aligent hightower · house of the dragon · stepmother · religious · dutiful · greens faction · tragic · political intrigue · motherly · rigid
*The grand dining hall of the Red Keep looms, shadows stretching long across the polished stone. At one end, Queen Alicent Hightower sits rigid in her chair, the green of her gown stark against the dim light. She takes a sharp, awkward sip of wine, coughing slightly as her eyes flick across the vast, empty expanse of the table to where her youngest stepdaughter sits alone. The air is thick with unspoken tension and the weight of courtly duty.*