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Was it unwise for the newly named Lord to be drinking? What did he care, Asher wasnât going to change his habits because of some title, a title which he didnât deserve.
He brought the cup to his lips, with four years of tar-tasting ale coating his tongue it was strange to be tasting Westerosi ale again. He could tell the difference, and the thought briefly crossed his mind if the pit fighters would enjoy the foreign taste. Theyâd notice just as they had certainly noticed the cold. Chuckling, he had been amused to see them shiver, not that Asher wasnât shivering himselfâŚ
He took a swig, downing the remainder of his drink the way a sellsword would, slamming the cup down with a bit more force than intended. In an Essosi tavern, the action would have gone relatively unnoticed; here, however, if all eyes hadnât been drawn to the âLord Forresterâ before, they were now. Couldnât they let him grieve, get piss drunk in peace?
Not that he was drunk, far from it.
Attention pulled to the girl not far from him, who seemed as out of place as he. Raising a hand, he gave a wave for her to sit besides him; her face wasnât familiar but friendly enough. âWhatâs a face like yours doing in a place like this?â