eachdraidh | (third lemon cake) voice ✧ open to both courts

( VOICE: OPEN TO BOTH COURTS )

Fellow [ ... ] shardholders. Seven blessings upon you all.

[ sansa is back in caer glaem, but there is no visual recording to accompany this address. (perhaps foolishly) she believes she may be somewhat protected from joffrey's attention. she would avoid an address altogether, but she feels there are those in the opposing court who ought to be quietly warned against the evil presence in their midst. trouble is, she doesn't know their names. and so here is a quiet attempt to draw out some of those people she'd spoken with at the very outset of using these lockets. ]

These lands are impressive. I have spent the larger part of two turns of this moon travelling them. Their roads are hard, perhaps, but I find myself oddly...pleased that I made any progress at all. [ there is a quiet (and honest) reverence in her voice. improvement and daring is not a thing she expects of herself, and so the mere understanding that she can now build a fire or ride a horse for days? it kindles something in her heart. a spark of pride. ] Seelie. Unseelie. Both territories boast beautiful landscapes -- I should like to see them painted, perhaps. Are there any artists in either court? Painters? Sculptors? [ ... ] Have we any musicians? These kingdoms must have their own songs. I would fain learn them.

From what played at the first feast, I imagine fairy music must always be a delight.

[ a protracted conversations, perhaps. but she hopes to catch the ear of wary allies and would-be friends. and as for her public behaviour? ah, well. she will be alayne stone a little longer. she is not ready to reclaim herself in one headlong rush. small steps and little leaps must be made. ]

(ooc: this post comes on the evening of june 27th. if your character is in caer glaem and is more apt to find here somewhere around the castle, go ahead and hit me with an action thread instead. i'm good with it. )

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[ There's a dozen different ways he could answer that. "Anma is like the scub coral." "There's dozens of worlds and universes out there." So many variations, but they weren't very believable even to his ears sometimes. And he'd seen them.

Not to mention, some of those details are ones that he didn't exactly share easily. Albeit, for anyone who say him his relation to his mother was noticeable: the near white skin, the purple eyes with red rim. They weren't natural-- they were Coralian. But she didn't see him and no one'd asked about it yet, so it was one he could put off.

But he was nothing if not fairly honest, but that didn't make it any less complicated to figure out what to say. ]

I don't know a lot about dad and Anma. [ He finally settles, not even a lie. ] I only met dad for day and Anma disappeared when I was little. There's a lot of stuff I don't understand about where they came from, so I can't really say much.

-- It all sounds so tragic. I'm sorry.

There's no reason for you to say sorry.

But -- [ a painful beat ] -- I don't know what else to say.

You don't have to say anything. I didn't say it to make you apologize or feel sorry for me. I know they're okay where they are. It's their home. And they chose that island as mine, so it's okay.

...Alright. [ it's hard, she thinks. always being told not to apologize. especially when she's so given to apologies. ] As long as you're certain it's fine.

I wouldn't say anything if it wasn't. But, you know, it's thanks to all of that I think everyone should take the chance to see as much of the world as they can.

These travels of yours -- what, exactly, have they done for you?

[ restored faith? repaired impressions? she's curious. ]

--It gave me a family and things to look forward to. It showed me a world I want to protect no matter what.

Ah. [ now here is something she can understand. ] A noble education. Perhaps all soldiers and knights should see the lands they're meant to protect.

[ perhaps then they will keep their vows in earnest. ]

You can't understand anything if you don't see it for yourself, right? Adults think they know everything, but sometimes even kids know more from what they've seen.

[ He sounds content, at least. There was a lot he saw, but that's just what drove him in the end. ] I don't think they're the only ones who should see it, anyone can benefit from it.

Y-yes. [ she hesitates. ] Your case has been quite well-made.

--Sorry. I didn't mean to make you feel bad or anything like that.[ ]