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1. A Game of Wills by starlitdreamer_21

   Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, House of the Dragon (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   24 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Ormund Hightower/Original Female Character(s)
   • Gwayne Hightower & Ormund Hightower
   • Ormund Hightower
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Gwayne Hightower
   • Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
   • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon
   • Bethany Hightower
   • Lyonel Hightower
   • Samantha Tarly Hightower
   • Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon
   • Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Daemon Targaryen
   • Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Daemon)
   • Baela Targaryen
   • Jacaerys Velaryon
   • Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra)
   • Otto Hightower
   • Alicent Hightower
   • Aegon II Targaryen
   • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Gratuitous Smut
   • Religious Fanaticism
   • Childhood Trauma
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Homophobia
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • Emotional Manipulation
   • Dark Romance
   • Bisexuality
   • Grooming
   • Warning: Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
   • Religious Guilt
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Age Difference
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Internal Conflict
   • House Hightower (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • House Targaryen (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Dom/sub Undertones
   • Unhealthy Relationships
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms

   Summary

   Married to Lord Ormund Hightower, Princess Elaenys Velaryon must toe the line to balance her duty to her family as well as the unfurling needs of her demanding husband. All the while convincing him that she is very much the dutiful, obedient, and loyal wife he believes her to be to prevent a war between kin.

   But fate does not make it easy. Nor does her husband's tumultuous childhood and the needs that drive him now.

   Series

   • Part 2 of The Dove and the Tower

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   40,543

   Chapters:

   5/?

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