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This is so Aemma and Rhaenyra. Maybe Aemma telling Rhaenyra she's going to have a new siblingš«š„¹. Before it all goes wrong.
Artist: Jan Portielje
Title: A song sweetly sung
āThat night, Septon Eustace reports, Ser Criston Cole slipped into the princessās bedchamber to confess his love for her. He told Rhaenyra that he had a ship waiting on the bay and begged her to flee with him across the narrow sea. They would be wed in Pentos or Tyrosh or Old Volantis, where her fatherās writ did not run, and no one would care that he had betrayed his vows as a member of the Kingsguard. His prowess with sword and morningstar was such that he did not doubt he could find some merchant prince to take him into service. But Rhaenyra refused him. She was the blood of the dragon, she reminded him, and meant for more than to live out her life as the wife of a common sellsword. And if he could set aside his Kingsguard vows, why would marriage vows mean any more to him?ā
And yet it was HER (a 16 year old girl) who 'seduced'(š¤®) HIM(a 31 year old man)??
This is a man who has watched this child of SEVEN grow up into a 'women'. He has seen her grief and mourn her late mother. Seen her get mocked by her 'stepmother'. Seen her get challenged every waking moment.
And yet there are defending āpoorā Cristonās honor and person, calling Rhaenyra is a wh*re because she seduced a grown man?.
Not once does Rhaenyra mention him after what happened, NOT ONCE. Criston on the other hand calls her a wh*re every chance he gets, sided against her, cause HAVOK during her wedding, convinced her half brother to take the throne just so wouldn't be queen. Full on died just so she wouldn't be queen
Rhaenyra never thought of him, and he spent the rest of his life abominating her.
That sounds exactly like a man who would throw acid on a woman because he was rejected by her.
Rhaena and Naerys praying in front of a statue of the Maiden, commissioned by naerysthinker on twt <3
Team green fans can be such hypocrites at times. Like shaming Rhaenyra for not physically fighting on dragonback, when she is in such pain and grief. But Helaena gets a free pass because her son was killed. And she's depressed and going through grief and mourning.
While that is exactly the emotion and pain Rhaenyra is going through (even more). Rhaenyra lost her father. Rhaenyra lost her birthright/throne/crown. Rhaenyra lost her son, Luke. Rhaenyra lost her daughter. That too in a stillbirth, which takes months to heal. Even if we put aside the grief and death and loss, there is still physical trauma, and pain. In such a condition she is supposed to be in bed resting.
But still what's the point of having a dragon if you're not putting it any use.š¤¦āāļøš¤¦āāļøš¤¦āāļø