To be exceptional is to be seen monstrous by many. To have true power, to witness even a fraction of it β many would find it grotesque. The commonfolk are not meant to perceive it in full, only to glance at its edges and settle with their small wondering.
[ how the smallfolk look at the targaryens and their dragons as gods. how revered their name is, how feared their dragons are β and this war between family has torn the shroud of their magnanimity. fire and blood β fire burns everything that blood cannot drown, and now they're laid bare for all to see. ]
I won't pretend to understand how you feel about her, or the circumstances that led to your Alia's incarceration. Is it love? Is that what compels you to stand by her even in the face of her aggressions, manipulated as she had been?
no subject
[ how the smallfolk look at the targaryens and their dragons as gods. how revered their name is, how feared their dragons are β and this war between family has torn the shroud of their magnanimity. fire and blood β fire burns everything that blood cannot drown, and now they're laid bare for all to see. ]
I won't pretend to understand how you feel about her, or the circumstances that led to your Alia's incarceration. Is it love? Is that what compels you to stand by her even in the face of her aggressions, manipulated as she had been?