No. [A touch of honesty is what he is owed, as he intends to unify the Starks and Tyrells. He would see for himself who they were truly.] My family is practical. We bent the knee to Aegon when King Mern did not, just as your family did. They will understand the benefits of this alliance.
[He might not trust them and likely never would, but he could at least see the wisdom in this decision in time.]
You haven't been king for very long? Does it still seem strange to you?
[She can feel him appraising her, trying to root her out. She shields herself, as always, carefully obscuring her thoughts and feelings. Perhaps on their wedding night she'll let her guard down, but nothing is certain just yet.]
Is that your way of saying that I am not so terrible after all?
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[He might not trust them and likely never would, but he could at least see the wisdom in this decision in time.]
You haven't been king for very long? Does it still seem strange to you?
[She can feel him appraising her, trying to root her out. She shields herself, as always, carefully obscuring her thoughts and feelings. Perhaps on their wedding night she'll let her guard down, but nothing is certain just yet.]
Is that your way of saying that I am not so terrible after all?