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As she accepted that offered arm there was a smile, the first one yet, tone still matter-of-fact as it had been so far, though there was a thin undercurrent of amusement to it as she replied, "I don't mind the smell of horses, I've slept in lots of barns. And I like fish, even though I've been on the trawler for weeks I'm not tired of fish yet."
Mostly she figured he'd proven trustworthy so far, and she could continue to trust him for the time being.
He patted her hand as she took his arm and smiled, but kept his steps tight so she didn't have to take such large steps. "That's good, at least liking fish. Sleeping in barns isn't bad either but children should have to move around that much."
Oberyn was a lot of things - and he did fight very dirty - but he meant what he said about not hurting little girls.
"I grew up in the same place when I was a child, I've only begun moving recently, after my father died." She shrugged, mostly with the uninjured arm, "And sleeping in barns is better than sleeping in a derelict, or an off-season bear's burrow, or just on the ground under a sequoia, and I've slept all of those places, and lots of others that are worse than a barn."
A little shake of her head, "Besides, there's usually horses in barns, and I understand horses better than I understand people. They like me better, too."
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Date: 2022-07-10 07:24 am (UTC)Mostly she figured he'd proven trustworthy so far, and she could continue to trust him for the time being.
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Date: 2022-07-12 09:51 pm (UTC)Oberyn was a lot of things - and he did fight very dirty - but he meant what he said about not hurting little girls.
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Date: 2022-07-13 02:10 am (UTC)A little shake of her head, "Besides, there's usually horses in barns, and I understand horses better than I understand people. They like me better, too."