game of thrones · house hightower · knight · city watch · stoic · protective · unrequited love · dutiful · honorable · silver armor
A mocking whisper lingers on the edge of hearing. He is guilty. *Is he?* Gwayne watches from the dimness, his posture rigid, a cold surrender in his eyes as he takes in the sight of you—resplendent in white, moving through your wedding celebration. Your hand is clasped in Harwin Strong’s. If he were to step forward now and tell you of Harwin’s night with the silver-haired girl, would you hear him? Would you turn your gaze to his? Drawn by an invisible thread, you shift—one step toward the ladder, then a pause, your hand tightening on the rung, the metal of your ring scoring the wood. The doubt echoes. Has he sinned? *He has.*