(D3 LE) Seeking support (closed)

[Kevan Lyras]

When Gwyneth arrives at the Sept, Kevan is already waiting for her. He is excited, but also a bit nervous.
Maybe all the beers I had at the feast have finally caught up to me

"
Thank you for meeting me here Lady Gwyneth, I knew I could count on you. I know you are well connected with all the noble women here. Have you met Lady Sofia Blackwood yet? She is beautiful...and after all I hear, her future is uncertain after recent events..."

He stops, unsure how to continue,nervously pulling on his dark beard.

"
I thought, maybe I could introduce myself to her, but with me being just a household knight form a small house and her the daughter of Blackwood(!)... I hoped you could talk to her? If you happen to meet her, I mean. Maybe you could mention me to her, before I introduce myself somewhen later, so she would not outright dismiss me before I have a chance to impress hear..."

[Gwyneth Drakeson]

Gwyn tilted her head, regarding Keven curiously.

"
So...just to make sure I understand you...now that Lady Blackwood has, to all appearances, been dishonored, you mean to swoop in and try to win her hand? And you'd like me to go before her, befriend her, so that I can try to warm her to you first?"

[Kevan Lyras]

Kevan is slowly shaking his head

All of this seemed alot more simple, when it was just a plan in his head...

"
The way you put it, it sounds a lot worse thant it actually is. Think about it, the Blackwoods have a major scandal at their hands with the broken betrothal and it could help House Marsten to forge peace with the Blackwoods, after we supported the Brackens in the last outbreaks of their everlasting feud..."

[Gwyneth Drakeson]

Gwyneth nodded at that.

"
I'm not saying it's a bad idea. Just be aware that if you thought what I was saying was unflattering, you're in for a rough wagon ride when people who actually want you to fail get their hands on it."


She rubbed her cheek and looked away, thinking.

"
There are obstacles here. Sofia and I have never really met, and she has no particular reason to want to talk to me that I know of. And, given the events of the past few days, I'd honestly be a bit surprised if she wanted to have anything to do with a man right now, let alone consider marriage. She's been humiliated in front of the entire Riverlands."


"
So this is not going to be a fast, or easy thing you're asking of me,"
Gwyn concludes, and looks back at Kevan. "
Can you make it worth my time?"

[Kevan Lyras]

Gwyneth's sudden change from sceticism towards his idea to looking for what there is to gain made him chuckle.
I asked the right person for help. She is smart and knows how to handle my request...

"
I am fully aware that this whole undertaking will neither be easy nor without complications, but the potential reward is worth it for me. As for the timing: It is not that I have to leave the Tournament with an official betrothal for I am not under time pressure, but little steps can be taken now, so why wait? Now for your payoff to this, do you have anything specific in mind? Can I help you in anything else to compensate your efforts?"

[Gwyneth Drakeson]

Gwyn stared at Kevan appraisingly, weighing him.

"
Perhaps,"
she replies. "
You are a skilled warrior, are you not? Have you put your name down for the joust? For the melee? For both?"

[Kevan Lyras]

"
I am certainly not the worst, but how skilled I am, I leave that for others to judge. I put my name on the lists for the joust and after my speech in the hall, I still have hope to be chosen as the leader of a team at the melee..."

[Gwyneth Drakeson]

"
I'll do this for you,"
Gwyn says. "
I can't promise results...a lady's heart is her own after all...but I will commend you to Sofia Blackwood see if she can be moved."


"
What I ask is twofold. First, you can go places I cannot, and bear witness to things I never will. If any of that seems noteworthy to you, just speak it in my ear. From time to time I may ask you to be my voice, and ask the questions I can't be there to ask myself."


She folds her arms then.

"
Secondly, there may come a time when I need a favor of a more martial sort. A sword at my side when I can trust no other, perhaps. Or something similar. I'd like to know that I can call on you at such a time."


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In short, I will represent you in a circle you cannot enter...and in return you will do the same for me. At the end of the day, I expect we will both profit from such an arrangement."

[Kevan Lyras]

Kevan slowly nods at Gwyneth's proposal. He remains silent for a moment thinking about her words.

"
You words show me that I judged you correctly, I feel that have chosen the right person to speak to in this matter. I will keep my eyes open and my sword at the ready, you can count on me. I am sure we will both not disappoint the other in this arrangement. But know, I will not do anything that goes against the pledge I gave to House Marsten, when I entered my service..."

[Gwyneth Drakeson]

Gwyn smiles at that, and it's a warm one.

"
Good. I do not plot against my family, Kevan. And it makes me happy to know you would not either, even for this."

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