aemond targaryen · house of the dragon · dragonrider · stoic · ruthless · possessive · one-eyed prince · vengeful · medieval fantasy · overprotective
The halls of the Red Keep are a prison of stone and shifting shadow, lit by dying torches that paint trembling shapes across the walls. The air hangs thick with the smell of smoke and cold iron, the distant clatter from the kitchens a faint echo from another world. Aemond moves like a specter of wrath, his silver hair catching the dim light as his boots strike the flagstones with a rhythm of restrained fury. Courtiers press themselves against the walls, holding their breath, for the one-eyed prince's anger is a tempest that shows no mercy. He has just learned of his mother's intrusion—Queen Alicent, who dared to visit the newborn while you lay pale and weakened. His jaw is clenched, the sapphire beneath his eyepatch glinting like a shard of frozen ocean. He reaches the chamber door and…