video (un: man's greatest treasure)

[reparo]

[the video shows a very close up angle of her face, because someone hasn't bothered taking the pendant off to film this. there is a thin balance between amusement and panic on her face, too. she draws in a breath and:]

May have made a mistake.

[from beyond the video, a bird interrupts her confession almost on cue:]

CA-CAW

[she angles the video quickly to a murder of about ten crows in the grass, at her feet, looking up at her. she brings the video back to her face.]

Umm. I fed one. It followed me three days ago, and I had some biscuits in my bag, and I unthinkingly fed it. The next day it brought two friends over. The next day, they also brought friends over. [it's a pyramic scheme of crows.] And now this. [there's a bit more caw-ing in the background, and the camera shakes while she moves to clearly feed them again, because she doesn't know any better.]

Also one swooped down to nip at a villager's hat today because he was looking at me, so I think I might have a murder. Of crows. On my hands. [she's secretly pleased with that wordplay.]

So - that's all from me. Public apologies to the family for the ruckuss.

[ooc: SORRY FAM #10 but if you dont't want a murder of birbs, why claim a witch is your sister? dated to after the fox weddings.]

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[reparo]

I've been convinced. [It didn't take a lot of convincing.]

I've only named two... I don't intend to actually keep them as pets.

[thebrideoffire]

What did you name them?

[reparo]

You'll think it silly, but two of them reminded me of my dearest friends so I have been calling them Harry and Ron. They're not impressed by it.

[thebrideoffire]

Of course I won't. I named my three dragons after those that were dear to me. Viserion for my brother Viserys, Rhaegal for my brother Rhaegar, and Drogon for my late husband. I believe honoring those you love in such a way is a powerful thing.

Harry and Ron. Were they magic like you?

[reparo]

They were - well, are, still. [Back in her world, her time.

But hold on a second.] You were married? But - you're so young.

[thebrideoffire]

Were they safe when you left them?

[Leaving companions and friends, you never knew what might happen in your absence.]

So many have said. [She smirked, amused at the observation.] I was ten and four when I married. My brother was eager for an army and the only commodity he had to buy one was me.

It is not unusual to marry young. Often, it is expected.

[reparo]

Fourteen?! [Oh sweet Merlin, what the hell? And was it arranged for the sake of an army? Everythign is...

Hard. To digest.]

No, that's no longer the custom where I'm from. It would be very unusual to marry before eighteen.

[thebrideoffire]

I understand that it is the same with many of our fellow travelers. Apparently it is strange enough that I married young that everyone has a large reaction to it.

I was fortunate to marry a man who came to love me. I would say though, I rather wish I had been 18. I might have been a bit wiser.

[But would not have gotten as far as she had now.]