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 #  𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐕𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍 .       an  independent,  semi  ––  selective  and  mutual  only  blog  for  daenerys  stormborn  from  the  '  a  song  of  ice  and  fire  '  series.  fire  made  flesh,  with  inspirations  from  the  books  and  television  series.  canon  divergent,  nurtured  heavily  with  personal  headcanons.  additional  verses  available  in  vikings,  the  grishaverse  trilogy,  bridgerton  and  the  last  kingdom.  adored  by  sharna.         23,    GMT,    she  /  her.    

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                                 –––––––––       the  frightened  child  who  sheltered  in  my  manse  died  on  the  dothraki  sea,  and  was  reborn  in  blood  and  fire.  this  dragon  queen  who  wears  her  name  is  a  true  targaryen.      

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       pale  skin  doesn’t  glow  under  snowy  weather,  bleak  weather  making  her  look  like  a  ghost  :  maybe  she  is.  myrcella  baratheon,  with  scarred  skin  on  her  cheek  and  steel  in  her  hues.  a  survivor,  like  the  woman  facing  her,  born  a  princess  like  the  woman  facing  her  :  adrift  in  a  game  she  doesn’t  wish  to  play.        ❛  i  only  wish  for  peace,  your  grace.  ❛

                fire  and  blood  were  her  words,  designed  to  incite  both  fear  fury.  daenerys  stormborn  had  been  carved  from  the  old  blood  of  valyria  and  reborn  amidst  smoke,  harmed  more  times  than  she  could  count  and  condemned  to  exile  across  the  narrow  sea.  if  it  were  not  for  the  stories  her  brother  would  whisper,  daenerys  stormborn  may  not  have  ever  known  robert  baratheon  and  tywin  lannister  came  to  obliterate  the  targaryen  dynasty    –––   taking  everything  that  ever  could  have  BELONGED  to  them.  she  would  have  quite  happily  exchanged  the  throne  for  a  chance  to  live,  an  opportunity  to  be  a  child  but  she  was  not  even  given  that.  

 trembling  lilacs  rest  against  golden  locks  and  eyes  of  emerald,  drinking  in  every  feature  that  makes  this  girl  half  lion  and  half  stag.  snow  settles  upon  her  hair  and  there  is  something  within  her  eyes  that  reminds  daenerys  of  herself   ;   the  frightened  little  girl  who  had  DIED  upon  the  dothraki  sea.  amethysts  are  hardened  by  all  that  she  has  endured,  silken  skin  has  turned  to  scales  in  a  bid  to  better  protect  herself  but  her  voice  is  still  the  same.  softly  spoken,  with  a  tender  tone  that  begs  for  mercy  in  return.  "  i  often  ask  for  people  not  to  judge  me  for  the  sins  of  my  father   . . .   i  would  never  presume  to  judge  you  for  yours.  "

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     For a moment, after her comment on how he spoke of things as if he had been there, he sat very still, waiting for anything else Daenerys would say on the subject, but nothing came and he dared breathe once more. He was careful with his words, but Daenerys was smart, so he would have to be more careful yet. She could never find out why he was there and what he wanted from her, or there was no way she would allow him close any longer. So he produced his most charming smile and turned his blue eyes on the Targaryen girl. “I am an avid reader, Daenerys. Sometimes even I feel like I was there myself. But alas, it is not true.”
     He leaned back in his seat and brought his wine back up to his lips, taking a sip and trailing his lip with his tongue, swiping at the liquid that had stayed behind, almost mirroring Daenerys’ gesture. His smirk eased back onto his features as he placed his cup on the small table at his side, resting his arms upon the sides of his chair. “That does not mean though, that I am not fully aware of those things that have been written in those history books you speak of. I have made sure to read about different views on things, so as to make it easier to form a more unbiased view myself, despite not having seen these situations played out firsthand.”
     For a moment, the much older man fell silent and just watched the little Queen for a few moments. He had seen many a Targaryen King and Queen in his life, and despite the fact that she tried very hard to be one of them, there was just a softness and a kindness underneath the surface that wasn’t always visible in the monarchs of the Seven Kingdoms. And he was not quite sure if it would break her or not. Despite the saying that every time a Targaryen was born, the Gods flipped a coin to see if they were mad, they had all managed to keep the Kingdoms together. And she would have to show if she had the same capability for uniting such divided lands.
     An eyebrow rose in amusement when she spoke of emulating Jaehaerys the First. That particular King had ruled even before Damon’s time, so he could not say whether he had truly been a good King, or whether it was just stories. “I think it is better to be your own person, though you obviously did not ask for my opinions, Daenerys. There already has been a Jaehaerys the Conciliator, why pretend there is another one? Be Daenerys Stormborn instead. It sounded like you had enough titles of your own without taking some old King’s title as well.”

