[ On Christmas Eve, the manor staff kindly deliver the gifts Alicent prepared for family and friends. For Koby, — Wrapped finely, a small velvet box, containing a bracelet. — A second, slightly larger gift, holding a viewmaster and slides. — Attached, he’ll find an envelope sealed with emerald wax, fine paper stock addressed in Alicent’s elegant hand. Upon opening, a vibrant watercolour flutters to the floor. ]
Koby,
I know you wish you were not so far from the sea, yet I am glad the waves have allowed us to host you on land, even for a short while.
I once told you I was not a Targaryen in true, but a Hightower, so named for the beacon in the harbour city where I was born. There, the water swirls cerulean blue and clear as glass, so you can see the sandy floor below. If I could show you one place in Westeros, it would be this, where we might feel the warmth of the southron sun, peruse the great library, and observe the beacon's changing colours.
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🎁 — 24/12.
— Wrapped finely, a small velvet box, containing a bracelet.
— A second, slightly larger gift, holding a viewmaster and slides.
— Attached, he’ll find an envelope sealed with emerald wax, fine paper stock addressed in Alicent’s elegant hand. Upon opening, a vibrant watercolour flutters to the floor. ]