‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋ���ᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

ɪɪ﹒ 𝘸hen the 𝓈nows fall ﹠﹠ the 𝓌hite winds ᏼꮮꮻꮃ ﹐ the 𝘭͟𝘰͟𝘯͟𝘦͟ʷ͟ᵒ͟ˡ͟ᶠ͟ dies but the 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬 survives﹒

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ how fair a night was yours﹖ I pray it proved kinder than before﹒

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ my lady﹒

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ regrettable that﹔ are they oft﹖ 'twould be best the maester hear word of it﹒

[* 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐅 @SIGHTOFTHENORTH]

I . . . Perhaps it was a night terror.

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ I'm very much livin'﹐ my girl﹒

[* 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐅 @SIGHTOFTHENORTH]

. . . Father?

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ sansa﹒

[* 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐅 @SIGHTOFTHENORTH]

Stuck in the Red Keep and my papa’s 😵 but it’s okay, because I have a �� Targaryen Princess keeping me and my direwolf company!

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ it is as you said﹐ yes﹒ only I would sooner counsel rest than your turning to self⸻reproach﹒

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ I see your grace's spirits are most high today ...

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ I would fault your mother for her keeping﹐ sansa's too﹒ 'tis your brothers I've scarce lain eyes upon﹒ where again have they run off﹖

[�� ️️️️️️️𝒄𝗅𝖺𝗎𝖽𝖎𝖺 @diarieswrote]

of course, father. i was merely curious, usually you can hear arya screaming from the outside.

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ surely she's gone raving﹒

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ is it a dog you take me for﹖

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ indeed⸻and the morrow will follow swiftly﹒ a good eve﹐ I bid you﹐ and better sleep﹒

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ ﹙ * 🫩 ﹚ what is the meaning of this﹖

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ aye﹐ you must﹒ it'll do you good⸻save you a hearing too﹒

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ you're well versed in the ways of men﹔ some﹐ I know﹐ need wine to loosen their tongues﹒ I can only pray my queen counts me not among them﹒ 'tis but that the night's much too young still﹒

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ I dare not risk it⸻my stories already strain your patience without drink to aid them﹒

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ a small matter⸻I have weathered worse before﹒ 'tis your warmth that gives me pause﹔ I had not thought myself so welcome a sight﹒surely his grace has not been filling your ears with tales again ...

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ you try your mother's patience﹐ boy﹒ go on⸻off to the baths with you﹒

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ my good lady catelyn fares well﹐ I thank you﹒ the north keeps her﹐ keeps us all⸻I should think we are the better for it﹐ to be true﹒ and how finds your grace the court of late﹖

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ your grace oughta know 'tis told a furrowed brow hastens the years﹒

[‍ ‍ ‍ * ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝘰𝙰𝚃𝙷 ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍⎯⎯ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ‍﹐ @N0RSTARK]

⠀ let it be so﹐ no﹖ when since have you grown averse to a little silence﹐ I wonder⸻

[ᅠ ️️️️️️️𝒄𝗅𝖺𝗎𝖽𝖎𝖺 @diarieswrote]

quiet .. too quiet.