Was it not, when you allowed me to name you as a brother?
[ he doesn't understand this. he doesn't understand desire that is separate from duty, because all he's known is that they are one and the same. why should he want anything else but the iron throne? why should he want anyone who isn't family? why should he want to defend someone who is not kin?
everything that matters belongs to his blood. his dragon, his name, his very existence. all of it is owed to house targaryen from the moment he was conceived β even the act of it is duty that his mother had borne.
the first time he desired anything for himself and took it, the realm demanded his eye and humiliation. the second time he desired recompense and apology, vhagar swallowed lucerys whole. the third time he'd asked for anything at all, his sister pronounced his death, and his alone.
no subject
[ he doesn't understand this. he doesn't understand desire that is separate from duty, because all he's known is that they are one and the same. why should he want anything else but the iron throne? why should he want anyone who isn't family? why should he want to defend someone who is not kin?
everything that matters belongs to his blood. his dragon, his name, his very existence. all of it is owed to house targaryen from the moment he was conceived β even the act of it is duty that his mother had borne.
the first time he desired anything for himself and took it, the realm demanded his eye and humiliation. the second time he desired recompense and apology, vhagar swallowed lucerys whole. the third time he'd asked for anything at all, his sister pronounced his death, and his alone.
duty and sacrifice. that's how he survives. ]
If you mislike it then say it plain.