❅ Seven (Video)

[stonebird]

(It has been some time - see: years - since she celebrated her birthday, but since she has a chance, she wonders if she should take it. She lights a candle beside her, sitting at a simple vanity.)

Are naming days important to you? If so, how do you make them special?

(She picks up a brush and slowly releases her hair from its braids.)

I think I will be nineteen in May. (It had taken some time for her to determine an appropriate month - the days are counted/reckoned differently in Westeros - and May had seemed the most fitting.) I never thought I would reach such an age and remain an independent woman. I would not mind falling in love and I cannot lie that I would cherish children, but I am proud of what I have overcome and accomplished.

(Setting the brush down, she lifts a small bottle of perfume and spritzes her wrists and her neck.)

I am a child of Summer, yet Winter is part of me. I will do what I must to survive and no man will ever use me again.

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[stonebird]

You do not know what you have missed! (She beams, thrilled that she can share a simple pleasure with someone.) If you like the flavor of lemon, you will enjoy the mixture of sweet and tart.

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[lemontree]

Clearly. [ Dany laughs lightly. ] I do like lemon and I look forward to trying them. Do you make them yourself?

[ She isn't a cook by any means and has no idea what Sansa's own skills are. ]

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[stonebird]

I do. (She flushes and composes herself. Again, the perfect courtly lady.) I had more time than I knew what to do with in the last world I visited. Others shared their recipes with me and I had plenty of people willing to enjoy my creations.

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[lemontree]

I imagine it would be much the same here, were we not constantly faced with invasions and monsters.

[ She's tried a few things herself, like gardening and weaponry and cooking, but none of them have handed up... especially well. ]

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[stonebird]

Time can be found for simple pleasures. Sometimes they are the only activities that keep you sane.

(She isn't fond of domestic duties, but she sees them done and keeps a tidy house as a result.)

Invasions and monsters cannot be allowed to destroy our homes.

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[lemontree]

[ Dany won't admit it, but she's been suffering from a bit of stir-crazy, too. That will happen when your life is incredibly hectic, and then - nothing.

Or, almost nothing. ]

No. But, we won't allow them to. We have many skilled fighters here to protect this place while we live within it.