                balerion  would  soar  once  more,  not  through  the  skies  but  against  the  seas  instead.  and  with  him,  a  storm  would  be  unleashed  upon  the  seven  kingdoms  as  if  to  warn  them  of  everything  that  was  to  come  with  her  reign.  it  was  not  one  of  fury  or  vengeance,  though  the  refreshing  kind  that  is  needed  to  hydrate  and  restore  lands  after  an  insufferable  summer.  if  viserys  had  done  at  least  one  thing  right,  it  was  ensuring  that  knew  about  the  history  of  their  house    –––    the  glory  of  kings  and  their  downfalls  alike,  she  would  be  different  from  the  rest.  daenerys  stormborn  would  not  sail  for  westeros  to  CONQUER  or  turn  kingdoms  to  ashes,  nor  would  she  use  her  children  as  weapons  unless  it  was  absolutely  crucial.  

 drogo  had  made  her  a  khaleesi,  though  it  was  in  meereen  she  had  became  a  queen.  learning  the  balance  of  playing  at  politics  and  being  loved  as  a  leader  was  a  battle  that  she  was  still  fighting.  it  was  a  tiresome  one    –––    taxing  and  tedious,  but  she  would  not  turn  her  back  on  slavers  bay  until  each  person  had  been  liberated  from  the  chains  they  had  been  forced  into.  eyebrows  raise  with  damon's  words,  the  goblet  lingering  against  her  lower  lip  as  she  drinks  in  each  word  he  utters  and  the  features  that  accompany  them.  many  men  were  entertaining  their  own  games,  laced  with  ulterior  motives  but  she  cannot  sense  any  insincerity  about  him.  a  queen  who  trusts  no  one  is  as  foolish  as  a  queen  who  trusts  everyone,  she  reminds  herself  then.  it  would  not  bode  well  to  be  so  cynical  when  she  was  in  need  of  allies.  

 finally,  vermillion  makes  an  attack  upon  her  lips  and  wine  swirls  atop  her  tongue  as  though  they  are  flames,  like  to  be  unleashed  and  devour  him  whole.  fingertips  dance  against  wood  when  the  chalice  is  returned  to  its  resting  point,  head  tilting  to  the  side  in  curiosity.  "  very  well.  "  she  still  was  not  quite  sure  why  he  had  travelled  all  of  this  way,  though  she  could  not  refuse  him.  if  only  hizdahr  zo  loraq  had  that  menacing  gaze  that  resided  within  damon's  own  sea  of  sapphire  as  it  threatened  to  pull  her  beneath  the  tides  and  drown  her.  perhaps  then,  she  might  BURN  for  her  husband  to  be.  "  in  that  case,  you  will  advise  me.  you  seem  to  know  plenty  about  kings  and  queens  before  my  time.  and  if  i  am  in  need  of  anything,  it  is  of  a  man  who  is  capable  of  thinking  with  something  other  than  what  lays  between  his  legs.  "

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   I    WILL    GROW    LARGER    STILL.            the  crowned  beast  growled.
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   LARGER    THAN    MEREEN’S    PYRAMID.         LARGER    THAN    BALERION    HIMSELF.            this  was  her  promise  to  her  mother,       to  herself.       long  has  passed  since  she  was  the  size  of  a  scrawny  cat,  where  she  had  to  be  fed  by  hand      &&      be  protected.     dragons  grow  up  fast,  and  nagini  often  forgot  that  her  mother  was  still  a  child.   curled  against  her  chest  like  this,  she  noticed  with  dreadful  intensitiy  how  small  daenerys  was,  that  she  lacked  scales  of  tenfold  iron,  and  wings  delivering  her  to  great  heights.               I    MUST    PROTECT    HER.               the  crowned  beast  muses.      viserys  and  rhaegal  were  caged  for  crimes  they  did  not  commit,  drogon  was  only  the  moon  knew  where,   they  couldn’t  protect  their  mother.        more  than  once  nagini’s  devotion  had  caused  arguments.       and  she  wonders         was  all  of  this  her  fault??      was  nagini’s  blind  loyality  the  reason  drogon  decided  to  be  the  stark  opposite  of  her,  which  caused  her  siblings  to  be  caged  under  the  great  pyramid.           such  thoughts  would  be  swallowed;  drowning  in  the  sea  of  her  mind.
for  her  mother  must  worry  too,  she  had  a  kingdom  weighing  on  slim  shoulders.        nagini  wouldn’t  allow  troubling  doubts  to  weigh  on  her  wings  and  slow  her  wits.       to  uphold  mereen’s  new  order,  and  to  conquer  what  lay  in  the  west,  daenerys  needed  nagini’s  best,      &&      that  she  will  recieve.                         I    WILL    KILL    EVERYONE    WHO    HURT    YOU,    MELT    THEIR    IRON    ARMOR,    LAY    WASTE    TO    THEIR    CASTLES    OF    STONES    AND    BURN    EVERY    LAST    BANNER    OF    THEIR    HOUSE.           THEY   WILL    NEVER    HAVE    EXISTED.    

