The Littlest Dragon's Courage
Twenty-eight Day of the Ninth Month 289 AC
For a moment you consider deception, something about a tame snake. But no, that lie would be too easily disproved. Such exotic pets are rare and expensive far beyond the means you have been living on these past few years. Even if that were not the case who would give a venomous snake to a child for a pet save perhaps an enemy?
"Come in and close the door, Ser, there is one further secret I must reveal. I had hoped to give you some time to become more comfortable in my service but alas that was not to be," you say hurriedly. Dany looks guiltily down at her feet.
"It's not your fault really Dany, if anything it is mine for not thinking ahead. Just be more careful from now on." As serious as the situation is you cannot bear to see her down like that.
"The snake is perfectly safe Ser, well as safe as I am in any case. You see I have overlooked some details of how I came to be here and rise so high among these rogues in a short amount of time."
First a demonstration. It would not do for him to consider you merely mad. You speak the words and make the gestures of petty magic uncomfortable in doing so in plain view of any save your sister. Slowly you unwrap the ribbon from around Varys without touching it, lifting it into the air.
The knight looks at the display frozen in shock.
"Magic is a dangerous thing your grace, a cursed thing, it requires..." the knight stops unwilling to accuse you of blood magic outright it seems.
"No sacrifices did I make good Ser, no dark powers did I call. This magic wanes with use and waxes with rest..."
"It's
not bad." Dany interrupts forcefully looking directly at Ser Richard.
Not the most polite child, you think before considering the irony of worrying about that at a time like this.
"It feels warm and safe and cozy. It's 'cause of it that
we're safe." she continues looking like nothing so much as a furious kitten.
Somehow that breaks the tension in the room. Ser Richard sighs and say: "I called myself your sword sword, no kinngslayer will I be over this even if no man save me would know. Say your piece your grace and If I find I cannot bear to serve you after you are through..."
"Then I shall release you," you interrupt swiftly. You explain your powers and how you used them stressing that you only used them on the the most dishonorable of foes and that you would never consider using it on one who has sword himself to you.
Ser Richard still looks doubtful.
Dany offers from the corner: "You can use it on me.
I'm not afraid. Then he can see what it looks like when you do the friend spell so he'll know you aren't a liar."
You are startled to hear the Stormlander knight give a full belly laugh. "Your pardon milady for impugning on your royal brother's honor."
"Right, so you're a wizard of some sort like the Valyrians were said to be," he continues. "I can either trust your word or I can't. Push comes to shove if I was already enchanted than I would not be having doubts so I can act like frightened peasant and have my courage showed up by a little girl or I can be a knight and hold to my oaths freely made. Gods know I swore to be part to darker deeds than magic such as you have shown."
You sigh in relief and smile broadly at the knight: "Well said ser now come there is much to speak of how we might combine our efforts to get the best of the situation we find ourselves in."
"One moment, your grace," Ser Richard says as serious as a lord passing judgement, "I have been remiss in failing to introduce myself to the lady."
"Ser Richard Lonmouth at your service princess." he addresses Dany with a bow and full courtly manners
"Pleased t' mettcha," she replies with a giggle and considerably less decorum.
That could have gone far,
far worse in fact you would not be surprised if you had nightmares about
how much worse it could have gone.
Now the time has come to decide who you will have Ser Richard act within the confides of Gorthos' guild:
[] He is to guard and protect you as you go about your tasks, potentially suspicious given your cover stories but a trained sword at your back is not o be scoffed at.
[] He is to insinuate himself into Yohn's side of the guild, the fighting prowess of a knight will go far among dockside brawlers.
[] He is to stay mostly at the One-eyed Rat, guarding Dany and potentially beginning to teach her how to defend herself. This will require a further lie, perhaps a lost child during the war to justify his great fondness for her.
[] Write-in
OOC: It was touch and go for a moment there but you pulled it off. 
