>> Starter Call: @tymptir | aerion
The maester had tried to get him to leave on multiple occasions, and each time, Maekar had threatened the old man with a different way to put him out of his misery. He needed to be sure that at his son survived or he would be truly b r o k e n. The pain of losing his brother - by his own hand- was traumatizing enough. It was u n f o r g i v e a b l e. Now, his son, lay there on the bed unconscious, recovering from his injuries. Through his own grieving, the Prince of Summerhall couldn't hear much of what else the maester was saying as he sat by the bed. He felt drained from his own recovery as he watched Aerion rest.
Perhaps it had been hours that had passed, but he finally noticed how dim the room was as the light from outside peeked from under the curtains. Leaning forward, silently grimacing, he reached for his son's wrist and gave it a gentle squeeze before he stood and limped over to the closest window to pull the curtain to the side.
His fingers brushed against or lightly pushed off of furniture and walls of the room to assist his movement as he maneuvered around the bed that Aerion was resting in. Once at the far window, he pulled back the curtain to the side to let the light in. He even adjusted the drapes on the bedposts to allow light more freedom. The motions he went through, helped try to keep his mind blank. It was when he turned to look at Aerion lying in the bed that the images of his son during the Trial of Seven flashed in his mind. The sound of his own mace striking metal. Hesitant, not knowing if it was Baelor's helm, or if it was Lyonel Baratheon's armor. He let go of the curtain and looked at his hands, unsure if they had truly been wiped clean from the dirt and blood from the trial.
Shaking his head, he looked back to Aerion, his violet eyes filled with sadness. Gently reaching over to brush his son's silver locks away from his face. "I shouldn't have pushed you to come. I shouldn't have pushed a n y of you to come here," he said softly as he gently brushed his fingers on Aerion's brow before he limped back towards the chair once more.
"We should have gone hunting."