                they  were  the  only  children  that  she  would  ever  have   –––   hers  to  love  and  hers  to  protect.  learning  to  balance  the  weight  of  a  crown  and  politics  was  all  too  much  for  a  girl  as  young  as  she  and  yet,  she  could  not  help  but  at  least  try.  the  gods  did  not  build  kings  and  queens  to  sit  and  watch  the  world  go  by  but  instead,  to  defend  those  who  were  not  strong  enough  to  save  themselves.  it  seemed  with  jorah  mormont  gone  and  all  of  her  family  slain,  there  was  nobody  left  to  protect  this  queen  who  could  feel  herself  slipping  away  from  hope.  perhaps,  that  was  why  nagini  coiled  herself  about  her  mother  in  the  way  that  she  did   . . .   that  burning  ache  was  a  feeling  that  she  understood.  

 there  was  a  void  that  rested  within  her  chest,  something  that  had  been  lost  when  slavers  bay  had  begun  to  fall  apart.  and  still,  she  forces  a  smile  upon  her  lips  as  if  it  is  the  only  strength  she  has  left.  sunlight  falls  upon  her  like  rain,  cloaking  her  with  a  warmth  that  had  been  absent  since  the  day  she  had  learned  of  her  old  bear's  BETRAYAL.  a  sigh  catches  within  her  throat  then,  listening  to  the  war  cries  that  form  upon  a  reptilian  tongue  and  spill  into  the  air  in  a  language  that  only  the  mother  of  dragons  can  speak.  twisting  against  scales  and  allowing  dainty  digits  to  run  the  course  from  nagini's  nose,  right  up  to  the  spot  between  golden  speckled  hues,  she  cannot  help  but  recall  the  time  that  nagini  fit  within  her  palm.  

 "  we  must  not  let  you  grow  too  large.  if  we  do,  the  people  of  kings  landing  may  never  get  to  experience  day  light  again.  "   the  words  are  softly  spoken,  uttered  by  a  girl  whose  innocence  had  been  stolen  long  before  her  life  had  become.  nevertheless,  there  is  an  amusement  tangled  against  her  tone  as  if  it  can  take  away  all  of  the  bad  that  has  befallen  her  this  far.   "  the  world  already  lives  in  enough  darkness,  it  is  up  to  us  to  show  them  they  can  still  live  in  the  light.  "

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this is going around twitter rn but im also super curious: please tell me your top four comfort movies that you’re always down to watch bc my friend thinks mine are ridiculous and now we’ve realised everyone’s version of “comfort” is hilariously different

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  theon  greyjoy  bent  the  knee   ----   @moltemcnti​.

                  loyalty  was  easily  malleable  these  days,  as  though  it  was  something  that  could  easily  be  wielded  by  a  blacksmith  and  undone  when  the  hilt  of  the  weapon  had  become  worn.  northern  eyes  were  ever  mistrusting,  those  who  were  born  of  winter  incapable  of  finding  trust  within  the  mother  of  dragons.  they  looked  to  her  and  saw  a  beast    –––    unforgiving  and  merciless,  a  tyrant  of  sorts  but  daenerys  stormborn  was  not  her  father.  even  now  with  THE  NIGHT  KING  and  his  army  defeated,  they  could  not  find  it  within  their  frozen  hearts  to  thank  this  foreign  invader  for  saving  their  lives.  it  had  been  jon  snow  who  had  risked  his  life,  who  had  been  bold  enough  to  ride  a  dragon  and  unleash  rains  of  fire  upon  the  north  to  defeat  them.  

 it  was  not  as  if  she  had  sacrificed  her  armies,  inflicted  wounds  upon  perfectly  good  fighting  men  and  risked  everything  that  she  had  ever  fought  for  just  to  ensure  their  safety.  in  the  end,  their  survival  had  been  worth  more  than  her  pride  and  what  did  she  have  to  show  for  it?  nothing,  save  for  a  few  less  menacing  glares.  the  feast  had  become  all  too  much,  the  inability  to  breathe  creeping  up  on  her  and  threatening  to  suffocate  her.  out  of  her  chair  and  away  from  the  celebration  she  had  taken  herself,  chest  rising  and  falling  with  as  much  haste  as  the  waves  of  blackwater  bay  thrashed  against  her  ancestral  sea,  silently  promising  to  DEVOUR  dragonstone  as  though  enough  had  not  already  been  stolen  from  her.  

