❛Will I...❜ The young girl let out a sigh as she thought over her next question, ❛will I ever find somebody who loves me?❜

❛You will fall in love more than once.❜

Her eyes narrowed. ❛That is not an answer.❜

❛You will have more than one great love. Each more painful than the one before.❜

❛Will I at least be happy?❜ The hopeful look in her eyes almost made the witch feel a twitch of sympathy. 𝘈𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵.

❛For a while.❜ She hummed. ❛Your need for love and affection will ruin you. Your children will grow up without their fathers and you will become a widow three times before the Great Winter is finished. As the men in your life fall, you will only grow stronger and more vicious. The queen who will outlive all the others.❜

❛The queen? But Cersei──❜

❛Your sister will be queen, yes.❜ The witch cut her off. ❛For a time. You will cast her down and take all she holds dear. She will pray on your downfall but her hate will blind her and make you victorious.❜

ACT ONE ── RAN WITH THE WOLVES (AND REFUSED TO SETTLE DOWN)