A Holiday by Decree
Note: As much as I love the drabble format, it does not always lend itself to much-needed dialogue.
No matter, as that will give us a chance to indulge in a few chapters of Walking and Talking ~~
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~~ Day 5 ~~
After breakfast, Tyrion pointed out that his clothes were still wet. A long walk on the beach would be good to dry them. Sansa offered to join him and off they went.
When they had been walking for a bit, Tyrion decided that it was perhaps a good time for them to talk about important matters that came to him during his swim. Not terribly eager to begin, he cleared his throat, "Sansa, I don't want to look like I might be trying to talk a way out of a chance for us, but I suppose it's an occupational hazard of mine. I have concerns and a lot of questions, but there are a couple that should come first for better or for worse - if you'll allow it at this time?"
She indicated for him to go on, and he tried his best to start: "Perhaps, first you could tell me a bit more about what you are ideally looking for now in a partnership, and not just the specifics to do with me? If we do try this, learning what might bring you happiness is important to me."
To his relief, Sansa smiled at his question. "That seems like a fair thing to ask," she started. "It's definitely a factor of a few things. Since the war ended, I think the major reason has become loneliness. It's been worse in the last six months for different reasons…
"I do think I tried to ignore certain feelings for a while though, because when I first received rule of the North from Jon, I really wanted to do it all myself. Yet, I don't think I realized how much I would crave the insight and advice that comes with having another person to be intimate with on the backdrop of that. I now understand why our father often went to our mother to discuss matters at court. I have our Winterfell maester, but it's simply not the same as having a confidant, like my parents had in each other. Having gotten time to breathe and be myself again, after Ramsay, I'm finally feeling that I would like to try to find someone who is willing and patient enough to try with me, like you have always been," she finished.
Tyrion's heart panged, and did so even more at Sansa's references to Ned and Catelyn. While he had never been much more than another Lannister in their eyes, he lamented that Sansa had to lose them.
Tyrion knew he had to push on though: "Sansa, I certainly see why you would want that. In fact, I've had similar feelings of isolation since the peace started, and I would be so pleased if we could support each other… However, I also noticed that there are specifically a couple things you haven't mentioned yet, that I have some concerns about."