[ perhaps tim’s god is right. if she had been kinder from the start and raised her boys to love their half-sister — in truth, nothing would change, not with a council of men that will not see a woman rule, and the succession in turmoil since viserys made her second wife, cold queen, mother to usurpers.
but at least rhaenyra would know that she did not want this. ]
You may have the truth of it.
[ that they cannot choose whether to feel this love, only if they seize it. the last time she chose rhaenyra still chafes, with her foolishness — her father stripped of his station. if she were to do so again, she knows the price would be higher. an eye for an eye, a son for a son. ]
I thought I saw her the night of the wolf. The dream of a girl, seeking absolution.
I would go to her, if she appeared, although I do not know what that would entail. It has not been so simple for you and your love, even outwith the confines of your world.
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Date: 2024-08-27 11:27 am (UTC)but at least rhaenyra would know that she did not want this. ]
You may have the truth of it.
[ that they cannot choose whether to feel this love, only if they seize it. the last time she chose rhaenyra still chafes, with her foolishness — her father stripped of his station. if she were to do so again, she knows the price would be higher. an eye for an eye, a son for a son. ]
I thought I saw her the night of the wolf. The dream of a girl, seeking absolution.
I would go to her, if she appeared, although I do not know what that would entail. It has not been so simple for you and your love, even outwith the confines of your world.
[ why should it be for her? ]