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There was something comforting in hanging low after being thrown to the masses. A certain reprieve that could only be gifted by one’s own lowly lingering as they circled the party’s outskirts, blending in seamlessly into the thick of the crowd before the bodies draped in the silkiest of shades thinned out just as much as the conversations. Where the dancing ended and the real gossip began.
It was where Jocelyn found herself best fitted, as she could never bring herself to be in the thick of things when she knew herself to be more suited as a silent spectator; someone who flinted between other lonely guests and chatted amongst them while she gorged on fancy cheeses and blushed over wines too fine to remember anything else about them. It was where she felt most at ease when the excitement ran too high and overflowed the celebration, suffocating her until she begged to be excused.
Or at least that was the version of her story she was sticking with for the remainder of this joyous occasion as she hid from company she’d rather not keep by sticking to the gilded walls of the Great Hall with a chalice still in one hand, excusing herself from a lord whom she caught spilling the remains of his dinner into a flower pot carved from gold and still smelled like it until she found herself at a halt with heeled feet brought to an abrupt stop as she stood in front of a face she hadn’t expected to cross.
“Oh,” She sounded more surprised than anything at the sight of someone Ironborn standing so surely before her that any memory of their shared girlhood remained dormant, unable to reach its surface as they greeted one another for the first time within a year. “You’re here, I hadn’t realized.” Hadn’t expected was more like it as the smile that crossed her features felt tight against her lips while she tried to make the conversation light. “It’s been so long I half expected you to be out on water, sailing somewhere far from here on that ship of yours.”
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He was enjoying himself, that much was clear, as he traveled amongst the crowd like a blinding ray of golden sun, glinting and glittering just as much as the chalice in his hand as he welcomed both conversation and dance to most he’s come across. It was a celebration after all, and who was he to decline such glorious efforts to keep himself and the other guests entertained when the wine was this sweet and the music so lovely? If the dragons around them wanted a showy display of wealth and power by indulging the masses in a taste of finery they may never get the chance to experience again, then so be it.
He’ll bite.
Though even with all their delighted efforts to honor and celebrate the birth of their new babe, the temperature in the Great Hall still felt lukewarm at best for reasons he was sure were fair, as the most entertaining thing he’s seen all evening was trip of man painted in a shade of silver that shimmered under the low candlelight falling over the golden train of someone whose face he didn’t care to stop and familiarize. Not really a scandal worth talking about when the chill of years past celebration still haunted the air and allowed rumors to take form like shadows. He didn’t know what to believe. He wasn’t even sure if he cared. And by the time he felt himself come to a conclusion worth having, his gaze had fixated on the crowd to the cut of a face he felt himself gravitate towards step by step without hesitation until he could match her stride, golden chalice still in hand.
“And here I thought you’d abandoned all this fun.” Not a spot of the siren all evening, he had to take note. And in other words: where have you been? “I half expected you to have been cornered by some homely lord.” He teased; poking fun as brought the wine back to his lips. “Glad to see you're otherwise unoccupied.”