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[ulfur]

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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?

[unknownmoirai]

I'm glad. I've spoken to Jon some out the things he's seen and the things he hasn't. I told him I'd show him everything I could and... well, that's where I came up with this idea for you. I thought that there were things that you'd like to see too.

[She smiles, her voice sweet and her mannerisms earnest.]

I would love too. There are many beautiful trees here.

[Which is odd considering that they are underground and lack the natural wildlife that lives in such foliage.]

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[ulfur]

[ The care she takes of Jon - and of his family - brings a smile to Ned's face too. ]

Good. Then I will meet you in an hour at your shop and we can walk together.

[ He is a familiar face around Angelic Attire & Fabrics, coming to visit Sansa almost every day, occasionally stopping by with lunch or taking his daughter out for it, and when Inesa is there at the shop too, she gets invited out with them as well. Even in King's Landing, Ned had never gotten to spend so much time with Sansa, and she has grown into such a delightful young woman. As is Inesa, whose sweet gentle mannerisms and generous nature must suit his daughter to a T.

Today, he greets Inesa with a formal nod and offering her his arm to take while they walk. He gives the shop window a glance; it is complete decked out for winter with not just clothes but wintry decorations of all kinds. ]

Your winter collection came out beautifully. Some pieces are very much reminiscent of my homeland too. [ Clearly, this pleases him. ]

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[unknownmoirai]

I will see you then.

[She smiles before dragging her finger along the metal golden piece behind her ear, hanging up the call. It doesn't take Inesa long to get ready to go out but she does make a point to feed Lancelot so that the small bunny doesn't feel the need to eat any more of his new outfit.

As she waits outside the shop, Ned will find her easy to spot. Her top is a long pink sweater that shows off her shoulders while falling down to her hips. From there is a short skirt that fans around her waist, dropping to her knees with a pair of worn brown leather boots covering up to her knees. Her hair is pinned up and the design of the hair pin appears to be that of a wolf.

When she spots Ned she smiles and gently takes his offered arm.]

I'm glad you like it. Sansa has inspired a lot of the designs, as has my friend Detective Watts. The fashions of his world are so different and fun.

[ulfur]

[ Ned thinks to himself that it is little wonder that she and Sansa found each other here. Inesa both looks like a little fashion plate and entirely comfortable in her own skin.

With her on his arm, he turns them toward the park and begins strolling at a leisurely pace. ] I have not met this detective friend of yours, but Sansa has told me of plenty of fashions that are as you say, fun and different. She keeps offering to let me try some, but I am not as brave as she.

[ His eyes move to the pin in Inesa's hair. ]

Those touches of home - the wolves in your designs - I feel as though I have allies and kin here. It means a great deal to me.

[unknownmoirai]

[Inesa's smile widens.]

Well, I admit, I have influenced Sansa as well. She hadn't worn pants but I made her some pajamas that matched my own. They were so cute, I couldn't help myself. [They matched and Inesa had also made similar matching pajamas for Lancelot, Ghost, Jon and soon Theon too. It had become a strange project of hers, which will likely involve all the Starks in time.]

Of course you have allies. [She replied quickly.] Not just your children but me and my friends as well.

I promise.

[ulfur]

I'm sure you have...and I'm sure Sansa is glad to have someone like a sister to share these things with. Arya was never fond of anything in that vein. Sansa is in her element, working with you.

[ Her promise earns her a smile and squeeze of her hand with his other hand. ]

Thank you, Inesa. I know you speak truly. And that I can speak truly with you.

[ They begin to weave their way in a slow, meandering fashion through the trees of the park. Ned contemplates before speaking again. ]

You have seen so many things, known so many places, before coming here. Was there...ever anything you had to let go of, from any of those other places, so that you could live more fully in this one?

[unknownmoirai]

[Inesa giggles a bit.]

Yes. My sister is much like Arya, so perhaps that is why Sansa and I get along so well. We are the best of friends. [She's never had a best friend before and while Sansa certainly falls into that category, they feel more like sisters than just friends.] She had even offered to let me be a part of her family. So... I do think of her as a sister.

I hope that is alright.

[She doesn't want to presume since she is now talking to father Stark.

Inesa turns to look up at Ned, her blue-gray eyes curious and bright in the face of his question.] Yes. Though it is different... in a way, but yes. It was when I had met Jon. I would give up everything to be able to stay with him and to be human... to live and to die with him. I had never had that wish before I had met him and I knew that I would give up my search and my life's purpose if it meant that I could grow old with him.

[She pauses and then continues in a softer voice.]

Why do you ask?