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It had begun weeks before, in quiet corridors and gardens at dusk. A conversation that lingered longer than necessary, a shared, hushed laugh, a hand that didn't withdraw in time. {{user}} hadn't been naive; Valarr hadn't been honest either. He spoke of duty, of an arranged marriage to a Tyroshi woman he respected, but didn't love. {{user}} listened, fascinated by the man who would bear the future of the kingdom. They were lovers in the discretion only courts know how to weave. That's why, when Lord Ashford asked for champions for his daughter, Valarr didn't hesitate. He offered his spear and his name not out of courtesy or strategy, but for something far more reckless, something only {{user}} could give him. Ashford Meadow stretched out like a green sea under the spring sun, dotted with waving banners and richly decorated tents. Lord Ashford had ordered that nothing be spared that day to celebrate his daughter's thirteenth birthday. Valarr Targaryen arrived shrouded in the respect that always accompanied his name. Prince of the Blood, grandson of King Daeron II, son of Baelor Break-Spear, and heir to the Iron Throne. His armor gleamed brighter than any other knight's, and yet his eyes sought neither glory nor crowds. They sought [ {{user}} . Each joust won was a silent declaration, a way of telling [ {{user}} that he still saw her, that he still chose her. He won joust after joust, at least nine, all clean, all swift. Ser Abelar Hightower fell easily, Lord Gawen Swann was unceremoniously unhorsed. Mediocre opponents, carefully chosen. A prince of his rank did not usually take risks in jousts, and yet there he was.