005 -- video;

[northerner]

[ ah, robb returns to video posts. there's a marked difference in the set of his face. he looks older, more solmen if such a thing were possible, more like his father, than he did in those very first few times he'd addressed the ship. grey wind is at his elbows, eyes gleaming as his great jaws part in a disinterested yawn. the display of teeth though, that sure is something to see. robb sinks a hand into the fur at the scruff of grey wind's neck, and the action is almost a boy reaching for something familiar, something to anchor himself to. ]

I wish to request a favor of this ship.

[ kings don't make requests, they give orders. that is what robb learned from his namesake but in his time spent aboard this ship he's also learned that a displaced king gets himself more by requesting rather than trying to command. ( like the beggar king, and if his stomach turns at that he ignores it. ) ]

My youngest brother Rickon has come aboard this vessel. I don't seek to curb his curiosity, but only to ask that discretion is used when answering his questions and granting him knowledge.

[ there's a pause. grey wind huffs a breath, impatient, and robb's hand twists in the fur. ]

And perhaps not encourage his fondness for knives.

Comments

[northerner]

Was he polite?

[ robb sounds as if he fully expects to hear "no" in answer. ]

[culver]

i guess
asked a lot of questions

[northerner]

He is a curious child. Did you have answers for him as well?

[culver]

some

[northerner]

I doubt any of us could answer all Rickon's questions.

[culver]

he is just curious

[northerner]

I worry he has become too curious.

[culver]

do not think that is possible
curiosity is how we learn

[northerner]

And it can also lead one to harm, if they aren't careful. Perhaps it would have been better if I'd said I wished Rickon were more cautious.

[culver]

yes that is a better word
teach him to be

[northerner]

I shall try my best. And if you agree to help, perhaps we shall manage it.

[culver]

i will