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The Wards of The King- A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplay

Asha Harlaw

She could be the damned Queen of the Islands if she wasn't so loyal to the dragon bitch.
Now why would I marry when drowning myself would be just as fun?

Name: Asha Harlaw
Nickname: The Siren of Ten Towers
Age: 18
House: Harlaw of Ten Towers
Parents: Euron Harlaw was a cold but weak man until his death when Asha was 7. She doesn't remember much of him, only that he spent the last few years of his life in bed, away from his children.
Her mother, Lyra Harlaw on the other hand was strong. Born a Greyjoy, she took over the seat of Harlaw, drowning anyone who suggested that she should let her son take over.
Siblings: Asha has two siblings, a brother and a sister. Her brother, Rodrik, is older by a year and to inherit the Ten Towers whenever his mother steps down or is assassinated. Her younger sister, Jeyne, is two years younger than Asha and already married to a Saltcliff.
Personality: Asha is stubborn, to say the least. She refuses to marry, and hates sellswords and whores, believing that if you're going to sell your body they should pay the Iron Price for it, not the gold one. However if you gain her respect, she's one of the most loyal people you'd ever meet.
Religion: The Drowned God
Bio: Asha basically grew up around her cousins from Pyke, since her mother was still very close to their father. When it came clear that there was going to be a male heir to Pyke, Asha volunteered to become part of her cousin Robyn's personal guard and they've been thick as thieves ever since. People believe that she would be a better Queen of the Islands than her cousin but she doesn't want to be Queen, and silences anyone who would think to make that a possibility.
Other: Her nickname comes from the fact that while she won't take a husband, she still has several lovers in both Harlaw at the Ten Towers and in Pyke.

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Lol I'm just hoping Robyn made them feel a little bit of shame

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Robyn smiled gratefully at Alianne, even though she knew she made a social blunder but Alianne had been polite. It wasn't something Robyn was used too, and it gave her some hope. Robyn listened into other conversations, smiling at the Dornish Prince and his theatrics. She personally agreed with Beregard but didn't comment, since it would only be furthering a futile argument, and she didn't know any of them well enough to want to spark a debate, even though it would be less likely to end in a physical fight compared to if it should occur among Iron born.

When they basically forced Willam Lannister to flee, however, Robyn couldn't sit and watch. She stood up and glared between the Stark children and Artoran Sand.

"You know I truly expected better from the children of the High Lords. Willam Lannister has been nothing but civil but you act like he personally murdered your mothers. He had nothing to do with the actions of generations past and blaming him for those actions is nothing but cruel. I would think that you especially, Artoran Sand, would be able to understand how birth circumstance does not define who you are as a person." Robyn glared at the Dornish Prince before turning to the Stark children.

"As for you two, growing up a synonym for justice was the Stark name. Is it just for him to punish him for having a name? You treat me fairly and yet my family's betrayal is considered so much worse to some. If this is what civilized means, than I think I want no part of it. If you'll excuse me." Robyn didn't even give an excuse before she stormed off. She managed to find Willam, asking servants until she found herself at the Aviary. She stood near the entrance but so they could see each other.

"I've been to Casterly Rock once. Before now it was the only place on the Greenland I'd ever been too. I don't remember you but I remember your mother. I was six and she was the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen. Nothing on the Isles is pretty, living or not, but she was extra radiant. I grew up surrounded by silence but your mother could talk enough to fill a room. It made me happy, I had never felt happy before." Robyn was rambling and took a deep breath before she continued on with her point.

"They have no right to judge you by the actions from a century ago. That was not you, and I don't know you very well but in a few days your mother influenced me to be better than my father. I have no doubt she raised you to be kinder then generations past." Robyn finished before wincing and realizing she might have overstepped.

"I'll leave you then, and I hope to see you at the tournament." Robyn said, before turning to leave.

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You sir are accepted

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Robyn took her seat next to Lady Alianne Tully, with the thought that today she needed an ally as she navigated King's Landing etiquette. The Lords were out of the question for obvious reasons, which left Manasa, who was lovely but just a bit odd and Robyn didn't know how the North still felt about them. They had seemed civil but they were cold to Willam Lannister, who's only crime he committed was that he was Lannister. Alyssa Arryn was downright cold and Robyn couldn't understand why but she would stay away from the Arryn heir until something changed. Alerie was kind enough, but Robyn could feel the manipulative tendencies she possessed. Still she knew politics and would be a powerful friend to have. Lady Tully however was sweet, an honest kind of sweet that Robyn had never seen before except in children. It was endearing and it's why she thought Alianne would actually help her today.

