Hannibal watched her strong reaction to his simple question. So she was not used to people being direct with her outside of her family. That was something he would indeed keep in mind.
He motioned to the young pup at her feet. "Until I offered you that young pup, you did not seem interested in claiming anything I had offered you as truly yours. You feel as if they are shallow attempts to win you over and you have every intention of remaining in Highgarden once we return you there." He said simply. He did not seem upset, just stating his observations.
"I enjoy watching people interact with each other My Lady. It is a past time of mine and I am very good at seeing past masks to find the genuine emotion behind a persons actions." He explained further. He finished his current cup of ale before continuing.
"I am not trying to play you as a fool. I have given you far more trust than I have in the past with anyone. I have been trying to give you a genuine glimpse of what your life would be like here in Winterfell with me. My father will leave Winterfell in my command and my brother will be dragged back to our ancestral home with my father. I am similar to my father, but I spent a great deal of time with the Starks when I was young. They were a strong house that would shield me from my brother when I was too small to protect myself. The Starks were brave and strong and I respected them. I do not agree with how my father allowed them to walk into a trap and get themselves slaughtered. However, I had not yet earned my father's trust and respect so I held my tongue on the matter. I killed Theon Greyjoy slowly for how he betrayed the Starks we had both grown up with." He said as he opened up to her a bit.
He paused for a moment before continuing on, "Catylin Stark had just as much power and authority as her husband. That is what kept the North from crumbling when that whore Cersei allowed herself to be drunk on power and put that bastard of a son on the throne. I would offer you the same power and authority as I hold. The exception would be that you would defer to my commands, but any commands given by you are equally strong to those that would serve us. You are not simply a wife to dress in fine clothes and parade around to make the other Lords jealous. You are intelligent and clever. I cannot think of a better woman to be my bride." He said honestly.
He knew it was dangerous to show her a majority of his hand. However, she was not a pretty fool that could be seduced and convinced. She needed honesty to make a true decision.
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He motioned to the young pup at her feet. "Until I offered you that young pup, you did not seem interested in claiming anything I had offered you as truly yours. You feel as if they are shallow attempts to win you over and you have every intention of remaining in Highgarden once we return you there." He said simply. He did not seem upset, just stating his observations.
"I enjoy watching people interact with each other My Lady. It is a past time of mine and I am very good at seeing past masks to find the genuine emotion behind a persons actions." He explained further. He finished his current cup of ale before continuing.
"I am not trying to play you as a fool. I have given you far more trust than I have in the past with anyone. I have been trying to give you a genuine glimpse of what your life would be like here in Winterfell with me. My father will leave Winterfell in my command and my brother will be dragged back to our ancestral home with my father. I am similar to my father, but I spent a great deal of time with the Starks when I was young. They were a strong house that would shield me from my brother when I was too small to protect myself. The Starks were brave and strong and I respected them. I do not agree with how my father allowed them to walk into a trap and get themselves slaughtered. However, I had not yet earned my father's trust and respect so I held my tongue on the matter. I killed Theon Greyjoy slowly for how he betrayed the Starks we had both grown up with." He said as he opened up to her a bit.
He paused for a moment before continuing on, "Catylin Stark had just as much power and authority as her husband. That is what kept the North from crumbling when that whore Cersei allowed herself to be drunk on power and put that bastard of a son on the throne. I would offer you the same power and authority as I hold. The exception would be that you would defer to my commands, but any commands given by you are equally strong to those that would serve us. You are not simply a wife to dress in fine clothes and parade around to make the other Lords jealous. You are intelligent and clever. I cannot think of a better woman to be my bride." He said honestly.
He knew it was dangerous to show her a majority of his hand. However, she was not a pretty fool that could be seduced and convinced. She needed honesty to make a true decision.