IRONBORN.

independent, selective rp blog for maron greyjoy from GRRM's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'. book & HC based, trigger heavy loved by hannah

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[ .  .  . ] hey folks, mun’s name is Hannah and welcome to this independent, highly selective, very private roleplay account for MARON GREYJOY from GRRM’s ‘a song of ice and fire’. with Maron being long dead and barely mentioned in the books feel free to view him almost like an OC, headcanon-based, book-based, highly canon-divergent, and almost entirely my own creation. please do read the rules, about section, and headcanon tag.

FAIR WARNING; this blog is trigger heavy and contains subjects such as age gaps, mentions of slavery, torture, and gore. triggers are tagged accordingly. ⋙ CARRD.

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A SMALL UPDATE FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, FOLKS !!

this blog was getting a little too cluttered for my taste so — for the sake of a fresh start, this blog is now archived and remade under the same URL !

it’s pretty much still the same but I got a massive icon remake ahead of me with a new style. feel free to follow again if you want to and let this kraken pest bug you again, but along with the fresh start, ALL old treads and asks will be discontinued. sorry folks!

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@thecodekeeper​ / ctd.

“ FIRST OF ALL, I’m adaptable ; secondly, next to you a mop would seem dramatic. ”

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Which Death Would You Experience?

The Unfinished

you die, hand outstretched towards the sky, as if to say 'I'm not done yet.' there are so many things you still have to do, so many goals you still have to reach. you've spent your entire life working towards them, and doing nothing else, only to die before knowing what accomplishment feels like. they'll say your death was a pity, that you had such a bright future ahead of you. it is one you'll never get to see.

tagged by: @pulchramsolis​ tagging: you. yes, you. do it.

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sb: so are you the big spoon or the little spoon?

Loras: I’m a knife !! 😠😠

Maron, off camera: he’s the little spoon . . .

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Maron: I’m 100% straight

@goldenngore *exists*

Maron:

Maron: I’m 99% straight

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Maron: What is the difference between a catfish and a Crannogman?

Asha: I don't know. What?

Maron: Well, one is a bottom-feeding mud-dweller and the other one is a fish.

[thesummerfox]

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@hrlaw

[drogonstone]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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unprompted. / @goldenngore​ said 😘

“ IF YOU WANT A KISS, flower boy, come over here and get it .  .  . ”

[morememesforall]

word prompts compilation

complies THIS MEME // THIS MEME // THIS MEME

ADD ++ FOR REVERSE

[ attention ] for your muse to touch mine as a way of getting their attention

[ wake ] for your muse to wake mine

[ cover ]  for your muse to cover mine with a blanket or a jacket

[ lift ] for your muse to give mine a hand stepping up or over something etc.

[ kiss ]  for your muse to come up to mine and kiss them without warning

[ run ] for your muse to run their fingers through mine’s hair

[ braid ] for your muse to braid mine’s hair

[ embrace ]  for your muse to hold mine

[ smile ] for your muse to smile at mine from across the room

[ wave ] for your muse to gesture to mine to come closer

[ panic ] for your muse to grab mine’s arm or get behind them in a moment of danger

