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[veneries]

Before any more of you embarass yourselves by calling and hounding me about Greyjoy's disappearance, I've no idea where he's got to either.

He's probably fallen in a river and gotten himself drowned. Good riddance.


[Honestly, he's trying to prove that he's a Changed Man and how can he do that with Theon just vanishing???? This is why Theon is the worst and deserves everything he gets.

Also hi, did you know he was awake again? He's awake again.]

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[dorzalta]

Your grace?

[song_of_ice]

[He's not in the best of moods and rattled by this whole thing.]

Dany.

[dorzalta]

I'll ask lord Tepes to travel with you in search of Theon.

[song_of_ice]

I don't need Lord Tepes to go with me.

[dorzalta]

No, you don't, but I would prefer it all the same.

You would deny me that peace of mind?

[song_of_ice]

I have Ghost.

If you don't come with me, you will need your guard with you instead.

[dorzalta]

Ghost does not make you invincible. I will not beg for this.

Percy's to come to Wyver, and he will be residing with me. I've allies in Wyver as well. I hardly think Ramsay Bolton would take this as his opportunity to cause harm to me when he's bent the knee so soon.

[song_of_ice]

You can't predict him. When he grows tired of the game, he will change the rules as it suits him. He needed Sansa to keep the North, but it didn't stop him from using her in ways that would turn the whole of the North against him.

[He's just going to ignore the subject of Vlad and go about his business as he always did. He was a lone wolf and these sorts of missions were his burden to bear.]

I don't want him near you or Sansa. Sansa needs to leave Olympia.

[dorzalta]

That's fair. However, seeing as how you cannot predict him as well, I will request lord Tepes proffer his aid regardless. If not with you, then I'm sure lady Sansa will be appreciative.

[ If he chooses to make these claims, then she will do the same. ]

On the matter of her moving, lady Sansa will do as she pleases. She's a grown woman, my lord, not a child in need of your commands.

[song_of_ice]

I have Ghost. Send Lord Tepes to Sansa.

[She told him he was stubborn recently and she was absolutely right about that.]

I know, but she has killed him twice. She shouldn't stay in the same city as him.

[He could say these things, but both Dany and Sansa would do what they wanted. It was frustrating, especially in the face of the madman who had killed his brother. But this wasn't the reason for his temper, it was the fact that the Natha would let Ramsay wake and roam without restrictions. How could he trust the Natha when they would save someone like him as well, someone who wouldn't help anyone but himself?]

[dorzalta]

Lord Tepes will go where he pleases, if he chooses to go at all. I am not his queen.

[ But I am yours hovers, unsaid. Better for him to speak of this to her, even in this way, than to run off to cause problems. ]

She will do as she pleases. If she feels safer to reside in Wyver for a time, she is welcome to stay with us. If she would prefer to continue living her life, then she will do that.

Just as you've decided to move to Wyver.

[song_of_ice]

[He wanted to point out that she was making decisions for Lord Tepes as though she were his queen, but swallowed it down. This wasn't about Vlad or Dany. His anger was looking for a safe subject as he sorted through frustration, paranoia and fear. It wasn't fair to her, he knew this, but it was hard to contain it.]

Sansa will always make her own decision.

I don't know what to do about him. Killing him won't keep him in stasis and if I try to bring him in for justice, Sansa could be punished as well for killing him. He can't be left to his games.

[dorzalta]

We watch him. He's bent the knee to me, for however much it counts.

[ He won't enjoy reading that, but they spoke in detail about this--he, Sansa, and herself. To go against such plans now would be allowing Ramsay to get the best of them all. ]

You need to step away from this, Jon. Do not allow him to rile you up.

[song_of_ice]

[That's asking a lot for him, knowing what he does about Ramsay now.]

I'm supposed to accept him trying to manipulate you and playing his games as he pretends to bend the knee? I can't do that.

[dorzalta]

The fact that you've just insulted me by insinuating I'm foolish enough to fall for such manipulations speaks to your level of emotional involvement.

[song_of_ice]

I didn't say you would.

[dorzalta]

You had no issue hinting at its possibility.

[song_of_ice]

I made a mistake in underestimating him, assuming I could outwit him on the battlefield. When I warn you about him, it's not insulting your intelligence or ability, it's because I don't want to have to see another person I love die.

[dorzalta]

Your warning's been heard.

[ Multiple times, she wants to point out. ]

He just goaded you and you lost near all composure. You give him power over you by reacting in such a way. Is that what you want?

[song_of_ice]

Fine, I understand. I'm useless to you both.

[With Ramsay, with these kidnappings, with everything that happened. He is a Northern fool.]

[dorzalta]

Now you're being petty.

[song_of_ice]

You feel insulted when I try to give you warning, but I'm being petty when I feel insulted at being told to stay out of this? It seems I can't give advice without insulting you and I'm too angry to do anything else related to this.

What good am I?

[dorzalta]

Stay out of it? I said you needed to calm down.

[ Pot, meet kettle. ]

You're no good to anyone if you misread things that are said.

[song_of_ice]

[Something they are both excelling in right now.]

I won't be back until late tonight. You and Sansa sort out what you need to regarding this.

[He's reached his limit for arguing and anything he says further might only make this worse.]