eachdraidh | (seventh lemon cake) video ✧ (sorta) open to both courts

( 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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Avoid it! I would not dare be outside my own walls when it happens. The Cothromach will want me there--

[ or so she hopes. ]

Ah, right, right, I meant--- not eunning into them in your way back. I wouldn't want you to get caught in the mess. [He doesn't wish that on anyone, really, but Sansa is quickly becoming someone he considers a friend so that's extra worry points.] You're right though, your city would want you there. And that-- that's pretty brave of you.

Brave? [ she echoes the word. ] Hardly.

I am only doing my duty -- the one I agreed to take on when my Lord Father left.

[He raises both his eyebrows - she's really hard on herself, isn't she? Not that he can talk, but still.]

Doing one's duty isn't always easy so... yes, Lady Sansa, I do think you're very brave. And I'm sure your father would be proud of you.

One can hope.

[ she does not argue with what he says about her father. it isn't that she believes it -- she doesn't -- but it's childish and crude to argue points such as these. better to agree and let the moment pass. ]

I pray my people see it similarly.

I'm sure they will. I mean, you could choose staying anywhere safe during this mess, but you're going back to them. And that totally means something, even if you just think it's your duty.

Mayhaps. [ her acceptance is polite because she doesn't want to argue. but it's clear that the well-wishes do not truly sink in. ] It is at least very kind of you to say.

[Dave smiles, and a small chuckle even escapes him. As someone who is also really hard on himself, he can understand a little bit. So he keeps it simple this time.] You're welcome, Lady Sansa.

[ oh. she cannot cope with so much genuine feeling. sounding all at once distant, she tries to beg off: ] I...I ought to return to my work. Th-thank you, all the same.

Oh, right, right, I've distracted you enough. You're welcome again, and, ah-- enjoy the next of your trip. [Not wanting to be a bother, her turns the feed off.]

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