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TFLN - Daemon Targaryen 5

[chainedqueen]

And what is the city saying of me?

Who is the source, do you imagine?

[valonqri]

I'm not your Master of Whisperers.

Just offering a bit of advice to the queen that she may need a better one.

(ooc; what canon point are we going with? i am 100% flexible with any point, but just wondering )

[chainedqueen]

[Episode 5? Seems the best.]

I have no Master of Whispers. I am only the Queen.

Whatever is said is a fabrication. I have only ever tried to conduct myself as a wife and queen should.

[valonqri]

Very quick to defend yourself. An innocent person would probably remain imbued in confusion.

[chainedqueen]

How is it you know an innocent person might react?

Have you ever been innocent of your accusations, my prince?

[valonqri]

I've been accused of much, your Grace. Might I be plenty capable of them, to be guilty of all would certainly be too depraved for even my brother's forgiveness.

And yet, here we are. Warning you of accusations I perhaps should have let run wild.

[chainedqueen]

The king is partial to you, despite many of your actions. That you court rumors and scandalous stories is a matter that often exhausts him.

Your concern is generous, but I have done nothing that warrants attention.

[Aside from that green dress.]

[valonqri]

[oh it is absolutely not out any genuine concern from him.]

Yes, I'm certain that display in the great hall at my niece's wedding banquet was nothing but a chaste display of your piety.

[chainedqueen]

[Now the dance begins.]

I am uncertain what you are insinuating. I wished to dress appropriately for the princess's wedding.

[valonqri]

Yes, I'm sure that's what everyone was thinking. 'Oh how our revered queen has come late and well-dressed'.

[chainedqueen]

If another meaning was taken, it was from their own imaginations.

[valonqri]

I may not be a regular figure among the court, especially among the courts of women, but I am not daft to know how meticulous they are. Not a stone nor braid nor silken hue out of place that does not convey a meaning.

[chainedqueen]

[It's not a surprise that he's observant and clever. She was aware that he was not as dismissive as he seemed. Of course he understood her declaration. Out of the entire court, she suspected he would.]

Are you often occupied with the fripperies of ladies?

[A small dodge from acknowledging he was right.]

[valonqri]

I figured the league of tedious rumors you hold about me would give your answer to that.

[chainedqueen]

Tedious? You are not flattered to be given such a reputation?

[valonqri]

Oh, it can be quite flattering. At least I do not let myself be controlled by it.

[chainedqueen]

Am I so controlled by rumors and reputation?

[valonqri]

I would hope so because the alternative is grossly pathetic if you ask me.

[chainedqueen]

I am surprised you think so. I always assumed you dismissed gossip about reputation, given how you lead your life.

[valonqri]

Well, we're not talking about my gossip or reputation. Are we?

[chainedqueen]

You have never paid me much mind, my prince.

[valonqri]

And you have?

[chainedqueen]

You live in a way where one cannot but help to pay you mind, whether you wish to or not.

[valonqri]

You should try it sometime.

[chainedqueen]

If you kept a lower profile and did not plot as much, I might.