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Meryll had been advised not to go to the Inn at the Crossroads – it wasn’t safe for a woman alone, they had said. But she had been walking for days since leaving the Twins in the aftermath of the wedding, and she could think of nothing better than a cold ale. 

She handled the banter and crass comments well enough, but when a hand reached out to grab her ass, a line had been crossed. Her fingers closed around the neck of the closest bottle and she smiled at the satisfying crack it made when it smashed into Grabby’s head. 

Another man was pressing in close and she turned to give him the same treatment, but when she met his surprised eyes she realized he had only meant to help. 

Meryll set the bottle down on the table, and stepped out of the way so Grabby’s friends could drag his prone form out of the Inn. She gave her so-called rescuer an assessing look. He was lean and rugged with dark, unkempt hair and stubble around his jaw, and dressed in black leathers. Meryll recalled the last knight to visit the Twins. Ser Barristan had been dressed in white scaled armour with shiny silver fastenings. Everything about the man had been knightly, from his snowy white beard to his mournful blue eyes.

“You don’t look like any knight I’ve ever seen,” she couldn’t help noticing.

His eyes twinkled as the woman set her weapon of choice down and he chuckled. This woman could take care of herself and he admired that about the small brunette. His eyes took her in and he noticed a hint of muscle around her arms and he smirked. “Not formally no. More of a sellsword if i’m honest. Ser Bronn, of the blackwater.” Bronn introduced himself to the woman as he ordered a round of drinks for them both.

“You don’t look like any lady i’ve ever seen” He quipped as he got the mug of ale from the barmaid and kept his blue eyes on the dark haired beauty before they left to look at the man who was still on the floor and the few that had been near the fight were huddled away in a corner, whispering amongst themselves. “You got a name or should I just call you Nymeria?