Sansa is strong. Almost unbelievably strong. If I were in her position, I would’ve thrown myself out of a window by now. But, no. She isn’t going to let the shitty people that live in King’s Landing push her to that point. She endures. She lives in a world where there are people constantly dying all around her, every day, every hour, every minute, and yet Sansa is still standing. Why? Because she knows what game she’s playing. She’s learned from the people around her, like Petyr Baelish and the Tyrells, that, in order to survive in a place like that, you have to use your courtesy as armor. You can’t say what you like or do what you like, because you’ll end being killed. No one likes a person who talks about what they’ve seen, especially in a place like King’s Landing, and so Sansa stays quiet, despite all of the horrors she’s been through. She has adapted to her surroundings and no one around her is aware of this. She acts like the shy, courteous girl she was when she first came to King’s Landing, when in reality, that girl is long gone. She has tricks up her sleeve than she hides with her good manners and smiles. She may not be “one of the boys” like her sister, Arya, but that doesn’t make her weaker, in any sense of the word. They each have their own strength, and Sansa just shows hers in a completely different way. One of the most amazing things about Sansa is how incredibly kind and gentle she has stayed through all of this. She’s seen things most people couldn’t even imagine, and yet she’s still good to all of the people surrounding her. She uses her words to trick Joffrey into sparing Ser Dantos. She’s kind to Tyrion, despite the fact that he’s a Lannister and she’s still not sure if she can fully trust him. During the Battle of Blackwater, she, once again, uses her words to calm everyone down when they’re frightened. She’s brilliant, absolutely brilliant, in the way she can manipulate people in this kind, innocent manner. Some people may view Sansa’s kindness and courtesy as weakness, but it most definitely is not. She may not wield a sword, but she will damn well kill you with words.
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