rhaenys nymeros

TANZYN CRAWFORD AS TANSELLE TOO-TALL

Florence Hunt as Hyacinth Bridgerton

A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS 1.03 - The Squire

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feel free to change pronouns as you see fit!

stop fussing with your dress.

after all, this is the season ________ intends to find a wife.

if only every family could be as respectful as ours.

darkness has been our candle in recent months.

he may very well be our most eligible bachelor, indeed.

would you honor me with a dance?

she told me that it is of the upmost importance for a lady’s dance card to be filled with all of the right names.

enjoy your freedom while it lasts.

do not tell us you are hoping for a love match.

love is the last thing i desire.

i take issue with any man who views women merely as chattels are breeding stock.

are the young ladies of london truly so easily won by a pleasing smile and absolutely nothing more?

so you find my smile pleasing.

i find your opinion of yourself entirely too high.

your character is as deficient as your horsemanship.

i shall bid you good night.

i have you to run off with, we shall never have to be alone.

there are a few guests whose absence i might not have regretted.

people are watching, my dear, you are clearly upset.

what is clear is we are woefully unprepared to navigate this lion’s den.

i am sure her absence will only make her that much more desirable.

as you very well know, i always have something to say.

there is nothing quite like the sweet-scented smell of success.

i cannot be the only one wondering if this capital r of a rake is, indeed, ready to flourish.

might i go and read now?

i thought you ladies were taught to dance.

i thought you gentlemen capable of worthwhile conversation.

are you and the modiste still making a stitch?

have you found a wife yet? or are you planning to offend every young girl until there are none left?

this is the duty i must fulfill.

you will end up alone with such expectations.

as if he would ever waste his ink on someone like you.

you should stop wasting your time on such pointless pursuits.

i know all that goes on in my home.

you would be wise to reconsider resorting to more forgeries and half-truths.

you are living under my roof, under my care, relying on my good name, my connections, my money.

i have no interest being used as a pawn in someone else’s game.

if i could marry for the sake of my family, i would.

your sister has a right to know.

that is precisely why i shield her, because i know her.

she deserves a chance to find love without such a burden.

please, you must not tell a soul.

why do i sense my strings being pulled?

you said you wanted to shake up the season, now is your chance.

anyone here you’ve not yet rejected?

you’re the artist, do you see anyone remotely inspiring?

i somehow managed to charm her.

perhaps now you might stop spending time with insipid wallflowers all evening.

she is only incensed that even her new dress cannot hide her character.

i know who the best dancers are just from looking.

you’ve been keeping it from me.

you do not have to pretend any longer.

just another reminder of how trapped i am.

every time i walk into a ballroom, i know they are comparing me to her.

she was so good at being the diamond and it made my mother so happy.

i can never live up to that. i do not want to live up to that, but it does not make it any easier to know you are constantly disappointing people just by walking into a room.

no one truly notices me.

is that why she is so cruel?

no, i think she just wears her hair too tight.

you look at her the way i look at a finished painting.

every man needs a muse, does he not?

you must know the real work begins now.

i do love to read.

you do not seem discomposed by my questioning.

a man who knows what he wants is most admirable.

it is her blessing we shall need if we are…

you are a descendent from an ancient royal line.

can you joust?

this is not a question of bravery.

are you too cowardly to take a life?

hand me my sword.

the sheets feel scratchy.

you could have got us killed!

if you had kept to the plan, those knights might be alive right now.

together, we have a chance to take back what is ours.

would you ride into town with me?

you're playing with fire.

you should be on the throne.

perhaps we never should have come.

did you bring your bow?

you take one more step, traitor, and i'll chew you to splinters.

are you fit to compete, or shall the forfeit stand?

thank you, my lord.

i will deal with you when this is over.

you have to go alone.

we have some work to do.

it's an ambush!

why are they all staring at us?

were you robbed?

clean your sword.

i must look for a suitor.

i know where your allegiance lies.

pick up your sword.

you're not going to kill me?

what do you propose we do, your majesty?

the path takes us through there.

i will probably die on this quest.

even the peasants can marry for love.

your people love you.

i just learned this spell. can i show you?

are you with me?

how many more must die for the throne?

why don't we discuss the matter later?

what are you wearing to the ball tonight?

do not shush me!

be careful on those roads. there's been a report of bandits.

i'm not worthy of the throne.

how do i know your promise will be kept?

take the sword to the tower.

is that your horse?

i hear there's going to be a royal ball.

it was said to be magic.

no one has ever taken that castle.

what a waste of brandy.

is there a way down?

do you hear talk of a dragon?

you knowingly endangered a member of the royal family.

on a horse, with a lance... you're unbeatable.

some day, i'll be a knight.

there's an army out there, and it's ready to follow you.

hold your tongue or lose it.

you're no longer a myth. you're starting to mean something.

admiring the castle again, i see. isn't it beautiful?

tonight, evil has met its match.

you make me feel like a poet.

i'll ride with you.

this kingdom is better off without the lot of you!

why were they trying to kill you?

no one ever comes back from the woods.

i think it's time we found out what's going on.

i will not lose.

how about a little target practice?

you were right to fear the woods.

choose your last words carefully!

the time for pleasantries is through.

run, and i will run with you.

they wanted to arrange my marriage.

will you dance with me?

i'm sure when i'm older, i'll understand.

you know what we have to do.

what do you think? now that you know what i am?

you speak of what you do not know.

my parents were peasants.

we have a long journey ahead of us.

we should have killed them when we had the chance.

you might find this land a more savage place than you remember.

do you even know how to use that thing?

you have to be of noble birth to compete!

i didn't want to be at the celebration.

i can do magic.

are those catapults?

do you know any spells?

i'm not supposed to be seen with people like you.

minotaurs? they're real?

try and take them then.

help me fetch my arrows.

i'm afraid i'm not worthy of you.

i hear you have a quest for me.

sit with me and drink.

that's a bit of a long story.

there is no way that i am fighting.

i challenge you to a duel.

i wonder who lived here.

maybe it's time you had this back.

you have a traitor in your midst.

meet me in the castle gardens tonight, after the sun sets.

the king sent me.

