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[dyingisnotdead]

[Loras looks like the very last thing he wishes to be doing, right now, is to be talking into the locket.

But he has to do this. He can grieve alone. That is what he has always done. And with the last person who truly knew him gone... it is what he must do.]

Lady Sansa Stark is gone.

We have searched the Cothromach, and found her shard.

[He presses his lips together, and apparently finding some steel in his spine, sits up straighter.]

The fate of the Cothromach in her absence will no doubt be decided by others greater than myself. But as one of her right hands, I assure you that I will do my best to protect those who live and visit here until a decision has been made.

[He believes that is what Sansa would have wanted; but this is not what he has ever trained for. He is a fighter, a knight, not a leader. He isn't Renly, he isn't Margaery. But he'll try, for now, until someone else comes to take her place.]

For those of you who do not know, I am Ser Loras Tyrell, former Lord Commander of the Rainbow Guard and the keeper of one of the white towers.

If any of you need anything, or wish to discuss the loss of Lady Stark, I will be in the Cothromach until further notice.

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[commandertoolbelt]

That's... That sucks. Majorly.

[ Nooooo, Cothromach is like a second home to Leo... He didn't know Sansa very well, just in passing, but it still feels like a slap in the face to hear that she's gone.

What's going to happen to it now? Leo will fight for it no matter what, but...

And there's another question on his mind, which he asks after a slight hesitation: ] What does that mean for the Shields of Cothromach?

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[dyingisnotdead]

It does, as you say, 'suck' a great deal.

[Modern speaking is still so strange to him.

Letting out a sigh, Loras shakes his head.]

I do not know. I should convene a meeting of them, shouldn't I?

They should remain; that much is certain, in my estimation.

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[commandertoolbelt]

Yeah, Cothromach is like a second home to me. I wonder what they're going to do without her...

[ He sighs and runs a hand through his hair. It's not like there's much he can do about it, either way. He couldn't even do anything when his best friends disappeared. ]

Yeah, I mean, we're supposed to protect the city. S- Lady Stark didn't ask us to swear to her, just the city. I'd do anything for Cothromach anyway, just... she was the one who started the whole thing.

[ He shrugs helplessly. ]

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[depicted]

[This is not an easy loss to take. Sansa was important to Dorian. Is important to him. He served the Cothromach to serve her. He saw in her something he needed to support and protect. And now—]

This isn't an easy loss to take. If you need any help managing the fallout, I'll come immediately.

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[dyingisnotdead]

I may need it; I appreciate your offer.

Her loss is felt by all of us. She has done so much.

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[depicted]

The Cothromach did well under her. And so did I.

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[detoxifying]

[ the last time he'd seen Ser Loras, he'd been angry, for reasons he had not asked. Now, it would seem that yet again, grief had hit the young man, and he cannot help but feel a twinge of empathy. ]

Lady Sansa was a good woman, and a kind friend to me in the time that I knew her. I am sorry not only for the Cothromach's loss, but for yours as well.

[ For he still wondered about their relationship, ever so slightly. ]

Should you require any assistance, know that I am more than happy to help, and can offer troops and... counsel on establishing a transitional government.

[ For at least the Cothromach should be more stable as well. ]

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[dyingisnotdead]

She was the last person I had left.

[He will be honest, now. At least in what Sansa meant to him.

Though to Cullen, it still might not explain their relationship.]

I would welcome any help you can offer. I do not know what the monarchs will do.

[They aren't happy with him, right now.

There is a hesitation, then--]

Forgive any terse words I gave you, last time we talked. It seems a dark sun hangs over my head, now.

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[detoxifying]

Then I am doubly sorry for your loss. [ He remembers how difficult it had been, losing first Sera and then Aveline. At the very least he still had Nasrin, but he could not speak of her so openly. ] I... also recently lost a close friend from my world.

I have a few guards that I may spare from Caer Glaem, and will give them to you willingly. [ Complete with a Mabari escort, as poor Bones had been restless since the departure of his former mistress. ] In addition, I will try to split some of my time in the Cothromach. These are dark times, and we ought to help each other.

