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[ highly expensive for a flint, aemond thinks at first, but its utility is outweighed by the gold case and its repeated function. in which case, five silver moons is more than a fair price for such a flint. ]

You are fond of gold, then? And you pay your debts?

You do not have their colours, but you have the manner of a Lannister.

Money helps where I'm from. Power, influence, stability - but it's a double-edged sword when you're on the other end of it.

[like a father holding inheritance over his head in exchange for an apology - for living his life cautiously but still not straight enough.]

I don't like being in debt to anyone, no. Not just financially, either. Tell me about the Lannisters - what are their colors?

The Lannisters are fair-haired, flaxen gold. Pale of skin, with strong and proud features. Their standard and banner carries a gold roaring lion raised on its hind legs, facing eastwards on a crimson field.

The words of House Lannister is "Hear Me Roar!", but the commonfolk know them better by other words: "A Lannister always pays his debts."

Lord Tyland Lannister is a councilor at my table as Regent, with the office of Master of Ships. His twin brother, Ser Jason, sought to marry my half-sister Rhaenyra, once.

You remind me of him. Jason.

[ this is a very backhanded compliment. aemond is not revising his statement in the meantime. ]

You mislike it, not having power or influence? Do you hold office where you're from?

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I'm already the black sheep of my own family. Funny it'd stick with theirs, too.

Rhaenyra - she's with Daemon, right? I'm still trying to keep it all straight. I'm getting the sense Ser Jason didn't live up to everyone's expectations.

[he can read between the lines ok!!! but there's a slight delay in his last response, mostly from trying to parse it out himself.]

I work for the justice department. Senator, President - those titles aren't for me. Neither is the power or the scrutiny that comes with them.

Me? Before this place, I was willing to get my hands dirty so another man could keep his clean. A Senator - a good man, which is rare if not nonexistent when it comes to those in power. All I wanted to do was help him dismantle the bullshit eating away at our government from the inside out. I stayed high enough to collect favors from all the right people, and just under the radar enough not to get a target on my own back.

At the end of the day? I'd like to think it made a difference. But I'm smart enough to realize I was selfish in just putting in my time until I could get the fuck out of there someday when I'm old and have a hell of a lot more wrinkles on this mug - somewhere by the water, where they don't look too closely or give a shit what a man eats, breathes, or fucks when he's alone. Personal freedom at the expense of everyone else.

That's not what I want anymore.

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