#james garin

It hadn’t been easy evading her guards. 

Since her return home, her mother had placed men on her almost every moment. The only peace she had was when she was tucked away in her own chambers, but even then they were only a call away: stationed on the other side of her door. 

After trying everything she could to distract them, she’d finally resulted to escaping from her balcony. She’d tied her sheets into a rope and climbed down them (something she never would have considered doing before she’d met James). 

From there she was able to go from the secret underground tunnels that connected Fain and Ravenwood Hall to the Imperial Palace until she’d reached the prisons. 

It was dark and cold and wet. 

“James?” She whispered, loud enough that he might hear, but still soft as to not to wake the sleeping guard. She passed cell after cell, examining the prisoners by the dim light of her torch as she went. The further down the line she went, the more she worried that he was not here at all: the more she worried that he was already dead. 

She finally found him in one of the last cells. Relief washed over her when she saw that he was there, but it was quickly replaced with the knowledge that his days here were numbered. 

“Are you alright?” She asked, softly, stepping as close to him as she could. She knew given the conditions alone it was a silly question, but she asked it anyway. 

She wasn’t sure why she was there. She couldn’t help him. She’d tried, but nothing she’d done had made any difference in his situation. And now he was to die for it. She felt so helpless. She was angry with herself for having failed. She was angry with him for having started this mess. 

the south is hot in summer and warm in winter

it only gets cold enough to snow like once every ten years or something and it’s only a dusting

like the northerners, the southerners are survivors

the coasts are frequently visited by hurricanes and (up until Aragoth conquered them) attacks from the Southern Islanders

It was the South who took up arms against their enemies and defended Aragoth from them

The South is in the hands of House Mortain, with Loys Mortain as warden. Although Loys is technically in charge, it is his step-mother, Margary Mortain, who pulls the strings. Harrion Mortain (presumed to be dead although very much alive and known as James Garin) is the rightful Mortain heir, but he changed his name and became a pirate to avoid the responsibility.

so ned was 32 when james left, which means that he was def already working for the mortains (altho things were wayyy better back then b/c that was before rowena and loys ahHAHAHA). anyway, so ned was also a happier person back then tbh, b/c he had about to have a kid and i think he would have been amused by harry and just like smh about him. 

but when he shows up out of the blue, he’s probs not gonna be so happy tbh like sO much crap has happened and you’ve been out doinG whaT exACTLY?!?!?!? And i THINK He def respects Alexandir but I think he’s gonna get the feeling that there’s more to the harrion story than he’s being told. and i think he’s gonna have a lot of conflicting emotions tbh b/c his son is probs kidnapped and his sister in law is dead and his loser brother is a dragon rider and his other brother is having a v hard time and now there’s this new ruler in town who doesn’t know the first thing about what he’s doinG and NED DOESN’T HAVE TIME FOR THIS. 

And like if he can back at any other time, I think that Ned might be able to take a deep breathe and see that he’s trying to do the right thing here, but there’s so much crap going on that he might just see james as a pain and idk there’s probs a lot of fighting going on but i also think that ned might be in a very bad place and thinking more ~emotionally than logically b/c i think he’s lived through loosing his wife but idk that he can survive loosing his kid and it sounds like cris is gonna have some problems dealing with ana’s death and he doesn’t wanna loose his bro too and tbh the south probs needs celia/james/alexandir to step in at this point haha.