He can, but he does also have the Targaryen pride. That keeps a marriage interesting even when you are both being quite smart, and can even make us women forget our intelligence.
You two will be fine, of course. Mostly you will be glad for any sparks, in whatever form they come, it bonds you.
[ She blushes, glancing away at Rhaenyra's approval. Did she ever doubt Rhaenyra not liking her betrothal to her son? No. Rhaenyra has been nothing but kind, inviting Baela to the table, and even insisting Jace listen to her rather than backing her son.
But it's nice. ]
I don't think Jace could ever be boring, even if he tried.
[ Her blush only deepens. Baela has a big, fat crush on Jacaerys. ]
But please don't tell him that. His head would grow so big that he'd be impossible to deal with.
No. Daemon Targaryen, bore someone? Would he ever sit still long enough?
[How mischievous - and embarrassing - can she be? Well, if she wants Baela to be able to speak freely about her son when they're married, perhaps it will help.
Or perhaps it will do the opposite. Who can say?]
Well, there are ways to make him sit still, but those certainly are not boring.
[ She closes her eyes and laughs, waving her hand before her. Although the Targaryens pride themselves on keeping their blood strong, sometimes Baela doesn't need to hear the intimacies of her close kin.
But it's good, isn't it? That Daemon has Rhaenyra, and that Rhaenyra is happy with Daemon. ]
I'll let you keep your secrets, if you'll allow me to keep some of mine.
[If she were having this conversation with Jace, she probably would have made at least one more embarrassing comment, but in this case she relents, amused enough.]
[ Although Rhaenyra is a very trustworthy person, Baela sizes her up with a smile, and stands a little taller as she does so. She thrusts out her hand. ]
We should shake on it. No deal worth its salt goes unshaken.
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You two will be fine, of course. Mostly you will be glad for any sparks, in whatever form they come, it bonds you.
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But it's nice. ]
I don't think Jace could ever be boring, even if he tried.
[ Her blush only deepens. Baela has a big, fat crush on Jacaerys. ]
But please don't tell him that. His head would grow so big that he'd be impossible to deal with.
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[She's trying not to look amused by that blushing, and thus make it worse, but frankly she is failing.]
Boredom can be quite deadly for us.
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Does he ever bore you? My father.
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No. Daemon Targaryen, bore someone? Would he ever sit still long enough?
[How mischievous - and embarrassing - can she be? Well, if she wants Baela to be able to speak freely about her son when they're married, perhaps it will help.
Or perhaps it will do the opposite. Who can say?]
Well, there are ways to make him sit still, but those certainly are not boring.
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[ She closes her eyes and laughs, waving her hand before her. Although the Targaryens pride themselves on keeping their blood strong, sometimes Baela doesn't need to hear the intimacies of her close kin.
But it's good, isn't it? That Daemon has Rhaenyra, and that Rhaenyra is happy with Daemon. ]
I'll let you keep your secrets, if you'll allow me to keep some of mine.
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[If she were having this conversation with Jace, she probably would have made at least one more embarrassing comment, but in this case she relents, amused enough.]
You have a deal.
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We should shake on it. No deal worth its salt goes unshaken.
[ She made that up, btw. ]
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[With questionable success, Rhaenyra tamps down her smile and completes the handshake with as much solemnity as she can muster.]