@fatedriiiven asked; 01. wiping their eyes before someone can notice. from valora !
𝕳𝖊 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖙𝖔𝖔 𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖌 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖆𝖕𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖑 𝖆𝖘 𝖞𝖊𝖙. to be called here not a day after the fateful trial of seven at baelor's behest , and to all but flee from the prospect of having to return to storm's end? lyonel has been rather subdued in it. behaved himself and for once stuck rather strictly to minding his own business , for that seems how he'll better earn the favour of his prince's family than much else.
their children are of similar ages though , and while his own daughter seems rather outgoing in her ventures at making friends so far , it's quite the opposite to the impression he has of baelor's heirs. they seem quieter , more cautious , of a sensible nature as their father. and if his secretly soft heart is anything to go by , likely much more sentimental. so lyonel does stop a moment , brow furrowed in concern , when he sees such hasty masking of tears by the princess.
' princess valora ... is everything quite alright? ' she can say yes if she wishes , of course. can brush away his concern with nothing more than an answer he will have to take in good faith , yet has seen more than a fair share of tears from floris over the years and knows that not asking may be much worse indeed. a fickle business , sadness. one that he may not quite be trusted with , and yet knows that baelor would show his concern should it be his child looking quite so dreary.
