@Iioncrowned he looks down carefully now, an earnest plea into her emerald eyes.
โTrulyโฆ Only that Iโm beneath you, and it would be a grievous thing for me tarnish your good name in such a selfish pursuit. Iโm not like my brother.โ
A gentle squeeze of her soft, small hand.
โPlease.โ
@Iioncrowned hand in a thoughtless, urgent gesture he hadnโt exactly sought out to make before heโd done it.
โAny man should be privileged, but youโre the handโs daughter! If I deflowered you,โ the very thought brightens his cheeks once more.
โI meant no insult,โ ( ๏น . )
@Iioncrowned Nedโs eyes wrench shut, rife with immediate selfโfrustrationโฆ and Brandonโs hearty laughter ringing in his hears. Has he so unmanned himself?
โWhat I mean to say isโฆ Iโve neverโฆโ
Oh, gods be goodโฆ
Suddenly clearing his throat,
โShall I get you another goblet of wine?โ
@Iioncrowned Snowโpail cheeks flush a pointedly flustered shade of pink: rosy and bright, unbecoming of a man grown. He gawks at her, mouth open. Has there ever been a woman so brazen?
โItโs not a matter of fear, my lady, Iโฆ you are very fair, I would not dishonor you that way.โ ( ๏น . )
@Iioncrowned one day, i should hope. i havenโt been in a hurry; my brotherโs already nine and ten, and father only made a match for him this year. i have nothing to inherit, my prospects arenโt quite the same.
@Iioncrowned Lord Arrynโs wife passed away man years ago, he did as much as he could to reach me, itโs just ahโฆ my good friend Robert is a great deal more talkative than I am.
I donโt often feel compelled to compete.
@Iioncrowned Iโฆ would certainly hope not to. It was Lord Arryn who instructed me most in manners, and most things elsewise as well.
Iโm afraid that Iโm not very wellโpracticed though.