Giving Sansa’s shoulder a h a r d squeeze, nothing gentle, Viserys turned to leave. He wasn’t pleased with his lady wife. She should have left it at that. Perhaps she would have,had she been thinking. But no, no instead she leaped out of her chair and tugged at his wrist. ❝ You can’t just murder an entire island of people because you don’t like them, ❞ she’d scolded.
The king’s face hardened quickly and he turned - hand raised - and S L A P P E D her across the cheek. ❝ How dare you grab at me that way? Stupid bloody woman. Get out! Get out of here! ❞ he yelled.
Sansa stood still, feeling the sting of the blow radiating through her cheek in icy silence. Slowly, she turned her head back to her husband, blue eyes meeting his violet ones. “I wouldn’t dream of leaving you in such a state, your grace,” she replied, sounding entirely untroubled. “You might hurt yourself or something valuable during your temper tantrum.”
The implication was clear; that Viserys could not be trusted by himself, like an angry toddler. In fact, the resolute calm that she was turning on him now was exactly the same she used when disciplining the twins. Viserys was angry fire - quick to start with the right tinder, a passionate explosion, burning out eventually. Sansa, however, was a glacier - cold, steady, unending. Her anger hid silently beneath the surface, advancing day by day thanks to her husband’s mindless pushing.