@nobletorn asked : ❛ appearances can be deceiving. ❜
olyvar sits up straighter at the words , eyes narrowing slightly . cane rolls slightly in his hand . he’s used to words like that , compliments with a backhanded sting , being made to him ; the sickly arryn boy , old before he was ever young . it might be proper decorum for the master of laws to act diplomatically toward the guests of the king , but olyvar never had the practice as a child to make it natural . instead it is a mask he puts on , a dance he can’t quite navigate well enough to blend in , and easy to neglect . ‘ i hope that is not a jest , lord piper . i’ve never found words about the way i appear overly humorous . ’