[ And finally, he offers an apologetic smile. ]

There is nothing to forgive, ser. [ He is reminded, perhaps of the Blight, and those who lost their entire families. ] And should you wish to vent your frustrations again, I am certainly always willing to spar.

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[knightscode]

Ser Loras. I am sorry that your losses must continue.

[ Yet, all the same, Lancelot needs you right now and you need something else to focus on. ]

Forgive me for saying so, but Cothromach needs something to be done -- a city without a leader can all too quickly fall to chaos. We need to form an emergency council, to keep things together. The Shields of Cothromach can be called back, but equally -- Lady Sansa was a cautious woman. Do you know who she trusted with Cothromach's walls, who she worked with? Who might have a decent handle on her affairs? There are no Starks left to take her place now, and without a clear line of succession we risk a fight.

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[dyingisnotdead]

There is nothing for it.

[He listens, and his tone has a bite to it.]

I know. I plan on trying to gather the shields together within the next days. She worked with myself, with Cullen.

I...I am not sure who else but myself, in truth. Renly was her right hand. I knew due to my friendship and place within Renly's life.

So it falls to me.

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[knightscode]

I know several of the others. Marchioness Flora, Steve Rogers, Diarmuid, John Grimm. Many of us took the title when Cothromach was first attacked. I have no doubt they will return to help Cothromach in its hour of need. If you will help us, then we can help you, and all will be held together easily enough.

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[foraneye]

I am sorry to hear that. She was a most pleasant person the one time we had the chance to converse.

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[dyingisnotdead]

She always has been a good young woman. I have known her for years.

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[foraneye]

Are you from her world, then? Or have you both lived here so long as that?

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[starspangled]

She was an amazing young woman. I admire what she stood for, and what she did for the city.

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[dyingisnotdead]

She is. I will find a way to bring her back, one day. [A way to bring them all back.]

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[rangerandking]

This is a tremendous loss indeed. Should you need assistance or support during this difficult time, I stand ready to give it to you, Ser Tyrell.

{Another loss; another blow. He has been fond of both Sansa and Arya for a long time.}

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[dyingisnotdead]

If you could come to the Cothromach, it would be appreciated. I need any and all who can give military support, as well as those with some knowledge of ruling.

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[notyetlegend]

You have my condolences, Ser Loras.

[She'd only met him during the tournament but Sansa...Sansa she'd briefly interacted with over the lockers and she'd been so happy to finally meet her in person at the markets. She remembered telling her stories of Lancer, hoping to ease her worries by telling her of his feats and letting her know her keep was in good hands. Merida shook her head.]

I didn't know her well, but Lady Sansa was a brave lass.

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[dyingisnotdead]

She is. Hopefully we can continue her good work in her stead. It is the least we can do for her, I believe.

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[pontificus]

Oh. [The sadness crosses her face immediately. She doesn't mean to be so vulnerable, but it is hard not to think back to when they all arrived. How many are gone now?

What is worse is what she must go back to.

Alayne. Lucrezia remembers the timid girl that never smiles. If they do go back home, she hopes that Sansa has the strength she gained in the Drabwurld.]

It is a sad day then. I shall miss her greatly.

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[dyingisnotdead]

I am sorry for you, my lady.

I do not know you, of course, but if you wish to speak on her, my ears are willing. She was a great friend to me. I will miss her dearly, every day.

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[wolvering]

Oh--

[Pod closes her eyes and her mouth moves but whatever she's saying isn't voiced. It looks like it might be a prayer, but then she speaks again.]

No words can express Cothromach's sorrow. I swore to aid Cothromach under Lady Stark, and I will continue to uphold that oath. If there is something that must be done, call, and if it is in my power to do, it will be done.

[Pod isn't sure what she could do as merely a Beast Healer now, as then, but she swore the oath and she'll do what she can.]

I will call on the ferrets, though, and have them be extra watchful.

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[dyingisnotdead]

What did you do for her might I ask?

[Ferrets--]

Beasts, then? Perhaps you can help me with the direwolves. They are inconsolable, at the moment.