Video 5 - Sewing Shop

[roseofthetyrells]

[the video opens on the Sewing Shop, Margaery sitting in front of the camera with her legs crossed neatly at the knee and wearing this. there are three finished items on dress forms in the background and a small stack of bolts of fabric]

Hello, everyone! I wanted to let you know that the Sewing Shop is open for business. Please stop by if you need your garments mended or if you need something new that you can't find in the shops. I know how hard it is to find things that fit properly there.

I'm also available to give sewing lessons should you wish to learn! It's a very useful skill to have, especially here where anything can happen.

[Private to Abigail, Daenerys, and Maglor]

I have something ready for you. Feel free to stop in anytime to pick it up!

Comments

[lemontree]

I feel the same. At least the gods have provided us with more than threats and violence.

[ Usually... ]

[roseofthetyrells]

I'm glad that you were able to keep yourself safe during that mess. I had no such protection, given that I told the Null to add my name to the list.

[lemontree]

Why would you put yourself in harm's way?

[ The gods know that Dany is stubborn and defiant by nature, but they are no match against the Null. ]

[roseofthetyrells]

They had children on that list. Children and the man I still love. How could I stay neutral in the face of that?

[she stayed neutral and even encouraged Joffrey in some of his urges. no more]

[lemontree]

Because your death would not, and did not, stop them. [ Dany's tone is firm, but has a gentle touch to it. She understands. ] If you live, then you can take other actions to stop them. Hide and guard the children, be at the side of the people you care for.

[ It's too late now, of course, but... maybe it will spare Margaery another death in the future. ]

[roseofthetyrells]

No, but after years of taking the path of least resistance, I felt the need to take a stand for something. [Margaery sounds convinced that she made the right decision] I lived anyway. I killed the Null I encountered. Many people here cannot say that.

[Margaery is assuming that the next time the Null come, they won't discriminate between those who did and those who didn't resist]

[lemontree]

Next time they may not fall before you, Margaery. I have seen enough of the world to know that luck does not last you forever.

[ Even those most skilled in combat can be felled, after all. Like Ser Barristan. ]

[roseofthetyrells]

Luck doesn't, but skill helps make up for when luck fails. I've had training and I continue to practice every day.

[she knows the long, hard hours her brother put in to become as good as he was. he made it all look easy, but it wasn't. she's under no illusions that she's anywhere near as good as her brother was and won't be for some time, but she's willing to put in the time and effort to become so]

[lemontree]

That's wise. [ Dany needs more practice herself, but she isn't about to say that. ] I hope that it serves you well.

[roseofthetyrells]

[the only way to improve is to practice] It will. I have already improved since the time of the Null.

[lemontree]

Perhaps you could teach me some of what you know.

[ Would that be embarrassing for her? Time would tell. ]

[roseofthetyrells]

I would be honored to.

[she can't depend on others to defend her here. here, she must learn to defend herself]

[lemontree]

Good. [ She smiles faintly. ] I'll look forward to it, then.