(Video; UN: motherofdragons)

[decisiveconquest]

(Sometimes in order to get a better state of mind, a change of scenery is necessary. Daenerys has found a larger home for herself and Drogon. The ceilings are high enough for the little dragon to fly short, safe distances. He lets out a series of happy sounds as he explores his new domain.)

Well I have his approval. (Daenerys has often been expressive with her wardrobe and that hasn't changed. Her clothing is more modern by far. Pants are easier to move about in and, with a belt, her sword and dagger are tucked close by.)

I am hosting a house warming party for any and all interested. Alcohol is welcome, so no one underage, please.

(As cute as she finds children, she must be a proper mother about this.)

And if we haven't spoken, that is of no consequence. As long as you aren't intent on ruining things, I will be happy to see you.

(She ends the transmission with her address, a date - on the weekend - and a time.)

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[Private Video; UN: tiantian]

[tobrushawaysnow]

[ Have a familiar zombie undead face! There's the barest hint of a smile at Drogon's clear approval. ]

You can expect me to come visit, if nothing less, Daenerys. Xingchen and I will be sending off lanterns the night before, but early in the day I could come help if you would like an extra set of hands?

[Private Video]

[decisiveconquest]

(Happy dragons are hard to resist! But she understands thanks to Jon Snow that not everyone is as biased as she is in their favor. How dare the world, right?)

The door is always open to you, Song Zichen. (She had meant what she had said about offering him a safe place to rest.) What is the meaning of lifting lanterns into the sky?

[Private Video]

[tobrushawaysnow]

[ Dragons are noble creatures! And Drogon doesn't mind him, so of course Zichen likes him. ]

Please. Zichen, for friends.

As the lantern lifts to the sky, we send a wish for the year with it. Making a lantern with another indicates a closer bond than by making them alone.

[Private Video]

[decisiveconquest]

(He is noble, there is no doubt of that, but he can be silly.

She smiles at his correction. The Seven, the Old Gods and the Mother of Mountains know she needs friends.)

How do you make these lanterns? They must be very pretty when there are a lot of them in the sky.

[Private Video]

[tobrushawaysnow]

[ They both do. ]

The lightest of paper over a wooden frame and a candle to lift it up. The paper is painted before going over the frame.

Yes. The sight is impressive.

[Private Video]

[decisiveconquest]

(Can she manage to paint a lantern with Drogon? He would probably walk through the paint, which would probably be charming on a lantern.)

I'm glad you are celebrating the future. (For him and for her too, the future is a grey area.)

[Private Video]

[tobrushawaysnow]

[ He wouldn't see why not! ]

This...world is a second chance for us, Daenerys. We're making the best of it.

[Private Video]

[decisiveconquest]

You have who you need to do that properly. (She doesn't. Not yet.) I feel like I'm in a dream; like my soul isn't really attached to my body.

[Private Video]

[tobrushawaysnow]

[ His gaze lowers but he nods. It could still be fleeting. Anything can happen. But then he returns his gaze to her. ]

Embrace the dream. Find something, someone, to tether you here.

[Private Video]

[decisiveconquest]

(The tether...is thin at best. She has met some wonderful people, but she hasn't let herself love or be loved.)

I have one reason. (And he is flying around the room.) I don't dare to accept a second.

[Private Video]

[tobrushawaysnow]

[ People from home just tend to be easier to connect to. He understands. And that's why his gaze flicks to the handsome Drogon flying around. ]

As long as you are happy, is it not enough?

[Private Video]

[decisiveconquest]

I have...unfinished business. (Anger that needs an outlet, a story that needs to be closed.) I am content for now.

[tobrushawaysnow]

[ Zichen nods slightly, gaze returning to her. ]

You will finish it when the time comes for you to leave. As will the rest of those here who have lives to continue back where our homes are.

[ Himself included. ]

[decisiveconquest]

No, it must be finished here or it won't be done. (But that's alright. If she is meant to see to it, she will be given the chance.) You are so kind, Zichen. I wish you all the happiness this world can provide.

[tobrushawaysnow]

Then how can I help you?

[ He may be dead, but he still sees it necessary to help those he can. And he has come to think of her as a friend.

So he only shakes his head, lips quirking slightly. ]

I am as you see, when I am myself. [ Otherwise he's a monster. :| No matter what Xue Yang says. ]

You deserve happiness as well, Daenerys.

[decisiveconquest]

Your friendship helps me greatly. I didn't mean to sound like I am belittling it.

(Maybe she needs to open her heart again - just a crack. Even if it amounts to nothing, at least she will be happy temporarily. Though she can't help but think the happiness would be derived from forced ignorance.)

I like you as yourself. (She saw the strength he might possess when Wen Ning decimated the mermaid holding her captive. Monsters don't save people.)

I'm alive, I have my son, we have a safe place to call home and I have friends. My life is good. (It's just the life she had before that continues to dog her steps.)

[tobrushawaysnow]

Do not worry. I did not take it so.

[ But he is glad he can give her some help. That she also counts him a friend.

A good life, and yet...He takes a guess, from what she has told him before. ]

...Your past?

[realimperfect]

Do you prefer wine or liquor? [ Well, she might as well show up. The woman had been nothing but warm to her, after all, even when they were butting heads about style of rule or anything like that.

Granted, for Re-L, she liked to talk about these things for the sake of discourse, not to tell people how to live, or anything of that sort. ]

[decisiveconquest]

(She glances down, grazing the sword's hilt with her fingertips.)

I won't break if I see him, but that doesn't mean I want him to live.

[decisiveconquest]

Wine is my preference, but if you enjoy liquor more, I won't argue with my guest. (Daenerys brightens at the sight of Re-L. She admires her strength. Even if they butt heads, so what? It isn't the end of the world.)

How are you, Lady Re-L?

[tobrushawaysnow]

[ He'd once felt that about Xue Yang. Now look at them. ]

You are always welcome wherever I live here. You do not have to go through it alone.

[decisiveconquest]

(Their situations do have some similarities. She has been practicing with a sword and her dagger, however she knows she doesn't stand a chance against Jon Snow. Unless she can catch him off-guard.)

If needed, for his safety, I might send Drogon to you.

[tobrushawaysnow]

[ Zichen slowly nods, accepting her request. ]

If it is safety which concerns you, I would be glad to teach you some of my world's swordsmanship and martial arts.

[realimperfect]

But it's your house warming. [ It's important to please the person opening up their home to you, as well. And, well.. Re-L would happily shell out for a nice bottle of wine that she might get to sip from as well.

No problems there. ]

I'm fine. I brought my Entourage here with a purchase from that wares shop... [ Here, Re-L turns the device to show all seven feet of Iggy humming away and cooking some sort of meal for her, and then back to herself. ] So all my cooking woes have at least gone away.

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[amidstsnow]

It appears to be a fine home, my lady. However...

[zixuan's brow furrows a little.]

If I might ask, what kind of bird is that?