[Open] Light Atop the Tower

[chainedqueen]

WHO: Alicent Hightower
WHAT: Catch-all, arrival
WHEN: After arrival
WHERE: Castle Thorn, Horizon
WARNING: Nothing so far, will update

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[chainedqueen]

You would not be a proper bard if you did not believe yourself to be so.

[After all, the trade depended on self promotion, so she isn't put off by his declaration. It certainly was refreshing. His speaking voice was soothing and comfortable, his stories at least would be gripping in that way.]

A long bow? No. I understand you need a certain amount of strength for that?

[a_better_man]

Strength can help, but anyone can use one. Here, there's a clearing just this way, that'll do us.

[At least the sort of bows they use here shouldn't be a problem. They aren't the full body length sort - those would likely be a challenge. Mat can't see any reason why Alicent couldn't manage. It's not as though she looks sickly or anything.]

Most of what you'd need the strength for is drawing it. But I've got a little trick for you to start with! Now the classic way is to hold the bow in one hand, string and arrow in the other. But you can sit on a stump or a rock and use your foot instead. This is just for learning, of course, and building up strength to draw it proper.

[It's the way he'd learned as a child, when he'd been barely bigger than a bow anyhow.]

[chainedqueen]

[He's surprised her by that, making her a little nervous that she'd embarrass herself in an effort to draw the bow, showing how little strength she possessed.]

Many hunters would laugh at my feeble attempts.

[Which, of course, reveals how much she's worried about looking foolish.

Glancing nearby, there was a stump that she could sit on. There was no cloak or cloth to cover it, so she would have to accept that she'd get muddy attempting this.]

Will you help me?