northerndragon: chicks dig hypothermia (that one shot of their hands)
Aegon "Jon Snow" Targaryen ([personal profile] northerndragon) wrote in [community profile] eastbound 2021-12-03 05:27 am (UTC)

[He is surprised when she touches his hands. It’s sudden, and the way she takes them, she’s like a supplicant. Not something he would have expected when he’s the one begging aid from a queen.

Her hands are small, and softer than his, for all that they are a little rough.]


I’ve just spent near on a fortnight with reins in my hands. Too hot here for my gloves.

But you’re right: I don’t shy from hard work. I’ll come with you. The only other thing there is for me to do here now is sit about this palace, and… [A pause; how to put this?] That isn’t my way.

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