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normally, he wouldn’t have allowed.
himself to overstep his bounds, but
it was difficult, because before he
was her knight, he was her friend.
or something like that.
he placed his hand over hers to stop
her from hurting herself …
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minutes after reading each letter , alicent leaned back against the chair .
hand automatically reaching her mouth . teeth slicing corner of nails , almost to the point of bleeding .
clearly distressed .
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“ i am… but let’s talk about you
instead. ” he smiled at her, as best
he could, with what little strength he
had left on that starry night. he placed
his hand on hers for a moment. “i
hope your life is full of joy.”
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he hadn’t even realised he was
being followed… he turned around
when he heard her voice. “ what
are you doing here ? in the
middle of the night ? ”
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