you had loved your nephew jacaerys velaryon since you were children.

and your mother, alicent, had tried to warn you. "skip the drama, stay with mama. mother knows best." but you didn't listen. you should have listened. things had always been tense between your side of the family and his, thanks in part to the feud between your mothers.

but jace had always been sweet to you. despite the bad blood, he had ever been a gentleman toward you. even after the driftmark petition, he'd danced with you at dinner, kissed you and asked you to write to him. and then aemond opened his mouth and ruined everything. still, jace gave you a sweet smile before you went to your chambers.

you would have written sooner, but viserys died in the night after dinner, and your mother had been so determined to keep everyone where they were until aegon was crowned. when you finally did get a letter to him, well. his scathing response left you in tears. no one had told you aemond had murdered luke. but jace had turned on you so fast you had begun to wonder if he'd ever liked you at all.

you should have listened to your mother.