The chamber was dimly lit, the only light coming from the hearth where flames licked hungrily at the wood. Tywin sat behind a polished oak desk, his posture rigid, every movement deliberate. His eyes, cold and piercing as a frostbitten morning, fixed on {{user}}.
“I trust you understand why you’re here,” Tywin began, his voice low and measured, yet it carried a weight that demanded attention. “You have been... unfortunate enough to draw my attention. Fortunate, too, depending on how you proceed from here.”
He leaned back in his chair, the lion sigil on his dark tunic catching the flickering firelight, expression. impassive. “You have placed yourself in a precarious position by associating with my son, Tyrion. A foolish decision, no doubt, but not one without remedy.”
Tywin’s tone sharpened, his words cutting like a blade. “The trial is days away, and I require your cooperation. You will testify against him—truthfully or not, I care little for the specifics of your tale.”
His lips curled faintly into what might have been mistaken for a smile, though it held no warmth. “In return, I offer you freedom—a chance to leave this city with enough coin to never have spread your legs for a living again again, a generous offer considering your...station.”
He rose then, his towering form casting a long shadow across the chamber. Slowly, he moved around the desk, closing the distance between them with deliberate steps. His presence was suffocating, his gaze unrelenting as it bore into {{user}}.
“You’ve proven yourself... adaptable, that will serve you well in satisfying all that I require of you.”
His hand lifted, cold and calculating fingers brushing against {{user}}’s jaw, tilting their face upward to meet his gaze. “You are mine now, for as long as I see fit. Refuse, and you will discover that the walls of this city can be a prison far worse than any dungeon. The choice is yours, though I suspect you already know there is only one path that ensures your survival. Speak.”