 as  breathing  becomes  steady,  lilac  hues  look  up  towards  the  sky  and  can  finally  see  the  stars.  fogs  do  not  hide  them  away  anymore  and  she  wonders  for  a  brief  moment,  whether  drogo  will  be  up  there  riding  in  the  night  lands  beside  her  when  she  takes  the  capital.  it  is  the  sound  of  hinges  crying  into  the  night  that  steal  her  away  from  her  thoughts,  amethysts  taken  from  the  sea  of  navy  and  sinking  down  to  meet  those  belonging  to  theon  greyjoy.  a  weak  smile  welcomes  its  way  onto  petals,  thankful  to  have  found  some  familiarity  amongst  the  frozen  night.  the  dead  may  be  defeated  and  still,  clouds  form  upon  her  tongue  as  words  ready  themselves  to  cloak  the  consuming  thoughts,  though  he  falls  to  one  knee  before  her.  

 any  sentence  strung  together  is  now  whipped  away  by  the  winds  of  winter,  brows  stitching  themselves  together  as  body  twists  so  that  she  can  look  upon  him  truly.  although  he  was  a  kraken,  the  north  lived  in  theon  just  as  it  did  jon  snow  and  the  sullen  smile  somehow  turns  more  genuine    –––    stained  by  surprise  and  serenity  in  the  same  instance.  after  a  moment,  daenerys  falls  down  to  one  knee  too,  gloved  fingers  claiming  home  beneath  theon's  chin  as  though  to  tilt  his  gaze  upward  so  that  their  eyes  might  meet.  "  i  swear  to  you  theon  greyjoy,  that  i  will  be  the  queen  that  westeros  deserves.  "

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     A silver eyebrow rose when Daenerys turned defensive about Jon Snow’s status. Was he truly nothing but an ally? In that case, she might be less fearful about his intentions towards her only living family member. If Daenerys kept a safe emotional distance from Stark, there was not truly anything to worry about, was there? She had understood them to be in a romantic alliance but was glad she had been wrong.
     Her smile returned and she accepted her daughter’s grasping of her hands when the younger Targaryen kneeled down in front of her. “My child, you are wise beyond your years and should not listen to the ramblings of an old crone who has seen too much.” Rhaella had seen too much indeed, and perchance her advice could be of help to her daughter, but she would not force it upon her. Daenerys needed to make her own decisions and would ask for help if she needed it.
     She wrapped her fingers around Daenerys’, and gave them a squeeze, craving the contact with her child, which she had been denied for far too long. Daenerys had apparently seen and learned more from the world than Rhaella had ever been able to dream about. She only knew the Starks as Usurpers, and the Dothraki as savages, yet here her daughter had brought all of them together underneath the Targaryen banner. Or was it truly the Targaryen banner? She looked the younger version of herself over (when had she lost all that youthful beauty that her child still had?) and came to the conclusion that it was not House Targaryen all these people had rallied under, but Daenerys. And she was proud, ever so proud.
     She brushed the back of her hand against Daenerys’ cheek and sighed. It was all so much to take in. She had missed everything about Daenerys growing up, and even worse, she had not been there for her sweet, handsome Viserys. She was certain she could have kept him kind if only she had not sent him away, and it hurt. It hurt more than anything. “My poor, poor child,” she sighed. “I am truly sorry for all you have had to go through. You were too young, too innocent to see all these things. I should have kept you with me. I have always doubted my decision to send you and your brother to Essos, and now I am certain it was a mistake. Can you forgive an old woman for her past mistakes?”

                to  love  and  be  loved,  it  was  all  that  she  had  ever  truly  wanted  as  a  young  girl.  the  stolen  princess  of  house  targaryen  would  restlessly  lay  awake  at  night,  listening  to  the  gentle  sounds  of  her  brother  breathing.  eyes  would  remain  closed  until  she  heard  those  noises,  knowing  that  she  could  finally  be  ALONE  with  her  thoughts.  the  unknowing  would  creep  upon  her  in  the  way  that  the  usurper's  assassins  had,  dreaming  of  how  it  might  feel  to  rest  within  the  arms  of  her  mother.  it  was  a  coping  mechanism    –––    imagining  the  warmth  and  safety  that  would  befall  her  and  it  was  thoughts  as  such  that  carried  her  off  to  sleep.  many  a  time  she  would  awake,  tugged  out  of  her  bed  as  they  moved  onto  the  next  place,  all  for  the  sake  of  survival.

