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¤ITĀ SEEMSĀ FITTINGĀ THATĀ THEĀ CROWNĀ SHOULDĀ BEĀ RETURNEDĀ TOĀ THEĀ NORTHĀ NOW.Ā TheyĀ areĀ theirĀ ownĀ kingdomĀ again,Ā andĀ atĀ leastĀ sheĀ canĀ sayĀ sheĀ gaveĀ somethingĀ inĀ return;Ā aĀ symbolĀ ofĀ faith,Ā moreĀ thanĀ whatĀ mereĀ wordsĀ orĀ assurancesĀ couldĀ everĀ beĀ worthĀ toĀ thoseĀ inĀ theĀ NorthernĀ lands.Ā TheĀ southernĀ sixĀ kingdomsĀ areĀ betterĀ unitedĀ underĀ aĀ rulerĀ whoĀ canĀ keepĀ themĀ inĀ check,Ā toĀ keepĀ theirĀ greedĀ andĀ envyĀ fromĀ leadingĀ themĀ toĀ warĀ withĀ eachĀ otherĀ overĀ landĀ andĀ resourcesĀ andĀ pettyĀ squabblesĀ andĀ makeĀ sureĀ thoseĀ withinĀ theĀ kingdomsĀ haveĀ theirĀ needsĀ metĀ byĀ theirĀ lordsĀ andĀ ladies.Ā ButĀ theĀ NorthĀ itselfĀ isĀ asĀ bigĀ asĀ theĀ otherĀ sixĀ kingdomsĀ combines,Ā evenĀ moreĀ soĀ nowĀ withĀ theĀ territoryĀ thatĀ RobbĀ hadĀ wonĀ fromĀ theĀ LannistersĀ inĀ thoseĀ earlyĀ yearsĀ ofĀ war,Ā andĀ itĀ wouldĀ notĀ beĀ fairĀ toĀ subjectĀ themĀ toĀ theĀ ruleĀ ofĀ aĀ sovereignĀ soĀ farĀ away,Ā oneĀ whoseĀ attentionļæ½ļæ½ wouldĀ oftenĀ beĀ keptĀ elsewhere.Ā FarĀ betterĀ itĀ isĀ toĀ leaveĀ theĀ NorthĀ inĀ theĀ handsĀ ofĀ thoseĀ whoĀ canĀ beĀ trustedĀ toĀ ruleĀ it,Ā theĀ onesĀ whoĀ haveĀ foughtĀ soĀ hardĀ toĀ protectĀ theirĀ peopleĀ andĀ knowĀ theirĀ needs.Ā HowĀ fortunateĀ itĀ isĀ thatĀ theyĀ shallĀ haveĀ twoĀ kingsĀ toĀ keepĀ themĀ safeĀ andĀ fedĀ evenĀ asĀ winterĀ reachesĀ itsĀ peak.
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¤āĀ IĀ hopeĀ thatĀ neverĀ changes.Ā ThatĀ IĀ neverĀ giveĀ youĀ anyĀ reasonĀ toĀ doubtĀ howĀ muchĀ IĀ believeĀ inĀ you.Ā āĀ HowĀ oddĀ itĀ feelsĀ inĀ thisĀ grandĀ gameĀ theyĀ areĀ bothĀ trappedĀ in,Ā toĀ tradeĀ crownsĀ andĀ kingdomsĀ insteadĀ ofĀ flowersĀ andĀ gifts.Ā SheĀ wouldĀ haveĀ beenĀ happyĀ withoutĀ anyĀ ofĀ it,Ā justĀ toĀ liveĀ aĀ simpleĀ lifeĀ inĀ aĀ simpleĀ place,Ā asĀ longĀ asĀ heĀ couldĀ beĀ thereĀ withĀ her.Ā ButĀ theyĀ wereĀ bothĀ bornĀ toĀ greaterĀ things,Ā eachĀ withĀ responsibilitiesĀ toĀ bear.Ā AĀ blessingĀ andĀ aĀ curseĀ inĀ someĀ ways.Ā āĀ We'reĀ soĀ closeĀ toĀ victoryĀ now.Ā We'llĀ haveĀ wonĀ King'sĀ LandingĀ withinĀ theĀ week,Ā andĀ thenĀ weĀ canĀ turnĀ ourĀ attentionĀ back toĀ theĀ realĀ fight.Ā āĀ TheĀ oneĀ beyondĀ theĀ Wall.Ā DeathĀ itself,Ā threateningĀ toĀ tearĀ theĀ worldĀ apart.Ā PerhapsĀ itĀ shouldĀ frightenĀ herĀ moreĀ thanĀ itĀ does,Ā butĀ sheĀ hasĀ alwaysĀ heldĀ someĀ strangeĀ certaintyĀ aboutĀ whatĀ isĀ toĀ come.Ā TheyĀ willĀ win,Ā thatĀ muchĀ sheĀ believesĀ withoutĀ aĀ doubt.Ā ButĀ whatĀ isĀ lessĀ certainĀ isĀ whoĀ willĀ beĀ lostĀ inĀ theĀ battlesĀ toĀ come.Ā AĀ possibilityĀ thatĀ alwaysĀ restsĀ inĀ theĀ backĀ ofĀ herĀ mind,Ā oneĀ thatĀ sheĀ daresĀ notĀ name.Ā AndĀ yet,Ā amongĀ itĀ all,Ā thereĀ isĀ hope.Ā AĀ secretĀ thatĀ restsĀ uponĀ herĀ tongue,Ā beggingĀ toĀ beĀ spoken.Ā āĀ Robb,Ā āĀ DanyĀ whispers his name like a prayer,Ā herĀ handĀ atĀ hisĀ cheekĀ falling slowlyĀ toĀ hisĀ chest.Ā āĀ ThereĀ isĀ somethingĀ else.Ā ā
