He was very insistent in keeping faith that you would return unharmed. I hope that was the case. You are fortunate to have a friend such as he.
[ not that he fully comprehends what is going on between the two of them. matters of romance are often beyond him. be that as it may, he knows the grief well of losing an old friend. ]
You have known one another since you were children?
I'm thankfully intact for the most part. Still healing, but none of the wounds will cause any permanent damage.
[Not many of the physical ones anyway.]
I am. Infinitely lucky to have him in my life. Yes, since we were nine years old. We're both thirty-five now. I think we've known one another on and off for the last twenty-six years.
[Boy did that make him feel old.]
I owe him everything, he helped me be the man I am today.
I hope you heal entirely soon, in that case. It is not particularly fun to be stuck indoors healing.
[They were the same age?! He had pegged Stannis for his late 40s. The man must have gone through some serious stress.]
I had no idea. Well, hopefully, we can celebrate your thirty-seventh here together.
...I am very sorry to hear that. It must have been painful. It is very good to have someone who would tell you the truth you need to hear. I think that is what makes the best type of friend.
It is. At least three from my realm who I know to be dead were brought back. I have also found my own lord father and lady mother among those that sleep, as well as other figures I recognize from my realm's own history.
[ for the time being, he does not comment on the comment about his birthday. it was far less awkward to focus on. still, he feels some level of guilt regarding Davos. ]
It was nothing. Merely, it is the same that I would tell my Onion Lord when he awakens.
[ ...not that their relationship was anything like that, of course. they were both men wed, and Davos loved his wife well enough. ]
[Miles didn't know what do do with that information. That there was a chance of his father, long dead to be asleep up in the pods... mixed him up with many emotions that were indescribable to him right now. Out of all the people who had passed on in his lifetime, he would have given anything to see him again. This was always the case.
He was going to have to investigate for himself when he returned to Thesa next.]
I see. That is an incredible revelation.
I certainly hope your Onion lord awakens soon in that case, so you may tell him.
[Did Stannis have similar yearnings? That was a bit surprising to him. But who was he to talk about surprising en=motions that otherwise seemingly stoic men were capable of]
I am impressed by the power that the Orbiters seem to have. No doubt I hope many on the station might awaken eventually.
[ a pause. ]
Davos... was an honest man. If any man deserves a second chance at life, it is him.
[ certainly, Lord Seaworth was a constant presence in his life, moreso than his brothers or his lady wife. be that as it may, that was all that it was. ]
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voice.
It is Stannis Baratheon. You and I have a habit of speaking on inopportune topics, it would seem.
[ he has not forgotten the rats. or the play, for that matter. ]
Is your friend awake? There was a man inquiring after you during the kidnappings.
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[Ho boy. That play was something else.]
Yes, that must have been Phoenix. I feel terrible for making him worry so much. It just makes all of this that much more trying, really.
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[ nevertheless, he was glad to have helped. ]
He was very insistent in keeping faith that you would return unharmed. I hope that was the case. You are fortunate to have a friend such as he.
[ not that he fully comprehends what is going on between the two of them. matters of romance are often beyond him. be that as it may, he knows the grief well of losing an old friend. ]
You have known one another since you were children?
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[Not many of the physical ones anyway.]
I am. Infinitely lucky to have him in my life. Yes, since we were nine years old. We're both thirty-five now. I think we've known one another on and off for the last twenty-six years.
[Boy did that make him feel old.]
I owe him everything, he helped me be the man I am today.
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[ both figuratively and literally, so to speak. as to his other statement... ]
We are nearly the same age then. Before the Storm arrived, I recently had my thirty-sixth nameday. [ it was not pleasant. ]
There was a man I also knew for some seventeen years. He served me faithfully and truly, always speaking the truth, even when others might flatter me.
[ a pause. ]
He is dead, now.
[ ...did he just make it awkward again? ]
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[They were the same age?! He had pegged Stannis for his late 40s. The man must have gone through some serious stress.]
I had no idea. Well, hopefully, we can celebrate your thirty-seventh here together.
...I am very sorry to hear that. It must have been painful. It is very good to have someone who would tell you the truth you need to hear. I think that is what makes the best type of friend.
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[ he had little time for frivolous matters, after all. and that is frivolous. ]
In mine own realm, I had little time to grieve his death, save perhaps to avenge him. Here, I can only hope that he may awaken again.
[ and though he does not understand romance all that well... ]
Regardless of what comes to pass, let your friend know how much you value him.
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[Miles never did either, until recently when Phoenix and his daughter would just show up to his office with cake.]
I didn't think about that. The possibility of people we thought long dead awakening here again... Is that possible?
[There were a few people he would love to see again.]
That is really good advice. I'll be sure to tell him as soon as I next see him. Thank you, Stannis.
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[ for the time being, he does not comment on the comment about his birthday. it was far less awkward to focus on. still, he feels some level of guilt regarding Davos. ]
It was nothing. Merely, it is the same that I would tell my Onion Lord when he awakens.
[ ...not that their relationship was anything like that, of course. they were both men wed, and Davos loved his wife well enough. ]
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He was going to have to investigate for himself when he returned to Thesa next.]
I see. That is an incredible revelation.
I certainly hope your Onion lord awakens soon in that case, so you may tell him.
[Did Stannis have similar yearnings? That was a bit surprising to him. But who was he to talk about surprising en=motions that otherwise seemingly stoic men were capable of]
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[ a pause. ]
Davos... was an honest man. If any man deserves a second chance at life, it is him.
[ certainly, Lord Seaworth was a constant presence in his life, moreso than his brothers or his lady wife. be that as it may, that was all that it was. ]
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[He didn't want to keep that hope alive again. Something about it was far too painful to consider at the moment.]
After I finish healing, let's meet up soon. I would love to stretch my legs after being indoors so long.