“Lady Tully. I have a bit of an odd request for you. I'm afraid I've never really heard of a tournament except in the most abstract of concepts. I understand that there is certain..etiquette to follow that I admit I am at a loss with. I was hoping you would be kind enough to guide me today, I'd be ever so grateful.” Robyn asked, wincing internally at the words coming out of her mouth. It wasn't elegant but it got her point across and that's what mattered at the moment.

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Yay! Go ahead

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Robyn had never been to a tournament. The Ironborn were too serious and too afraid of shedding Iron blood that it never became popular on the Iron Islands. They would train, but more often than not, she would be preoccupied with running the Keep. Pyke was huge, and there weren't as many people as there used to be. With her father descending deeper and deeper into madness, it became more on her to run his affairs. Which is why it was extremely inconvenient when the King called upon them for a ward. Robyn almost sent her sister but at 13 years, she was still largely naive to the world and Robyn couldn't send her to the dragon's nest alone. So Robyn packed herself up, put her most trusted cousin in charge of Pyke, and here she is now.
“What does one wear to a Tournament?” Robyn hummed as she looked through all of her outfits, which amounted to quite a few actually. She usually wore her armor around Pyke, since it was so much easier to move it but here it was proper to wear dresses, apparently.
“I have no clue m'lady. You'll be out in the sun today, so I suggest perhaps a Dornish dress? There's one in gold and black to represent your house colors.” Robyn's handmaiden, and her Salt Cousin, Dalaria said and Robyn's eyes widened.
“That's a warrior's dress. It would cause quite a scene.” Robyn stated. The dress in question was...interesting. It was made to be worn over leggings, not a slip, and only went down to her lower calf, just below where her boots ended. The upper part was mostly leather, displaying impressive cleavage, and keeping her arms bare.
“Maybe that's what you need! You've been quiet m'lady. You're here to make alliances but that's impossible if you don't make yourself known.” Dalaria said empathetically but Robyn shook her head.
“Absolutely not. It might look on as an insult anyways. Here, I'll wear this one.” Robyn said, pulling out a black dress with golden embellishments. It was still extremely daring, recovered from one of the raids a few years ago of a southern island, Robyn forgot which one. It was sleeveless, and it the neck dipped to below her breasts, where there was a wide gold belt. The rest fell to the floor, a gauzy material on top that was transparent with golden swirls and a black slip underneath. She let her hair out of it's braid and Dalaria twisted two sections in the front up, pinning them together in the back of her head. The rest flowed down to her waist in curls although they would disappear over time. Her hair was naturally straight but the tight braid made it curl when she wasn't wearing it up. She swiped some kohl over her eyes and rouge on her cheeks.
“Thank you Dalaria, you are free to go. Enjoy the tournament.” Robyn smiled at her cousin before she left. Robyn's final step was to put sharpened pins in her hair. She didn't have anywhere to hide a dagger so if she needed to protect herself, one of these anywhere in the human body would hurt enough as a distraction for her to get away. Robyn slipped her shoes on before going to the dining hall, where Lord Stark and Lady Tyrell were already awake.
“Lord Stark, Lady Tyrell.” She nodded at both of them. She didn't know what to say after that so she let it lapse into silence. Conversation was not her strong suit, not with strangers at least.
“Did you sleep well? You both seem to be awake early.” Robyn finally asked, seeming to think that it was a safe conversational topic.

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Robyn raised an eyebrow at the Dornish Prince when he burst into the room. His state of undress nor the snake fazed her, since she had prepared to come here. Neither did his bastard state. While less known than the Dornish, the Iron Island kept their fair share of concubines, or Salt Wives as they were called there. Robyn was vaguely aware of having several salt brother and sister, but since she was born legitimate they did not hold a position to take her place, even if her father did legitimize them, and therefore she didn't really care.
"And this must be Alerie Tyrell of Highgarden." Robyn commented glancing at everyone in the room. It seems that house Tully and house Lannister had yet to make an appearance, as well as the Targaryen children but they had their own lives and Robyn could honestly care less. She was pointedly ignoring Alyssa Arryn and instead turned her attention to the Dornish Prince.
"So, are the rumors of your tolerance to venom true or should one of us rush off to find an antidote from the Grand Maester because I truly feel that the Queen's cousin dying in a room full of his enemies would not make for a wonderful start." Robyn asked politely, even as she itched to leave this room and dive into the bay. She observed him with the snake and the two direwolves and the lynx and she longed for her own companion even though she knew he was still deep in the ocean.

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I failed twice, it'll be all good!

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@Obscene Symphony Nah, they won't leave until everyone is introduced I don't think