I won't tell if you won't

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I sat on my bed watching the world from outside my window, the tall trees, the thick foliage, the muck and mud of the marshes for miles in all directions. I watched as the little amount of sunlight disappeared as night drew closer. Just then I saw something tumble in thought my letter box I got up and grabbed the little black envelope I opened it out of curiosity and read the words well inked on the page 

'Miss y/n. Please meet me at the watch tower gardens gate.' 

I thought little off it it get notes like this Lot in this occupation. 

I did my hair, and my other usual prep wearing my little green dress and brown leather corset belt to keep it all on me. I walked through the dirt and mud of the grey water keep over in the shadow of the watch I went to the garden gate standing in the small evening night waiting a moment until I heard but a whisper 

"Miss y/n?"

"Yes" I smiled 

"Come with me" he whispered seeming nervous he took my hand and quickly I was pulled inside, I followed or we'll was dragged thought the garden path before reaching a long stone corridor I had only been inside the watch once and honestly it as years ago when I was little but this was the back of the greywater watch, the back of the old lordly home, I assumed he must have been a staff boy, he lead me though still silently till we reached a room, he ushered me inside and quickly closed the door locking it. I looked aroura the room and honestly I was puzzled. It was filled with items impressive items, a large window as part of the tower with thick green curtains pulled, green painted walls with wood lining the bottom, impressive wooden furniture that looked older than the keep, a large wooden four post double bed with green covers and thick furs no curtains on the bed though as if they'd been taken away. My curiosity peaked as to who exactly has summoned me here. This wasn't some castle boy.

"To who do I owe the pleasure?' I asked 

"Shhh" he told me "they may be gone but the staff are still here... anyone knew I had you here they'd-"

"They'd what?" I giggled

"Nothing" he said I looked to him as he had since removed the green cloak that had hidden him in the darkness and I somewhat recognized him even if I had never seen him much.

"My lord" I bowed slightly looking at him alot, the young lord reed jojen, hallons son. He was a few years older then me if I remember correctly but he was small and rather slender likely from the many sickness that had threatened to take him, it was a known thing in the marshes that jojen was a sick boy and many had often made bets on how long he'd actually stay around for before he'd join his mother. Whenever I had seen him admittedly I was curious about him, he was kept away like a secret due to his sicknesses never much allowed outside of the grey water tower but when he was I was intrigued he was a tall slender boy with his mother's blonde hair he fiddled with his fingers as he stood with me nervous, timid, blushing bright. 

"I uhh I've never done this before" he said nervously "I'm not all that sure how it works"

"Well, how much do you know" I smiled taking his hand and sitting on his bed pulling him to sit with me he instantly took his hand away staring at the floor 

"I know uhh what you are and uhh I umm" he blushed getting a few coins from his pocket "is this enough?" He asked handing me them I counted them and it was much more then I needed so I took my usual and handed back the rest "your sure?"

"That's my usual, for new customers anyway" I smiled 

"I uhhh I have a bit of a strange request"

"Which is?" 

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