[ touch ] for your muse to rest their forehead against mine’s

[ weep ]  for your muse to catch mine crying

[ eat ] for your muse to offer mine food

[ hit ] for your muse to attack mine

[ love ] for your muse to touch mine as a show of affection or reassurance

[ nap ] for your muse to fall asleep against mine

[ rest ] for your muse to rest their head in mine’s lap

[ look ] for your muse to catch mine staring

[ seduce ] for your muse to touch mine sexually

[ help ] for your muse to lean on mine for support

[ give ] for your muse to offer mine their arm

[ entwine ] for your muse to hold mine’s hand

[ laugh ] for your muse to laugh at something mine did

[ dance ] for your muse to dance with mine

[ sit ] for your muse to pull mine into their lap

[ yell ] for your muse to calm mine down

[ cry ] for your muse to wipe mine’s tears away

[ dream ] for my muse to share dream with yours

[ nightmare ] for your muse to wake mine from a nightmare

[ surprise ] for your muse to show up at mine’s house without explanation

[ fix ] for your muse to treat mine’s injury

[ sacrifice ] for your muse to get hurt protecting mine

[ guard ] for your muse to step between my muse and danger

[ taste ] for your muse to cook for mine

[ sing ] for your muse to sing to mine 

[ goodbye ] for my muse kissing and/or hugging your muse goodbye

[ secrets ]   my  muse  sharing/confiding  a secret

[ bloody ]   for your  muse  coming  to  my  muse  with  blood  stains 

[ drunk ]   your  muse  takes  care  of my very drunk muse 

[ bed ]  my  muse wakes up in  the  same bed as your muse with little  recollection  of  the  night  before

[ scream ]   my  muse  hears  your  muse  scream  and  runs  to  them

[ trail ]   my  muse  watches  as  your  muse  traces  one  of  my  muses  scars,  asking  them  about  it

[ piggyback ]   my  muse  gives  yours  a  piggyback  ride

[ jump ]   my  muse  holding  yours  up  by  their  thighs

[ carry ]   my  muse  carries  your  muse  to  their  house

[ lighter ]   my  muse  pulls  out  a  lighter  and  lights  it  for  your  muse  to  use  to  light  their  cigarette

[ shot ] my  muse  gets  shot  and  struggles  to  your  muses for aid

[ wound ] my  muse  patches  and  bandages  a  wound  your  muse  has  gotten

[ fight ]   my  muse  stops  your  muse  from  getting  into  a  physical  fight  with  someone  else

[ arrest ]   your  muse  finds  my  muse  arrested  in  cuffs  

[ hospital ]   my  muse  awakens  in  a  hospital,  finding  your  muse  by  their  side,  asking  what  happened

[ betrayal ] my  muse  finds  out  that  your  muse  has  betrayed  them and  confronts  them  about  it

[ nude ] my  muse  walks  in  on  your  muse  accidentally  seeing  them  naked

[ karaoke ]  for our muses to sing together

[ wet ]   your muse  strips  down  to  their  under  garments  and  runs  into  the  water,  motioning  for my muse  to  join  them

[ crawl ]  for  your  muse  to  crawl  into  bed  with  mine .

[ flower ]  for  your  muse  to  offer  my  muse  their  favourite  flower

[ gift ]  for  my  muse  to  surprise  your muse  with  a  gift

[ homemade gift ]  for  my  muse  to  make  your muse  a  gift

[ bestow ] for your muse to give my muse a gift, bought or handmade ( bonus if you add what it is )

[ serenade ]  for  my  muse  to  sing  to  your  muse

[ caress ]  for  your  muse  to  gently  run  their  hand  down  my  muse’s  face

[ caught ]  for  your  muse  to  catch  my  muse  wearing  their  shirt .

[ love letter ]  for  your  muse  to  give  my  muse  a  love  letter  they  wrote  for  them

[ boop ]  for  your  muse  to  boop  my  muse  on  the  nose

[ date ]  for  my muse  to  ask  your  muse  to  go  on  a  date

[ confess ]  for my muse  to  confess  their  feelings  to  your  muse

[ sleepy ]  for  my muse  to  slowly  fall  alseep  on  your muse

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I’m not gonna promise particular activity on this asshole for a while but I thought why not let him entertain your muse still. so let’s have a REVERSED MEME CALL shall we. hit the heart and I’ll send you a meme or two. multis, please specify who you want memes for!

[rpmemes-galore]

send me   “ what am i?”    and my muse will describe yours in 3 words. 

