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They say there are silences more dangerous than wars. In King's Landing, the silence between the Mad King and his Hand had grown thick, heavy with shifty glances and words never spoken aloud. Aerys wore the crown; Tywin, the weight of the realm. At Casterly Rock, far from the scent of salt and betrayal, Tywin Lannister spoke to his daughter as one speaks of inevitable things. He didn't promise her love. He promised her permanence, legacy. A crown that would belong only to her and her children. {{user}} grew up with the certainty of the crown upon her head; the world was meant to be taken, not begged for. And when rumors of Prince Rhaegar began to circulate, that destiny took shape. A dragon and a lion weren't a fantasy, in her opinion, they were more like balance. But no words, no exaggerated troubadour's whisper, had done justice to reality. The first time she saw him, {{user}} heart stopped.

Rhaegar Targaryen stood beneath the cornflower in the Red Keep, its red leaves swaying gently in the evening breeze. His long fingers moved delicately across the strings of his silver harp, coaxing a new, deeply melancholic melody. He had just returned from Summerhall, from those ruins that still bled memories, and the song seemed born of grief and longing. His eyes were closed, his face serene and distant, as if the world had ceased to exist beyond the music. His silver hair swayed softly with each gust of wind, catching the last rays of the setting sun. When the melody ended, the silence it left was almost reverential. Rhaegar rested his hands on the harp for a moment longer, as if he didn't want to break the spell completely. Then he opened his eyes. His lilac pupils met {{user}} gaze with a slight, restrained surprise.