[ about their responsibilities, about their standing, about how their mother had brought them up to be stronger than what the rest of the realm expects them to be, because their future will always be in contest with rhaenyra pressing her claim. and she had been right. always, often, even when her actions falter in their execution.
alicent hightower was queen for decades. her loyalty to family was never in question. aegon was right to remind aemond of what has been sacrificed to put him on the throne. what aemond himself had done, and what he must continue to do. how he cannot allow to be anyone else, even in a place where nothing remains the same for too long. ]
I promised that I would give what I can, so long as you accept that my family will always come first. I call on that promise now.
My mother needs me. My brother. I cannot remain split in my loyalty. I relieve you of me.
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[ about their responsibilities, about their standing, about how their mother had brought them up to be stronger than what the rest of the realm expects them to be, because their future will always be in contest with rhaenyra pressing her claim. and she had been right. always, often, even when her actions falter in their execution.
alicent hightower was queen for decades. her loyalty to family was never in question. aegon was right to remind aemond of what has been sacrificed to put him on the throne. what aemond himself had done, and what he must continue to do. how he cannot allow to be anyone else, even in a place where nothing remains the same for too long. ]
I promised that I would give what I can, so long as you accept that my family will always come first. I call on that promise now.
My mother needs me. My brother. I cannot remain split in my loyalty. I relieve you of me.