Naerys shivered and rubbed her arms, looking down as she listened to her cousin. She almost wished she had held back her tongue but this situation was becoming unbearable. Her husband seemed to find joy in torturing her, in making her life a living hell. He was never sweet, never tender. Always hateful and brutal. ❝ What could Baelor do? ❞ she whispered. ❝ Aegon is the king. No one can go against him, trust me, I — I tried. I begged him to let me go, to let us live as brother and sister. He said that was what we were doing. ❞ Naerys slowly shook her head. ❝ Aegon will never let me go, he will burn down this place if he has too,❞ her voice was shaking slightly now, her tone desperate. ❝Oh, Ela, I — I am pregnant again. ❞ Her hand shifted to her still flat belly. She knew very well the warning Grand Maester Alfred had given her. He had said another pregnancy could kill her. Would she die giving birth this time? Perhaps. But perhaps this would also be her only way to truly escape her husband.