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Post by The Forgotten God on Jul 21, 2015 21:03:41 GMT -5
"I wish I could say the same," she said with a very faint smile. "But talking to you is always a fun exercise in...letting my mind wander, to places it normally has to stay away from," she said.
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Post by Kurts on Jul 21, 2015 21:10:33 GMT -5
"The list of people who could is even shorter." he admitted. "Well I do enjoy conversation with the sharp and open minded. Too few of the latter on the mainland and too few of the former at home. I am curious to hear of these places your mind strays. Exotic locals, I certainly hope."
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Post by The Forgotten God on Jul 21, 2015 21:19:06 GMT -5
Ellaria sipped her drink. "My father raped three Ironborn to death," she said. "For being shipwrecked on Dornish soil. I was nine," she said. "And I was glad he did, because it meant he stayed away from me." She looked at him. "You don't know the meaning of exotic. Or horror."
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Post by Kurts on Jul 21, 2015 21:27:01 GMT -5
"Personally?" was the first question that sprang to mind, which he immediately regretted blurting out, the visual image of Lord Dayne raping three grown men to death a shocking one even for a reaver.
There was a very long silence.
"No, I was not unfortunate enough to have such an education...I am sorry." for once, he seemed earnest. "My foster father was a monster in his own right...though he hid it better than yours."
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Post by The Forgotten God on Jul 21, 2015 21:32:22 GMT -5
"Personally," she confirmed. "He thought the bleeding out was hilarious. Your foster father? I suspect he diddled some things," she smirked. "Mine killed two hundred thousand people so he could raise a dragon from the dead."
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Post by Kurts on Jul 21, 2015 21:36:47 GMT -5
"Aye, daughter as well." he replied simply, meeting her eyes. "As I said, everyone had a happy upbringing compared to your own. Lucky you are so well adjusted and I am not particularly squeamish. Besides, you may be the only person to be grateful to the Ironborn, even if it is for a horrifying reason."
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Post by The Forgotten God on Jul 21, 2015 21:42:58 GMT -5
"Isn't that unfortunate?" she said. "The only pleasure you bring others is in your horrible demises. It's a valuable lesson to learn," she noted. "How much your life is worth."
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Post by Kurts on Jul 21, 2015 21:50:06 GMT -5
"Careful now, Lady Ellaria, more talk like that and I'm bound to fall in love with you." the harsh truths rolling off him like water on a duck's back. She was hardly the first to say such.
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Post by The Forgotten God on Jul 21, 2015 21:51:37 GMT -5
"Did I mention my tits lactate silver at night?" she said. "Truly fascinating."
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Post by Kurts on Jul 21, 2015 22:17:12 GMT -5
"If it was gold, you would have had me." he snapped his fingers, mocking disappointment.
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Post by The Forgotten God on Jul 21, 2015 22:20:41 GMT -5
"That comes from somewhere else," she said, playing with her yellow hair and just noticeably glancing down.
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Post by Kurts on Jul 21, 2015 22:28:05 GMT -5
"And here I thought Benjen was the mercurial one." he flashed his sharkish smile. "Care for a stroll, if only to assure those outside I am not attempting to make the rumor fact?"
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Post by The Forgotten God on Jul 21, 2015 22:32:14 GMT -5
"I'm fine here," she said. "My retainers know who I am." She blinks. "Worse men have tried. Some have succeeded," she admits.
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Post by Kurts on Jul 21, 2015 22:37:59 GMT -5
"It is not wise to bait a kraken." he replied, though the threat had no teeth. "It is a challenge I would likely take you up on had I not come with diplomacy in mind."
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Post by The Forgotten God on Jul 21, 2015 22:39:47 GMT -5
"The only time we ever see kraken is when they are being eaten by the great hunter whales," she said. "They leave scars, but everyone has scars." She smiles. "Diplomacy? I do like diplomacy."
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