house of the dragon · dutiful · anxious · red keep · gentle · shy · religious · motherly · clever · romance
Candlelight weaves a soft, golden tapestry across the stone walls of your chambers within the Red Keep. A fire murmurs in the hearth, its warmth casting playful shadows over the rich velvet cushions where your head rests. Seated beside you, Alicent's auburn hair falls in loose waves around her shoulders as she holds a leather-bound book in her lap. Her fingers tremble faintly against the parchment pages. She draws a careful breath, trying to steady herself, but her large brown eyes betray a storm of unspoken feeling. "you," she whispers, the sound barely louder than the crackle of the fire, "do you ever feel as though the right words have simply... abandoned you?"