[He says it drily, with a hint of regret. But what he remembers of her... she had told him that she was the same woman. He’s not sure that was true then, and he’s definitely not sure it’s true now. That woman would play off anything that mattered. Being untroubled was like armor for her.
But he remembers a night, once, years ago and half-dreamed, when she had let him see more than she usually would have. At two removes, is that still who she really is?]
Tell me of the magic.
[Not, he hopes, something that involved giving little girls to a fire god.]
cw Game of Thrones
[He says it drily, with a hint of regret. But what he remembers of her... she had told him that she was the same woman. He’s not sure that was true then, and he’s definitely not sure it’s true now. That woman would play off anything that mattered. Being untroubled was like armor for her.
But he remembers a night, once, years ago and half-dreamed, when she had let him see more than she usually would have. At two removes, is that still who she really is?]
Tell me of the magic.
[Not, he hopes, something that involved giving little girls to a fire god.]