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[Stiles hasn't used the lockets until today, a day spent flicking mostly through the posts and seeing how to actually work this thing and, oh, okay. Like that. It was like a weird magical phone set to Skype. Okay. He could do that.

Smile into the camera, Stiles.]

Hey there, uh, fairy people. And non-fairy people. And, uh, the draconically inclined. Or furry. I don't... just... hi. So, in light of the whole worm thing, which by the way, eww, I have a question. Since there seem to be a lot of, um, not exactly human people around and ones who have skills with like, swords and magic and stuff, ah, what... hypothetically speaking, would someone who was just a regular, normal, average human be able to do here? You know, besides hiding under tables and throwing rocks ineffectively?

[This was a very important question, Drabwurld. He wasn't a werewolf or a wizard or witch or... any of the multitude of people here that he'd run into. His coordination was subpar and, well, he didn't really have any skills that included cutting the heads off of giant worms or not getting eaten by dragons if they felt the need.]

Just, ah, I guess just reply here, if you want. Or leave a message if you're looking at it later. 'Kay. Uh, thanks.

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Not the ones born on the wrong side of the sheets. [ no. that's unfair. ned stark raised his bastard proper. and cersei's sons... ]

That is, he never even knew he had a daughter until I was already out of childhood.

Oh.

[Well, okay, that was something completely different. The whole baby mama thing could be dragged out and it wasn't like they had paternity tests in the days of yore.]

Well, huh. So at least he did the decent thing. That's good.

As a Stone goes, I'm lucky indeed. I live in his castle. I read his books. I eat his food. And he lets me keep house.

[ maybe it doesn't sound like a privilege. but to be the de facto lady of the eyrie is rather important. ]

[That was a weird saying. 'As a stone goes'. But he was also misinterpreting it, so...]

... You live in a castle and he feeds you and lets you keep house? Is that like, being a maid? Okay, I guess it's better than living in a dungeon and being fed to dragons.

I don't clean. [ she has her own maids for that. ] But I keep the daily duties running smoothly. Tell the cooks what to cook, and so on.

[ she administrates. ]

That's keeping house in castle terms? Huh. I'd like to keep house.

It means being the Lady of the castle. Especially when Father isn't there to do these tasks himself. He needs me; he depends on me.

Is this like... a girl thing? Like, guys can't do this back where you're from? Gender roles?

What? No. I would rather expects such duties to be kept by the lord of the house. Or else his steward.

Really? Okay, I guess I'm confused. Or not very much up on castle keepings of ye olden days.

Are there none in your...place and time?

[ what a strange question to ask! ]

Not like I'm picturing yours. Ours are more tourist locals and stuff. Not too many of them actually have anyone living in them.

What good is a castle if no one lives in it? Doesn't anyone want to feel safe?

That's what houses are for. And security systems. And big dogs.

...Big dogs?

[ because it puts her in mind of direwolves. ]

Yeah, like... German Shepherds, Huskies, Rottweilers, Dobermans, dogs like that. Guard dogs or attack dogs. You guys have to have dogs where you come from...

We do. Of course we do. I merely thought -- for a moment...

Perhaps you'd meant something else, that's all.

Something else? What... else could I have meant by 'big dogs'?

[You were confusing him, ~~Sansa~~ Alayne.]

Wolves.

Wolves. Right. Of course.

[His life was overrun with wolves lately. Was someone up there laughing at him?]

Hate to break it to you, but no. Wolves are wild animals. Mastiffs are not.

They say there's a whole family in the north of my land -- their children kept wolves as companions. Wild or not.

Not unheard of, but wolves are usually wild animals.

Usually, yes. Only it occurs to me that these children had a castle and big wolves.

[ and still they were not safe. ]

Nowhere's ever really safe. Not when there's people around. It's not the place, it's the company, right? You'd be safe all alone, but add in some unknowns and, well, who knows?

[ very...eloquently put, lord stiles. ]

Do you truly believe that? Were safest alone?

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