winter / storm.

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WNTERREIGN.      a dependent blog , affiliated with reignfms , written by alex.

ALICENT ARRYN    ruling lady of the vale    intro   |   threads ARANYA BARATHEON    lady of storm’s end    intro   |   threads CEMAL TYRELL    lord of highgarden    intro   |   threads DAERON OF BRAAVOS    sellsword of braavos    intro   |   threads GUINEVERE LANNISTER    lady of casterly rock.    intro   |   threads HARRION STARK.    king of the north.    intro   |   threads HELAENA MALLISTER NÉE FLORENT    lady of seagard    intro   |   threads KATERINA BLACKTYDE    lady of blacktyde    intro   |   threads KIERAN BOLTON    lord of the dreadfort    intro   |   threads LUKAS HARLAW    lord pirate of the ten towers.    intro   |   threads NYMERIA MARTELL.    princess of dorne.    intro   |   threads SEBASTIAN MANDERLY.    lord of white harbor.    intro   |   threads WILLAS MARBRAND    ruling lord of ashemark    intro   |   threads

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arc updates:  arc ii  ,  arc iii  ,  arc iv  .

starters:  closed starters  ,  open - cemal.

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open starter ›› @reignrbs

        the  role  of  guard  amongst  the  tyrell siblings was formerly one cem handed off to his brothers, except they now lived in the grave and while elder sister might tell him it was unnecessary, the responsibility now fell to him. he'd assumed a position outside the door, eyes closed but other senses alert. so the sound of footsteps approaching didn't go unnoticed. he looked up.   ❝ if it's my sister you're hoping to speak to, i'm afraid that she isn't accepting guests at the moment, ❞   he said before the other had the chance to speak or knock. tolerance low but manners not forgotten.

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with hugo mormont ›› @stxrfclls

        katerina  had  immediately  retreated  to  her  room once the guards had let them leave the maze, locking the door and not emerging for the rest of the day or speaking with anyone. only now, midway through the next day, did she venture into the sitting room of the blacktyde apartments. a knock followed by the door opening made her jump, wide eyes darting toward door.   ❝ hugo. ❞   surprise was replaced by a small feeling of guilt.   ❝ i'm terribly sorry for not reaching out to you and your family yet. are they all well? ❞

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with timur blacktyde ›› @qcyqoyi

        ❝  i  don't  want  to  go  to  the gardens. ❞   words she thought she'd never uttered during their time in highgarden after her excitement to see the famed gardens, but the recent events made her want to stay locked away in the rooms given to house blacktyde. perhaps if the assassin had been caught she would feel differently, but they remained at large. if they tried striking again then she could find herself trapped again or worse if the culprit changed their strategy.

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with lucerys targaryen ›› @stxrfclls

        ❝  he's  too  calm.  ❞  the  marbrand  had  grown to expect unpredictability from the king. while no one could predict exactly how aedar would react to trouble, anger was a constant for any slight. an attempt on his life certainly fell into that category, and yet the king wasn't raging. it was why the book in his hands had remained on the same page for minutes; his mind distracted, contemplating what was truly going on.

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with emira tyrell ›› @stxrfclls

        skepticism  that  the  mad  king's  claim  was true, his own past actions standing in opposition, allowed her anger about the entire situation to remain. an empty apology meant nothing. when she spotted her friend, anya imagined she wasn't alone in the feeling. if they were in storm's end her frusteration wouldn't remain simmering beneath the surface. she approached with loud footsteps, not wanting to startle emire.   ❝ how fares your siblings? ❞   she inquired, despite suspecting the answer.

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with kaelys greyjoy ›› @ruinovs

        ❝  it's  a  tragedy,  ❞   lukas  began  as  he dramatically sat down beside kaelys, resting his head on his hand. they might no longer be confined to a single location within highgarden anymore but the boredom hadn't faded. still trapped in this flowery hell for pointless talks led by a mad man. god, he longed for the sea.   ❝ that someone employed such a terrible assassin. ❞   a success would've undoubtedly prolonged their stay here but at least someone would've finally done something effective. but no, another failure for the mainlanders.

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with timur blacktyde ›› @qcyqoyi

        it  wouldn't  have  mattered  if  others  had been in this area of th e gardens, nymeria would've still rushed over to him and threw her arms around him. it'd been difficult to not immediately go looking for him once the guards had left, but family came first and her mother had initially been reluctant to let her wander too far.   ❝ i was so worried, ❞   she whispered. perhaps it was silly; she was the one who hadn't escaped these gatherings unscathed before but imagination had effectively concocted many scenarios during their time trapped and apart.

