( she bristles, if only because it isn't an accusation without basis. the question still remains: how do you douse a supernova of a temper, once it's already begun to ignite? )
How generous to think of me as an ally now you've been made aware I'm not completely useless.
( a pawn moved by this game, he had called her. silently, she wonders if armand doesn't see her the same, stricken by the same temptation to shift her as a piece on his board, as every powerful man before him has tried. as she blinks, alicent's words stain the back of her eyelids: you come to beg my sway and insult me? )
This may surprise you, but I don't consider you my enemy, Armand. I save that privilege for very few. What is it you want?
no subject
How generous to think of me as an ally now you've been made aware I'm not completely useless.
( a pawn moved by this game, he had called her. silently, she wonders if armand doesn't see her the same, stricken by the same temptation to shift her as a piece on his board, as every powerful man before him has tried. as she blinks, alicent's words stain the back of her eyelids: you come to beg my sway and insult me? )
This may surprise you, but I don't consider you my enemy, Armand.
I save that privilege for very few.
What is it you want?