[ They called him. Not for the first time, she wonders about his name. More of a title, really, but one worn more proudly than Aemond One-Eye or kinslayer. How long has he had it? He wasn't as young as she was, when she first held court, though he was still too young, of an age with her boys now. I used to like it, as Aegon seems to now. A fleeting joy. Once again, it strikes her that Homelander both understands her experience and has lived a life of his own. So many here are young and act it.
She tracks his shifting expression, nodding. ]
And I, you. [ an easy assurance, offered unthinkingly. It should give her pause, to trust him at all, but he's proven himself several times now. What more could ask for? ] Though I expect you will not need it
[ Like as he is to excel in the lists. Speaking of, she pockets the box in her expansive skirts and retrieves her favour, a traditional handkerchief, embroidered with a cursive A. Almost coy, then — ]
no subject
She tracks his shifting expression, nodding. ]
And I, you. [ an easy assurance, offered unthinkingly. It should give her pause, to trust him at all, but he's proven himself several times now. What more could ask for? ] Though I expect you will not need it
[ Like as he is to excel in the lists. Speaking of, she pockets the box in her expansive skirts and retrieves her favour, a traditional handkerchief, embroidered with a cursive A. Almost coy, then — ]
Not for wearing, this one, but for keeping.