[edenmemes]

game of thrones (s2) starters

❝ two cups of wine? that’s not much at all. please, have another cup. ❞ ❝ you don’t need to live your whole life taking commands from old men. ❞ ❝ what did you say? did you say i can’t? ❞ ❝ i will not fail you. ❞ ❝ i don’t go serving some shit king who’s only king because his father was. ❞ ❝ do you want to stop me? stop me. ❞ ❝ you must be their strength. ❞ ❝ i’ve been fighting far longer than you. ❞ ❝ ‘ how can a man be brave if he’s afraid?’ …that is the only time a man can be brave. ❞ ❝ you are the biggest liar i have ever met. ❞ ❝ we looked for you on the battlefield. you were nowhere to be found. ❞ ❝ i’ve been here, ruling the kingdoms. ❞ ❝ i could show you the streams to fish, the woods to hunt. ❞ ❝ we heard you were dead. ❞ ❝ power resides where men believe it resides. it’s a trick, a shadow on the wall. ❞ ❝ you don’t even have the decency to deny it. ❞ ❝ we share a common enemy. ❞ ❝ brave? a dog doesn’t need courage to chase off rats. ❞ ❝ aren’t you always so clever with your schemes and your plots? ❞ ❝ someone once told me that the night is dark and full of terrors. ❞ ❝ the king does not ask; he commands. ❞ ❝ loyal service means telling hard truths. ❞ ❝ i don’t like you. i don’t like your face. i don’t like the words oozing out of your mouth. ❞ ❝ if half an onion is black with rot, it’s a rotten onion. a man is good or he is evil. ❞ ❝ a man without friends is a man without power. ❞ ❝ that’s twice i’ve warned you. ❞ ❝ no one can survive in this world without help. no one. / let me help you. ❞ ❝ i’ve never heard you hide from the truth. ❞ ❝ calling yourself king doesn’t make you one. ❞ ❝ you can’t avenge if you’re dead. ❞ ❝ these bad people are what i’m good at. out-talking them, out-thinking them. it’s what i am. ❞ ❝ are you trying to frighten me with magic tricks? ❞ ❝ the histories won’t mention you but i will not forget. ❞ ❝ sometimes i wonder. if this is the price for what we’ve done, for our sins. ❞ ❝ it’s hard to put a leash on a dog once you’ve put a crown on its head. ❞ ❝ wise men do not make demands of kings. ❞ ❝ it’s like stepping into a dream you’ve been dreaming for as long as you can remember, and finding out that the dream is more real than your life. ❞ ❝ i’ll remember it all until i die. rhat was the best day of my life. ❞ ❝ the more people you love, the weaker you are. ❞ ❝ it’s better to be cruel than weak. ❞ ❝ do it. all these bad people, they can’t stop you. forget about them. come with me. ❞ ❝ you’re not the person you’re pretending to be. not yet. ❞ ❝ my place is by your side. ❞ ❝ would it be excessive of me to ask you to save my life twice in a week? ❞ ❝ i’ve gone too far to pretend to be anything else. ❞ ❝ you promise me these things, but you don’t know. none of us know. ❞ ❝ show me how you fight. ❞ ❝ leaving that battlefield was like being dragged off to prison. ❞ ❝ you’ll say nothing to anyone. do you understand? ❞ ❝ you can’t talk about it without blushing. ❞ ❝ i don’t need trust any longer. i don’t want it and i don’t have room for it. ❞ ❝ cleaner ways don’t win wars. ❞ ❝ i always hated crossbows. take too long to load ❞ ❝ i’m not questining your loyalty. i’m denying it’s existence. ❞ ❝ you don’t have to call me ‘your grace’ when no one’s around. ❞ ❝ you need to be careful. no one can know you’re here. ❞ ❝ this city stinks like dead bodies. ❞ ❝ where i come from, guests are treated with respect, not insulted at the gates. ❞ ❝ i’ll be silent as the grave. ❞ ❝ i understand you don’t like me, and while that saddens me greatly, i did not come here today seeking your affection. ❞ ❝ you know my family