rebirth 17 | orb 1

[ladysarmour]

Please, there must be some sort of mistake. I've told them - I can't be a princess, I'm not even from this place, I've no rightful claim, I-I'm only a baseborn girl.

I'm sorry. I don't mean to do insult to the honor done me. Only I'm not sure what is expected of me in such a role, and…and I would very much like to go home.

[ There's an animal whine from somewhere out of sight, and a nervous look flitters briefly through Sansa's eyes. ]

The man said… It can't be true, can it, that death does not bind here?

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[sarcasticbite]

Well, yeah. A Fire Mage.

You know, the role of a Princess is only what you make it to be. Go save some Princes. Go save some men in distress. Slay a dragon or two! Don't let the typical standards and tasks of Princes and Princesses weigh you down!

[ladysarmour]

I could never! I'm not suited for such deeds.

[sarcasticbite]

Why do you say that?

Do you like the idea of having men be the heroes all the time? Letting them take the glory?

[ladysarmour]

That's how it is. The heroes are great knights and warriors.

[sarcasticbite]

And where does it say that great knights and warriors are MALE?

[ladysarmour]

That's how it is in the tales. Women are ladies and princesses and queens.

[sarcasticbite]

That's all they are. Tales

They are but stories written by men to make women submissive.

Nowhere is it written in stone that women are JUST ladies, princesses, and queens. They can be more than that. They can be useful. They can conquer lands just as well as men. They can save kingdoms. They can slay dragons. It's all about the mentality of women.

I mean, what about some of the rulers in the past that were women? The only reason there's a lack of women in power and doing useful things is because men brainwash women into thinking they are only good for the kitchen and home.

Don't let others define what you can and cannot do, whether they be women or men.

[ladysarmour]

I always liked the tales of princesses. [ a polite smile ; it doesn't reach her eyes. she is defined by others - a piece, not a player. ]

The women of your world must be quite fierce.

[sarcasticbite]

Well, since my world is now your world, the women of my world are now the women of your world.

So if we're fierce, you're fierce.

Got it?

Also, not all tales of princesses have them sitting and waiting to be saved.

[ladysarmour]

If it please you, magister. [ how does one address a mage? the rulers of the Free Cities are called magisters, and it sounds similar enough. ]

[sarcasticbite]

It's not about pleasing me.

It's about showing men that you're just as good as them.

And drop the formal titles. Just call me Nikki.

[ladysarmour]

As you say, Magister Nikki.

[sarcasticbite]

Nikki.

No Magister before the Nikki.

Just. Nikki.

And not as I say. Replace all of your "As you say", "If it pleases you", "If that's what you wish" with "Whatever"

Actually, replace anything that sounds remotely like you being submissive with "Whatever"

[ladysarmour]

I would not want to be impolite.

[sarcasticbite]

That's the point. Being polite is overrated.

[ladysarmour]

Courtesy is a lady's armor.

[sarcasticbite]

That's a pretty penetrable armor.

Men get the heavy armor that can protect you from attacks, yet women get courtesy? Shouldn't men have courtesy too?

[ladysarmour]

Some do.

[sarcasticbite]

Then what do women get that is rightfully to call 'their own armor'? Or just in general their own?