prismatica | text | un: killerlegs

[That's a question that only time will have the answer to.]

and then you conquered MORE, or was it a boring habit at that point

The whole point was to regain what my father lost; to rule the Seven Kingdoms and accept my birthright. Targaryens had ruled for three hundred years until Robert Baratheon murdered my father on the Iron Throne.

important question

gotta know

was your dad an asshole

He -

Yes. He was called the Mad King.

well! can't imagine why anyone would want to put someone with a name like THAT six feet under.

There were other ways.

And his children shouldn't have been punished.

sometimes there isn't.

by which you mean YOU shouldn't have been punished, is what i figure you mean.

I was a baby and my brother was forced to flee - with me - across the sea. We spent our childhood running. I can't tell you how many times I have almost been murdered. I have been raped and defiled and I have lost both of my brothers because of the Usurper's actions.

[ He shouldn't really care about any of this. She was forced to flee. Whatever. At least she could run. For sixteen years, that wasn't a luxury he was allowed. She was almost murdered. Big deal. He used to wake up every day wondering if this would be the day the beatings turned fatal until he finally murdered his oppressor. She lost her brothers. So what? Life sucks. No one is special.

He's done his fair share of killing. His hands aren't clean by any stretch of the imagination. But there are some things even he wouldn't lower himself to, and it's that which actually gives him pause. ]

and the ones who did it - you manage to give them what they had coming?

(She isn't looking for sympathy; she doesn't need it nor would she know what to do with it. The East and Westeros are harsh places, using the weak and attacking the strong until they have nothing else to give. She has been defeated; she has lost everything - or so she assumed.

Now she is here and Drogon is with her. So she is falling back on old habits, growling her intentions until they firmly take root. She can't allow herself to falter. She can't allow herself to think about Jon...Aegon.)

All but one. I promise you, I won't miss the opportunity should it arise.

[It's not sympathy - he's not even sure he's capable of it. Empathy, maybe. A bit of understanding. That's something he learned from someone not long ago, someone else who was raised by a shitty dad who only wanted to weaponize her. No one is special - but that includes him. Not all of his struggles were unique. He's not the only one with a core of bitterness and anger.

... It just kind of sucks that now he feels like he gets her a little bit, after all the shit-talking they were doing not long ago. The shit-talking is easy. He knows that. Empathy, that's a tricky thing.]

tell you what. i still think you've got a major stick up your ass, but if you kill the guy i'll buy a drink for taking out the trash.

(Snapping at others is easy for her and sometimes therapeutic. She has had at least one relationship that was at least partially built on pleasing arguments. There aren't many who see her softer side and after losing her life, she is even less inclined to reveal her weaknesses.)

Do you have someone like that too? I can set them on fire for you.

is that before or after you burn me like you promised?

real sweet of you to offer, but let's just say i took out my own trash. couple brats around here i could do without, but they're harmless. real goody-two-shoes types.

I might keep you alive. It depends on my mood.

What do they think they can accomplish? What are they trying to protect? Those with high morals can be as cruel as those without them.

i promise i feel very threatened.

beats me. honestly, i was only involved because the person i ended up fighting for got me out of a tight spot. now that i'm here instead of there, i couldn't care less about the war back home.

they're just... really annoying to listen to.

There isn't anything we can do from here. If you return, then you can make appropriate plans.

I can't. I wouldn't have much patience listening to anyone discussing tactics concerning Westeros.

so here's the part i don't get, right? you did your thing to get back at the people who screwed with you. take back that metal throne or whatever that you keep bringing up.

what's that got to do with here?

This is the only life I have. I'm trying to find some...connection.

you are who you are.

[That, too, he can understand.]

Who I was got me killed.

soooooooooo be a better you than you were before. get stronger.

~~What if I want a quiet life instead?~~ I have no other choice.

i mean, it's that or go soft. i'm not a big fan of the going soft option.

People who are soft don't tend to survive for long.

We should meet in person.

see, i keep thinking back to the whole "gonna kill you with my dragon" thing

and it makes me wonder if you've been trying to get me to lower my guard with all this chitchat

so what's your game, here?

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