Thread: Of Wolves and Lions (Iikaitlynii & Cold)

When he took her hand to kiss it Rowenna was a bit surprised seeing as how he didn't do that with the others he had looked at thus far. But she allowed herself to smile a little more before he passed on to look at the rest of her siblings and just kind of hoped this would be done sooner than later. It felt more awkward being scrutinized and waiting to be chosen than to just be forced upon some unknown person to be their wife and the guy not choosing her. Then you knew for certain if they were disappointed rather than having some guy pick his bride and either being disappointed he picked you or feeling down that he didn't. The latter part seemed like a way to feel more negative than the whole just being forced to marry someone. All Rowenna wanted to do was fidget in her spot and was ready to get out of this line. Her father spouting crude comments really didn't help her fidgety-ness any. She tried to keep her eyes straight ahead and without looking at any of the people that were apart of Robb Starks army. They were probably all watching carefully to see who their queen would be but she didn't dare look to see if anyone was paying attention to her. It would make it all the more nerve racking. From the corner of her eye she could tell when he eventually got to the last daughter and it was almost a sigh of relief that they could soon break out of this line and not look so much like robots forced to stand here waiting. When he spoke of taking an hour to pick and then left to speak with his mother the girls finally broke away from the line all to gush over the attention the king had given them. I'll post her talking to the other girls in the next post. I think it'll be easier that way instead of writing it all in this one and having nothing to really do in the next one lol. Cersei couldn't remember ever having spoken to him before. In truth she didn't speak much to people that she had no need to, except in the cases such as this where she had to listen to the smallfolks problems and whatnot. Otherwise she had her close knit spies as well as any guard who, she may need to boss around and give them an order, or having to deal with people in the small council like Little Finger or Varys. Time seemed to drone on as she listened to four or five different people. The problems were always the same sort of petty thing and it got old after awhile. Keeping her patience in line she listened to a couple more people before deciding that this would be the end of it for today. Getting up she addressed the court saying things like how their loyalty to the throne wouldn't be forgotten and other pleasant courtesies like that. We'll resume with things on the morrow, she told them all and was very much wanting a drink right about now. With a war brewing it felt silly putting up with the problems of the commoners but then again it needed to be done to show how the king cared for his subjects. They couldn't have people inside the city revolting and deciding to help the enemy if the Starks or Baratheons made it to Kings Landing. It wouldn't do having them trying to help the enemy get inside the walls. Her eyes had lingered on Ser Adam for a moment as the people started making their way out of the throne room before turning to one of the guards to have them send for her children for dinner. I figure maybe she could send for him after dinner, which I figured to just simply get done in the next post. But to get a better idea of the time line would this be taking place before Ned's death? Or sometime after and it being before Blackwater and the Tyrell alliance?