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( SEELIE ONLY )

I -- [ hmm. sansa presses her lips together and wonders (briefly) whether it is a foolish request in the face of war. and yet she pursues it for an honourable cause. she wishes to gather certain tales for certain purposes. ] I want to hear stories. Stories of grand adventures undertaken by brave Seelie heroes. I cannot be the only one who's struck by such curiousity. Please -- share what you've learned.

[ and for every legend well-told and well-lauded she will make a point to include it within a very...pointed celebration in treun. perhaps encouraging even the shardless to think upon the bright bold tales of the seelie court will further endear that court to their hearts. it's a little like letting the right song be played at the right moment, falling upon the right ears. she wants to inspire treun -- or else certain parts of it -- to think more kindly on caer glaem. and she needs fellow shardbearers to help her. ] Tell me of the Seelie court's fabled champions and its well-mourned martyrs. What have you heard recounted by the hearth-side? Whispered on the road? Stories even the natives have told for centuries, mayhaps.

( BOTH COURTS )

[ some hours later in the day an 'accidental' feed broadcasts. it consists of the locket falling open and catching sight of a pile of books. sounds of rustling. a cleared throat. and at long last a mild: ] Seven have mercy. What a troublesome thing you are and how -- [ sansa addresses the locket she had flipped open on purpose, pretending to be clumsy. this is a quiet way in which to invite conversation with those she might not otherwise feel brave enough to seek out -- unseelie friends, soon separated from her by a roiling oncoming war. ] -- How stupid of me.

[ a novice ruse! however, she has such an earnest and gentle face it might just be worth believing by most, if not by all. ]

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An inconvenience to many, I would imagine.

[ oh boy don't get her started on her brother's announcement. she will be trying to smooth over that gruffness for ages. she agrees with jon's stance, she simply believes a gentler hand must be taken to it. ]

You have no idea how many times I fumbled with it durin' my first month here. We don't have anythin' of th' like back home.

[She managed to catch and snap it shut it just in time for it to not broadcast, but what a hassle. Still, she shakes her head, knowing this is an opportunity to talk.]

How do you fair, m'lady?

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I fare well. As well as can be expected. [ a standard answer; she's repeated it a dozen times (it feels) already. but that is what sansa does. she echoes; she repeats; she rephrases. ] A-and you, Lady Merida?

Aye, about as well as can be expected myself.

[There's no correction on the Lady part, nor any protest. If she can offer any kind of comfort for Sansa right now it's to be as normal for her as possible.]

I hope Jon's announcement hasn't caused you any problems yet.

[ jon's announcement was always going to cause problems. heaps of them. but she is too well-behaved to disown her brother's politics even in this setting. so, softly: ] I stand behind my Lord Commander's words.

[Do you really? she has to wonder, though she doesn't voice it. Still, she offers Sansa a smile, even if it is a bit on the cheeky side.]

You're quite gracious, m'lady. I know if that had been my brothers, I would've given them a good talkin' to.

Jon Snow has commanded whole companies of men at the Wall back in Westeros. I highly doubt he needs me to scold him on martial matters.

Really?

[Colour her surprised.]

You wouldn't even pinch his ear?

Never.

[ not even arya's ear would be so ill-used by sansa's fingers.

maybe. ]

[She can't help but laugh.]

I'll have to try it on him sometime. See how much he can take.

Please. Don't.

[ she sounds a little horrified. jon snow is the commander of her aelfenguard; she cannot have someone waltzing in and tweaking his ears. ]

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