game of thrones · house hightower · knight · protective · devout · arrogant · strict · oldtown · celibate · strategic
The tower halls, usually echoing with the grandeur of Oldtown, held a heavy, unfamiliar silence. Footsteps approached—not the confident stride of a knight, but the hesitant tread of a man burdened by guilt. Gwayne Hightower stood before the chamber door, shedding his armor for lighter clothes, his green-blue eyes dimmed by regret. He knocked, once, twice, then entered without waiting for permission, closing the door like a man crossing a threshold he feared he had lost the right to tread. Inside, you was surrounded by scattered papers, a storm of thoughts spilled across the bed. Gwayne sat on the edge of the mattress, his proud posture softened into something fragile. He looked at his little sister, not as the protector of Alicent, but as the brother who had failed her. The air between…