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[partialities]

Who: margaery tyrell.
Broadcast: fleet wide.
Action: Marsiva ; hospitality deck
When: current

[ the girl who sits in front of the camera seems as if she is quite well-versed in this manner of communication. if she had spent precious time watching others from afar before trying her hand at it as to not look foolish, it does not show. the only hint of how foreign she is to this setting is her manner of dress but give it a few seconds and you might start thinking this is somehow natural, too.

after all, she does seem very comfortable. Margaery's smile is sweet and bright, her hair is flowing down her shoulders and a few roses are placed neatly in her lap, almost a portrait-worthy moment before she speaks. ]

If I am not entirely mistaken, these are our best chance of speaking to one another. I did not wish to appear ill-mannered in failing to introduce myself.

[ to her fellow hostages and to the audience watching. she made certain to appear especially lovely for this. if they love you from the first moment, they shall be yours forever if you mind your step. ]

I am Margaery of House Tyrell; some of you I had the pleasure of meeting already and as for the rest, I am eager to speak to you as soon as it pleases you. I understand we are to spend quite some time together and it would please me to know each and every one of you. I am certain you have fascinating tales to tell of your time here or where you come from; if you ever wish to share, I shall be honored to provide company. I know little of such vessels and adventures but I am keen to learn all that I may.

[ and win whatever game this is. she dips her chin, a humble gesture. ]

For now, I hope I am welcome among you and dearly hope this finds you well.

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[partialities]

shan't you call me Margaery?

[ she rises, a glint in her eyes ]

I should hope the nights here shall not prove to be too cold.

[precedented]

Perhaps, if I was suitably convinced.

[ The rules of a different game, if she wants to play. ]

And if the nights do not meet your standards?

[partialities]

[ she smiles once at his answer and again at the question that follows him. they seem to understand one another well enough. mayhaps worlds upon worlds stand between the but as it turns out, some rules of subtle politics do not change between one realm and another. ]

I shall have to make do with what I have, there is little else to do.

[ this is not the game she aimed to win at but if one victory shall lead to another then she will first give her ever devoted attention to this realm. there is little choice about it.

but even in westeros, there are only so many choices for a woman, able as she may be. ]

Shall we walk?

[precedented]

[ Leto extends his hand, deferential, his palm open. He keeps his other arm firm to his side. There's a twinkle in his eye. Politics is a game he does not need to play anymore. He's won all his fights, solidified his power to the throne. ]

As the lady commands. I'm eager to hear what other promising hopes you hold for this place.

[partialities]

[ she takes it with a little grin, entwining their fingers. the pace of their walk is slow, almost lazy. what do they have in this realm but their names and their wits and time to spare? ]

I do think my main hope should be to learn the ways of this odd realm. I have never imagined anything quite like this to exist.

[precedented]

[ Well. He's not one to balk at a little intimacy. It must have taken her a lot of courage, to twine fingers with a man with a strange abnormal growth on his skin, like a second layer. ]

For me, this is fairly normal. We have to be accustomed to the vastness of space at a young age.

[partialities]

Have you?

[ bold, she may appear and not without courage and still ladylike in her own fashion. westeros is, after all, quite filled with ladies who have beauty and grace, it's the wit of negotiating between breaking traditions and upholding them that sets a clever girl apart. as it is, she's all smiles and keen interest, holding onto his hand as they walk ]

Have you had your own ship, then?

[precedented]

I have my own fleet. And if I wish to travel to my grandmother's home, I must use spacecraft much like these.

[ And no one can travel without his help. It's his tyrannical hold on the Spice Trade that allows people to move between worlds. ]

[partialities]

Your own fleet? how daring. You are a captain of captains, then. Is there a higher rank at all?

[ it seems their hosts have a taste for figures of power. it's not a surprising matter at any way but it is worth noting. ]

Do you visit her a lot? I adore my grandmother she has a - very unique character, oft people need to adjust to it.

[ she laughs a little. ]

They call her the Queen of Thorns.

[precedented]

I tried to, when I could. Responsibilities made it difficult to travel.

[ Like assassination attempts. ]

Our grandmother was the Reverend Mother, a figure of mystique and legend. She defied the precepts of his order for love. Such a thing made her role mired in story. She now lives in an aqua planet. Where the rivers run clean and water is our mirror.

[partialities]

She must be a fascinating woman, to have done all that she did for something such as love.

[ not a concept she can consider, especially not with her upcoming marriage to a boy-king ]

these are the things bards write songs of.

[precedented]

There have been many songs and stories written every day. People enjoy a heroic tale.

[ Though the story was anything but. ]

[partialities]

It is a sweet form of comfort. My cousins do love stories and songs, some of them they can recite by heart, they are such darlings.

[ some of them believe all the tales but that is the sweetness of being a child ]

[precedented]

Ah, to be young and naive. I'm surprised it was allowed.

[ Granted Leto was never young, but his father was never naive either. Their world was fraught with deception and politics. ]