[ another little gasp, at his sudden appearance — and the state of him, already taller than her but somehow more. a keener presence, even inside her mind. his power is not that of a dragon-rider but a dragon itself, coiled as if to strike. her gaze sticks on the smear of his mouth before she walks her eyes to his shimmering, earnest stare. so like daniel’s own, now.
alicent takes his hand first, trembling, and guides his arm across her shoulders. she knows, too, the protection that can come from belonging to another in a sea of hungry men. it seems to go beyond on that, however, the way dilated pupils blink away from her. stranger and stranger. ]
[ hushed, ] Oh, Louis.
[ an apology for doubting him and a thanks for his assistance prove impossible to formulate as they pass the wriggling feast. instead, she presses closer, flush to his side. ]
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alicent takes his hand first, trembling, and guides his arm across her shoulders. she knows, too, the protection that can come from belonging to another in a sea of hungry men. it seems to go beyond on that, however, the way dilated pupils blink away from her. stranger and stranger. ]
[ hushed, ] Oh, Louis.
[ an apology for doubting him and a thanks for his assistance prove impossible to formulate as they pass the wriggling feast. instead, she presses closer, flush to his side. ]