Pre. Game Of Thrones Cersei Lannister

pre. game of thrones ♔ Cersei Lannister

“Ser Kevan remembered the girl she once had been, so full of life and mischief. And when she’d flowered, ahh … had there ever been a maid so sweet to look upon? If Aerys had agreed to marry her to Rhaegar, how many deaths might have been avoided?”

“I have never wanted war. I defeated the Yunkai’i once and spared their city when I might have sacked it. I refused to join King Cleon when he marched against them. Even now, with Astapor besieged, I stay my hand. And Qarth … I have never done the Qartheen any harm …”

“Not by intent, no, but Qarth is a city of merchants, and they love the clink of silver coins, the gleam of yellow gold. When you smashed the slave trade, the blow was felt from Westeros to Asshai. Qarth depends upon its slaves. So too Tolos, New Ghis, Lys, Tyrosh, Volantis … the list is long, my queen.”

“Let them come. In me they shall find a sterner foe than Cleon. I would sooner perish fighting than return my children to bondage.”

— A Dance with Dragons, Daenerys IV

elle fanning, emilia clarke, freya allan & anya taylor-joy as book!daenerys targaryen

the dance of the dragons week: day 6 → quotes

“She was my only daughter, and they killed her. They stole my crown and murdered my daughter, and they shall answer for it.”

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“King Viserys is dead, long live King Aegon.” Hearing the cries, some wept whilst others cheered, but most of the smallfolk stared in silence, confused and wary, and now and again a voice cried out, “Long live our queen.”     

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“An eye for an eye, a son for a son,” Prince Daemon wrote. “Lucerys shall be avenged.”

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What did Viserys ever have that she did not? A little sausage? Is that all it takes to be a king?

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“With your own tongue you admit I am your lawful queen. Why then do you serve my half brother, the pretender? Tell my half brother that I will have my throne, or I will have his head”

House of the Dragon + in memoriam: Lucerys Velaryon

scenery gifs: house of the dragon + lucerys & arrax above the clouds

everyone is happy au:

Lyanna and Cersei are best friends.

// Jessica Brown-Findlay as Lyanna; Odeya Rush as young!Lyanna; Celina Sinden as young!Cersei