[Handset] (Audio) ❅ The Third

[stonebird]

(Encrypted to Valdis)

May I speak with you privately about a certain matter...? (Her voice is prim, proper and to the point. She is hiding her hope in case she is destined for disappointment.)

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What stories are common in your world? Were you raised with tales of adventure? Romance? Or tales meant for teaching?

(Books were an important part of her life at Winterfell - and she passed much of her time in King's Landing and the Eyrie with them as well. When Joffrey and Sweetrobin weren't bothering her, that is.)

Do you believe them true? I used to believe heroes existed and that all evil was punished. (Her tone is heavy with satire, though it is directed at herself.) Children are foolish.

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[stonebird]

What if you lack the power to work on anything but your own survival? (She doesn't feel like she has a good foothold in anything. How can she help - or protect - someone else - especially in her world - if she is constantly fighting to hold onto what she knows?) I would like to be a hero, but I have to be practical.

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[highprofilerichkid]

Then... you should do whatever you have to to survive. [When he was younger, he might have said "everyone has the power to change their life for the better." But he's learned from Gene that it's not always that simple. Sometimes surviving is all you can do.]

And if you feel like you can't change anything on your own... no matter how hard things get, it's always easier when you have friends. People you can count on.

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[stonebird]

Friends can be dangerous; they can turn on you at a moment's notice for better prospects. (Littlefinger has ruined the image of friends for her.) I will always be cautious - even if I feel I know someone well. I cannot help but be so after all I have seen.

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[highprofilerichkid]

Yeah. They can. [The words sound reluctant - he hates to say it, but he knows it's true.] I've... been betrayed by a friend. And I guess I was afraid of trusting people for a while, after that. But I also have friends who stuck with me through everything. They'd never turn on me - I know I can trust them with anything. There may be a lot of messed up, dangerous people in the world, but there are good people, too. Just like there are villains and heroes. If you never trust anyone... you'll just end up alone.