GÜLCAN ARSLAN AS FAHRIYE SULTAN

FAV FITS: FAHRIYE'S GREEN FLORAL KAFTAN

GÜLCAN ARSLAN AS FAHRIYE SULTAN

you know how i loathe the summer here.

i would break my fast. good morrow.

you're plainly a fool, and i have no interest in befriending fools.

you can be very wise, my friend.

as you decree, your majesty.

you look radiant.

there are shadows under your eyes.

my soul is touched.

come forth and face your enemy of old, or watch your city burn.

you have been forced to join me in my exile, and i've been poor company.

if i should hear of any whispers, i will bring them to your door.

i have no love for your queen. in fact, i roundly despise her.

you presume too much. far too much.

i am not yet recovered enough from seeing a corpse by my bed to discuss its use for childing.

i know we planned to go together, and perhaps you will hate me for the rest of our lives, but it is better this way.

you took him somewhere safe. what happens now is up to him.

trust me. you can do nothing here but die.

i strongly dislike visitors at this hour. or any hour.

you show an innocent face to the court, but i believe you have another one.

all the world is a cage in a young girl's eyes.

sleep has eluded me of late.

what do you think of his eyes?

they will hail us as legends one day.

you stand on equal ground with whatever i am.

now i know your secret, and it reeks far worse than mine.

i see what's in your heart. it's the same as what's in mine. ambition.

i have no interest in why you are here.

you seem devout. i suggest you pray.

you dare judge me for seeking help elsewhere?

her pride would never allow her to ask for aid.

did the bells wake you?

i shall not speak another word.

do you have any notion of what they do to outsiders here?

she may be sick in love, as young maids often are.

i don't think i'm at all well, you know.

you are a witch. you practice sorcery. i saw it.

you know why this is happening. everyone tried to warn you.

here. i will give you the rest if you behave.

you don't really believe in talk of alchemy and sorcery.

only a soulless husk could hate poetry.

i've always rather fancied an adventure.

all stories grow from a seed of truth. they are knowledge after figuration.

you have a quick tongue as well as light feet.

not all dreams should be pursued, especially not dreams conceived on the featherbed of love.

he must have escaped while the sentinels were distracted.

how does his royal highness mean to forge such an alliance?

i have had precious little entertainment in this place.

i come to give you warning.

better a mouse than some louder beast.

this is not courteous speech. who are you?

i am no green child to believe what i am told without proof.

i do not fear you. your threats have as much weight as smoke.

they say he was in love with her.

my word, but you are a lucky wretch.

fear will make you fight.

this may be too bold, but you seem not to be in high spirits today.

i have no desire to condemn him to death.

do you think me a halfwit?

oh, do shut up.

this mission may not seem survivable, but you never know. we may return from it as princes of the world.

we must do to our enemies what they would do to us.

fire has no power over me.

something is afoot.

you had better start praying for salvation.

i possess sufficient wit to dress myself.

spare me from baseless gossip.

flattered as i am, i seem to remember you are already wed.

stop involving yourself in matters that could undo you.

it will be a pleasure to fight against a warrior of your skill.

i have an interest in survival. i recommend you nurture one, too.

you have been a loyal servant at court.

i would sooner plunge my sword into my own heart than see thy blood water the earth.

i hope all goes as you desire.

i am unworthy of her love, but love her i do. it hurts my soul.

may i ask your name, since i have you to thank for sheltering me?

pray continue.

if her majesty was displeased, i am sorry for it.

remember, no matter how far you travel, i will always be your friend.

he is comely enough.

i doubt he liked her overmuch.

a risk is needful if we are to know the truth.

no duty comes above our service to the crown.

your plot is heresy.

i beseech you, do not expose our transgression.

he should speak to you with more respect.

you know a secret of mine. we are bound by a vow of silence.

wherever i am, i am with you.

you're not in love, then.

i pray she understands. that she forgives me.

this is a mission of the utmost importance.

i will not hear of him.

i took the same oath.

we ought to speak about our… situation.

how are you always so wise?

i know you are mocking me, sir.

please don't tell anyone, or i shall be ruined.

i meant no such insult.

apologies. a poor choice of words.

as i said, i have no interest in your mission.

i confess my mind has been elsewhere.

i have been too forgiving.

she is someone for whom i would die a thousand times, whose name i cannot tell. someone who is the light in my life, the breath in my breast.

what an honour it is to be received once more at your court.

i will always keep you safe.

we have tarried here for long enough.

let us pray that, someday, she weds someone with a backbone.

i shall not involve you any further.

that is the problem with stories. the truth in them cannot be weighed.

i see through your mask. i see what's in your heart.

your pardon, my lady. it was a jest.