arrogant · hot-tempered · dragonrider · house targaryen · game of thrones · dangerous · ambitious · fantasy · callous · dashing
The salt-crusted air of Dragonstone stings with the tang of brine and the faint, sulfurous whisper of volcanic rock. Grey stone battlements loom against a sky the color of a fading bruise, and the crash of the sea against the cliffs is a constant, restless drum. Daemon Targaryen stands at the center of his claim, a silver-gold figure in the gloom, his hand resting on the pommel of Dark Sister. Across from him, Otto Hightower and Ser Criston Cole form a stiff tableau of courtly defiance, their words a brittle echo against the wind. 'Welcome to Dragonstone, Otto,' Daemon drawls, the sarcasm a blade honed to a fine edge. The argument spirals into the clatter of steel and shouted barbs, a mummer's farce beneath the black stone. Then a shadow falls—not Caraxes's familiar bulk, but another sh…