Gardens

[Helyn Caron]

The gardens of the red keep

[Helyn Caron]

Helyn walked slowly through the gardens a book in her hands humming uietly to herself.

[Fel]

Ser Gulian Yronwood was also strolling through the gardens, which he found more pleasant than the godswood, especially on a warm day such as this. He spied a young girl coming towards, with her head in a book. He smiled and stopped to chat as they met.

"Good day, young lady," he said with a bow, "I have not seen you around the gardens before, are you new to the Red Keep?"

[Helyn Caron]

At the sound of the mans voice she jumps and throws her book over her head. 'Good day.' She said a bit quickly. 'I apologise, i was quite in another world. Yes i am indeed new to the keep, my father thought it would be good for me.' She said bending to pick up her book.

[Fel]

Ser Gulian's chivalry kicked in faster and he swiped the book from the ground and handed it to her.

"Did he now?" Gulian asked, "and who might your father be? From your manner of speech I gather you are from the Stormlands?"

[Helyn Caron]

'Indeed, you are quite good at the sound of a voice, I am Helyn Caron.' She said taking the book from him

[Fel]

"It's not so hard, at Yronwood we have much contact with the people from your land, though not all of it good," he admitted. "But of course, I disprove of the enmities between our two peoples, it has led to such terrible wastes of life," he added, with a sad note.

[Helyn Caron]

'Yes indeed, but life is like that i guess, there will always be someone who does not like someone else, which will indeed lead to conflict.'

[Fel]

"Well put, Lady Helyn, very well put. How are you finding the castle and city since your arrival?"

[Helyn Caron]

'What little i have seen, i quite like indeed.' She smiled warmly. 'Have you been here long Ser?'

[Fel]

"Yes, it has its charms," he said. "I have been here for several years, my lord father felt it would be wise to have a man at court when our young kind was crowned." He smiled.

[Helyn Caron]

'Yes, as did mine, but i think mine is more to find me a husband than to be here for the king.' She sighed

[Fel]

"He sent you here to find a husband? Is the Stormlands so bereft of eligible young knights for him to marry you to?"

[Helyn Caron]

She chuckled. 'Obviously. I think he thought i would benifit better here than i would from home.' She smiled brushing a strand of her light brown hair behind her ear

[Fel]

He nodded. "Of course, though he must have plenty of faith in you to trust you here alone in the city, some girls are easily led astray when their fathers and mothers are not around." He smiled.