her expression grew more animated as he confirmed what she had already suspected—though, of course, elodie would not make that too evident to her brother, despite her clear delight. “ i have a few ideas involving horses! ”
⠀⠀⠀even if he wouldn't admit to it ﹐ he missed her too. but duties always called. “ justice will prevail ﹐ that i am sure of. ” his fingers beginning to tie the knots together to make a single one. his time home would be ...
“ the 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 queen! ” lady stark approached with a radiant smile and incomparable grace, offering a proper reverence before they could at last speak. “ i bring good tidings, your grace! ”
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ᅟᅟᅟ☥ . . . @northady
❛ lady 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐤. ❜ rhaenyra's voice was confident and at the same time full of sympathy. she had been expecting elodie's visit for a long time.
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[ @odetothefire ] —— “ my 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻! ” stark bowed at once in an almost flawless reverence, then straightened, her expression alight with the joy of standing in the presence of the rightful sovereign.
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[ @kipagon ] —– that was one of the rare moments—if not the first of elodie showing empathy toward prince aemond. his silver-haired hand dripped with crimson, and though every instinct within her urged her to let him bleed alone, she did not.
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“ i have heard so much of you in these past days! it is a pleasure to finally meet you once more — though now, at an age where i might truly comprehend the honor. the north sends its regards! ”
[ @odetothefire ] —— “ my 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻! ” stark bowed at once in an almost flawless reverence, then straightened, her expression alight with the joy of standing in the presence of the rightful sovereign.
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“ none of this would have happened had you heeded my warning not to approach her. ” elodie remarked, pressing a small cloth against his wounded hand as she spoke of the wolf that had bitten him.
[ @kipagon ] —– that was one of the rare moments—if not the first of elodie showing empathy toward prince aemond. his silver-haired hand dripped with crimson, and though every instinct within her urged her to let him bleed alone, she did not.
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elodie moved stealthily through the corridors, only to turn a corner and nearly collide with the usurper himself.
“ … your highness—my deepest apologies. ”
it was always a pleasure to present her 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 to royalty — more so to the rightful. a smile graced her lips as her gaze met the prince’s, and only then did she notice the biting, freezing wind tousling his short …
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⠀⠀⠀𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑭𝑹𝑶𝑺𝑻 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 in @northady’s dark hair like a crown of ice, each crystalline strand gleaming in the pale winter light, and Jacaerys thought she wore the cold the way queens wore jewels—unbending, untouchable, and impossibly distant. »
… chestnut locks, a stark contrast to the warmth he was accustomed to.
“ it could be … both, but behold! i am well-covered, my prince! ” she spread her arms, drawing attention to the cloak draped around her shoulders,
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