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𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒

The Father's Day challenge is here

and I'm going to finally participate.

I have chosen to write about

Brienne's father Selwyn Tarth.

I think the way their relationship

is described is unique compared

to the ones shared between

other asoiaf fathers and

their daughters.

#FathersDay

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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑

The bond between a father and his daughter can be a powerful thing yet the traditions of Westeros make it hard to achieve. With the set roles for women and men it becomes difficult for a man to understand his daughter on a higher level like she would want him to.

Such traditions did not stand in the way

of the Evenstar of Tarth.

First he lost his son who's body sunk to the depths of the blue sea. Next was his two little beauties whom ed away in the comfort of their cradle. It takes a strong man to deal with the loss of an heir and two elegant lives taken so soon, but he wasn't alone in these dark times.

He had her,

the maid of Tarth.

His little tall girl was not considered normal by public standards, and he knew this. However that did not matter to him, she was his and if it was not for her presence he could have slipped away into madness. She was the light in the darkness he did not feel like he deserved, and that was enough to make him proud. But his remaining child grew and just like any other father he wished for her to marry, to be showered in the affections of a noble man as she so rightfully deserved. Perhaps he had been naive or too hopeful, having raised her up on a pedestal to make her feel like a princess just for her to be thrown to the wolves once she was faced with the men of Westeros.

He seen that look in her eyes that day,

a realization that she was not

what most men would

want in a woman.

How could he have been so ignorant? Bringing forth suitors for her when they only wanted connections to his wealth. And now that light he had come to adore was dimmed, all because people couldn't keep their mouths shut. Nevertheless he still had hopes that maybe there was a man out there that could love her when he was long gone. Yet as time ed she eventually shut him down, not wishing to be married which made his concerns rise. He was raised to believe that unmarried women often had less of a social standing amongst others and if trouble were to arise it would be harder for them to overcome it.

Oh how pleased he was when

she proved him wrong.

It all started when she began fighting with boys, something he hadn't expected his sweet girl to do. At first this startled him and he tried guiding her away from such things but he was weak when faced with her determination. The light he thought had dimmed was shining brighter than it ever had before, just not in the way he had expected. No matter what he did she always went behind his back, her strong will unmatched by any other. So he pushed what he was taught aside and put a proper sword in his daughter's hands whilst he held his own.

For if his light wanted to learn how to fight

he would make sure she learned

how to do it right.

She became everything he wanted and more. He did not think it was possible, she was already perfect in his eyes, yet each day everything about her only improved. Once a little fire that was reduced to a mere candle flame, the maid of Tarth grew into the brightest star in all the land. And soon enough she took on the role of a knight, taller than any man, and certainly stronger.

Most will gawk and make their snarky comments. But nothing will make him any less proud of her. His daughter was beautiful no matter what anyone thought, and she could fight a bear with a wooden sword and win if she needed to.

And that is something he will brag about

until the day his soul leaves the world.

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