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[ironbanded]

It seems your heart is quite set, my lady, and so we come here again. I cannot claim to begrudge you this, no matter how bleak the setting. Idleness will never suit me well [ her tone, turned graver, now lightens] - in that, we may be alike, despite your claims to the contrary. And if there is aid needed there... then surely it is past time I gave what I could.

[ besides, she cannot deny a bit of wanderlust, a thrill that comes with the potential of new surroundings. ]

Counsel may well be folly, but if I may have one request - it would be Sahar. I cannot take all I would wish for with me, but I would rather not be without her. I know that she would set other minds at ease, as well.

But, all the same - do not let yourself become too distracted from the rest. I will walk this path you've set for me, if you will it, but you must do the same as well.

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[yardbird]

Believe me... could use all the help we can get around here.

[ironbanded]

Alas, that seems to be the case in these places all too often.

[yardbird]

Usually, yeah...

[He pauses.]

You talk kinda... [Oh god Murphy what are you doing.] You wouldn't happen to know anything 'bout a place called Westeros, would you?

[ironbanded]

[ her head tilts, curious, and then her lips quirk a little. ]

I am not from Westeros, but I have heard of such a place. I do not think you hail from there either, however. Am I correct?

[lowlit]

Hmph.

[ She lounges lazily in the air, scoffing with all the unimpressed candor in all the world. ]

You and your poetry and your dependence upon beasts. [ She bares her fangs in a smile, because hypocrisy is oh so much fun. ] Pretty little princess...

[ironbanded]

...Midna.

[ it is always a surprise, to see her reduced to this form again - though Zelda's tone lacks what suspicion it may once have held. if anything, she sounds oddly fond. ]

I place my trust on those who prove dependable.

[lowlit]

[ Not so much 'reduced', no. Her mien is not yet a warm one as she zips close, jabbing at Zelda's diadem with one finger. ]

Is an animal still dependable after it grows hungry, and realises how delicious you smell?

[curse_of_power]

Idleness always suited you better, in my opinion, your highness.

[Have an exaggerated mocking bow.]

[ironbanded]

[ his gesture is something she responds to with a nod of her head, nothing more. she does not let slip a shred of her anxiety at his presence. ]

I confess I have concerns beyond your opinion on what suits me best.

[curse_of_power]

And yet you did not hesitate to become prisoner at my behest. Whether it was Zant or someone else delivering the message, we both knew who was pulling the strings.

How many times does this make, Princess? It seems every time we meet, you willingly become my prisoner until your fairy child rushes to your rescue.

pardon my lack of tolerable icons

[kakolookiyam]

If aid is needed, my lady, you will see it done. I am sure of it.

i make exceptions for you

[ironbanded]

As much as I can, at the least.

i'm so terribly spoiled

[kakolookiyam]

And Sahar will see you well protected, as she has in the past. Your mundane would do well to heed your counsel in that.

[Prince will totally go mano a mano otherwise.]

!!!!

[handelaar]

Sahar. That a sword, or what.

:D

[ironbanded]

Not quite. I would sooner not have cause for a sword. [ her lips curve minutely, oh so mysterious. ] Sahar is a wolf.

[handelaar]

A - [This? This would be him swiping a hand down his face with a groan.] At least say you're not keepin' it in the Gardens.

[deicidal]

Do you truly think you can inspire one of their kind to work with you toward a common goal through something as simple as mutual effort?

[ironbanded]

Is it so unthinkable to you, my lord? I think it is entirely possible, even if the work is slowly done, step by step and brick by brick.

[deicidal]

And what of those that must suffer for your diplomacy? Would you have them bite their tongues and abide the time it takes you to sway their oppressors? Would not a more direct solution yield better results?

[twilightshour]

You found a new place to sit and wait to be rescued?

[ironbanded]

Rescue is seldom an option in these places, Midna. Patience, however, is a necessity.

[twilightshour]

I'm not really virtuous enough for that kind of thing.

[wickedly]

My, the lamb does bleat. And already so determined to help a pack of fools she has yet to meet? Heartwarming, really.

[ His derisive tone says otherwise. ]

[ironbanded]

[ she is unmoved by his words, by his casual cruelty, her demeanour cool. ] I cannot comment on the characters of those I am yet to meet, my lord. Regardless, if we all find ourselves in the same situation, I would do what I could.

[wickedly]

And why is that, I wonder? They'll be wasting valuable resources, resources that could otherwise extend your own survivability. You can't truly expect that such idiotic generosity will be returned in kind?

[ A dismissive toss of his head. ]

Pathetic.