He Ā listens Ā to Ā her Ā story Ā carefully. Ā He Ā had Ā heard Ā that Ā Aegon Ā forged Ā the Ā Iron Ā Throne Ā with Ā the Ā swords Ā of Ā those Ā he Ā defeated Ā in Ā battle Ā and Ā one Ā had Ā to Ā wonder Ā if Ā he Ā melted Ā the Ā crowns Ā of Ā the Ā old Ā kings Ā or Ā perhaps Ā made Ā new Ā things Ā with Ā them. Ā The Ā crown Ā he Ā has Ā is Ā a Ā replica, Ā something Ā built Ā as Ā a Ā reminder Ā from Ā sketches, Ā but Ā it Ā is Ā not Ā the Ā original Ā one, Ā lost Ā when Ā Torrhen Ā Stark Ā bend Ā the Ā knee Ā and Ā saved Ā the Ā North Ā from Ā fire. Ā He Ā moves Ā to Ā stand Ā beside Ā her Ā as Ā she Ā holds Ā something Ā that Ā is Ā recognizable Ā as Ā the Ā sigil Ā of Ā his Ā house. Ā The Ā Crown Ā of Ā Winter Ā has Ā runes Ā inscripted Ā in Ā the Ā Old Ā Tongue Ā of Ā the Ā Gods Ā Swords Ā and Ā wolf Ā sigil Ā appear Ā on Ā the Ā size Ā and Ā despite Ā the Ā years, Ā it Ā seems Ā as Ā if Ā the Ā crown Ā itself Ā has Ā not Ā been Ā touched Ā by Ā it. Ā
Once Ā his Ā hand Ā is Ā on Ā it, Ā he Ā feels Ā the Ā weight Ā of Ā it Ā but Ā also, Ā the Ā power Ā it Ā holds. Ā His Ā family Ā had Ā taken Ā control Ā of Ā the Ā North Ā long Ā before Ā the Ā Andals Ā and Ā the Ā Valyrians Ā came Ā to Ā try Ā and Ā take Ā it Ā away. Ā It Ā has Ā more Ā history Ā than Ā Westeros Ā as Ā they Ā know Ā it. Ā And Ā she Ā is Ā giving Ā it Ā back Ā to Ā him. Ā "I Ā never Ā doubted Ā your Ā support, Ā regardless Ā if Ā you Ā spoke Ā it Ā or Ā not." Ā Robb Ā confesses, Ā the Ā crown Ā sitting Ā on Ā his Ā hand Ā for Ā a Ā few Ā more Ā seconds Ā before Ā he Ā simply Ā lets Ā it Ā sit Ā by Ā the Ā size. Ā
"Thank Ā you." Ā Promises Ā made Ā when Ā no Ā one Ā would Ā hear Ā them, Ā promises Ā of Ā each Ā other's Ā hearts, Ā pulled Ā by Ā something Ā neither Ā could Ā fully Ā comprehend. Ā "I Ā shall Ā do Ā my Ā duty Ā as Ā King Ā in Ā the Ā North Ā and Ā you Ā will Ā be Ā our Ā Queen Ā of Ā the Ā South."
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¤āĀ THEYĀ SERVEĀ AĀ PURPOSE.Ā THEYĀ HELPĀ PROTECTĀ THEĀ HAIRĀ FROMĀ THEĀ WINDSĀ WHILEĀ RIDINGĀ HORSEBACK.Ā āĀ OrĀ onĀ dragonback,Ā thoughĀ sheĀ isĀ theĀ onlyĀ oneĀ withĀ thatĀ particularĀ concern.Ā ItĀ wasĀ aĀ traditionĀ ofĀ herĀ ancestors,Ā asĀ wellĀ asĀ aĀ traditionĀ ofĀ theĀ Dothraki,Ā andĀ theĀ DragonĀ QueenĀ likesĀ toĀ mixĀ theĀ twoĀ styles.Ā TheĀ NorthernersĀ haveĀ theirĀ ownĀ waysĀ whenĀ itĀ comesĀ toĀ hairĀ andĀ braidingĀ too;Ā yetĀ anotherĀ newĀ thingĀ forĀ herĀ toĀ learn.Ā NorthernĀ braidsĀ seemĀ simpler,Ā moreĀ practicalĀ thanĀ decorative,Ā withĀ aĀ styleĀ ofĀ threadingĀ muchĀ differentĀ toĀ whatĀ sheĀ knows.Ā ButĀ sheĀ willĀ learn.Ā AndĀ ofĀ course,Ā sheĀ doesĀ enjoyĀ theseĀ idleĀ talksĀ withĀ Val,Ā tradingĀ gossipsĀ andĀ whispersĀ likeĀ theyĀ areĀ justĀ women,Ā noĀ crownsĀ orĀ titlesĀ inĀ sight.Ā āĀ IĀ quiteĀ enjoyĀ it,Ā butĀ ofĀ courseĀ IĀ haveĀ myĀ handmaidsĀ toĀ help.Ā It'sĀ aĀ ratherĀ calmingĀ wayĀ toĀ spendĀ theĀ morning,Ā planningĀ myĀ dayĀ inĀ myĀ headĀ whileĀ theĀ girlsĀ braidĀ myĀ hair.Ā ā
