if you want an audience... who: Jaehaerys, ? where: the king's study, Summerhall when: Aug 20, afternoon rating: PG status: OPEN
There would be no rest until her murderer was found, and so the king had returned to his duties. His sleep was fitful, and dark circles had appeared beneath his eyes as he failed to sleep, night after night, waking with her name on his lips, her voice ringing in his ears. She was crying his name, screaming somewhere in the depths below the castle... Holding Aeny brought a measure of peace but he could not lean on her: she deserved better than that.
He kept drinking the wine to keep Elia's voice from drowning out his thoughts, and kept his head on the tasks at hand. A page interrupted him, and bowed more deeply than necessary before announcing the king had a request for an audience.
"Whoever it is, show them in. I will not be said to be hiding."
((i know a couple people need to talk to Jaers one-on-one in official capacity: Selester, William, etc; just tag in in separate threads and we'll figure it out, ok?))