You were an easy target. I suppose I've always resented you a little for his treatment of us. [ To put it lightly. ] And in truth, seeing you and my mother at this age is difficult to process. I'm uncertain where any of us stand now, or what use I am to either of you. [ ... why is he telling her all this? Anyway. ]
Well then, I'll simply have to disarm when I see you coming.
Nyke va moriot gaomagon. GΔ«da lo mirri gaomagon daor raqagon ziry.
Some things often wither on the vine and though we may not be as close as we once were, that does not mean I wish her ill. I am young but not naΓ―ve, I know well what distanced us.
[ Just when it looks like he may be left out again: ] We are blood, Aemond, is that not enough? Your use is to allow me to know and understand a child grown.
You would be the first. I am not so easily outwitted.
You have no intention of divulging my future, do you? I would have chosen eggs for your cradles. [ Meaning it isn't up for debate; he must not be telling her the whole of it, which makes her even more suspicious. ] What are you hiding?
Tell me that again when you have known me for a time. [ There is no delay in her reply. ] There are worse fates than death, such as when Her Grace finds you are providing me with lessons. When do we begin?
You don't want that. I was told my own future, and it was no easy thing to hear. [ He still has nightmares sometimes. Not that he's admitting that. ] Besides, I know little. We rarely spoke.
Very well. Did she say as much? Or are you anticipating her concern?
We begin as early as tomorrow morning if you wish to wake at dawn.
And when did you become adept in knowing my desires? You did not even know my face. You knew enough that you were willing and eager to take my life, so you are being intentionally vague. It is maddening.
[ But amazingly she doesn't press for further details. Yet. ]
Do you think me foolish? I would not tell her, I speak from experience. A dragon would be a far less fearsome opponent.
Dawn. [ Oh, the face she is making right now. ] Why do I feel as if I am being tortured for something I did not do?
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Date: 2025-06-26 05:55 pm (UTC)You were an easy target. I suppose I've always resented you a little for his treatment of us. [ To put it lightly. ] And in truth, seeing you and my mother at this age is difficult to process. I'm uncertain where any of us stand now, or what use I am to either of you. [ ... why is he telling her all this? Anyway. ]
Well then, I'll simply have to disarm when I see you coming.
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Date: 2025-06-26 06:24 pm (UTC)Some things often wither on the vine and though we may not be as close as we once were, that does not mean I wish her ill. I am young but not naΓ―ve, I know well what distanced us.
[ Just when it looks like he may be left out again: ] We are blood, Aemond, is that not enough? Your use is to allow me to know and understand a child grown.
You would be the first. I am not so easily outwitted.
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Date: 2025-06-26 09:03 pm (UTC)[ His mother was close with Rhaenyra? This is the first he's hearing of this. He'll have to hound Alicent about it later. ]
I don't think you understand just how fiercely that single statement has been contested. We weren't given dragon eggs for a reason.
It has a certain appeal, I grant you. [ A beat. ] Do you still wish to learn the sword?
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Date: 2025-06-26 11:36 pm (UTC)You have no intention of divulging my future, do you? I would have chosen eggs for your cradles. [ Meaning it isn't up for debate; he must not be telling her the whole of it, which makes her even more suspicious. ] What are you hiding?
Tell me that again when you have known me for a time. [ There is no delay in her reply. ] There are worse fates than death, such as when Her Grace finds you are providing me with lessons. When do we begin?
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Date: 2025-06-27 12:20 am (UTC)You don't want that. I was told my own future, and it was no easy thing to hear. [ He still has nightmares sometimes. Not that he's admitting that. ] Besides, I know little. We rarely spoke.
Very well. Did she say as much? Or are you anticipating her concern?
We begin as early as tomorrow morning if you wish to wake at dawn.
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Date: 2025-06-30 10:42 pm (UTC)[ But amazingly she doesn't press for further details. Yet. ]
Do you think me foolish? I would not tell her, I speak from experience. A dragon would be a far less fearsome opponent.
Dawn. [ Oh, the face she is making right now. ] Why do I feel as if I am being tortured for something I did not do?