"Then simply give me enough to pay for passage on a ship." Her voice was near desperate, afraid for the life she might be subjected to. "What little I owned, I had to give away so that I could come here. I have nothing, your grace. There is nowhere else I can go. My family will not see me, they will not keep me under their roof." Too much had been said, more than she wished to reveal or share. But everything she had kept buried and restrained had broken free and she felt herself close to tears.
"I have no wish to bring dishonor to your family or to your lady wife. None need to know the circumstances of what happened. I had only hoped that..." She took a shuddering breath. "I only need a little coin. The rest I shall try to do alone."
Her boys were all she had left now, twins that she had born away from the Crag. When she had discovered her state, her mother had pressed her to take something to rid herself of the children. For the first time in her life, she fought against her mother's will, refusing and cursing the thought. For her obstinance, she was cast out of her home and branded as little more than a whore. One of her maids, a woman she had known since birth, followed her and took her to her father's cottage. There, she had pushed out her sons.
The long road that lead her back to Robb had taught her that she shouldn't have faith in kindness. There was little sympathy for women in her position. Often she had to sleep in the wild, as many turned her away and refused her a bed. Those that offered her one were men that had something else in mind. The mud was more comfortable than stooping to that level. Now that she was here, she had hoped for something, anything that could help her. But once more, she was left with no home and no aid.
She didn't meet his eyes, her fingers twisted painfully between her hands. "There is an inn nearby. The woman who runs it agreed to let me stay in the stables. My maid is caring for them there."
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Date: 2017-08-17 10:59 am (UTC)"I have no wish to bring dishonor to your family or to your lady wife. None need to know the circumstances of what happened. I had only hoped that..." She took a shuddering breath. "I only need a little coin. The rest I shall try to do alone."
Her boys were all she had left now, twins that she had born away from the Crag. When she had discovered her state, her mother had pressed her to take something to rid herself of the children. For the first time in her life, she fought against her mother's will, refusing and cursing the thought. For her obstinance, she was cast out of her home and branded as little more than a whore. One of her maids, a woman she had known since birth, followed her and took her to her father's cottage. There, she had pushed out her sons.
The long road that lead her back to Robb had taught her that she shouldn't have faith in kindness. There was little sympathy for women in her position. Often she had to sleep in the wild, as many turned her away and refused her a bed. Those that offered her one were men that had something else in mind. The mud was more comfortable than stooping to that level. Now that she was here, she had hoped for something, anything that could help her. But once more, she was left with no home and no aid.
She didn't meet his eyes, her fingers twisted painfully between her hands. "There is an inn nearby. The woman who runs it agreed to let me stay in the stables. My maid is caring for them there."