Jul 25
[Greek Myth Meme from @zyhor.]
❝ I tried humility once. Didn’t suit me. ❞ ------------
"I believe you." Perfunctory, almost, but happened to be true - not that anyone with sense would gainsay him regardless. Thera wasn't certain she was expected to reply at all, but it was probably wiser to acknowledge the remark.
Subservience grated in her gut like a swallow of sand, pride sulking sour-eyed behind the facade. But there were more tales of Daemon Targaryen than most of his family combined, and any perceived insult ... well, if some of the stories were true, his putting an end to her alone, rather than her entire House, would be the best case result.
"Some people are just not built for that kind of thing."