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¤āĀ IĀ onlyĀ foundĀ outĀ notĀ tooĀ longĀ ago,Ā āĀ DanyĀ clearsĀ herĀ throat,Ā eyesĀ shyingĀ awayĀ fromĀ theĀ mirror,Ā butĀ aĀ littleĀ smileĀ doesĀ riseĀ uponĀ herĀ lips.Ā āĀ EzzaraĀ saidĀ I'mĀ atĀ leastĀ threeĀ monthsĀ along.Ā IĀ supposeĀ I'mĀ aĀ lateĀ shower;Ā IĀ neverĀ noticedĀ muchĀ ofĀ aĀ difference.Ā OfĀ course,Ā IĀ didn'tĀ believeĀ herĀ atĀ first,Ā givenĀ myĀ circumstances.Ā āĀ SheĀ supposesĀ itsĀ onlyĀ rightĀ thatĀ ValĀ knows,Ā consideringĀ ValĀ isĀ oneĀ ofĀ theĀ fewĀ whoĀ sheĀ hasĀ toldĀ ofĀ theĀ maegi'sĀ curse.Ā DanyĀ thoughtĀ she'dĀ hiddenĀ itĀ wellĀ enoughĀ as there was not much there yet to hide,Ā concealingĀ theĀ smallĀ swellĀ beneathĀ thickerĀ clothes.Ā WhoĀ wouldĀ questionĀ theĀ suddenĀ changeĀ withĀ winterĀ reachingĀ itsĀ heights?Ā ButĀ sheĀ shouldĀ haveĀ knownĀ thisĀ wouldĀ notĀ last,Ā andĀ thereĀ areĀ otherĀ changesĀ sheĀ can'tĀ explain;Ā no,Ā thisĀ couldĀ notĀ stayĀ hiddenĀ forever,Ā butĀ she'dĀ thoughtĀ sheĀ couldĀ atĀ leastĀ keepĀ itĀ herĀ secretĀ forĀ justĀ aĀ littleĀ whileĀ longer.Ā āĀ DoreahĀ andĀ MissandeiĀ knowĀ asĀ well,Ā butĀ onlyĀ them.Ā TheĀ timingĀ isĀ .Ā .Ā .Ā delicate.Ā ā
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@khalesci asked: ā iām trying to fix your hair, so hold still. ā (val)
"You Ā want Ā to Ā do Ā those Ā odd Ā braids Ā of Ā yours. Ā They Ā take Ā too Ā long." Ā She Ā does Ā not Ā need Ā them. Ā And Ā considering Ā recent Ā events Ā of Ā her Ā taking Ā residency Ā to Ā Jon's Ā bed, Ā the Ā purpose Ā of Ā braids Ā seem Ā to Ā go Ā to Ā waste Ā as Ā he Ā has Ā a Ā fascination Ā to Ā undo Ā them. Ā Her Ā wolf Ā is Ā not Ā exactly Ā without Ā passion, Ā and Ā she Ā enjoy Ā the Ā roughness Ā he Ā brings. Ā She Ā still Ā styles Ā her Ā hair Ā with Ā one Ā or Ā two Ā braids, Ā simple Ā hairstyles, Ā less Ā complicated Ā than Ā what Ā she Ā sees Ā Daenerys Ā wear. Ā "That Ā must Ā take Ā too Ā long Ā in Ā the Ā morning. Ā I Ā do Ā not Ā envy Ā you. Ā And Ā you Ā are Ā not Ā here Ā to Ā just Ā fix Ā my Ā heir, Ā dragoness. Ā You Ā are Ā here Ā to Ā gossip." Ā
As Ā they Ā do Ā so Ā often Ā recently. Ā The Ā two Ā could Ā not Ā be Ā so Ā different, Ā and Ā yet, Ā they Ā found Ā comfort Ā in Ā two Ā wolves Ā of Ā the Ā north, Ā with Ā their Ā own Ā unique Ā fire Ā to Ā them. Ā Leaders Ā chosen Ā by Ā their Ā folk, Ā strong Ā men, Ā with Ā big Ā appetites. Ā Val Ā does Ā not Ā complain, Ā and Ā she Ā knows Ā the Ā woman Ā before Ā her Ā doesn't Ā either. Ā "I Ā know Ā a Ā secret. Ā You Ā look Ā different, Ā like Ā my Ā sister Ā when Ā she Ā was Ā with Ā child." Ā Val Ā lets Ā it Ā bring Ā a Ā pause Ā for Ā a Ā moment, Ā before Ā a Ā smile Ā appears Ā on Ā her Ā lips. Ā "Is Ā it Ā true? Ā I Ā would Ā not Ā be Ā surprised, Ā considering Ā all Ā of Ā the Ā North Ā hear Ā you Ā both."
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Writing / roleplay prompts collected from the POV chapters of Jon Snow in A Game of Thrones , the first book of the ASOIAF saga. Feel free to adjust pronouns / etc. as needed.
