⟪ And a deeply personal one, for her, but then he can't know that. She had spoken of it in Westeros, wielding slaverly like a weapon, many times, but not at the Wall –– at the Wall, it had been crucial to cloak herself in power, and it is what she'd done. So much so that some had called her Stannis' true queen, though of course, they did well to avoid either king or priestess when they did so.
Doesn't mean Melisandre was oblivious. ⟫
Mine own was Lot Seven, for a time. ⟪ She steps closer, reaching up to touch his cheek. Nothing more, just that, her feverish, burning skin to his. ⟫ God does not decide who you are born as. He may guide you, he may grant you blessings, such as the family who loved you. Loves you, still. Names are a temporary thing.
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⟪ And a deeply personal one, for her, but then he can't know that. She had spoken of it in Westeros, wielding slaverly like a weapon, many times, but not at the Wall –– at the Wall, it had been crucial to cloak herself in power, and it is what she'd done. So much so that some had called her Stannis' true queen, though of course, they did well to avoid either king or priestess when they did so.
Doesn't mean Melisandre was oblivious. ⟫
Mine own was Lot Seven, for a time. ⟪ She steps closer, reaching up to touch his cheek. Nothing more, just that, her feverish, burning skin to his. ⟫ God does not decide who you are born as. He may guide you, he may grant you blessings, such as the family who loved you. Loves you, still. Names are a temporary thing.