 though  daenerys  stomborn  no  longer  had  to  dream.  blood  of  my  blood,  she  knew  the  words  and  she  knew  them  well.  they  had  fallen  from  her  tongue  more  times  than  she  could  count,  each  scar  that  rested  upon  silk  burning  them  into  her  being.  they  did  not  carry  any  of  the  semblance  that  they  once  had  however,  the  familiar  gaze  of  her  mother  staring  back  into  her  own  now.  it  was  her  fathers  defiance  that  lived  inside  of  her    –––    his  flames  too,  though  everything  else  about  daenerys  was  that  belonging  to  her  mother.  all  of  her  beauty  and  all  of  her  grace,  knowing  the  duty  that  she  had  to  fulfil.  alone  they  had  both  been  in  their  rightful  worlds  for  far  too  long,  though  faith  had  brought  them  together  in  some  twisted  way.  

 "  there  is  nothing  to  forgive.  you  did  what  you  did  as  a  means  of  protecting  us  and  look  at  me  now,  i  am  here  and  i  am  alive  because  of  you.  "   fragile  fingertips  take  her  mothers  hand,  pressing  a  kiss  to  knuckles  as  she  savours  the  comfort  that  palms  possess.  there  is  little  time  for  a  happy  reunion  though,  even  if  it  does  pain  the  platinum  haired  queen  and  with  that,  her  digits  ABANDON  the  warmth  and  familiarity  that  she  has  found.  like  a  dragon  she  rises,  lilac  hues  raining  down  upon  rhaella  as  she  looks  around  the  ship  and  finds  the  three  headed  sigil  of  their  house.  a  dragon  has  three  heads  and  still,  daenerys  was  the  last  one  standing,  save  for  her  mother.   "  we  are  to  travel  back  to  dragonstone,  tell  me  that  you  will  come  with  me.  you  cannot  stay  here.  if  cersei  lannister  finds  you   . . .   i  fear  what  she  might  do.  "

Avatar
Though his name has passed many a tongue throughout his years, it has never sounded quite so beautiful as it does as it falls from hers. The sweetest symphony he has ever been blessed enough to hear. Even her voice makes him believe that mayhaps the Gods do exist, that they are granting him good fortune at last by allowing their paths to cross once more.
The movements of her hips grow ever more fervent and he makes a foolish attempt to match them with his own. Of course, such position makes it an effort, but it is a worthwhile one, especially as he feels his queen come undone about him.
He takes advantage of the subsequent lull in their battle and swiftly pins her beneath him, lips seeking hers now as he fucks her. The bed groans loudly beneath them, alerting anyone nearby to what is transpiring in his bedchamber. But it is scarcely as loud as the roar that leaves the lion’s throat as ecstasy finally takes him and he finishes deep within her.

                sacred  is  the  way  her  tongue  storms  against  his  own,  succumbing  to  the  crusade  in  which  they  find  themselves  and  yet,  still  fighting  as  if  she  ever  stood  a  chance.  fervently  and  hungrily,  fingertips  continue  to  claim  their  place  against  his  frame.  digits  unravel  their  way  amongst  tresses  of  a  lions  mane,  as  though  she  has  the  power  the  pull  him  closer  but  the  truth  is,  jaime  lannister  will  never  feel  close  enough.  air  invades  her  lungs,  forcefully  stealing  its  way  inside  her  ribcage,  though  daenerys  becomes  convinced  that  it  is  the  feel  of  lions  claws  threatening  to  TEAR  OUT  her  heart.  

 hidden  away  within  the  warmth  of  winterfell  are  two  bodies  that  collide  in  secrecy,  their  lips  following  in  succession.  she  is  reminded  of  their  whereabouts  by  the  bitter  breeze  that  steals  its  way  into  the  room,  kissing  at  silk  as  goosebumps  claim  residency  on  her  skin.  as  he  had  vowed  to  long  ago,  her  golden  knight  removes  all  threat  whisking  her  onto  her  back  where  wolves  furs  quell  the  bite  that  frost  has  feigned  against  skin.  daenerys  stormborn  continues  to  fall  apart,  knowing  that  it  will  be  him  who  pieces  her  back  together  with  gentle  knocks  of  affection  once  the  war  has  been  WON.

