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Tweak says, "THIS. IS. TARTA!!"

Gia Riddell (neverfitin) wrote in watchers_rp,
@ 2017-05-25 01:11:00

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#day 007/07 may, daphina, gia

Who: Daphina and Gia
When: Afternoon
Where: Elkwood Castle

Libraries were pretty much the same no matter what part of the Realm one was in, as Gia had learned some time ago. The only thing that really changed was the size. The library in the palace at Kingswood was one that she had become very familiar with during her time at court. She had come there to read more often than not, but sometimes she had spent time there with the other young women she befriended. They would look at books of poetry or out the windows to sigh at the sight of young men walking wherever they were going, while Gia more often than not looked at them. They were fond memories, brought back by the scent of the library when she walked in and set herself up at a table, humming to herself as she did her best to keep all memories of last night at bay. Ilario had asked her at breakfast that morning and she had been forced to say that it had been an enjoyable meal, but for the way Rune had stared at her like she was on a plate. That had set him off and it had only been the timely intervention of her sister-in-law that had given her the window she needed to slip away before she was netted into a repeat performance.

It was just embarrassing to have someone stare at you like that when you knew they weren't getting anything out of it.

Gia meant to finish her project for Eileen, she really did, but it was turning out to be troublesome to focus on something that didn't want to work when she was surrounded by so many fond memories. The sand came together just as she wished, but everything else wasn't working like it had in her vision. Gia hated projects like that. They went from perfect in her mind to flawed in reality, and she ended up giving up on them. Her rooms back in Avalon were littered with such things -- the servants forbidden to do anything with them -- and it looked as though her room here was going to be the same way before the year was up. "This is not cooperating," Gia sighed, pushing herself back from the table. She turned her head, spotting another woman who had wandered into the same space. "Can you believe the absolute audacity of some ideas? To think that they exist in our minds only to utterly refuse to come out of them. You would think they had lives of their own."

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neverfitin
2017-06-05 03:56 pm UTC (link)

Gia rolled her eyes good-naturedly at the comment about Daphina's brother. She'd heard things about Sir Daemyn, she was sure many at court had, and she only believed half of them. However after this encounter with his sister she thought she might believe a few more of them. A stupid Taraias, that must be a curse on the family, especially with him being the heir. Janna had always seemed quite clever, Daphina did as well, Daphisio was known for it and what Gia had heard of Amadeo said that he wasn't unintelligent either. "Well," Gia declared as she took the last sip from her tea cup, "I doubt I will come to that realization for you, little phoenix, seem quite the opposite of stupid." Her crooked smile came back. "You have stoked mine for what I am sure will be days, I am merely repaying the favor."

Ah, the clergy. Gia had had many encounters with them, especially when she was younger, and it had been suggested more than once that she join with them. She disagreed on sheer principle that that was even close to a good idea. She was far from faithful. If anything? She considered the gods of the druids were probably closer to the truth. They were more varied and wasn't it more likely that there were many rather than simply a few? "You will find no lecture forthcoming from me on morality for according to the clergy, I am hopeless. I have ever been a frustration to them." It was almost like a game at this point. "I would nearly want to see a man kiss you just for that reaction," Gia said with a grin. "Though only that reason. I almost fear I should be jealous if I saw such a thing." The differences between court and home were ones Gia knew well, and she also preferred court. "Court was ever more enjoyable for me, but alas, I did not wish to be a lady-in-waiting so staying permanently seemed quite out of the question else I would have, and your father would have likely found reason to dislike me." Gia didn't think she would mind. She'd heard Lord Daphisio was a clever man, surely he would be clever enough to figure her out.

"Your family does intend to stay the whole year, I hope?"

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