name. you have me at a disadvantage. ❞ ❝ a very small man can cast a very large shadow. ❞ ❝ what is dead may never die, but rises again harder and stronger. ❞ ❝ some say the beauty most desired is the beauty concealed. ❞ ❝ that’s exactly what they are - stories. ❞ ❝ keep out of sight. if things go wrong - you run. ❞ ❝ you want to rule? this is what ruling is. lying on a bed of weeds, ripping them out by the root one by one before they strangle you in your sleep. ❞ ❝ you might find it difficult to rule over millions who want you dead. ❞ ❝ you don’t know what i’m like. ❞ ❝ i’m not like most men. ❞ ❝ look around you. we’re all liars here. and every one of us is better than you. ❞ ❝ i will love you from this day until my last day. ❞ ❝ i have heard tales of your beauty and grace, but the tales do not do you justice. ❞ ❝ you have a tender heart, just like your mother did your age. ❞ ❝ that’s a fine little blade. maybe i’ll pick my teeth with it. ❞ ❝ how do you sleep when you…have those things in your head? ❞ ❝ they’ll be singing songs about you as long as men have voices to sing. ❞ ❝ you should give me the reins. i’ve been on horseback for the past nine years. ❞ ❝ how unspeakable of me to go on and on, when all you want to do is rest. ❞ ❝ what you just did is punishable by death. ❞ ❝ tales of your courage and wisdom have never been far from my ears. ❞ ❝ you shouldn’t insult people that are bigger than you. ❞ ❝ the streets aren’t safe at night. ❞ ❝ i have come to love you from afar. ❞ ❝ would you like something for the pain? ❞ ❝ and who are you that i must bow so low? ❞ ❝ a lion still has claws and mine are long and sharp. ❞ ❝ i will keep you safe, my love. i promise you. ❞ ❝ asking me questions is bad luck. you’ll probably be dead soon. ❞ ❝ have you grown fond of me? is that it? ❞ ❝ knowledge is power. ❞ ❝ sometimes those with the most power have the least grace. ❞ ❝ how do you kill a dead man? ❞ ❝ i saw it in his eyes. hated me. he never met me before, but he wanted to hurt me. ❞ ❝ not very noble to accuse a lady of dishonesty. ❞ ❝ there’s nothing more sickening than a man in love. ❞ ❝ threaten me again and i will have you thrown into the sea. ❞ ❝ i am very good for keeping secrets for my good friends. ❞ ❝ i promised to protect them. promised them their enemies would die screaming. ❞ ❝ you’ve been having those dreams again. ❞ ❝ would you please shut up? you think you’re better than me. ❞ ❝ don’t trust anybody. life is safer that way. ❞ ❝ boil this for an hour and drink the tea. makes all your pain go away. ❞ ❝ it must be odd for you to be the disappointing child. ❞ ❝ you love your children. it’s your one redeeming quality / that and your cheekbones. ❞ ❝ nothing is worth what this will cost you. ❞ ❝ i thought they were going to kill me. ❞ ❝ i heard you suffered a terrible head wound. ❞ ❝ i know that our enemies hate each other almost as much as they hate us. ❞ ❝ do you understand we’re losing the war? ❞ ❝ wish i could stay and celebrate, but there is work to be done. ❞ ❝ i’m sorry for your loss. ❞ ❝ it’s just words to give us a little warmth at night. make us feel like we’ve got a purpose. ❞ ❝ death is boring, especially now with so much excitement in the world. ❞ ❝ i’m glad you’re not dead. ❞ ❝ more ravishing than ever. war agrees with you. ❞ ❝ i never thought i’d have reason to doubt your loyalty. was i wrong? ❞ ❝ only death may pay for life. ❞ ❝ smart people don’t find themselves in places like this. ❞ ❝ i will shield your back and give my life for yours, if it comes to that. ❞ ❝ do not speak to me like i’m a child. ❞ ❝ i want you to know what it’s like to love someone, to