 whimper  after  whisper,  murmur  after  moan  and  he  continues  to  play  her  as  though  he  is  a  musician.  the  song  that  spills  into  the  air  is  one  that  is  sweeter  than  any  played  at  court,  filled  with  more  love  than  the  words  of  a  bard  could  ever  truly  tell.  one  final  attack  and  she  finds  that  she  is  able  to  breathe  once  more,  chest  rising  and  falling  in  the  way  that  waves  do  as  A  STORM  approaches.  nose  brushes  against  his  own,  foreheads  pressed  against  one  another  in  devotion,  a  silent  promise  that  is  only  exchanged  in  secrecy.  i  am  his  and  he  is  mine,  they  do  not  need  to  be  spoken  aloud  to  make  them  real.  irises  open  now,  the  warmth  of  breath  clinging  to  the  kisses  left  behind  on  his  lips  as  she  shakes  her  head  lightly  in  disbelief.   "  there  are  times  that  i  look  at  you  and  i  cannot  quite  believe  that  you  are  real.  "

Avatar
               The Dragon queen leaves her throne, and with every step that Brings Daenerys closer to her, she confirms every rumor regarding her beauty, although none had conveyed how petit the mother of Dragons were. She cannot be much taller than five feet. And yet she is more than capable of commanding a room. At her que, the Ironborn rise, starting with the captains and quickly followed by their reavers. 
               “My nuncle has stolen many things, But the Seastone chair is not among these prizes “ It had been gifted to him by the Iron men, who despite their betrayal still stood so close to her heart. MAGPIES, each one of them, flocking to the Crow’s eye as if he were a shining piece of gold. “Euron Greyjoy won his crown, at the Kingsmoot. “ The Kings moot was both ancient and scared, held only when no obvious king could be found among the Captains of the isles. “in accordance with the law of our people, He is the King, and I am the traitor.” 
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                A wanted woman, unable to return home. Piracy had seemed a tempting option, but Asha would not die in exile, she was the Kraken’s daughter. And she would not so easily surrender her magpies. While it is true that the kingsmoot has only been deemed unlawful once, it  is also true that the Crow’s eye has nothing but Bastard sons, and if the new Iron king were to die as suddenly and Tragically as his brother. A new one would need to be selected. 
                “I don’t presume to know, how familiar you are with the traditions of our stony Isles, But at a kingsmoot, Everyone gets a voice, All who wishes to, may step forward and explain why they is the best suited king, and men will shout his… or her. name, if their vision resonates with the promises made.” A brief explanation. but it would serve.
                 “My nuncle Blew an infernal horn, and sang them a familiar song of greatness. He promised our people, we would rule all of Westeros…. Naturally i interrupted him, saying we could not hope to conquer, let alone hold all the realm. He reminded me how, Aegon had less men than the isles.  I reminded him that your ancestors had Dragons” She pauses, looking into the Queen’s mesmerizing eyes, holding her Gaze for just a moment. “do you know what he said?” When next she speaks shes made her voice darker still, imitating her uncle. 
               “ And so Shall we. - He told of how his Horn had been acquired from the ruins of Valyria, And that any dragon who heard it would be made a slave to the will, of who ever  owned the Horn.” She had Laughed at him at first, but when he had reminded them of Daenerys, Asha had laughed no more.  “So you see, the Iron king gained the Driftwood crown, by promising The Iron men that which is yours. And i am Bitter enough to Warn you, of this plan and i intend to help you, in what ever way i can, to spoil it.” 

                the  histories  of  the  seven  kingdoms,  it  was  a  gift  that  she  had  received  on  her  wedding  day  to  khal  drogo.  aside  from  the  three  petrified  eggs  that  magister  illyrio  had  presented  on  that  dreaded  day,  these  spines  and  pages  were  something  that  daenerys  stormborn  had  treasured    –––    knowing  that  if  she  one  day  wished  to  rule,  she  should  at  least  learn  something  of  the  people  that  she  would  live  amongst.  many  tales  of  the  ironborn  had  been  scribed  across  the  pages,  kraken  tentacles  contorted  from  one  onto  the  next,  as  though  to  forebode  the  GREATNESS  of  another  house,  though  their  coronation  was  not  something  that  had  been  found  amongst  tatted  and  torn  turnings  of  the  book.  

 still,  she  tilts  her  head  and  she  listens,  irises  filled  with  both  marvel  and  awe.  no  matter  where  footfalls  would  find  themselves,  each  lease  of  life  was  different  from  the  next.  it  was  a  lesson  that  the  daughter  of  the  mad  king  had  come  to  learn,  leaving  behind  velvet  cushions  and  silk  gowns,  growing  accustomed  to  a  horses  back  and  dothraki  rags.  all  she  could  think  as  the  words  unravelled  was  that  she  was  grateful  was  that  the  rest  of  westeros  did  not  follow  such  sentiment,  following  closely  to  those  who  they  believed  to  have  a  birth  right.  though  daenerys  stormborn  could  not  plead  ignorance,  lilacs  befalling  the  men  that  had  chosen  to  stand  behind  asha  greyjoy,  following  her  across  the  narrow  sea  to  seek  vengeance.  

