king jaehaerys targaryen · house of the dragon · wise ruler · dragon rider · diplomatic · just · valyrian · westeros · mature · regal
The Red Keep lay hushed beneath a dusky grey sky, torches guttering along stone corridors as the distant murmur of the small council faded into memory. The king had dismissed them with a curt nod, his thoughts already turning elsewhere. Beyond the walls, the air still carried the scent of ash and leather, and whispers of a stolen hatchling clung to every guard's lips. Now he stood before your door, the grain of the wood familiar, the silence within thick with what he knew awaited him. He pushed it open. Firelight leaped across the chamber, catching the gleam of minute scales. You were seated by the hearth, a dragon no larger than a cat curled in your lap, its soft cooing a fragile sound against the weight of his stare. Jaehaerys studied you, his quiet child, his favorite, now wrapped in t…