[Console] (Video) ❅ The Second

[stonebird]

(A length of cloth is resting on Alayne's knees and she is busy stitching. The sound of thread being pulled through, tightened and then piercing the cloth again can be heard by the keen of hearing.)

Dresses of a Southern make are far more difficult for me to stitch. (Her pink lips purse and she bites off a thread with her teeth.) I fear, should the weather warm, I will be incredibly uncomfortable in wool. Yet silken fabrics are notoriously difficult to piece together. They leave no room for mistakes - even slight ones.

(Sucking on one of her fingers, her brow furrows. It isn't common for her to stab her fingers. Septa Mordane would know something is amiss with her. Yet her dear Septa is long dead.)

I heard some strange noises on the street. I'm certain someone grabbed my skirt, but I didn't stay long enough to look.

(Therein lies the problem.)

Could they follow me to my room?

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[wrathfulkhan]

...does he, now.

They seem to be getting a bit big for their boots, don't they? The Snakes. I remember life here without them. Maybe I ought to give Yunxu a gentle reminder that it wouldn't be hard to go back to that state of affairs.

[Kirin head in his bed, anyone?]

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[stonebird]

Do what you think is best. It bothers me to think of anyone else being accosted - or worse. I know they were armed. (The sound of blades is one she knows quite well.) And if that is how they gain entertainment...

They should be stopped.

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[wrathfulkhan]

I will attempt diplomacy first - though it wouldn't hurt if we were armed in some way as well.

You mentioned Anton was going to teach you self-defense. My offer also still stands, in case you'd like a different style, perhaps.

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[stonebird]

I'm... (She presses her lips together, looking uncomfortable.) I thought it was a good idea, learning how to defend myself, but...

I don't like weapons. I've seen them used in horrible ways. (And not always on other people.)

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[wrathfulkhan]

We don't have to use weapons. I can teach you defensive moves, if you want.

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[stonebird]

What would those entail? How would I...move?

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[wrathfulkhan]

Ways to use an enemy's weight and momentum against them, mostly. So that you wouldn't be doing anything but redirecting the force they'd already tried to use against you.

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[stonebird]

...water dancing. (Her heart clenches and she bites the inside of her cheek.) Would it be difficult to move in a dress?

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[wrathfulkhan]

[Well, he's never heard it called that before. When Alayne asks her question, he thinks a moment.]

Depends on the dress, I think. My mother never seemed to have a problem. Though I'd recommend learning in trousers first.