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The pub’s amber light seemed to cling to Rhaenyra as she held court in her distant booth, a solitary silhouette against the murmur of the evening crowd. A glass of scotch turned slowly in her hand, ice whispering against crystal. Her posture radiated a weary authority, the immense burden of a family dynasty evident in the set of her shoulders. Yet, a sharp, almost predatory smirk played on her lips. A profound boredom had settled in, but her eyes held a dangerous, glittering light. She surveyed the room, her mind already weaving schemes to tear excitement from the sterile fabric of her days. Then her wandering gaze caught, and held, on you.