#melicos

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CLOSED STARTER ! ALON HIGHTOWER ( @melicos )

the third day of has proven more eventful than the day prior . the nobles of westeros were not alone in being granted permission to parade themselves to show off . valiancy was not spared in the tournament fields whilst everyone gathered to watch . sigils sewn on banners and carved on armors were put on full display , mounted on proud steeds . there was no shortage on cheers and merriment — too much for his liking but this raw display of violence is a better sight , that's for sure . ❝ were there attempts to talk you in to participate in the joust as well , lord alon ? ❞ in the hands of drunken bliss is where veils fall away , and suppressed desires come to light . the duel between one's self is the superior form of entertainment , and it happens nowhere else but the stands when most are fools to follow the delights of the herd . ❝ in my defense , if i did take part , i would learn less down there than up here . ❞

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closed starter for @melicos - alon hightower

Betting on anything could be risky. Anyone who gambles knows there is a chance that they might lose all they put in and more. And yet, Alarra was unconcerned as she cast her wager because she was not gambling. She was investing – another word for gambling, perhaps, but the kind done only when a person knows the odds are in their favor. Thanks to the generosity of the late king and his role as squire, her twin had honed his skills under the tutelage of the best knights in all of Westeros. He was admittedly better in the melee because of it, more skilled with a sword and fists than a horse and lance, but he would make her proud. Of that, she was sure. 

So sure, in fact, that she didn’t hesitate to tease a nearby man who seemed ready to risk his coin on another lordling winning the tourney.  “I wouldn’t place that bet,” she advised him with a lively confidence that spoke both of her faith in her brother’s abilities and her own inability to resist competition. “Not unless you want to lose all that gold.”