truly love someone. before i take them from you. ❞ ❝ you may cover it up and deny it, but you have a gentle heart. ❞ ❝ there are times when i look at you and can’t believe you’re real. ❞ ❝ betray me, and you will wish you hadn’t. ❞ ❝ he who passes the sentence should swing the sword. ❞ ❝ gods help you. now you are truly lost. ❞ ❝ look around. you start thinking you know this place, it will kill you. ❞ ❝ i want you to curse and fight until your heart’s done pumping. ❞ ❝ they’ll never know what you’ve done. they’ll never know how you died. they won’t even know your damn name. ❞ ❝ you are a man without honor. ❞ ❝ does it give you joy to scare people? ❞ ❝ there’s been talk of other forces at work. dark forces. ❞ ❝ strike hard and true, or i’ll come back to haunt you. ❞ ❝ one day i pray you love someone. i pray you love them so much, when you close your eyes, you see their face. i want that for you. ❞ ❝ you are far too smart to think i will succumb to flattery. ❞ ❝ i had terrible dreams last night. i could not sleep until the sun was shining and the birds were singing. ❞ ❝ all my life i’ve been knocking men like you into the dust. ❞ ❝ you will not provoke me to anger. ❞ ❝ there are people who want to hurt me. ❞ ❝ i’m no ordinary woman. my dreams come true. ❞ ❝ i will take what is mine. with fire and blood, i will take it. ❞ ❝ you’re a sharp little thing, aren’t you? ❞ ❝ i always thought i was a brilliant liar. ❞ ❝ i’m yours and you are mine. ❞ ❝ you defend these men who insult you behind your back. ❞ ❝ we’ll stay warmer if we stay close. ❞ ❝ i would kill for you. do you know that? you’re mine. ❞ ❝ do you hear them out there? they want your head. ❞ ❝ you’re brave. stupid, but brave. ❞ ❝ don’t be afraid. i can take care of myself. ❞ ❝ a day will come when you think you’re safe and happy, and your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth. ❞ ❝ why do you hate me so much? have i ever harmed you? ❞ ❝ this will be my last war. win or lose. ❞ ❝ you’re too smart for your own good. has anyone told you that? ❞ ❝ you have forsaken every vow you ever took. ❞ ❝ eny isn’t attractive. ❞ ❝ treat your oaths recklessly, and your people will do the same. ❞ ❝ they will all come to you, little lion, to rest a crown upon your head. ❞ ❝ the world is built by killers. so you’d better get used to looking at them. ❞ ❝ the gods have no mercy. that’s why they’re gods. ❞ ❝ your crimes are past forgiveness. ❞ ❝ i don’t want to leave you. ❞ ❝ if this is a dream, i will kill the man who tries to wake me. ❞ ❝ you talk about war as if you understand it. ❞ ❝ i don’t want your grief. i want my vengeance. ❞ ❝ what? what? why are you staring at me? ❞ ❝ you are the moon of my life. that is all i know and all i need to know. ❞ ❝ i’d say you possess above-average intelligence. ❞ ❝ i’ve been waiting all night. what is wrong? ❞ ❝ oh, are we friends now? ❞ ❝ never swung a sword before, have you? you look like a baby with a rattle. ❞ ❝ maybe i am dead and i just don’t know it yet. ❞ ❝ i’ve seen your face almost every day. and for that, i consider myself very, very lucky. ❞ ❝ the only way to keep the small folk loyal is to make certain they fear you more than they do the enemy. ❞ ❝ i will pray for your safe return. ❞ ❝ this is the safest place we can be. ❞ ❝ the worst ones always live. ❞ ❝ i’ve never much liked my head, but i don’t want to see it removed just yet. ❞ ❝ your childhood must have been awful. ❞ ❝ who do you fight for? ❞ ❝ now you’re arguing just to argue. ❞ ❝ i hope you gave them quick deaths. ❞ ❝ you want me? here i am. ❞ ❝ the thing about you i find so interesting is absolutely nothing. ❞

