[ the fact that it is the women of this family that are willing to pledge and honor peace to one another, while the men seek to cross blades over even the slightest transgression, isn't lost on rhaenyra. ]
I do not seek to bring any war to this place, especially when there are those here who have no part in it.
Others may not believe it is possible, but I will strive to see that a truce holds.
[ there is the unspoken that may need to be broached between them, but based on the tenor of helaena's messages, it doesn't seem that she even has knowledge of those events. and rhaenyra is already aware of how this strange place can take them from two wholly different points in time.
there is also no reason for her to outright refuse, so she decides to humor the request. ]
You may have more of an aptitude for it than I do.
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I do not seek to bring any war to this place, especially when there are those here who have no part in it.
Others may not believe it is possible, but I will strive to see that a truce holds.
no subject
[Even if only half, they're sisters. That has to mean something.
She goes quiet for a moment, trying to think of something else to help bridge matters]
When it gets warm again, do you want to catch crickets with me?
[nailed it]
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there is also no reason for her to outright refuse, so she decides to humor the request. ]
You may have more of an aptitude for it than I do.