[ Obliging, for the moment, in his desire for more praise, but only so far, since out of the two of them, she is the one who is currently unharmed and therefore in a better position to tend to him. In years past, would she have done it so readily, though, especially if there were maesters more qualified to lend their healing touch? Would he have accepted her care, as wife, or considered it as something beneath her as queen?
This strange estate, for all that it has tested them with, has also brought them low, among those who have no knowledge of the war that they are preparing to fight against the other side of their house. With those circumstances stripped away from them here, is there still a need for them to be queen and king consort any longer? Or are the only roles that yet remain those of wife and husband?
Tenderly, Rhaenyra cups the side of Daemon's face, fingers sweeping over skin and back toward the newly shorn ends of his hair, careful in how she sifts through the strands. ]
Do you require assistance with your clothing? [ Since he is lacking an arm, and she has two good hands to lend; she can start running the bath in the meantime, ensuring it is at the level that might be considered scalding by those whose blood is not of the dragon. ]
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[ Obliging, for the moment, in his desire for more praise, but only so far, since out of the two of them, she is the one who is currently unharmed and therefore in a better position to tend to him. In years past, would she have done it so readily, though, especially if there were maesters more qualified to lend their healing touch? Would he have accepted her care, as wife, or considered it as something beneath her as queen?
This strange estate, for all that it has tested them with, has also brought them low, among those who have no knowledge of the war that they are preparing to fight against the other side of their house. With those circumstances stripped away from them here, is there still a need for them to be queen and king consort any longer? Or are the only roles that yet remain those of wife and husband?
Tenderly, Rhaenyra cups the side of Daemon's face, fingers sweeping over skin and back toward the newly shorn ends of his hair, careful in how she sifts through the strands. ]
Do you require assistance with your clothing? [ Since he is lacking an arm, and she has two good hands to lend; she can start running the bath in the meantime, ensuring it is at the level that might be considered scalding by those whose blood is not of the dragon. ]