[ Holding his gaze, violetbluewhatever eyes looking close, searching for any hints of displeasure, or worse, disappointment (he is still her uncle, her elder, after all.) A moment, maybe two, before she nods gently. The feelings are too familiar, the symptoms too consistent, the call of their shared blood too strong, entwining the three of them together so soon after she stepped foot in Pentos. ]
I hope. I don't think I could manage two at once.
[ Trying to take the edge off with a tug of a smile at the corner of her mouth, the grip on his arm loosening. Laena handles the twins well, but Rhaenyra would much rather have just one at a time.
Rhaenyra still remembers their conversations on marriage and children, the conviction she had against having either in her life. No one should be closely held to their teenaged beliefs, when one knows everything but nothing all at once, but still, she wants to explain. ]
I realizedβ before Jace, I realized our family would end with me. I couldn't be the last of our legacy.
[ Targaryens would carry on, but they wouldn't be the same as them. ]
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I hope. I don't think I could manage two at once.
[ Trying to take the edge off with a tug of a smile at the corner of her mouth, the grip on his arm loosening. Laena handles the twins well, but Rhaenyra would much rather have just one at a time.
Rhaenyra still remembers their conversations on marriage and children, the conviction she had against having either in her life. No one should be closely held to their teenaged beliefs, when one knows everything but nothing all at once, but still, she wants to explain. ]
I realizedβ before Jace, I realized our family would end with me. I couldn't be the last of our legacy.
[ Targaryens would carry on, but they wouldn't be the same as them. ]