tw: dark & mature themes, death, violence, suggestive / sexual content
ā This is what a king should look like. ā
ā Hungry again? ā
ā Is this one of the direwolves Iāve heard so much of? ā
ā Summerwine, nothing so sweet. How many cups have you had? ā
ā I believe I was younger than you the first time I got truly and sincerely drunk. ā
ā Heās not like the others. ā
ā He never makes a sound. ā
ā Donāt you usually eat at the table with your brothers? ā
ā She thought it might give insult to the royal family to seat a bastard among them. ā
ā My brother does not seem very festive tonight. ā
ā The queen is angry, too. ā
ā He took the king down into the crypts this afternoon. The queen didnāt want him to go. ā
ā You donāt miss much, do you? ā
ā We could use a man like you. ā
ā Take me with you when you go. ā
ā Father will give me leave to go if you ask him, I know he will. ā
ā Bastards grow up faster than other children. ā
ā Someone should have told him that war isnāt a game. ā
ā I forget nothing. ā
ā I want to serve. ā
ā You donāt know what youāre asking. ā
ā We have no families. None of us will ever father sons. Our wife is duty. Our mistress is honor. ā
ā A bastard can have honor too. ā
ā I am ready to swear your oath. ā
ā Until you have known a woman, you cannot understand what you would be giving up. ā
ā I donāt care about that! ā
ā If you knew what the oath would cost you, you might be less eager to pay the price. ā
ā Iām not your son! ā
ā Come back to me after youāve fathered a few bastards of your own, and weāll see how you feel. ā
ā I will never father a bastard. Never. ā
ā I must be excused. ā
ā Is that animal a wolf? ā
ā What are you doing up there? ā
ā Why arenāt you at the feast? ā
ā Shy, isnāt he? ā
ā You can touch him now. He wonāt move until I tell him to. Iāve been training him. ā
ā If I wasnāt here, heād tear out your throat. ā
ā Did I offend you? ā
ā You have more of the North in you than your brothers. ā
ā Let me give you some counsel. ā
ā Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. ā
ā Make it your strength, then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you. ā
ā What do you know about being a bastard? ā
ā All dwarves are bastards in their fatherās eyes. ā
ā I donāt even know who my mother was. ā
ā What are you doing here? ā
ā Youāve said it. Now go away. ā
ā I told you to leave. We donāt want you here. ā
ā Heās my brother. ā
ā Shall I call the guards? ā
ā You canāt stop me from seeing him. ā
ā Iām sorry I didnāt come before. I was afraid. ā
ā I have to go now. ā
ā I wanted him to stay here with me. ā
ā I prayed for it. He was my special boy. ā
ā Sometimes prayers are answered. ā
ā It wasnāt your fault. ā
ā I need none of your absolution. ā
ā It should have been you. ā
ā Leaving is harder than I thought. ā
ā You Starks are hard to kill. ā
ā I have one more farewell to make. ā
ā I was afraid you were gone. ā
ā What did you do now? ā
ā I have something for you to take with you. ā
ā This is no toy. ā
ā Be careful you donāt cut yourself. The edges are sharp enough to shave with. ā
ā Youāll have to work at it every day. ā
ā How does it feel? ā
ā First lesson, stick them with the pointy end. ā
ā I wish you were coming with us. ā
ā Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle. Who knows? ā
ā Put down the sword first. ā
ā I can only stomach so much ineptitude in any one day. ā
ā How often must I tell you no? ā
ā You broke my wrist. ā
ā Iāll break the other one for you if you ask nicely. ā
ā Look at me when Iām talking to you. ā
ā They hate me because Iām better than they are. ā
ā Iāve watched you fight. Itās not training with you; put a good edge on your sword, and theyād be dead meat. ā
ā You shame them. Does that make you proud? ā
ā You do want to know whatās on the other side, donāt you? ā
ā Itās nothing special. ā
ā No one cares where you sleep. Most of the old keeps are empty, you can pick any cell you want. ā
ā Itās better that Iām by myself. ā
ā Look, if you want, I can show you how to defend that. ā
ā Thereās no honor in beating a fallen foe. ā
ā Iāve been bruised before. ā
ā If a bear attacked you in the woods, youād be too stupid to run away. ā
ā Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it. ā
ā Do you like to hunt? ā
ā I never thought it would be like this. ā
ā Last night I woke up in the dark and the fire had gone out, and I was certain I was going to freeze to death by morning. ā
ā I never saw snow until last month. ā
ā Iāll die if I have to climb that. ā
ā I donāt like high places. ā
ā Sometimes I dream about it. ā
ā Iām afraid of what might be waiting for me. ā
ā The old Kings of Winter are down there, sitting on their thrones with stone wolves at their feet and iron swords across their laps. ā
ā Please do not imagine that it will truly be that easy, should you think to defy me. ā
ā I donāt know what you did, but I know you did it. ā
ā Iāve never had a friend before. ā
ā Weāre not friends, weāre brothers. ā
ā Are you well? ā
ā You planning to drink that all yourself? ā
ā You did all you could. ā
ā I would not disturb your rest if it were not important. ā
ā And if I refuse? ā
ā I can stand here all night if I must. ā
ā The mystery of a midnight visitor is a welcome diversion. ā
ā Why kill one, to no end? Make use of him instead. ā
ā It makes no matter. All that is past now. ā
ā The penalty for desertion is death. ā
ā Might I go as well? To say my words at this heart tree? ā
ā Why would you forsake the gods of your father and your house? ā
ā The Seven have never answered my prayers. Perhaps the Old Gods will. ā
ā And what will my duties be? ā
ā Do you take me for a servant? ā
ā Donāt you see what theyāre doing? ā
ā He wanted to shame me, and he has. ā
ā I never asked for this. ā
ā Darkās falling, and thereās something in the smell of the night that I mislike. ā
ā Tell me how they died. ā
ā The Others are only a story, a tale to make children shiver. ā
ā The king is dead. ā
ā The things we love destroy us every time. ā
ā This could not have happened at a worse time. ā
ā I hope you are not thinking of doing anything stupid. ā
ā Whatever they do in Kingās Landing is none of our concern. ā
ā Be strong. The gods are cruel. ā
ā I will not sleep tonight. ā
ā Gods, heās dead, heās dead, I saw him dead! ā
ā A dead man tried to kill me. How well could I be? ā
ā You do not look well. How is your hand? ā
ā The maester says Iāll have scars, but otherwise the hand should be as good as it was before. ā
ā It was my fatherās sword, and his fatherās before him. ā
ā I would not be sitting here if not for your. ā
ā Honor the steel with deeds, not words. ā
ā Youāre the one who deserves the honor. ā
ā You told him, didnāt you? ā
ā Love is the bane of honor, the death of duty. ā
ā What is honor compared to a womanās love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms? ā
ā We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy. ā
ā We all do our duty when there is no cost to it. How easy it seems then, to walk the path of honor. ā
ā You must make that choice yourself, and live with it all the rest of your days. ā
ā Please, you must not do this. ā
ā Get out of my way. ā
ā You canāt. I wonāt let you. ā
ā I would sooner not hurt you. ā
ā I am doing the right thing, so why do I feel so bad? ā
ā I belong with my brother. ā
ā You donāt have to tell me the words, I know them as well as you do. ā
ā So here are your choices. Kill me, or come back with me. ā
ā I wonāt run, if thatās what you mean. ā
ā The hard truths are the ones to hold tight. ā
ā Was your moonlight ride so tiring? ā
ā You know? ā
ā They killed my father. Did you expect me to do nothing? ā
ā I ordered a watch kept over you. ā
ā My place is here. Where is yours? ā
ā I have no place. ā
ā When dead men come hunting in the night, do you think it matters who sits the Iron Throne? ā
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All these quotes are taken from different media and some made from scratch about the royal succession line and the troubles it brought during a medieval/fantasy period. Change pronouns, names, titles and locations as you see fit.