 salty  is  the  tone  of  this  warrior  woman  who  stands  before  her,  though  the  story  darkens  and  so  does  the  tongue  in  which  the  iron  islander  speaks.  and  so  shall  we  . . .   the  words  were  all  but  haunting,  thick  brows  threading  themselves  together  as  petals  fall  apart.  she  could  hear  the  bemused  chuckle  of  rakharo  from  behind  her  as  though  to  dismiss  a  magical  horn,  though  daenerys  heard  its  WARNING  as  if  asha  had  blown  it  herself.  it  was  evident  enough  that  the  mother  of  dragons  was  losing  a  grip  on  her  children  and  in  turn,  slavers  bay  was  slipping  through  her  fingers  too,  much  like  quicksand.  it  would  not  bode  well  to  voice  such  truth  however,  even  if  the  woman  who  stood  before  her  was  just  as  honest.  

 "  and  your  uncle  intends  to  sail  here  to  take  my  dragons,  he  would  not  be  the  first  to  attempt  it.  drogon  could  not  be  tamed  and  was  like  to  set  anyone  alight  before  such  a  notion  might  occur,  even  his  own  mother.  rhaegal  and  viserion  however  remained  beneath  the  pyramid,  shackled  and  chained  in  the  way  that  daenerys  had  scorned  her  ancestors  for  doing.  zaldrīzes  buzdari  iksos  daor,  the  words  made  her  sad  to  think.  she  swallows  the  lump  that  resides  within  her  throat  then,  irises  grazing  across  the  men  that  stand  behind  their  pirate  queen  as  though  to  gauge  the  sincerity  of  the  story.  it  was  allies  that  she  would  one  day  need  and  perhaps,  that  could  be  asha  greyjoy.  "  tell  me,  does  your  uncle  come  bearing  any  offer  in  exchange  for  my  children?  "

Avatar
Here is a Queen, he thinks, for her gait betrays all her secrets. Regal,not rigid, proud, not arrogant. The hardship she’s been through in her eyes. Thoseeyes remind him of a pair of others, though subtly different. He knows littleof this Queen’s true story, yet the rumours are enough to infer she bears thesuffering of several lives at once. The Seven know it is hard enough to be awoman in the North, among the Dothraki it is unbearable. And yet she’spersevered. Won several thrones for herself, though the Iron Throne is still sofar from her grasp. Clegane has to smile to himself bitterly. To sit on theIron Throne means to win a game of cheating and betrayal, and this little womanseems incapable of it. He also knows, though, that looks can be deceiving.Still, he wants to trust her, and make her trust him.
She must be very tired, and so is he. Years upon years of serving themost vicious predators in the Seven Kingdoms mount his shoulders and weigh downon his spirit. A dog can only take so many lashings before it snaps. And he did,and did so furiously. All he wants now is a hand that will not hurt him.
“Then I accept you as my queen and master,” he says, lowering himself onone knee and bowing his head. “My queen, you are kind beyond words.”
His voice rough, as though uttered in hatred, but he cannot speakdifferently. He can only hope she will think him worthy. A guard is what he canbe, what he’s used to being. Young King or young Queen, no difference, save forthe purity of heart the latter seems to display so simply. It is time, he thinks,to get on the side of justice, after all. If there is a noble the Iron Thronebelongs to, it is Daenerys Stormborn.
“I’ve served enough vultures and hyenas. It’s time to serve the Dragon.”

                she  could  see  the  look  that  haunted  his  eyes,  despite  being  cast  upon  the  ground  since  the  moment  her  own  gentle  hues  had  feasted  upon  him.  bitterness,  resentment  and  anger    –––    each  expression  that  burned  behind  slate,  deathly  and  unforgiving.  it  seemed  that  sandor  clegane  had  grown  to  hate  the  world  with  every  cruel  blow  condemned  to  him  and  strangely,  daenerys  found   FAMILIARITY  within  that.  she  had  known  before  it  happened,  that  the  last  light  would  one  day  leave  viserys'  eyes.  it  is  that  same  solemn  stare  that  swells  within  sandor's  irises,  held  tilting  to  the  side  beneath  his  stature  so  that  they  might  find  his  own.

 if  this  silver  haired  queen  could  return  dragons  to  the  world  once  more,  perhaps  she  could  too  give  this  man  something  that  had  been  stolen  from  him  long  ago.  many  a  man  had  found  themselves  within  her  service,  searching  for  a  new  lease  of  life    –––    a  purpose.  many  a  WHISPER  wound  their  way  through  the  seven  kingdoms,  like  the  old  and  ancient  roots  of  weirwood  trees  which  connected  beneath  the  grounds  of  the  earth.  a  foreign  invader,  they  called  her  on  the  other  side  of  the  sea,  though  sandor  clegane  had  travelled  quite  some  way  to  pledge  himself  to  the  girl  who  had  died  upon  the  dothraki  sea.  now,  she  was  much  more  than  just  a  princess  who  had  lost  her  titles  and  her  family.  

