closed for @ofannara || the red keep
Cersei Lannister was like a thorn in Alyssa’s side. She never quite interacted with the woman on more than a cordial level, but she was everywhere, all of the time. Alyssa admired, feared, and despised the woman in one fell swoop. She didn’t like anyone she couldn’t read well, and Cersei Lannister was at the top of that list. This entire evening was for the sake of Annara. Ever since they were little, Alyssa enjoyed being her little bird. It was never asked of her, she simply did it, and had fun doing it at that.
A smile here, a laugh there, charming the information out of tipsy partygoers was her specialty. At conversations end she often snorted at the personal details that were so easily spilled into her ears. A lot of the time useless, but occasionally she could piece together multiple stories into a larger puzzle that made for an interesting discovery. At that thought, she finally locked eyes on her sister and made her way over to her. “I’d like to think Cersei is trying to show all of her cards tonight, but I believe this is merely a distraction. I wonder what that woman has up her sleeve.” She took a sip of wine, her words loud enough for only her sisters ear.