You poison a king so that they may take his place.
Have no fear, Stark. I was only keeping it warm for our friend Robert. It's not a very comfortable seat, I'm afraid.
I swear to you, sitting a throne is a thousand times harder than winning one.
Seat Stannis on the Iron Throne and I promise you, the realm will bleed.
I will claim the Iron Throne by myself, with your swords and your allegiance.
If Daenerys is no more than a sweet young girl, the Iron Throne will cut her into sweet young pieces.
Princess Catherine. Your loss has endeared you to the people. They share your grief.
Ā You've had your courses for days, but you do not tell anyone. I don't understand.
God would have me wed Prince Harry.
But you are his brother's widow. It is impossible. It is forbidden.
I am every inch the soldier... And commander.
In England, widows don't handle swords, much less a widow carrying a prince in her womb.Ā
And I'll wager that you were praying for a boy.
My mother is already planning my next marriage, though in God's eyes it will be my first marriage.
If you are still a maid, then, Catherine, I can be your husband.Ā
I will raise you up, you... you and all of England. You will be my princess and... and my queen.
Ten years since the king has been on the throne and there is no heir apparent. Only his brother, gods forbid.Ā
Daughters donāt inherit, sons do.Ā
You have a son but you must have a spare too. Gods know what would happen if the boy dies.
The line of succession is clear on these matters. Girls are the last resource.
I am a woman, whoever I marry must be clear on his duty. He is not the crown, I am.
His Majesty has no male heir and will have none but he, Buckingham will succeed to the throne.
By assassinating His Majesty.
Right of Conquest is still a rightful way to gain a throne. Has anyone banned it as a law?
Will you like it when an old man tries to make love to you?
Ā God forbid that the king should abandon her just to ease his own conscience. I don't think the English people would ever forgive him.
She is threatening the peace in this realm by playing the king with empty promises. No one can predict a son.Ā
Perhaps the succession must change, this dynasty is large and will survive.
Your Majesty, I beg that you yield to the King's will.
To your wife, the mother of your child. You treat me so unkindly and in public neglect me.
You think he might invade England in support of the queen?
You underestimate the support he/she has with the smallfolk and highborn alike. They wouldĀ go to war if you dismiss them.
Perhaps, one day this little girl will preside over empires.
Now I am indeed Queen.
Perhaps Elizabeth isn't even mine!Ā
Perhaps there should be reasons to annul the marriage and make the king consider marry another. He is still young.Ā
Nothing like a young bride to make a man forget his troubles.Ā
He will have his heir or else he will have my head.
Tell Sir Francis to double the guards around the Princess Mary and defend her with their life- for if the King dies, some will be for the boy, others for her.
There shall be a proclamation soon, the king shall announce his heir and the realm will rest.
A lifetime of building an empire can fall in a day because of the wrong successor to the empire.
It is not by blood, anyhow, that man's true continuity is established.
He became their king by right of blood; he's held the position by beating the crap out of anyone who tries to take it away.
When the crown is weak and struggles, anyone can come and sweep it away. And in this world, it is allowed.
This small council tried to work out what that meant for the line of succession.
If she were to wed him, her claim to the throne will increase, as her popularity.Ā
While the king entertains the highborns, the prince/princess makes friends with the people they rule. The decision is easy.
Whoever he marries is as important as how many heirs he can produce.Ā
Sons are good for the realm, Daughters are good for alliances.Ā
My father chose me, his firstborn child, to succeed him. He held to his decision until death.
They stole my crown and murdered my daughter, and they shall answer for it.
I would rather feed my sons to the dragons, than have them carry spears and cups for your drunken, usurper cunt of a king.
I understand why you're angry. And you are my sister and technically have a claim to the throne. And believe me, I would love for someone else to rule. But it can't be you.
Father would hate to see you sit in his seat, when it was never you he chose.
The pretty decent king split the crown between his heirs.
Proclamations are good, but this should have been in written, send to every corner of the world. Now we have war.
When the king needed to be replaced, one of the royal family would be elected to be the new king.
Succession is never peaceful. The King new this and the reason he called a council for his new heir to be chosen.
The line must always continue.
