22/04/2026 01:27

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I'm walking down this long empty hall. The line must be kept pure, Viserys had told her a thousand times; theirs was the kingsblood, the golden blood of old Valyria, the blood of the dragon. The morning will be too late. When he'd forced Catelyn to accept her protectors, she had insisted that he be guarded as well, and the lords bannermen had agreed.

If there are gods, Varys said, I expect they will. And of course the extra silver you were so kind as to promise. You may learn that one day to your sorrow. We won't let them die.