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alexia  spun  in  a  few  circles  when  she  spotted  the  targaryen  guards  barring  the  entrance  to  the  ballroom  ,  then  again  when  her  eyes  frantically  searched  for  sebastian.  people  milled  about  ,  ushering  to  the  doors  or  towards  their  loved  ones  ,  and  only  when  his  voice  reaches  her  ears  does  the  stark  turn  and  throw  her  arms  around  her  guard.  the  wolf  has  no  cares  to  if  she  looks  dramatic  ,  too  many  times  bad  things  have  happened  and  she's  not  eager  for  another.  after  a  few  moments  she  slowly  releases  him,  toes  reaching  the  floor  when  her  grip  relaxes  enough  to  stand  on  her  own  feet  again.  "  i'm  fine  ,  especially  now.  "  she  felt  safe.

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        surprise  collided  with  him  when  alexia  did but it didn't stop sebastian's arms from instantly wrapping around her. it didn't matter that there were others around or that his foolish heart raced; all that mattered was making certain she was safe and she knew that she was. whatever the dragon king had planned mattered not. he would sooner perish then let harm befall her. he selfishly wanted to hold her for longer but stepped back the moment she released him, resuming his normal stance.   ❝ good. there's no telling what is going to happen next so you must stay close. ❞   he wouldn't fault her for wanting to try escaping but now wasn't the time.

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" must you all insist on sounding confused when the power someone else has is wielded ? " it was a lofty thought to think that aedar, a king not liked by his own people and already had countless marks against him, had not brought them all there to let his dragon, guards, and whatever other tricks he had up his sleeve ravage them all. how many more needed to perish in his presence before others would get it through their thick skulls ? just as they hadn't understood why there had been confusion in sunspear that the martells would protect their home, they didn't understand it now.

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        ❝  i'm  neither  confused  nor  surprised,  my  lady, merely making an observation. ❞   nodded in the direction of the others in the room. though they'd all been herd together and trapped like prey. sebastian, however, hadn't felt the panic that many had displayed when the guards stormed save in the brief moments he didn't know where alexia was. he'd quietly been on edge since they'd stepped into highgarden, expecting to see a threat sooner rather than later. now that it had shown itself, he only desired to be prepared for the next move. for he might know little of politics but even a blind man could tell that the targaryen king had more in store.

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" speak for yourself , " maery insists , peering cuttingly at the knight over the top of her book that she was only passingly convincing at feigning interest in . her attention had remained on the guards that barred their exit for some time now , finding their presence a curiosity rather than a threat . " i am but a wolf in sheep's clothing . " alone , she was as trapped as any other . but she was not alone . there were many ironborn in the ballroom at present —  including kaelys and soren .

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        gaze  sharply  returned  to  the  greyjoy.  making note of who else was in the ballroom was his first task after making sure alexia was safe, noting the ironborns' presence. bash couldn't say they were high on his list of people he wanted to be trapped with yet so far they weren't causing trouble.   ❝ and what will the wolf do? ❞   he was only mildly curious. the islanders liked to talk big and likely had the skills to back up some of it, and yet they had remained complacent same as the rest of them.

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he wouldn't do the same , but darnell could understand the logic behind trying to make a mad dash towards the exits . it was difficult to remain sitting at the mercies of other people . ❛ i hope others have the same mindset . ❜ darnell thinks the southern guards volatile just like their king and that it wouldn't take much to set them off which he didn't want anyone to have to experience .

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        in  his  youth,  he  might've  been  tempted to do so but maturity kept him seated. he might have faith in his abilities but the guards possessed the numbers and demeanor indicated no sympathy or kindness. bash nodded.   ❝ the longer we're kept here the more volatile tempers will grow. ❞   thus the likelihood of avoiding conflict would decease. however, if he was proven wrong then he'd be glad for it.

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though it wasn't intentional, mav didn't think himself particularly concerned with their siblings, aside from the eldest. he finds jaime to be the most unpleasant, the one that could very well put a target onto their backs much like the one it seemed like the tyrells now had, and he wasn't sure there would be anything they could do if that happens. with a quiet sigh, mav shook his head. " you can find them. i'll find jaime. " as he had for years, he'd try to prevent their oldest brother from making a fool of them all if he already hadn't. " you weren't silly to think that. it's not the tyrells that we had to worry about, and it was obvious that they didn't want the king here either. if aedar wasn't in our midst then i doubt anything would've happened. " said quietly lest the guards overhear, but mavrick was firm in his position and thinking on that.