That little bit of dragon blood in him allowed Robert Baratheon to sit on the throne and continue.
Our son is a wastrel and a halfwit. We shudder to think of the throne in his hands.
My greatest hope is that you will surpass me in every way, consigning my name to some forgotten corner of history.
What's most important is what he isn't likeāhis father. I think you'll find him to be a reasonable man.
The King is easily controlled by those in his council. All too happy to give some of the power away to another.
A king is a martyr to their ideals.
If the world of men is to survive, a Targaryen must be seated on the Iron Throne.
Women can rule as wise as men, perhaps even more.
Men would sooner put the realm to the torch than see a woman ascend the Iron Throne.
Have you never imagined yourself on the Iron Throne?
We have royal wombs, you and I. The child bed is our battlefield.
Ten years youāve been king, and yet not once have you asked me to be your Hand.
The princess remains your best bet to step closer to the throne. Seduce her, marry her.Ā
In the end, history will remember little, as history is written by the winners.
You have not one son now but two, Your Grace. Perhaps some changes to the successions are to be made.
I know why you are here. Men want my crown as much as they want the pleasure of a woman.Ā
I need to give the realm an heir and plenty of spares.Ā
What use is to gain a throne if you are already in crisis by having no heir by blood?
I can give you what she never gave you. Another son.Ā
Are the rumors true, then? There is a child in your belly?Ā
All of my fatherās work will crumble if I leave it all to a weak sickly child.
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All sentences on these meme make references to royal balls, medieval ballrooms or regency, basically set during any period drama. You can change names, pronouns, titles and more as you see fit. Most of these were taken from different source materials found via google search. This meme makes references to masquerades, royal dances and partners.
Dancing, at its best, is independence and intimacy in balance.
Dance is the timeless interpretation of life.
Music does not need language of words for it has movements of dance to do its translation.
Masks reveal. They donāt conceal. Masks reveal your cravings, your passion, your deepest most secret desires.
It was you. I know it was you.
Look at me, Kia! Look me in the eye and tell me youāre not her.
And who shall you be once you don your grand disguise?
I don't like to hear you talk about yourself that way. Your scars do not define you, young lady. Your action do.
All the ladies must dress the same and the men have to find their partners. Itās a game of sorts.Ā
Even the smallfolk have their own version of the ball, at the steps of the castle.
Swoon, Dora. Every young woman deserves to swoon over the love of her life.
Dash it, Everton, how'd you know it was me?
A masquerade could have been a beautiful dance.Ā
Ā Oh, well. What's a royal ball? After all, I suppose it would be frightfully dull, and-and-and boring, and-and completely... Completely wonderful.
Each finds a partner, and upon the bell, we must change partner until we find the one we came to be. . .or the one we desire.
It has been a while since you gave me the honor to dance with you.
If the princess is not too occupied, I would wish for a dance, perhaps?
The Queen and King have to open the ball but the King is gone. No mind, I shall be in his place.
Sometimes in life confusion tends to arise and only dialogue of dance seems to make sense.
If we want our men to dance, we have to inspire them.Ā
Ā But with something more, something bigger, something that will give them a reason to want to dance.
But when balls are held for pleasure, They're the balls that I like best.
Will you be my princess for the Ball?
Keeping pushing, Andrei, and you and I are going to play a game.
Nothing like a ball to cheer a nation, give the old lords wine and the young boys the opportunity to find a nice woman and everyone shows up.
Where are you taking me? The ball hasnāt ended.
Royals is like a beautiful, broken angel: hard to look at, but utterly impossible to turn away from.
Attend the royal ball in all your glory and find out what fate has in store for you.
How many dances is one allowed before people begin to whisper?
You cannot behave like a brute. It is my duty to dance with every suitor. I am their princess.
I do not recognize you, my lord? Are you from these lands?Ā
It is bad luck to steal a princess.
Attend the royal ball in all your glory and find out what fate has in store for you.
There is nothing quite like dancing in the moonlight. It sets your soul on fire and your heart aflutter.
The beauty of a ball is not just in its grandeur, but in the connections it sparks, the emotions it stirs, and the hopes it ignites.
Just keep your eyes on me. No one else here matters.
I shall keep dancing with you until you stop being stubborn and go speak with me. Or you rather have people whisper?
The princess looks beautiful tonight, does she not?
Father, please, you must dance as well. Your dull looks are making people bored.
You promised me a dance when you were better. Are you?
I've loved you at every dance, on every walk, every time we've been together and every time we've been apart.
I can feel people's eyes on me.
Every time I walk into a ballroom, I know they are comparing me to Daphne.
You both get to choose your passions and adventures, while my beloved is chosen by me. And now I must join them for a dance.
Are you planning on running away when the clock strikes midnight?Ā
If you do wish to go away, I know a spot, secluded enough.
You wish for me to go with you, alone, unchaperoned. I am a maiden, my lord.Ā
Aye, but I am no lord, sweet maiden. And these masks allow us some privacy.
This is my last chance to find a match on my own accord. If I donāt. The King will do it for me and I would rather not.
Ā I'm only a girl, not a princess.
Believe me - they're all looking at you.
Ā They're all looking at you.
You are requested and required to present yourself to your king.
Ā I do not even know if that beautiful slipper will fit But, if it does--will you take me as I am?
Ā It would be an insult to take you to the palace dressed in these old rags.
How charming, how perfectly charming.
When I go back, they will try to pair me off with a lady of their choosing. I'm expected to marry for advantage.
Oh. Well, whose advantage would this marriage be of?
I hope you don't find our kingdom too confining.
I am. An apprentice monarch. Still learning my trade.
