Winter Has Come...and Won't Go Away!

[thekittenqueen]

WHO: Margaery Tyrell
WHERE: The Inn
WHEN: 3/15
OPEN TO: All
WARNINGS: None

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Between the snow and the cold, whatever brave face Margaery had been able to put forward had been sorely tested again and again. Still, it wasn't enough to interrupt her usual routine. She cared for her animals as best as she was able, and with the influx of wool and bits of cotton that she had grown, it allowed her to create fabrics for the village's use. There were blankets as well, the usual sort she wove, especially for Winter, and while her bees were sleeping, there was at least milk from her cow and goats.

It was a strange feeling to bring these items to the inn, as though she were a woman at market. She had been a patron, and made certain that she visited as many merchants as she could while queen. But she never lived this way, carrying butter, milk and fabrics to trade with others.

She spread her wares on the table, the usual way anyone seemed to trade in this place. Seated next to it, she continued her mending and embroidery, ready to set it aside if someone showed an interest in her stock. At least it was warm inside and away from the snow. She couldn't imagine how merchants managed otherwise.

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[thekittenqueen]

"Loras, do you think I had any skills to offer when I arrived? I didn't even know how to clean a plate after a meal, but I asked someone to teach me." It hadn't been such a great blow to her pride, though there had been days where she compared her old life to this. A queen digging in the dirt and birthing cows.

"You are not useless. You are only useless if you give up and don't bother to try." She fought for him several times before and would continue to do so. That was the crux of their relationship, mutual strength and support. "You should try hunting. You are familiar with using a bow. It would bring in meat to the village. I could also teach you to garden."

She paused and considered her next statement before offering, "Robb could go with you and show you the places to hunt."

[triplerose]

He words make him purse his lips. Loras would rather take it upon himself, but he knows this place is strange, and it's better to have someone with him. Must it be Robb of all people?

And yet - Loras sighs. He'll take defeat on this one. He knows how fond Margaery is of him. He sees the way her face lights up and how happy she is, and it's not unlike how he'd be around Renly. Loras can't begrudge his sister that joy.

"If I won't be imposing upon him."

[thekittenqueen]

She sees the look and knows she is asking a lot of him. It's not a surprise that Loras isn't fond of Robb, he had made his distaste clear when Lady Stark had come to treat on his behalf. Though Margaery had always assumed that had to do with his claim rivaling Renly's.

Everything was different now and there could be no more grudges left over from their world. Gently, she placed a hand on his arm, urging him to look at her. "I know you aren't sure of him. I would like it if you could at least try to know him."

She wasn't expecting much, just a little respect. They didn't need to be friends. "He's the first man I've ever felt this way for, genuinely."