under other circumstances sowyer would find himself on the goldroad , and would have missed highgarden entirely . perhaps that is why he’s unfamiliar with the place , his father so concerned with building the reputation of house kenning within the westerlands , that even those nearby geographically were sometimes neglected . or , perhaps , it was that the ruling lord kenning’s focus had made assumptions for him ; they would not embarrass themselves by a rejection from the lords of the reach , they simply would not ask . yet , here sowyer stood , the new circumstance being an intent to visit the family of his betrothed in old oak and needing a place to stay on the journey ; somewhat turned around in the castle for a lack of familiarity , but here nonetheless .
‘ pardon me , lord tyrell ? ’ he asks of the first he had found . ‘ i seem to have gotten turned around in your family’s impressive home . i intended to find where lady oakheart is staying ? ’ @nobletorn