Our prince seems quite taken with her.
She went straight for him. You have to appreciate her efficiency.
Walk into the room knowing you are the best. Shoulders back, chin up. Their attitudes will totally change.
You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams.
The ball is about to come to an end, and you have yet not told me your name.Ā
I thought we agreed we would remain strangers.
Iām afraid my true identity would put you in danger.Ā
Have you ever been kissed by a stranger at the end of a ball? If not, let me be the first.
Put him on all the invitation lists, he's a divine dancer.
Iām afraid Iām more used to swordfight than ballroom.
You will ruin your pretty gown, princess. I would not wish to step on your toes.
Ā Silly, I am a great dancer, no one ever steps on my toes.
No. Let them dance. Interrupting would cause a scandal.
One of these men will be my husband one day. What a thought.
The art of husband seeking at itās peak, during royal ball season.Ā
Maiden beware, a gentleman can become a beast when the bell strikes.
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AS SAID BY GARRUS VAKARIAN, updated versionĀ
* Ā assorted dialogue from the mass effect trilogy, adjust as necessary
i can't find any hard evidence.
good luck, [name]. maybe they'll listen to you.
i'm coming with you.
sometimes it feels like the rules are only there to stop me from doing my work.
i just couldn't take it anymore.
maybe i can get the job done my way for a change.
if you're wrong, we'll pay for it. but if you're right, and we did nothing, i think we'd regret it a whole lot more.
i thought you were dead.
it sure is good to see a friendly face.
at least it's not hard to find criminals here. all i have to do is point my gun and shoot.
my feelings got in the way of my better judgement.
i'll make you a deal. you get me out of here alive, and i'll tell you the whole damn thing.
nobody would give me a mirror. how bad is it?
don't make me laugh, damn it.
some women find facial scars attractive.
i'm fit for duty whenever you need me.
when i got to the meeting point, no one was there.
kill you? no. but i don't mind slowing you down a little.
what do you want from me, [name]?
i know you want to talk about this... but i don't. not yet.
it's so much easier to see the world in black and white. gray... i don't know what to do with gray.
my instincts are what got me into this mess.
never knew you had a weakness for men with scars.
well, why the hell not? there's nobody in this galaxy i respect more than you.
if we can figure out a way to make it work, then... yeah. definitely.
you're about the only friend i've got left in this screwed-up galaxy.
you don't ever have to worry about making me uncomfortable. nervous, yes... but never uncomfortable.
i brought wine.
your hair looks... good. and your waist is... very supportive.
hopefully that's not offensive in human culture.
i want something to go right. just once.
think you can win this thing, [name]?
i'm pretty sure we'll still need giant guns... and lots of them.
so... is this the part where we shake hands?
the scars are starting to fade. i remember they drove you wild.
i've been doing some more research on human customs.
glad to know my romantic skills made an impression.
let's not go there.
i can afford the good stuff.
what about you? i'm starting to see some wear and tear.
don't forget to come up for air. and not just because all these people need you. because i need you.
if you're suggesting i'm scared... game on.
still trying to make me blush, huh?
i'd be lying if i said i didn't hope it would inspire a certain... mood.
it seemed like you needed time to... figure us out.
the worst part about the galaxy going to hell would've been never getting to see you again.
not saying you don't know how to handle a gun. just saying some of us know how to make it dance.
i've actually seen you dance. no comment.
i know there are other things you're good at.
probably not a lot of air in here. an hour if we're lucky.
so tell me. think a girl would fall for that?
it gets even better when you try it in bed.
you don't lack for places to get lost.
did we break anything last night?
you'll find a way to win. and when this is over, i'll be waiting for you.
if this thing goes sideways and we both end up there... meet me at the bar. i'm buying.
forgive the insubordination, but your boyfriend has an order for you.
come back alive. it'd be an awfully empty galaxy without you.
we're in this 'til the end.
we didnāt kill these people. and weāre going to shut down the bastards who did.
looks like weāve got a siege on our hand.
if anyone needs fresh clips or a bathroom break, nowās the time.
oh crap!
guess he didnāt like the food.
looks like we got the jump.
pretty extreme, but those were desperate times.
we wonāt get a second chance.
that was me, sorry.
nothing like being stranded.
weāll do more than that.
just the usual minor flesh wound.
what would these people have done if we hadnāt shown up?
i was there when you two had your thing, remember? just get a room and work it out.
stay angry. weāll need it to get through this.
drinks will be on me.
one of my favorite places to fight!
iām hard to kill. you should know that.
itās gonna be bad all over.
for whatever itās worth, iām with you.
youāve waited long enough for this day.
just waitĀ ātil this war is over.
you came along and warmed my heart with your winning personality.
maybe youād like to go work for them instead?
how do i not have one of those?
surprise on our side for once. i like it.
brutal, but it makes a certain kind of sense.
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so tempted to take a little nap but I do plan on writing more here later as long as other things don't pile up today
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k but who is gonna kill euron greyjoy for her, she is taking volunteers
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ā ā± @sigilsongs ā± ā Tell me what I should do. ā from lya baratheon in her au: the weight of slavery (some idiot sent lya as a 'bribe' to dany perhaps?? channelling the energy of how the magisters would bribe the dothraki to stop them ransacking?)
