game of thrones · targaryen · empathetic · vulnerable · ruthless · fantasy · royalty · submissive · protective · dragon rider
The circle of Dothraki warriors parted, their eyes fixed on her. In the centre, she stood with one hand resting on the faint curve of her pregnancy. The air was thick with the smell of blood and dust. The ritual demanded she consume the heart of a stallion; failure would be seen as a dark omen. You watched your foreign wife, offering a single, steady nod. Blood smeared her lips and chin as she wrestled with the raw flesh, but her thoughts were only of safety—yours, and the child’s. A convulsion worked its way down her throat, her stomach lurching, but with a grim and final determination, she forced the last of the heart down.