#... 𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑬𝑵 𝑹𝑯𝑨𝑬𝑵𝑨 ﹐ lord desmond
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❝ your son is but a few name days his junior - he should have done the same. ❞ except, her own child would one day be king, and her legacy would be made through him - his would stand to inherit only goldengrove. ❝ but we have always been so wary to force our children's hands, are we not? ❞ for their grief would bring ruin, yet she does not pay mind to their happiness - only what is best. for how her eldest girl stands as the very poison that rots away at all goodness, desiring more when she is undeserving of more than her name. ❝ you would see your willas married to that same daughter of mine - yet you claim she'd see her brother killed. what of her husband ⸻ how can you stand it if you believe her so wicked? a kinslayer would not stop with blood. ❞ if he were any other, she'd have silenced him at once. if they had not shared a friendship - the closest she has ( and isn't that cruel to think ) in these times - for all others are held beyond reach, even her own kin. especially her own kin. she is not cowed as he grows tall, her own smaller stature growing hard - gentle queen gone and in her place the dragon she had long pushed down. her voice, low and cold, holds steel. ❝ were we willing sacrifices in our own? ❞ a scoff of disbelief, ❝ what the girl wants matters not, she will be queen one day. the emperor will see his daughter give birth to the heir to the iron throne, and it is that that will matter. the gods will see to it. ❞
❝ your grace, perhaps it is time to face the music - that boy of yours should've had five children by now like you did at that age, he is no longer a disobedient youth ⸺ he is a man grown, your heir. ❞ his words do not aim to kill, more honest to her than desmond has ever been - the ache brought upon her are more cruel this way. parent's love for a child can break them. ❝ even then, is kinslaying a youthful rebellion too ? you are lucky your prince of summerhall was not slain by his sister's puppets. ❞ was he this blind with his own children too - incapable of seeing their indiscretions, believing them to be innocents when they are the devil in disguise. ❝ it is my grief that allows me to see things clear - you have a chance to redeem yourself ⸻ for this kingdom, your children, and those grandchildren you refuse to recognize. our crown prince is truly his mother's son. ❞ gaze moves away from the targaryen queen, hand covers his eyes as sigh escapes - his youngest no longer amongst the living, how he wishes they could've traded places. foolish boy. ❝ and will these gods prevent rebellion when the truth is unraveled ? how will the essosi delegation react when they hear news about this betrayal ? ❞ frame turns, standing proud and tall, fire starts in his eye as he pushes back. ❝ who is to say he will wed the dagareon girl, what makes you think she will be a willing sacrifice in this marriage. ❞
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❝ you are mistaken, in these misguided beliefs of yours. however they may confide in you, they are simply young - and it is youthful rebellion that has them fight against me. ❞ placating words as she knots her hands together ahead of her. her children stand without a father in an important time in their lives, and she without a king by her side. it is distasteful to think they'd speak such lies to her own hand, and yet he confesses so easily to it. ❝ i too remember what it was to lose a child - how you lose a very piece of yourself along with them to the stranger. though mine was my first, to lose the youngest can not be imagined. i'm sure it is simply that grief that speaks now, for otherwise how could you stand at my side, as my hand - and utter such treasonous thoughts aloud. ❞ byzantium eyes narrow, pace slowing as valyrian queen accesses her most devoted acolyte with suspicion. ❝ whatever truths these rumours may hold, the boy has no child in the eyes of the gods - not until he is joined under the seven. not until he weds the dagareon girl. ❞
his teeth grit together - desmond should not be surprised the queen does not falter but eventually the last stone will fall ⸺ dominoes cascading down the line. ❝ a shame, truly. we try so hard to prevent them from making our mistakes thereby punishing ourselves to an eternity of their hatred. it hurts does it not when they hate you with every fibre of their being. ❞ head shakes briefly, ❝ not that i relate. ❞ psyche attuned with her body and all reactions, the city could go up in flames and still the hand would be too lost in her majesty, seeking out the moment to burn it all to the ground. ❝ your oldest confides in me, in his weakest moments he seeks my council ⸺ he beds the highborn noble daughters and refuses to wed them. ❞ casual tone, it is no revelation - they were all young once. ❝ your grace, why wait when you can find your first grandchild in the quarters of house royce - your second would be with house ... ❞ intentional pause, hazel optics darkened as lips purse. ❝ yes, house dayne, i believe though i've heard rumors that little alicent targaryen could've been fathered by him too. ❞
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❝ our children carry the best and worst of us, i've always thought. even when we try to give them only the good. ❞ there is a catch in her breath, a moment of pause she had not prepared for yet her pace does not falter. ❝ and i'm sure i don't know what you mean, lord desmond - for none of my children are wed. ❞ voice is sharper than before, regal disdain clear in each word. the bastards whispered about through the court, claimed to hold the blood of her sons' within them, to be the very dragonseeds she so despises, are no grandchildren of her own. rather, they belong to misguided women who wish to claim power for their own. ❝ still, i look forward to holding my first grandchild in my arms - within the year. ❞
analytically, like clockwork, he eyes her with all energy he can muster these days - one day he will feel whole again when the color of crimson no longer clouds desmond's judgements. ❝ you are too kind, your grace. ❞ he replies and pauses, metallic hits his tongue with the taste growing stronger - teeth stained red if hand opened his mouth. ❝ indeed, garlan is - was - a sweet boy, gullible ... ❞ he leads her out of his office, handwritten signature still fresh on the paper as it dries. ❝ we can only try our best when raising our children, i am sure you can relate with all those grandchildren running around. ❞ it leaves oh so casually, the queen knows - everyone else assumes, the dragonseeds are everywhere all at once. a faint smile graces tired features as they spot servants in the corridors trying to hide.
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❝ indeed, we must. ❞ a prayer is sent, in silence, to the seven to give her strength. for it was his own child who had committed treason against the crown - entering into grounds long forbidden to him since birth by her own order. the son of her very hand turned against her, yet her words hold none of this divine sent anger - instead compassion as a mother. ❝ my lord hand - you can be sure my heart weeps for your loss - the child was simply caught up in the plans of another who coveted what would not be his. a tragedy for us all. ❞
all curtains closed in his tower, no sparkling sunlight allowed in his chambers ⸺ it mirrors the hand's own life, youngest child stolen from desmond too early, the light within him dims too. with all the grace he can minister these days, the ruling lord rowan invited the queen to his office to talk — and walk her to the next small council meeting convened. ink spills on pages as quill is put down, optics scan his penned letter. there are no regrets for what is to come. disturbed from his slivers of peace by the queensguard's voice, announcing her royal highness, a mother like silver - haired lord is a father. ❝ your grace, i believe we must discuss some dire matters. ❞ always to the point, some things never change.
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