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Post by The Flint on Jan 13, 2008 22:57:53 GMT -5
"Why would I know?" Flea said, jumping over a melting puddle of snow with a flourish. "I do know that it was shortly after he was complaining about Andry that the guards were doubled at the Burrow. But he was so careful. How would they get him?" Flea pouted.
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Post by Teirney Lannister on Jan 13, 2008 23:04:47 GMT -5
"Perhaps it was someone he was not expecting, someone he thought he had reason to trust," Aerie said thoughtfully, tapping her lips. They suddenly curled into a devious smile. "Perhaps it was a stab in the back," she said in a dark though amused voice reserved for telling small children eerie stories. "Betrayal, the worst sort of crime imaginable."
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Post by The Flint on Jan 13, 2008 23:09:27 GMT -5
Flea laughed at Aerie's voice, and began to walk backwards a few paces in front of her.
"Lord Varner would never let anyone stab him in the back. He was too smart. They must have had like... a hundred guys. Maybe a thousand!" Flea made a stabbing motion with an imaginary dagger.
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Post by Teirney Lannister on Jan 13, 2008 23:13:23 GMT -5
Aerie laughed at him and shook her head. "Maybe, but sometimes one man can do the job better than a hundred.
"Lord Varner was more intelligent than most men, perhaps more than we will ever give him credit for."
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Post by The Flint on Jan 13, 2008 23:15:01 GMT -5
Flea smiled, and fell back to Aerie's side. "Well don't worry Lady Falgrave. I won't let them get you. I'll watch your back."
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Post by Teirney Lannister on Jan 13, 2008 23:21:58 GMT -5
"Get me? Now why would you have to worry about that?" she said, ruffling his hair.
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Post by The Flint on Jan 13, 2008 23:29:58 GMT -5
"You came to the Burrow, before Lord Varner died. Than Prince Andry took King's Landing, and now we are in this freezing dung heap." Flea said. "So we must be hiding. Which means someone's after us. But don't worry, I'll protect you." He said again, and a little bit of steel in his voice.
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Post by Teirney Lannister on Jan 13, 2008 23:34:40 GMT -5
Aerie quirked an amused eyebrow at him. "If you can infer this much, then I know there are many things you are hiding from me." She smoothed the dark hair back over his forehead. "I thank you for your protection, little Flea."
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Post by The Flint on Jan 13, 2008 23:39:39 GMT -5
"You're welcome." Flea said, ignoring her comment about hiding things, because he didn't hear or didn't care to answer. "So is Lord Seth gonna meet us here? He must hate being all by himself."
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Post by Teirney Lannister on Jan 13, 2008 23:43:28 GMT -5
Aerie gave him a sidelong glance, but didn't deign to say anything more on that subject.'
"He is busy at the moment," she said, her tone becoming clipped. "He'll join us when he can, though not here. We won't stay here forever either."
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Post by The Flint on Jan 13, 2008 23:46:26 GMT -5
"Well thank the Seven for that." said Flea impiously. "Where are we gonna stay? Some of the inns back at the harbor looked pretty good, despite all the sailors. We could stay at one of those. Maybe get a decent fish or something. I used to get some good fish down by the Mud Gate. That was back when I was at Flea's bottom. The fishmongers can't keep cats, you see, so they'd have to call me to do their rat-catching. Cause ferrets don't eat fish. I mean, they will, if they are starving, but not like, you know, a cat does."
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Post by Teirney Lannister on Jan 13, 2008 23:55:02 GMT -5
"Alyssa is getting us a very nice inn as we speak," she amended. "We might be here for a while. I think you should spend some time with Marina. I know she has been getting lonely with all this traveling," Aerie lied.
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Post by The Flint on Jan 14, 2008 0:01:55 GMT -5
"Okay. I can keep an eye on her for you I guess." Flea said, sounding unhappy about it. You said you'd have work for me. Will I be working up here?"
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Post by Teirney Lannister on Jan 14, 2008 0:08:36 GMT -5
Aerie fought a laugh at his reaction and shook her head. "Not here, I think, unless you'd like to acclimate yourself with your surroundings and find out what's been happening here. Otherwise, I will have work for you later, when we leave from here."
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Post by The Flint on Jan 14, 2008 0:15:28 GMT -5
"I could do that if you'll let me." Flea said happily. "Once we find the inn, so I know where to go to go back to."
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Hope you all are well and happy.