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@queensarc   you act as if i am only slinking around,   i spent my days down at the ports,  and my nights with beautiful women.   i am great at multitasking,  dear sister.   [he has heard this same lecture from his father,  mother,  and valarra a thousand times before.  ‘do better’,    ‘be better’  and blah, blah, blah.  but aery’s enjoyed the freedom of life,  it was far better than whatever was going on with his eldest siblings.]     spare me.   

@ofsaltandsea   as you ceaselessly are.  [this would be the last day he’ll ever see that woman.  valarra would never threaten her but a dismissal — and wolf’s leaf tea to be sure — was inevitable.   perhaps ten silver moons as well for the inconvenience.]      you are a part of this family and should be seen /with/ this family.     or have you forgotten that you were born in a palace and not a brothel?   our grandmother did not go through all that she did as a bastard so that you can dance around and make more or worse.    

@queensarc     as you can see,  i was occupied.  [the young prince tugs on his shirt,  hands working the strings with practice ease.  the disappointment is not clear on his sisters face—yet evident in her tone.  he has been at the receiving end of it as of recently.]   i still do not understand why my lack of presence is still an issue.  we eat thrice a day,  sister.   you will all see me at lunch and possibly dinner.   

PRINCE AERYS SYRRO,    THE REALMS DELIGHT.