#ic; egg

[knightcrowned]

@goldandcinders from [X]

It had been only a few days since Auriel, Ser Duncan, and her cousin Egg had slipped away from King’s Landing in the quiet of the night. At first, the freedom had felt incredible. There were no more watchful eyes from whispering courtiers lingering on her every movement, no more feeling suffocated by the pressures of court life. She and her companions could do exactly as they pleased, whenever they pleased. But this freedom, she quickly learned, seemed to come hand in hand with homesickness. She missed home far more than she had anticipated. Her father’s warm, comforting voice, her siblings and cousins crowding too close together during meals, even the irritating bustle of servants in the mornings. Out here, camping beneath endless stretches of sky, everything suddenly felt terribly far away. Curled up against a tree trunk nearby their camp, Auriel let out a soft laugh at herself and quickly wiped the tears from her cheek with the back of her hand before anyone could comment on it. “Actually…yeah, I think that would make me feel better.” The beginnings of a smile started to tug at her lips. “So…who should we start with?”

"Him."

Egg could not say he was homesick. Family was something he found best loved from a distance, and the allure of adventure was still strong for him. Even King's Landing seemed dull compared to the open road, even if he did miss some of his princely comforts. He would get used to it, if it would make him a great knight, like Ser Duncan promised.

He pointed to one of a gaggle of stableboys about his own age.

"He's the inn keep's son. I watched him short change Duncan when he paid for breakfast this morning. He told me not to get involved..."

Egg grinned.

"But he never said anything to you."

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🗣 (Egg and his cousins )

He has Opinions

"Valarr's alright. He's a bit stuck up and boring, though. Everyone thinks he's perfect, and I think it makes his head almost as big as Aerion's. He's much nicer though."

He continued: "Matarys is more fun to play with. I'm going to be a better knight than him, though. We've made a bet on it."

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and three funniest muses for visenya

SMASH OR PASS

Rhae: "I think she is pretty. Smash."

Egg: "....pass."

Brynden: "Smash, evidently."

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🗣 ( egg and maekar )

Oof.

"Father is..." Egg looked down for a moment. "Father is the strongest, bravest man I have ever known. He is stern, yes, and sometimes unfair to me." At least, from a child's perspective. "But he loves us all and only wants us to be the best that we can be. I will hear no slander of him from those who are not his children."

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The wheel has chosen for @umbrensis (Maekar)

The sun beamed down hard on Egg's damp shoulders. The children had been playing by a fountain of cool water in the centre of the gardens, and all had been well - then a quarrel had sprung up between him and the girls. One thing had led to another, and he and Daella had both ended up in the water, and the poor statue had lost its arm.

"It is not my fault, Father." he protested, "It was Daella who broke it, I swear, and Rhae only fell in because she tried to push me."

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The wheel has chosen for @stormforgedrascal

Bold the young princeling slipped into the Baratheon tent. No one paid any mind to one more squire amidst the crowd, even one in the black and red of House Targaryen, and Egg knew who would know his face and who would not. He had neither patience nor time for questions.

Silent and sneaky as only a child could be, he melted from the shadows at the head of the table, on Lyonel's left side.

"My lord," he spoke without being invited, squaring his shoulders. "I've a favour to ask you."

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Your sword arm is getting stronger. But your footwork is still shit. (cousin alys and egg)

"What would you know?"

He liked it when they came to Raventree Hall. Dunk always found a suitable task to occupy himself, Lord Blackwood always treated them kindly, and best of all there were others to play with - if there was one thing Egg missed on the road with Duncan, it was the company of other children, like Alys and her cousin Betha. He supposed she was sort of his cousin too, since her mother was Lord Bloodraven's sister.

"You're not a knight."

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it looks like you need a nap. (For Egg from Matarys)

“’m fine.” Egg protested. He had already been feeling not quite himself when they had set out from Summerhall, and in the carriage he had started to feel rather queasy. Now, though, they were in King’s Landing, and he was loathe to miss even a second of the excitement.

“It was a long trip.”