 daenerys  ignores  the  use  of  the  word  master,  allowing  it  to  bleed  into  the  night  which  has  begun  to  creep  its  way  across  the  meereenese  sky.  lilac  clouds  and  a  crimson  stream  bleed  against  the  dawn,  daybreak  rolling  out  into  the  waves  and  disappearing  into  the  darkness.  a  delicate  hand  claims  its  home  against  his  shoulder,  as  if  to  show  him  that  not  every  ruler  is  cruel  and  merciless  like  the  world  had  showed  him  so  far.   "  then  stand,  sandor  of  house  clegane.  "   palm  is  retracted,  seeking  the  wine  that  rests  within  her  solar  as  she  pours  not  one  cup  but  two,  digits  wrapping  their  way  around  gold  and  handing  a  cup  to  him.   "  to  us  both  claiming  our  freedom  and  finding  our  place  within  the  world.  "  

Avatar
@stovmborn :      ❛  what  do  you  think  i  should  do?  ❜
a  dragon  is  no  slave.  the  silver  queen  proclaimed  that,  once  upon  a  time.  but  what  is  a  dragon,  chained  and  held  captive?  a  prisoner.  is  that  not  cruel,  to  be  stolen  from  the  sun  and  clouds,  for  wings  to  be  confined?  amber  gaze  closely  regards  daenerys,  then  returns  to  the  sky  beyond  the  pyramid.  it  darkens  in  oncoming  night,  limning  the  bay  in  waning  bursts  of  crimson  and  violet.  the  magnificence  is  lost  on  her,  as  she  finds  it  utterly  lackluster  in  the  absence  of  archaic  dragon  song,   in  the  dance  of  scaled  beasts.  
“what  i  think  you  should  do?  oh,  i’ve  waited  so  long  for  such  a  question!”  for  the  briefest  of  moments,  a  playful  quirk  to her  mouth  appears,  then  vanishes  as  she  grows  somber.  “perhaps  that’s  the  issue.  when  so  many  speak  for  you,  you  relinquish  your  voice  along  the  way,”  she  states,  tone  shaded  with  understanding.  “before  the  company  of  all  these  men  and  their  politics,  yours  shined  the  brightest.  like  flame.  and  flame  catches,  when  nurtured.  you  know  this  most  of  all,  ñuha  dāria.  tell  me,  what  do  you  believe  you  should  do?”

                she  had  returned  dragon  song  to  the  earth,  though  the  silver  haired  queen  had  taken  it  back  just  as  quickly.  her  throne  rested  on  burned  bones,  power  slipping  between  her  fingers  akin  to  the  way  that  sand  did  along  the  red  waste,  each  grain  diminishing  like  ash  within  her  very  palms.  corners  of  lips  tug  upwards  into  a  smile  as  though  to  mirror  the  moon  that  will  soon  hang  within  the  sky,  though  the  expression  painted  upon  porcelain  is  lacklustre  and  short  lived.  dusk  is  her  favourite  time  of  day  here    –––    the  only  time  in  which  meereen  goes  still  and  its  streets  grow  quiet,  though  its  presence  now  is  all  but  haunting.  for  a  moment  she  is  silent,  alone  with  her  thoughts,  as  though  she  is  the  only  soul  to  EXIST  for  thousands  of  leagues.  

"  a  queen  belongs  not  to  herself  but  to  her  people.   uttered  aloud  as  if  she  needs  to  explain  herself  for  all  of  the  other  voices  that  sing  a  song  to  the  silver  haired  queen,  the  words  ring  within  her  mind.  she  knows  that  beneath  her,  live  a  swarm  of  people  who  will  never  look  to  her  and  see  their  mother  or  their  queen,  masked  with  KNIVES  hidden  beneath  their  pillows.  the  harpy  had  been  torn  from  the  skies,  great  golden  eyes  no  longer  able  to  devour  slavers  bay.  and  in  her  place  stands  daenerys  stormborn,  though  she  would  never  be  a  harpy.    "  if  i  knew  what  to  do,  i  would  not  be  asking  for  your  counsel   . . .   but  you  are  right,  it  would  seem  as  though  i  have  let  the  fires  burn  out  much  like  my  ancestors  once  did.  with  them,  the  dragons  grew  small  and  we  grew  small  as  well. "

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