[pulchramsolis]

[@azmenka sent]: ❝ i see a dozen men here ready to leap on each other’s throats. ❞ A semi-plotted meme starter for you!

Court had proved far more interesting since Aegon took the Throne. His nerves had almost gotten the best of him but something about the fealty and perceived adoration he was receiving meant the world wasn't going to end any time soon. She much enjoyed watching the proceedings from the upper gallery, where it was quiet and no one was the wiser to her observations. It wasn't like she was needed down there, and since Daemon Targaryen had bisected Vaemond's head.

She really didn't want to be sprayed with viscera ever again. The dress had been ruined.

The footsteps were quiet as they joined her, and she looked over to see the newly arrived Maron Greyjoy find his way up onto the balcony. She held a finger to her smiling mouth, indicating for quiet. "You don't want your voice to carry," she whispered, angling her head closer to his to be heard. The arrival of the Greyjoy lord had been unexpected. Yes, the offer of his position on the Small Council was known, but Abrogail knew how up in the air the follow through could be. He'd surprised her, and most others, she thought. The Islanders were portrayed as a ruthless, brutish lot and it wasn't unfounded. But Maron wasn't like what one would expect a man of Pyke to be, and she found that very intriguing. He could read, for one, and seemed keen on hearing what needed to be said, even if he had the undeniable smirk and spark of mischief in his eyes that she well recognized in Aemond's. No wonder Aemond had taken a liking to him.

This was her first time actually speaking with him properly, up in a gallery with no chaperones no less, but the young woman was not bothered by it. Like she said, sound would carry, and she was told she had a very loud scream. "Apple?" she offered, tugging the cloth on her basket of pilfered kitchen treats to give her new companion a choice at the taking. There were fresh berry tarts and lemon cakes. Little marchpane figures in various states of broken mess. Then a couple apples she'd snagged. "I'd asked the kitchens to let me know when the Dornish pomegranate shipment comes. Those are divine," she shared, as if it were the state secret.

To his point, she hummed. "They're all so anxious. I don't like violence, but I'd almost wish they'd start throwing punches already and get it out of their system so we can be done with it. Is it like that in your council meetings?" She brushed some crumbs from the pale blue silk of her skirt, her abundances of red curls contained in a net of silver, although a stubborn escapee curled against her cheek.

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[ lady abrogail. ]

[@azmenka sent]: ❝ i see a dozen men here ready to leap on each other’s throats. ❞ A semi-plotted meme starter for you!

Court had proved far more interesting since Aegon took the Throne. His nerves had almost gotten the best of him but something about the fealty and perceived adoration he was receiving meant the world wasn’t going to end any time soon. She much enjoyed watching the proceedings from the upper gallery, where it was quiet and no one was the wiser to her observations. It wasn’t like she was needed down there, and since Daemon Targaryen had bisected Vaemond’s head.

She really didn’t want to be sprayed with viscera ever again. The dress had been ruined.

The footsteps were quiet as they joined her, and she looked over to see the newly arrived Maron Greyjoy find his way up onto the balcony. She held a finger to her smiling mouth, indicating for quiet. “You don’t want your voice to carry,” she whispered, angling her head closer to his to be heard. The arrival of the Greyjoy lord had been unexpected. Yes, the offer of his position on the Small Council was known, but Abrogail knew how up in the air the follow through could be. He’d surprised her, and most others, she thought. The Islanders were portrayed as a ruthless, brutish lot and it wasn’t unfounded. But Maron wasn’t like what one would expect a man of Pyke to be, and she found that very intriguing. He could read, for one, and seemed keen on hearing what needed to be said, even if he had the undeniable smirk and spark of mischief in his eyes that she well recognized in Aemond’s. No wonder Aemond had taken a liking to him.

This was her first time actually speaking with him properly, up in a gallery with no chaperones no less, but the young woman was not bothered by it. Like she said, sound would carry, and she was told she had a very loud scream. “Apple?” she offered, tugging the cloth on her basket of pilfered kitchen treats to give her new companion a choice at the taking. There were fresh berry tarts and lemon cakes. Little marchpane figures in various states of broken mess. Then a couple apples she’d snagged. “I’d asked the kitchens to let me know when the Dornish pomegranate shipment comes. Those are divine,” she shared, as if it were the state secret.

