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[ulfur]

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[kingnamedstark]

You slept with Eponine.

[ulfur]

That is a personal matter.

[ Not in the habit of discussing his bedchambers with his children. Even his grown children with chambers of their own. ]

[kingnamedstark]

Aye, it is and it involves me.

The woman I told you I bedded before Jeyne arrived? That was her.

Now she did the same to you what she did to me. Plied me with drinks and happily accepted my grief in the form of seeking comfort.

[ulfur]

Fucking -

[ The strangled oath slips out and sent before he can stop it. It is quickly followed by another text. ]

I did not know. I swear it.

[kingnamedstark]

[Seeing this, knowing this, there was at least no reason to feel he fell below the man his father hoped and expected him to be.

Apparently, even his father could fall as well.]

She knew and she wanted to hurt me.

You repeated my mistake.

After Ned's Message

[kingnamedstark]

I'm fine. I moved my things to Jon's dome.

[ulfur]

[ Robb? Are you all right? The message sent amidst the chaos of the ruined bar and all that it implied about what Eponine might have done to Robb.

Ned breathes easier to hear back. He doesn't explain the context. ]

Good. I'm glad you'll be with your brother. Stay on guard. Even here.

[kingnamedstark]

I'm not about to die again, father.

[ulfur]

That's exactly what I feared, today.

un: dovahkiin

[bowvahkiin]

It seems I have made far too much for supper tonight.

It would be helpful if I had someone to share it with? Someone with a heart appetite?

Re: un: dovahkiin

[ulfur]

We certainly couldn't let such a feast go to waste. I would be happy to help. Where is your dome?

[bowvahkiin]

310. The price you pay for entry is a bottle of wine. Something sweet to pair with the savory.

[ulfur]

A bargain of an entry fee. I shall bring two. One for dinner, one for the very fine company.

[ A few minutes later, she'll have a Ned on her doorstep, holding the promised two bottles and looking rather like the Lord of Winterfell in his dark grey jacket with a luxurious faux-fur hood pushed back around his shoulders. ]

Alas, I was looking forward to enjoying the lake view again.

[bowvahkiin]

I have a gift for you.

[ulfur]

You spoil me, lady.

Hints?

[bowvahkiin]

Something that will remind you of home.

[ulfur]

Don't tell me you found me a sword.

[ Don't get his hopes up!! ]

action; November 27th

[qelos]

[Ashara doesn’t know why she’s so... nervous. It’s a simple gathering of two friends. Nothing more. And yet she did flutter about a little. She’s been making use of the clothes provided for her, which, despite being close to the style she prefers still aren’t quite right. But for this, she returns to the dress she had arrived in. Proper Dornish style. Comfortable. Familiar.

Long hair flowing loose about her shoulders and the dark purple skirts of her dress swirling around her legs, she goes to meet Ned at his dome.]

[ulfur]

[ Ned won't acknowledge to himself that he feels any tremor of nerves. Nor that he is taking any extra care in his appearance today, clad in slim suede trousers and a long-sleeved black shirt with a fitted leather-like jerkin over it, laced up the front and with epaulettes that emphasized the broadness of his shoulders.

Comfortable. Familiar. Not dressing up or anything of the like.

He steps outside of his dome as they'd agreed to meet there by the messages they'd sent earlier. His gaze finds her almost immediately. And Ashara is, well, stunning. He stands, simply watching her walk. Remembers to close and lock his door somehow. Remembers to smile and not simply stare as she comes near. ]

Ashara. You look much as I remember you. Lovely.

[qelos]

[Oh. Ned is breathtakingly handsome. Even more so than when she’d known him, so many years ago for him.The epaulettes of his jerkin only emphasize the broadness of his shoulders, and the suede trousers fit him snugly. It is a very good look on him. And she has to remember not to stare. To not admire the figure he cuts. Her smile is brilliant, though, her violet eyes sparkling. And she ignores the compliment (although she certainly feels it, with how her heart flutters and her cheeks warm), her expression and her smile turning teasing.]

And you are still as charming as ever.

[She can’t tell him that he’s still the most handsome man she’s ever seen. But he is.]

[ulfur]

[ They are dancing on the edge of what could be termed merely friendly. Ned looks into her sparkling eyes, their purple shadows dappled with emotion he remembers well, and he feels the danger of being lost in them, as keenly as the first time he'd met them with his own.

And now? That teasing smile, that warmth in her voice, its soft Dornish accent melodic to his ears. Ned tries not to blush. ]

If we are comparing it to my usual standards, Ashara, that is no high bar.

[ He is teasing in kind as he takes her arm, the motion effortless by now. ]

How are you settling in? Do your chambers suit?

Sphere (Outside of Dome) - December 23rd

[unknownmoirai]

[Sitting outside his home is a simple box and inside is a gift.

It is hard to know what to get her new father figure in her life. Eventually Inesa decides to give him a collection of magically sealed flowers, each one hand selected and timeless. It is placed within a beautiful glass so that Ned does not have to worry about breaking them or interfering with the magic.

On the package is a note, written in Inesa's hand.]

It's been a pleasure to meet you and get to know you. I am excited to keep learning more.
Happy Celebrations.
~ Inesa

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[ulfur]

[ Ned is smiling, cradling the beautiful gift in his hand. He is more moved than he can say by the woman his son is courting thinking of him enough to give him something, much less something so stunning. ]

Inesa, you are very kind. I have rarely seen anything so lovely. You have an amazing hand for creating. For I can only assume this is your creation?

[ He glances from the artfully picked and arranged flowers to Inesa herself, and they seem very much alike to him. ]

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[unknownmoirai]

[She beams back at him.]

I'm glad that you like it. I used a bit of my magic so the flowers should remain as they are. I had... at first, wanted to make you some snow but I'm not sure I can do that.

[ulfur]

It will be given a place of honor in my dome. In truth, I am glad it is flowers. It reminds me of the glass gardens from Winterfell. In the most bitter of our winters, plants bloom there under glass, just like this.

[ He glances down at the little cloche filled with its beautiful miniature garden. ]

You have given me a bit of home.

Do you have time to accompany me today for a walk in the gardens?