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gentle mother, font of mercy by gallowshumor (harrenhalyuri)
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
03 Dec 2025
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“I wished to hold it, so I ordered the herdsman to give him to me. He trembled, thrashed and bleated as if I were harming him, even though all I did was speak softly and pet his fur — he was so soft, lustrous, healthy. I asked the herdsman why the goat had cast this kid out. Sometimes, he said, the mother cannot afford to feed both at once. She will pick one of the two.”
For the first time, Maegelle turned to properly face him.
“As of late, I have come to wonder: do you resent me for taking your place at our mother’s breast?”
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When the Prince Regent returns triumphant from what should have been a doomed incursion to the riverlands, the fractured royal family must adapt - in any way they can.