Princess Joanna's apartments - 598 AC

[Viea Greyjoy]

"Like you can behave better then she when you feel like it." Aalina said. "You can be the sweetest little girl Cassana, Eleyna is more ladylike true but you actually have spirit in you."

[Marie]

Cassie looked at Aalina with wide purple eyes. She seemed to be deciding if a compliment had been made but then she smiled.

"Is that better than being a lady?"

[Viea Greyjoy]

Aalina smiled.

"Having spirit? Yes, it is. I would much rather have my own mind then be a pretty talking thing that gets shown off to people."

[Marie]

"Like a doll? Is that what Eleyna is? A person that's a doll?"

[Viea Greyjoy]

"Yes in a way." Aalina said. "But that is no way to tak of your sister Cassana."

[Marie]

"Why not. It's the truth. I thought you told us that truth is always right."

[Viea Greyjoy]

"It is, but there is some truths that never should be spoken." Aalina said. "Say when you are grown up and someone points to another Lady and says something mean that really upsets her, would you like that if you were her?

You have to think what you would do if you were the person you spoke of and was in their shoes."

[Marie]

"Even if they're a horrible person?" Cassie asked. "Why should I be nice to someone I don't like?"

[Viea Greyjoy]

"To show that you are better then they are sweetling." Aalina said, "And because someday they will remember that kindness and repay you."

[Marie]

"Nasty people aren''t kind," Cassie persisted. "Do they change when they get older?"

[Princess Lyssandra Martell]

Ser Maryn, a tallish sandy haired man with a large scar on the left side of his face calls for the Princess for a private matter.

[Marie]

Joanna's servants didn't recognise the visitor but Joanna ordered that he be shown into her solar.

"You look vaguely familiar, ser," she told him. "What business do you have with me?"

[Princess Lyssandra Martell]

"I'm Ser Maryn Drinkwater, sworn sword to Lady Aryanna Dayne and Ser Euric Dayne. I come on behalf of Lady Aryanna since she cannot come herself, she would like you to come see her at Ser Euric's manse."

[Marie]

Joanna frowned. She did not believe that Arya would be so rude as to expect Joanna to come to her if she could come to the Red Keep so there had to be something wrong.

"Why can Arya not come to me?" She asked.

[Princess Lyssandra Martell]

Maryn looked at her with a raised brow, "News must travel slow. Lady Aryanna and myself were nearly assassinated. She lays in bed recovering from her wounds. She would like to see you since she considers you a friend."