Sansa was starting to dread the constant act. Certainly, it had been easy to lie to knights and to Robin and to whoever had first come to visit the Eyrie in those early days. It was even still easy to lie to Mya, because she had a broad grin and the good sense not to pressure Alayne about what had been inconsistencies in her fledgling lies. Mya Stone could spot a ruse, but she was too decent to reveal it.
But Sansa truly did regret deceiving Gendry. Mostly because she found she wanted him to know her, on the chance that he might like her. As it was, he only knew Alayne.
But Arya had been courageous enough to tell him who she was, Sansa chided herself. You? You are a coward in comparison.
That night, at dinner, she was the first to take her place in the High Hall. The head table was the only one set for a meal, the other benches and tables were left pushed in a pile against the wall. It was a house half-existing, half-packed-up. But at least the roast auroch dripped with fat and juices, and the candles burned bright. So too did a fire in the great stone hearth, because the snow was falling all the more thickly.
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But Sansa truly did regret deceiving Gendry. Mostly because she found she wanted him to know her, on the chance that he might like her. As it was, he only knew Alayne.
But Arya had been courageous enough to tell him who she was, Sansa chided herself. You? You are a coward in comparison.
That night, at dinner, she was the first to take her place in the High Hall. The head table was the only one set for a meal, the other benches and tables were left pushed in a pile against the wall. It was a house half-existing, half-packed-up. But at least the roast auroch dripped with fat and juices, and the candles burned bright. So too did a fire in the great stone hearth, because the snow was falling all the more thickly.
A storm was coming.