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¤āĀ No,Ā sweetĀ one,Ā āĀ theĀ MotherĀ ofĀ DragonsĀ keepsĀ herĀ voiceĀ soft,Ā consolatoryĀ towardsĀ theĀ womanĀ asĀ sheĀ risesĀ fromĀ theĀ pool'sĀ edge,Ā despiteĀ theĀ risingĀ angerĀ thatĀ seethesĀ withinĀ herĀ chestĀ atĀ thisĀ betrayal.Ā ItĀ allĀ makesĀ senseĀ now,Ā Xaro'sĀ grandĀ plan.Ā TheĀ gifts,Ā theĀ dancers;Ā heĀ hadĀ meantĀ toĀ inciteĀ herĀ onĀ purpose,Ā allĀ soĀ heĀ couldĀ presentĀ thisĀ finalĀ presentĀ inĀ hopeĀ sheĀ wouldĀ notĀ refuse.Ā AllĀ forĀ what?Ā ToĀ seduceĀ her?Ā ToĀ changeĀ herĀ mind,Ā orĀ countĀ herĀ asĀ aĀ hypocrite?Ā Oh,Ā heĀ andĀ hisĀ patronsĀ inĀ QarthĀ andĀ VolantisĀ willĀ beĀ dealtĀ withĀ inĀ theirĀ time,Ā butĀ forĀ now,Ā herĀ attentionĀ turnsĀ solelyĀ toĀ thisĀ woman,Ā aĀ delicateĀ touchĀ atĀ herĀ shoulderĀ toĀ guideĀ herĀ backĀ inside.Ā āĀ ThereĀ isĀ nothingĀ IĀ willĀ askĀ ofĀ youĀ tonight,Ā norĀ anyĀ night.Ā āĀ AsĀ theyĀ passĀ throughĀ theĀ doors,Ā DanyĀ takesĀ theĀ robeĀ thatĀ hangsĀ uponĀ aĀ handle,Ā softĀ pinkĀ silkĀ wrappingĀ aroundĀ herĀ bareĀ frame.Ā ThereĀ isĀ aĀ momentĀ ofĀ hesitance,Ā eyesĀ lingeringĀ uponĀ theĀ goldenĀ slaveĀ torqueĀ aroundĀ theĀ other'sĀ neck.Ā JustĀ likeĀ theĀ oneĀ theĀ queenĀ herselfĀ onceĀ wore.Ā HerĀ touchĀ isĀ slow,Ā overlyĀ cautiousĀ asĀ sheĀ reachesĀ forĀ theĀ metal,Ā bendingĀ theĀ jointĀ soĀ thatĀ itĀ mayĀ beĀ removed.Ā āĀ FromĀ thisĀ momentĀ onward,Ā youĀ areĀ aĀ freeĀ woman,Ā āĀ DaenerysĀ speaks,Ā castingĀ theĀ torqueĀ aside,Ā anĀ outstretchedĀ handĀ gesturingĀ towardsĀ theĀ sittingĀ areaĀ inĀ herĀ chambers.Ā āĀ Come,Ā sitĀ withĀ me.Ā TellĀ meĀ yourĀ name.Ā YourĀ story.Ā ā
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ā ā± @thementat ā± ā Tell me you want me to go. ā
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¤THEĀ QUEEN'SĀ FACEĀ CONTORTS,Ā GLOWERINGĀ BENEATHĀ THEĀ WEIGHTĀ OFĀ AĀ CONFUSEDĀ MIXĀ OFĀ EMOTIONS.Ā HalfĀ rage,Ā halfĀ anĀ unnamableĀ thing,Ā bitterĀ andĀ sweetĀ allĀ atĀ onceĀ asĀ itĀ holdsĀ theĀ backĀ ofĀ herĀ throat.Ā HerĀ angerĀ demandsĀ thatĀ sheĀ sendĀ himĀ away,Ā thatĀ sheĀ putĀ thisĀ argumentĀ toĀ anĀ endĀ andĀ summonĀ herĀ guardsĀ toĀ escortĀ himĀ out,Ā butĀ it'sĀ theĀ secondĀ thingĀ thatĀ preventsĀ herĀ fromĀ doingĀ so.Ā WhyĀ shouldn'tĀ sheĀ sendĀ himĀ away?Ā TheĀ guidanceĀ heĀ canĀ offerĀ herĀ palesĀ nextĀ toĀ theĀ powersĀ heĀ himselfĀ possesses,Ā powersĀ heĀ seemsĀ keenĀ toĀ useĀ toĀ whateverĀ endsĀ heĀ desires.Ā HowĀ itĀ terrifiesĀ her,Ā theĀ thingsĀ heĀ couldĀ doĀ uponĀ aĀ mereĀ whim.Ā HeĀ isĀ aĀ dangerousĀ manĀ toĀ keepĀ soĀ close,Ā andĀ yetĀ sheĀ hasĀ allowedĀ himĀ closerĀ toĀ herĀ evenĀ still.Ā PaulĀ canĀ helpĀ her.Ā HeĀ helpsĀ makeĀ senseĀ ofĀ theĀ dreamsĀ andĀ visionsĀ thatĀ plagueĀ her,Ā heĀ usesĀ theseĀ powersĀ toĀ keepĀ herĀ safe,Ā soĀ why,Ā then,Ā mustĀ sheĀ stillĀ beĀ soĀ wary?Ā BecauseĀ sheĀ isĀ notĀ aĀ fool.Ā SheĀ knowsĀ theĀ glimmerĀ inĀ hisĀ eye,Ā allĀ theĀ thingsĀ heĀ desiresĀ forĀ himself.Ā OneĀ doesĀ notĀ buildĀ anĀ empireĀ withoutĀ warĀ afterĀ war.Ā AĀ priceĀ heĀ seemsĀ moreĀ thanĀ willingĀ toĀ pay,Ā butĀ sheĀ wonders,Ā whereĀ doesĀ thisĀ ambitionĀ end?
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oh no I am feeling the eepy sleepy
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