[ Tommy's right, the Tranquility is no place for children, though both Alayne and Bran come from a world where childhood is a brief and fleeting concept. A little one may be young, but a child — and in particular, a child of the North — is expected to grow as per the demands of the kingdom. (And war has very little need for wet-eyed babes.)
When Tommy finds Alayne, she is bent at the waist and peering into one of the ice boxes used for the storage and keeping of food. Never before had she seen such a thing, a box of metal as big as a man which kept meat from spoiling without salt. According to the others it did not require great slabs of ice or frozen snow to function; in fact, it made ice in turn. A curious and strange device, to be sure, though wonderfully convenient in making fruit last for weeks on end.
At his greeting, she turns, her grip on the door slipping, causing it to swing open slow but wide. She looks startled and is startled, no doubt, but far less so than their first meeting. Carefully, she dips when she realizes that it is simply Tommy, her hands gathering her skirt on either side as she bows modestly. ] Greetings. Have you come to break your morning's fast?
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When Tommy finds Alayne, she is bent at the waist and peering into one of the ice boxes used for the storage and keeping of food. Never before had she seen such a thing, a box of metal as big as a man which kept meat from spoiling without salt. According to the others it did not require great slabs of ice or frozen snow to function; in fact, it made ice in turn. A curious and strange device, to be sure, though wonderfully convenient in making fruit last for weeks on end.
At his greeting, she turns, her grip on the door slipping, causing it to swing open slow but wide. She looks startled and is startled, no doubt, but far less so than their first meeting. Carefully, she dips when she realizes that it is simply Tommy, her hands gathering her skirt on either side as she bows modestly. ] Greetings. Have you come to break your morning's fast?