[ The way he holds her now feels the same as it always has, even back to when she was just a girl child bouncing on his teenaged knee; shielded and safe, a precious, treasured thing whose protection is deserved and not just by a guilted default. Even now, on the same night as an attempt on her life, the multitude of her fears (for herself, for this child, for everything that is yet to come) are quieted for a moment, Rhaenyra burying her face into the crook of his neck, breathing out a heavy exhale, pressing herself further against him, trying to envelop herself in that feeling.
Make no mistake, she still wants to stay, but his affirmation of being together in common cause makes the prospect of returning home seem a little less lonely, even if he remains on this side of the sea. ]
Let's go to bed. Enough excitement for one evening, and I fear I've made you neglect your wife.
[ More tongue-in-cheek to cut through the seriousness of the moment; Laena is still very much sound asleep and it's better she hasn't been disturbed. ]
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Make no mistake, she still wants to stay, but his affirmation of being together in common cause makes the prospect of returning home seem a little less lonely, even if he remains on this side of the sea. ]
Let's go to bed. Enough excitement for one evening, and I fear I've made you neglect your wife.
[ More tongue-in-cheek to cut through the seriousness of the moment; Laena is still very much sound asleep and it's better she hasn't been disturbed. ]