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[kingsdaughter]

[Sigrid is looking fairly haggard and pale. Behind her is the rugged green wilderness surrounding the Station, though the Station itself is not in sight.]

I'm in the middle of nowhere at all and I've got a bad leg. I couldn't find my locket and I had to ask a thrush to find it for me. A thrush. I'm talking to thrushes and they answer me. Anyway I need help. The thrush said he'd go and find someone, but I don't know who he meant. Does anyone know if thrushes are wise birds or silly birds? If he brings back a bear or something, I've got to hide now.

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[kingsdaughter]

[Shrug.]

He understood me fine. I think it's more a matter of understanding them than them understanding you.

[bullhorned]

... and you're certain the Elvenking knows?

[Gendry had told his new horse all kinds of things of late. He doubts it understood any of it.]

[kingsdaughter]

The Elvenking's following it back to me. I'm really saying that, aren't I? The Elvenking is following a bird back to where I am.

[bullhorned]

I hope it's the same thrush.

[Or that the thrush remembers where she's at, anyway.]

[kingsdaughter]

I am worried about that. I don't know how intelligent thrushes are supposed to be. I guess they used to be used as messengers in Dale, but I thought that meant carrying messages.

[bullhorned]

We use ravens for that. Or at least, the maesters do. I've never had need to send messages. [Or indeed the ability to write them.]

[kingsdaughter]

...Oh. And they never arrive with carrion and dung on them?

[bullhorned]

... that, I don't know. Ought they to? [He's not exactly a bird expert or anything.]

[kingsdaughter]

Well, it's what ravens are known for.

[bullhorned]

Your ravens, mayhaps. Likely they ain't been put to proper use where you're from.

[kingsdaughter]

Maybe not. They're clever, but disease follows them very quick.

[bullhorned]

That seems a shame if it's true. Are thrushes as clever as ravens?

[kingsdaughter]

I don't really know. Not a lot of them come into Lake-town.

[bullhorned]

You let us know if your elvenking finds you. M'lady will be worried for you.

[kingsdaughter]

He's not far now, but I'll tell you first thing when he turns up. Or probably I'll tell...Alayne, since she's the one's going to worry.

[Lightly teasing.]

[bullhorned]

Aye, likely. I end up hearing most of what happens through here now.

[kingsdaughter]

I hope she at least helps with the chores.

[bullhorned]

I often hope the same thing.

[kingsdaughter]

Don't hope. If you teach her how to do it, she'll learn it and do it well enough. She's just had someone doing it for her all her life.