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        being  back  at  the  rock  had  quickly let guinevere see with her own eyes the failings of her eldest brother. many conversations between them had ended tensely, many tasks that were his she'd overseen. an objection almost fell, not wanting to burden mav with a task he'd already had to deal with during her absence, but ultimately she nodded.   ❝ i'll join you after i find the others, ❞   she promised. hopefully jaime had avoided causing a mess; they didn't need to be the next house on the king's list of targets. the poor tyrells. mavrick's words made her glance around, ensuring no guard was paying them any mind.   ❝ yes, most likely. though he clearly has pawns under his command given how many were involved in the previous events. i'm even more grateful that we weren't selected to host this summit, ❞   she whispered. lady tyrell undoubtedly far more capable than their brother.

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eirelia's  mind  is  racing  through  all  her  precious  laws  ,  things  that  cannot  help  in  this  instance  or  solve  a  single  thing.  she  very  much  doubts  the  brutish  guards  care  to  hear  how  they  have  no  right  to  detain  northern  citizens  ,  nor  does  she  desire  to  start  a  fight.  her  nose  wrinkles  when  the  woman  addresses  the  southern  king  as  '  his  grace,  '  even  if  eirelia  understands  that  is  protocol.  she  doesn't  wish  to  think  of  the  man  as  anything  ,  much  less  a  title  she  refers  to  her  own  king  with.  "  yes  ,  it  seems  he  has  something  to  do  with  this.  "  she  says  instead  ,  reigning  in  the  urge  to  claim  that  '  his  grace  '  was  no  king  of  her  own  to  order  her  about  this  way.

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        one  might  expect  a  lion  to  roar when faced with a cage once more but the sole lady lannister had forever possessed a demure demeanor. she'd walked silently into her first cage after all. but it didn't mean she enjoyed them. yet with the guards standing fast there was nothing any in the maze could do to escape this one. gwen observed the woman beside her carefully, sensing her irritation, which likely all in highgarden now felt. she sighed.   ❝ hopefully we will find out soon what has gone amiss. ❞   given that aedar was behind it, guinevere doubted it'd be good news, leaving her to only hope that no one had been harmed as the king enacted his scheme.

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the lady's discontent is palpable , radiating off of her in waves —  though she keeps her composure well , rickard notes . there have been a smattering of outbursts since the guards descended upon the markets , lessening in frequency and volume as time went on . he wedges himself into the spot freed up , pulling dilan into his side . though she is young , she is not oblivious , the atmosphere getting to her as much as it was everyone else . rickard had bought her almost every trinket she'd expressed interest in and was glad for it now , watching her cycle between the objects in an attempt to keep herself occupied . " thank you , " he remembers his manners , " i would not have blamed you if you wished to maintain the illusion of solitude . "

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        there  were  places  one  could  hide  away in the markets given its size and the various side streets but the trade off was the chance of being caught unaware when the situation changed. so she kept her emotions contained, sitting where she could still the guards and also have her back covered. but now her attention drifted to the lord.   ❝ there's no need to cause more tension amongst us. we're all trapped all the same. ❞   the us being every one in the markets save the guards. anya looked down at the lord's daughter, offering her a smile.   ❝ which one is your favorite? ❞   she asked, referring to the trinkets she was holding.

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baratheon women weren't meant to be solidarity, always moving towards one goal or ambition to their heart's content. so to have the option taken from them, by force mind you, never boded well with the like minded sisters. aravis' own irritation compatible with aranya's; exasperated with the targaryens as a whole, especially their deranged brother. “and that annoys me greatly.” she muttered with an audible smack of the lips. “please, the egos in here wouldn't allow it. neither would their mistrust.”

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        were  it  up  to  her  alone,  this show of madness would've been the final straw for house baratheon. even if they still played nice while seeds were sowed. however, it was elder brother who was in charge. perhaps if the tyrells made the first move, surely the ruling lady must want the king's head for seizing control of her home after ordering this summit.   ❝ it's shortsighted. i don't trust most of these people but i don't trust our king more. ❞   the enemy of one's enemy could be a friend for a short while.

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attempts through sprawling hedges had not worked , with melony now attempting a second best option . fitting her fingers in grooves between the leaves , she tries to climb getting just high enough to peer over the branches before she feels herself begin to slide back down ⎯⎯ resuming her standing position on the ground once she catches her balance . huff leaves her lips , head turning to bring the other into view . “ are you going to help or just stand there ? ”

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        having  stumbled  upon  her  mid  climb,  a smirk tugged at the corners of daeron's lips, standing nearby but not interfering even when the attempt proved unsuccessful.   ❝ i didn't want to presume you needed it. ❞   knew she wasn't soem damsel in distress like some of the stuffy noble ladies pretended to be. he was hardly surprised she was trying to find an escape, similar thoughts had crossed his mind before being considered pointless given the number of guards and his lack of a death wish.