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Post by Father on Jun 5, 2019 12:52:57 GMT 1
Ser Thaddeus, it is good to see that you are no worse for the wear after your joust. Lady Alicent is pleasant enough, polite enough, but she cares not to hide that she has other things than such idle courtesies on her mind. Young enough to be as much of a feast for the eyes as she ever has been, but old enough for wisdom to replace innocence in her demeanor, although to have rebuked Lord Eldon in such legendary fashion as she had done at six and ten, she probably had a mind far beyond her years. If Thaddeus were to guess, he would probably assume she had a mind to discuss her arrangement with his father, where Alliser had more or less promised to have the children of Lady Maegelle declared bastards, with a mind towards having Roland inherit the lordship, with herself by his side. There remained some work to do on that account.
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Post by Thaddeus Levalle on Jun 6, 2019 23:35:45 GMT 1
Thaddeus bows deeply as Lady Alicent approaches. "My Lady, forgive me. Your visage is one of such beauty that I thought for a moment I was visited by the Maiden herself. Perhaps Ser Normyn struck me harder than I though." He lays it on thick, as much a compliment of her as a comment of the silly things men are expected to say to beautiful women. "He seems to be caring a grudge... for some reason."
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Post by Father on Jun 8, 2019 11:38:33 GMT 1
"Oh, you are good, ser. They must like you" She complements his charm in a way that makes her seem impervious to it, yet flirtatious all the same. "He did have a quarrel with Ser Aladale, I believe?"
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Post by Thaddeus Levalle on Jun 9, 2019 12:24:11 GMT 1
"Some of them do." He shrugs, "My Father being one of the richest men in the Reach has nothing to do with that though... or so I've been told." Smiling, he again bows but not so deep perhaps, a courteous nod to what game they were playing. Lady Alicent was as much a treat for the mind as for the eyes. Intelligent and witty - had she not held importance in his father's plans he would have been of half a mind of pursuing her himself. But Yronwood was far away and The Tear needed closer ties. Besides she could do much more good in Hammerhal...
"Yes. A rather nasty business. Apparently my uncle had said some things Ser Normyn did not appreciate. Something about him and his brother's wife and their children. And now said brother lays dead, I hear? Choked on a chicken bone. Terrible way for a Lord to go but surprisingly common it seems."
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Post by Father on Jun 9, 2019 18:08:47 GMT 1
"Ser Roland does not quite believe the tale about this chicken bone, claiming that his brother preferred the breast" Alicent relays the opinion without passing comment on it, somewhat common among the ladies thought their courtesies at Highgarden. "Such dark thoughts might cause ill-advised action"
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Post by Thaddeus Levalle on Jun 9, 2019 19:16:08 GMT 1
"A sensible man." His tone implies that preferred the breast means something completely different than a preference to different cuts of poultry.
"Indeed it may, my lady. And ill-adviced actions oft lead to ill-conceived plans which can bare nothing but ill-fated consequences. I assume my lady would have none of that. Were you with noble Ser Roland when the news was broken? How did the man take it?"
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Post by Father on Jun 10, 2019 13:31:07 GMT 1
"It turns out that I were the bearer of the news to him, ser, in their grief, his kin must have forgotten to send a note to him." She does not appear to believe that in the slightest.
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Post by Thaddeus Levalle on Jun 10, 2019 14:34:09 GMT 1
"Most unfortunate that such a thing should slip from mind." He purses his lips in contemplation while absent-mindly playing with a golden ring on his right little finger. "But a fortunate blessing that the raven was of such lovely plumage." He takes a step closer, voice low. "And of such keen mind. How did he take it? Not just what did he say but what thoughts seemed to pass within his mind? You spoke of dark thoughts and ill-advised action and him doubting the credibility of the claimed cause. Is he certain and if so, was he angry and eager for justice? He seem the sort."
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Post by Father on Jun 10, 2019 19:24:38 GMT 1
"He seemed quite convinced that Lord Ilyn was murdered by wife and half-brother, no doubt in his mind" She grimaces. "And I had a feeling he might have ridden hard for Hammerhaal then and there to accuse and challenge Ser Normyn to a trial by combat to settle the matter" If someone had tried that on Lord Alliser, they'd be laughing of the story of the fool knight banging on the gates of The Tear and all his "accomplishments".
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Post by Thaddeus Levalle on Jun 10, 2019 19:33:23 GMT 1
"Good." He smiles meaningly at the gallant foolishness of Ser Roland. "And better yet that he was persuaded not to. Your noble betrothed needs the full backing of the law lest he be seen as an usurping uncle and potential kinslayer." He looks her up and down appraisingly. "You will make a wise Lady Cordwayner, my lady. Ser Roland can count himself lucky for such an advisor."
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Post by Father on Jun 11, 2019 14:20:23 GMT 1
"Only if Ser Roland becomes Lord Cordwayner and lives long enough to marry" She probably plans to see it through, but smart people wouldn't go it all alone.
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Post by Thaddeus Levalle on Jun 13, 2019 11:00:01 GMT 1
”Indeed... Forgive me for saying so but in many ways Lord Illyn’s untimely death may prove fruitful to our cause. Ser Roland would hardly have moved against his own fullbrother but if we can provide proof that Lord Illyn was killed by more than a mere chicken bone along with the illegitimacy of his children, well... not only would we be upholding the laws of Gods and Men in the eyes of the realm. The affair might prove a rather bloodless one. Not entirely though I imagine. If your future in-laws have killed once they won’t hesitate to do so again.”
”The Good Septon Abelar seems to be moving with a clear purpose to have the children declared bastards. The man is dangerous but incredibly useful if given right direction and kept a friend. He may be used to give voice to the accusation of kinslaying as well if proof can be provided. Is my lady aware of any such proof?”
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Post by Father on Jun 13, 2019 17:33:11 GMT 1
"And where might such be found, ser?" She doesn't seem to think that there is anything real to uncover, she also does not seem averse to a little bit of compensating creativity either. "Septon Abelar is a name as like to bolster one's enemies as to strengthen one's cause, let him rail against bastardry if he so desires, none will be surprised by it, and more believe the tales of young Lord Cordwayner's parentage than wish to believe it, besides, it's just one more sin that he has supposedly sniffed out, should he start to preach about murder, too, his enemies might soon be Lady Maegelle's allies."
"The morale of the tale of the previous Lord Meadows, his mother in particular, is that it is so much easier to cast down one that is all alone"
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Post by Thaddeus Levalle on Jun 16, 2019 22:22:41 GMT 1
Well, well, well. Lady Alicent seemed to grow more and more attractive by the minute. "Yes. A sorrowful affair, a woman being all alone with no noble husband nor brave goodbrother to fight her cause." It would bring no small joy to Thaddeus to have Ser Normyn killed, the Great Bastard had tried to ride him down only a few days prior. Perhaps pay some cutthroats to jump him in an alley? Or acquire some poison and have the man drown in his own fluids? A thing which would be entertaining to behold and poison... poison is hard to trace. Easy to deny.
But why hide?
Ser Normyn had raised a hand against House Levalle, perhaps he should best serve as a lesson to those that might consider the same?
"Perhaps a retelling of the good Septa Joanna's fate would be appropriate. It should serve as cautionary tale after all."
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Post by Father on Jun 17, 2019 15:19:30 GMT 1
"But no true knight and no proper lady would ever dream of working in the dark to serve the light, ser" Alicent's face is very much that of a proper lady as she voices a very proper objection. Nothing visible to the eye gives it away as a joke.
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