[ Even red-rimmed and puffy, Alicent’s eyes remain watchful, assessing the litttle shifts in Koby’s features, the wetness still clinging to his lashes. She listens, rapt, as he describes the place that came before this — a possibility that boggles the mind, when this manor already stands striking and strange.
The corners of her mouth tug downward, at the mention of war. Of course she was naive to think Koby might find a place untouched by struggle.
She musters a knowing, sad smile. ]
Our war has been written in the stars, I fear. Or in blood, when my husband took me to wife and to bed. [ twin bloodlines, doomed to struggle. One cannot take the throne while the other persists. ] We have not forgiven each other’s actions, merely united to lessen the pain for the innocent and seek justice for the lost. I do not anticipate mercy or kindness for my actions this day, not from Daemon Targaryen.
[ Any chance of peace died with Rhaenyra. If Alina was wrong about anything today, it’s this: Alicent has never believed she or her children will be spared. Viserys proved that to her on Driftmark. ]
no subject
The corners of her mouth tug downward, at the mention of war. Of course she was naive to think Koby might find a place untouched by struggle.
She musters a knowing, sad smile. ]
Our war has been written in the stars, I fear. Or in blood, when my husband took me to wife and to bed. [ twin bloodlines, doomed to struggle. One cannot take the throne while the other persists. ] We have not forgiven each other’s actions, merely united to lessen the pain for the innocent and seek justice for the lost. I do not anticipate mercy or kindness for my actions this day, not from Daemon Targaryen.
[ Any chance of peace died with Rhaenyra. If Alina was wrong about anything today, it’s this: Alicent has never believed she or her children will be spared. Viserys proved that to her on Driftmark. ]