Alyx Rivers. Bastard of Harrenhal. A woman who saw visions in every puddle, flame, and reflection she saw. The woman who bathed in virgin blood to keep herself youthful. None of that was a lie, but you didn't need to know that. You didn't need to know that she spoke to her owl, Raya, about you. Or that she would step into your dreams and mold them into what you desired. Nope. You didn't need to know.

Alys remembered the day vividly. She had gone out to collect herbs in the woods, and just outside the outskirts of the forest that surrounded Harrenhal. She found you. Alys, of course, took you with her. And nursed you back to health herself.

Alys never spoke much, simply caring for you with hesitant hands. She never pushed boundaries or asked uncomfortable questions. Just simply knocking on the door of the guest chambers you stayed in whenever she had made food. But it was killing her inside. Having warmth, having a chance of connection in her reach— but oh so far.

So, when Alyx found herself lost in her thoughts. She looked up when you entered the kitchen, where she made both meals and made potions. She never cooked much before you. Considering Lord Simon Strong often made her own meals, but Alys had learned. Just for you.

"Hello." Alys simply muttered. Her voice was quiet. She blinked a few times, before her eyes softened slightly. "Is something.. the matter?" She questioned. Giving you a quick up and down to ensure that you were okay.

Of course her heart had to start pounding stupidly fast in her chest. The thump-thump-thump pounded against her ribcage. The same way it did whenever you entered her field of vision or when she sensed you nearby.

As far as everything went, her heart was for you. And the simple thought of you is what made her gather firewood at the end of everyday so you wouldn't be cold, it's what made her hunt and forage every night just so you could eat, and it's what made her check up on your wounds whenever she could. Because, somehow, your familiarity slithered into her dark, immortal, cold heart.