To his point, she hummed. “They’re all so anxious. I don’t like violence, but I’d almost wish they’d start throwing punches already and get it out of their system so we can be done with it. Is it like that in your council meetings?” She brushed some crumbs from the pale blue silk of her skirt, her abundances of red curls contained in a net of silver, although a stubborn escapee curled against her cheek.

      LIFE TOOK UNEXPECTED TURNS EVERY NOW AND THEN ; decades of peace and quiet might easily be followed by sudden turmoil and family issues throwing an entire country into war, it seemed. the crack separating the kingdoms ran deep already, splitting families apart until, eventually, everyone would be ready to leap at someone else’s throat. reason enough for most to weep and tremble in fear           but not for a Greyjoy. madness lived in the Ironborn, or so it was said. a different kind than the Targaryen one ; something shared amongst all the wretched people living on those harsh, uninviting slaps of rock in the middle of the sea, that caused them to smile at the sight of a nearing storm, and chased them all out onto the waters to see who might win. when the Lord Reaper had received a raven from the capital, carrying an invitation by the newly crowned king himself, he had almost cracked a rib from laughing, and thrown the damned letter into the fire. and yet, here he was .  .  . too curious to resist.        for a fortnight, Maron had refused to bend the knee to Aegon. respectfully so, ever light-hearted, smiling at threats and reason in a most infuriating and yet oddly charming manner, until he eventually had made up his mind            and when the Lord Reaper had arrived at the capital, the city had held its breath. almost half the Iron Fleet had rounded the coast ; over seventy ships, massive in build, all of them sporting black sails with the golden kraken printed upon them, had spanned the entire horizon as far as the eye had seen. all of it built and kept by the man now stepping upon the balcony. much younger than most had anticipated, given the reputation Maron had built in the past decade, yet few had come to lordship aged only thirteen .  .  .

      court was in session, and Maron, with a smile upon his lips, simply mirrored the Lady Strong’s gesture with a nod. she was right ; these halls were lofty enough for every whisper to be carried. not quite ideal if one wished to merely be a passive spectator of the mummer’s farce happening below. it appeared he wasn’t the only one            and his companion seemed to have made it a habit, snacks included. he chuckled quietly, accepting an apple with a polite nod of the head. “ I see you’re well prepared. not quite sure if that should concern me, though. ” it appeared she had settled in to stay for a while. and below, Aegon already looked like he had wished to leave five minutes ago.        ocean blue eyes curiously watched the proceedings below, but his attention remained with the young girl at his side ; the ever present smile ( it seemed ) on his lips growing but a little wider at her question. “ not yet, but here is to hoping. ” he had brought boldness and a touch of audacity into these halls. an agent of chaos, invited by the very man shifting on that uncomfortable monstrosity of a chair below. Tyland Lannister, now Master of Coin, had already declared him insufferable after Maron had told him the new position was far more fitting            considering that Lannisters, historically, were far less likely to lose money than they were to lose ships. “ I don’t believe I have ever seen a group of people who so very obviously wished they were anywhere but where they are. it is quite entertaining, I must admit. ” and he, perhaps, was the only one who found it funny.      he glanced at the young girl then, entirely amiable and harmless. “ you seem quite comfortable though. a habit of yours, I assume? ”

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GRRM: the Ironborn have ships similar to Viking longboats

also GRRM: describes ships manning up to 50 people, large cargo spaces, rooms below deck for treasure and thralls, prisoners being tied to hulls without being fully submerged in water, etc

me:

me: anyways, pirate-esque ships with deep bellies for cargo, proper sleeping quarters, two- to three-masters with massive sails, lean and built for speed but tall, with the ships specifically built as flagships of the Iron Fleet being the biggest with up to 150 crew members on board