, so it is good to have events like these to remind us of our manners." Dacey watched as Jormun merrily agreed to drink with the man she was fairly sure had ordered their father killed. "Manners are a sham," she said with a note of disdain. "War tends to be more honest. For the most part," she added, sizing him up.
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Post by Tim of Raventree on Dec 16, 2016 21:59:50 GMT
"I'm glad," she replied. "I have barely begun to know Lord Lucamore, myself. I will have a lifetime to know him, of course, but I am a little daunted by the fact that his friends know him far better than I do. It will be pleasant to think of my husband's friends as my friends also. Perhaps you shall be the first of them, Ser Whalen?"
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Post by The Gambler on Dec 16, 2016 22:15:24 GMT
"It seems even the Blackfort women have some bite," Smallwood remarked, with a smirk, clearly intending it as a compliment. "I suppose that is exactly what this place requires. You are intimately familiar with war then?" he inquired of Dacey, in a somewhat patronizing tone.
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"The first and closest I do hope," Ser Whalen replied, a playful glint in his eyes as he spoke. "And your position is hardly an unusual one. I am sure far less stunning women have weathered it before, so what do you have to be concerned with?"
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Post by Vex on Dec 16, 2016 22:23:13 GMT
Dacey was unfazed by Smallwood's tone. "I don't think there's anyone left here in the Riverlands that isn't," she replied, looking forward to kicking his ass in the melee.
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Post by The Gambler on Dec 16, 2016 22:28:42 GMT
"And by that logic everyone who has seen a corpse is the Warrior reborn," he said, inserting himself between the two siblings and continuing the conversation. "A queen and a whore both know the touch of a man for example, but not to the same degree." Clearly he had taken Dacey's vitriol against manners to heart. His analogy however was a hazy at best, as many of the former Targaryen supporters still referred to Daemon's queen as a foreign whore, but perhaps that was Smallwood's intent. "So which are you, Lady....?"
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Post by Jormun Rivers on Dec 16, 2016 22:29:26 GMT
"Dacey could take me down long before I could reach her with my spear, and even if she let me get close, I wouldn't bet on myself. She's more of a man than most of us, and likely has a bigger pair to show for it." Jormun laughs, turning his gaze back towards her. Another grin that didn't quite reach his eyes.
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Post by Tim of Raventree on Dec 16, 2016 22:29:32 GMT
""The first and closest I do hope," Ser Whalen replied, a playful glint in his eyes as he spoke. "And your position is hardly an unusual one. I am sure far less stunning women have weathered it before, so what do you have to be concerned with?" "Only the natural concern of a maiden before her wedding," she replied. "And I wish to do more than endure marriage. I hope that Lord Lucamore and I shall be happy together , and perhaps one day my lord husband will learn to love me. Isn't that what most women want? And maybe some men too."
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Post by The Gambler on Dec 16, 2016 22:33:44 GMT
"Yes, I am sure she is quite fearsome," Lord Lucas replied to Jormun, not sounding convinced in the slightest. "Though speak for yourself. If that is the case, it seems the Blackforts are more gifted in strength at arms than they are virility."
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Post by The Gambler on Dec 16, 2016 22:35:24 GMT
"Only the natural concern of a maiden before her wedding," she replied. "And I wish to do more than endure marriage. I hope that Lord Lucamore and I shall be happy together , and perhaps one day my lord husband will learn to love me. Isn't that what most women want? And maybe some men too." "If he has to learn to love you, than my friend is quite the fool," Whalen remarked. "For only a fool would not love you at a mere glance"
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Post by Lucas of Brindlewood on Dec 16, 2016 22:47:12 GMT
Ser Willem was lingering at the back of the room garbed in his nicest vestments, which were needless to say rather plain and unimpressive. His sword hung by his side as a precaution should any fool take it upon themselves to prove their worth by attacking the great ravensbane. Willis stood near Willem, keeping an eye on the crowd and sipping some mead. He had done his best to dress up as befit his new title, but it was clear he was not used to finery. He played with his new signet ring and repeatedly unbuttoned and rebuttoned the top of his tunic, depending on how whatever lord or well-off knight he looked at wore theirs. Oh well, he'd likely calm down after a few drinks. "Seven help us, they all gonna make fuckin' speeches before we get to have a party?" He whispered to Willem. There was a short jangle from the bells on his motley as Belric's court jester seemed to materialize behind Willem and Willis, far too close for comfort to the whispering cousins. After being discovered walled in beneath the dark dungeons of Harrenhal, the man had taken naturally to his appointed position. Though no one knew his name, most simply just called him Marbles, as he always carried around a little pouch of clay marbles (despite having clearly lost his own) to play with anyone who was willing. A few servants had complained on slipping on them in the halls, as if Harrenhal wasn't a death trap as it was. "Yes, yes, they must be careful or they'll let all the air out," he said in a hushed conspiratorial tone as if this were a grave concern, joining the conversation, clearly also liking to whisper. "Whether blowing air from their mouth or their arse, it makes little difference in such a farce. And if the smell doesn't kill you straight away, best of luck keeping the daggers at bay." Willem had been about to respond to Willis when the insane fool decided to offer his thoughts on the matter. He took a slight step away from the man, made nervous by his proximity and bizarre commentary. "And what daggers might those be, fool?" Willem inquired after a moment. (OOC: I apologize Willis, I didn't see you tag until now.)
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Post by Tim of Raventree on Dec 16, 2016 22:53:43 GMT
"If he has to learn to love you, than my friend is quite the fool," Whalen remarked. "For only a fool would not love you at a mere glance" "Flatterer," she teased. "I hope you will be as complimentary to your own bride, when the time comes. "Though I suspsect you say that to all the ladies, whether you know them or not."
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Post by The Gambler on Dec 16, 2016 22:54:48 GMT
Willem had been about to respond to Willis when the insane fool decided to offer his thoughts on the matter. He took a slight step away from the man, made nervous by his proximity and bizarre commentary. "And what daggers might those be, fool?" Willem inquired after a moment. (OOC: I apologize Willis, I didn't see you tag until now.) "Why, the ones in their eyes of course of course," the fool whispered, before shaking his head, causing the bells to jangle. "Or have they blinded you already? I do hope so! The Blind Bastard of Harrenhal would make quite the song."
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Post by Vex on Dec 16, 2016 22:56:15 GMT
Dacey narrowed her eyes at Jormun's... praise?, confused. "I am not entirely sure what my brother is insinuating, but I am not a man," she commented, having never had to clarify that one before. First time for everything. "I have far thicker skin," she added, looking at Lord Smallwood with a hint of a smirk.
At his question, she raised an eyebrow. "Are you asking me whether I'm a queen or a whore?" she inquired, just to make sure she'd understood correctly. "Are those all the options I have? You've proved my point about manners, at least."
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Post by Lucas of Brindlewood on Dec 16, 2016 23:03:45 GMT
Willem had been about to respond to Willis when the insane fool decided to offer his thoughts on the matter. He took a slight step away from the man, made nervous by his proximity and bizarre commentary. "And what daggers might those be, fool?" Willem inquired after a moment. (OOC: I apologize Willis, I didn't see you tag until now.) "Why, the ones in their eyes of course of course," the fool whispered, before shaking his head, causing the bells to jangle. "Or have they blinded you already? I do hope so! The Blind Bastard of Harrenhal would make quite the song." "I'd sooner be blind than terrified of eyes." Willem replied, somewhat testily at the fool bringing up his bastardy. "In my experience they are quite harmless."
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