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The Hammer, The Anvil and the Witch by sintaera
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV), A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV)
21 Jun 2026
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Summary
Few tales are so oft debated by scholars as that of Lady Hazel Potter, the witch who came from beyond the known world and found herself amidst the blood of Old Valyria. Stranger still was the affection she inspired in two brothers who could not have been more different. Prince Baelor, called the Hammer of the First Blackfyre Rebellion, loved her as he loved duty itself: steadfastly, quietly, and with a devotion that asked for nothing in return. His was a patient love, built in late-night conversations, shared burdens, and the certainty that her happiness mattered more to him than his own. Prince Maekar, called the Anvil, loved her as storms love the sea: fiercely, possessively, and without apology. Where Baelor sheltered her, Maekar stood ready to burn kingdoms for her. His affection was not gentle, but neither was it uncertain. Yet for all their differences, the brothers shared one truth. Both saw in Hazel Potter something rare: a woman who carried grief without surrendering to it, who had crossed worlds and remained herself. Thus the histories remember them—not as the Hammer and the Anvil alone, but as two princes whose hearts were forever altered by a witch from another world.